SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER  HAMPSTEAD NORREYS 

SUSTAINABLE LIVING EVENT

MAKE A CHANGE

No matter where you are on your path to living more sustainably, there's always another step we can take. Often, our busy lives don't leave us with the time or headspace to properly consider even the easiest of changes we could make.

GreenFest has been organised BY local communities, FOR local communities, to bring you a wealth of green ideas and solutions in one location, FROM your local community.

With educational talks and workshops, stalls, major solutions providers, children's activities and music, this event promises to be a fun and educational day out with plenty to keep everyone busy, whatever your age.

Join us at GreenFest and we can take the next steps together.

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TALKS

Our talks will both educate and inspire. From community growing projects to a balanced climate diet, take a look at our schedule.

Talks

WORKSHOPS

These educational workshops will not only help you do your bit for the planet, but may even help you save some pennies too.

Workshops

IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS

From bees wraps to renewable energy installers, you'll be presented with a whole host of ideas to make a change, be it big or small. 

Who'll be there

KIDS

We've put together a programme of talks, workshops activities and games that will engage all kids, from toddlers to teens.

LINE UP FOR KIDS

ZERO WASTE AMBITIONS

• Save the map to your phone so you have it to refer to on the day!
• WATER REFILL STATIONS: The White Hart, Hampstead Norreys Community Shop, village hall and St Mary's Church.
• Earn zero waste brownie points by bringing your own cutlery, plates and cups/bottles.
• All the signage at the event has been created from donated pallets.
• The bunting may be plastic but we've been using it at village events since 2013!
• If you do generate waste there will be recycling bins around the village so please use these responsibly.
• Bring your own bag or grab a 'Bring me Back' bag from the shop. The deal is you bring it back when you're next in the vicinity. Great excuse to visit us again!

All cyclists will be offered a free bike check and tune-up by Meadvale-Bays Bicycle Services.
​(Offer subject to available time slots.)

STRONGER TOGETHER

GreenFest couldn't have happened without the support of our local communities. So, we'd like to offer a great, big, green, thank you to the following West Berkshire parishes, community charities & organisations and to individuals within these communities:

Compton, Newbury, Shaw Donnington, Hermitage, Thatcham, The Ilsleys, Winterbourne, Curridge, Cold Ash, Yattendon, Beenham, Theale, Padworth, Aldermaston, Newbury Town Council, Hampstead Norreys Parish Council, St Mary’s Church, Hampstead Norreys Village Hall, Hampstead Norreys Community Shop, West Berkshire Green Exchange, Barlow’s Woodyard, Beeswax Dyson Farm Estate,
Beechwood Egg Farm, Travis Perkins, and The Living Rainforest, Englefield Trust, NFU, Wilko, Meadowmania.

THANK YOU

I am delighted to endorse this great local initiative, helping West Berkshire towards more sustainable living, and I congratulate the team at Hampstead Norreys for their vision and energy. It’s brilliant to see the whole community coming together with neighbouring parishes, schools, businesses and residents all joining in and shows how important this is to so many people. The programme of events planned in the five venues across Hampstead Norreys seems to expand every week and I hope that as many people as possible will take advantage of this opportunity and come along. This is great for our local community and great for West Berkshire, and I very much look forward to attending on September 7th.
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The Rt Hon Richard Benyon MP
Member of Parliament for Newbury