The national Great Big Green Week runs from the 8th to the 16th June and this year’s theme will be celebrating swaps – from clothes to book swaps, skill swaps in allotments or upcycling workshops, to knowledge swaps on discussion panels or wildlife reserves.
Initiated in September 2021, the Great Big Green Week was the largest UK wide event for climate and nature ever seen. As the event grows in popularity year on year, it draws together organisations, institutions, businesses and local communities, all working together to actively put pressure on the government to improve what it is planning in order to tackle climate change.
Thanks to Faringdon Town Council, the local community living in and around Faringdon will be able to learn more about how you can help make your town more sustainable, and eco-friendly. On Saturday 15th June, from 10am to 1pm, the Corn Exchange will be where you can be part of the Big Green Day event.
The event will bring together a number of green projects and businesses located in and around Faringdon. You will be able to buy sustainable products, find eco-conscious brands and learn how you can become involved in local initiatives to help tackle climate change.
We need to be able to swap polluting fossil fuels for affordable renewable energy and look for sustainable ways to tackle the cost of living crisis, collectively creating a safer, stronger economy, generating a world that works for everyone.
To find out more about how solar and wind power works, the Westmill Wind Farm and Solar Park at Watchfield is holding an event on Sunday 16 June from 2pm until 3.30pm when you will have the opportunity to learn more about this pioneering community energy hub. You will need to prebook eventbrite.co.uk/e/westmill-wind-farm-and-solar-park-guided-tour-tickets.
Completed in 2011, Westmill combines both wind and solar community-owned electricity generation on one site and this unique solar park was the first community-owned project of its kind in the UK. The site has five turbines and over twenty-thousand solar panels and the tour will offer visitors the opportunity to understand how a wind farm and solar park works. Westmill Energy will also be delivering a talk in the Old Town Hall at Faringdon’s Big Green Day, everyone is welcome.
To find out more about the national Great Big Green Week please visit greatbiggreenweek.com
