The 2025 Green Festival will be officially opened at 10:30am on Saturday 11th October (on Minster Green) by Paralympic silver-medal-winning canoeist Jack Eyers, with Wimborne’s Deputy Mayor, Cllr Simon Wheeler; Town Crier, Chris Brown; and Planet Wimborne Chairperson, Linda Bunting.
Planet Wimborne aims to bring the community in Wimborne and surrounding areas together in response to the climate and ecological emergency.
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ALL TICKETS SOLD for 'When Less is More' with Patrick Grant
We are excited to announce that Patrick Grant, from the BBC series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee' will be speaking at Queen Elizabeth’s School on Saturday 18th October at 5pm (doors open at 4.15pm). Patrick is a regular on TV and radio, and has been a key figure on The Great British Sewing Bee since its first series in 2013.
Upcoming events
International E-waste day - focusing on the unused electronics that people store in their homes without realising these items contain valuable materials that could gain a new life.
Please join us for Wimborne BID and Wimborne War on Waste's 'Steps to a Greener Business' free event at Wimborne Methodist Church Hall on Tuesday 14th October 2024 at 12.30 until 14.00.
Across the UK, businesses are rethinking their impact on the environment. Come and find out what some local businesses are doing to work towards a more sustainable future. Lunch will be provided when there will be opportunity to chat with other businesses.
A Climate Café® is a community-led, informal, inspiring space to get together, share ideas, information and get involved in climate action.
No need to book tickets. Just come along for a friendly chat about how we can help the environment over a cup of tea/coffee and cake.
Donations to help us cover costs would be appreciated.
Celebrating, Visiting, Tasting Food at local artisan food shops, restaurants and cafés.
Tickets, £10 per person, or £15 for two. Numbers are limited, so please book your tickets in advance.
Buy tickets from:
Salamander Cookshop, 57 High Street, Wimborne.
Tel: 01202 840144
Email: office@salamandercookshop.com
Our Planet Wimborne Green Festival page has details of all the other great Festival events.
Have you ever wondered where all your, and the rest of Dorset’s, food waste goes, and what happens to it? And what about road-sweepings, wood and soil waste?
Now’s your chance to discover how Bournemouth-based company Eco Sustainable Solutions is finding innovative and ever more sustainable solutions to recycling and reusing waste products – and making a successful business of it.
Justin Stone, Eco’s Food Recycling General Manager will tell us how.
About Eco Sustainable Solutions
Join us for a tour of Lush's Green Hub. Lush’s Green Hub is their commitment to, and investment in, the circular economy.
Other news
Planet Wimborne Green Festival goes from strength to strength
The 2023 Green Festival has been hailed a great success by the organisers. The aims of the festival were to engage with as many people as possible from as wide a background as possible, with a particular focus on young people and local businesses. With this in mind, the packed week long programme had something for everybody.
Planet Wimborne launches new Wimborne Green Trail
Planet Wimborne is proud to announce the publication of an all new trail for the town. The trail is partially fully accessible and can be extended to take in other areas of the town. There are links to 'green' themed videos, web sites, music and poetry to enhance people's enjoyment and experience of the natural world.
Dorset Greener Homes is fast approaching!
Fancy showcasing your homes greener attributes such as Renewable energy, retrofitting, air and ground heat source pumps etc?
Dorset CAN (Climate Action Network) particularly need homes in the following areas of Dorset:
Wimborne/Ferndown
Poole
Wareham
Sherborne
Lulworth
We also welcome homes from all areas of Dorset to participate.
Help inspire people who are thinking about how they can save energy, move away from fossil fuels and promote bio-diversity.
Interested? Get in touch at dorsetgreenerhomes@gmail.com