Chester Green Weekend is the final weekend of Great Big Green Week, with activities throughout the week ending with a big celebration in Chester. We want to shine the light on Chester to show it as a leading sustainable hub for the Northwest and bring residents along with us on a journey to make small changes to support a lower impact future.
Think ‘lots of fun activities taking place around Chester City Centre and in Grosvenor Park’ over one weekend in June (15th and 16th June) with an underlying aim of raising the awareness of what we can all do to tackle the climate and nature emergency.
The event will be free of charge so anyone can attend, they will be able to get involved in activities, workshops, walks, stalls, food and entertainment will be taking place throughout the City.
Grosvenor Park 15th & 16th June
We are in charge of the Sustainable Living & Nature Zone.
Sustainable Living Zone – you will find our artisan stalls, workshops, food, bar and music. Plus our first Luggage Rummage. The Nature Zone will be full of family friendly fun activities from the likes of Chester Zoo and Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
We will be hiding Green Tickets in the weeks up to Chester Green Weekend — keep your eyes peeled when you are around Chester– tickets mean prizes.
We will also be picking 20 booked ticket holders from the first 25% of bookings, so book early for an extra chance to be entered into the draw.
Luggage Rummage
We are bringing an eco version of a car boot sale, Luggage Rummage. Bring your pre loved items, home makes, excess home grown veg to sell in two suitcases, picnic blanket and chair and sell these at our event in Grosvenor Park. £10 for a stall per day.
Picturehouse Films
Picturehouse has a project called Green Screen, which introduces topical screenings with the aim of
embedding sustainability into local communities. They will be showing various films as part of the
week’s celebrations in Chester.
Talks and Film Showing
Sustainable Talks and People Planet Pint
Storyhouse Garret Theatre- Thursday 13 June -17:00 – 19.30pm
We are working with Chester GAS for this special People Planet Pint event, which brings together ‘Sustainable Talks’ followed by the regular People Planet Pint. Thanks to the support of Storyhouse for the use of its Garret Theatre. You need to book for both events in order to get your Free Pint….
Picturehouse Films – Wilding
Picturehouse has a project called Green Screen, which introduces topical screenings with the aim of embedding sustainability into local communities. They will be showing various films as part of the week’s celebrations in Chester.
Wilding is based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the incredible story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. Visit Picturehouse Website – INFO AND BOOK
Chester Sustainable Walk 15th and 16th June
As part of Chester Green Weekend we are running various walking tours. All starting from the event in Grosvenor Park ending at Oh Design Foundation, with lots of sustainable stories along the route.
The Sustainable Chester Walk developed by Eco Communities, as part of Storyhouse Women Weekend.
Katie and Gail are qualified Green Badge guides for Chester and members of the Chester Guild of Tour Guides. They regularly lead walking tours in the city for locals and visitors alike. We helped to create the popular “Women of Chester” guided walk.
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