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Sunday 22 September 2024
from 11am - 3pm
Free Admission

This day is an opportunity for us all to engage with our local community and encourage local action

on climate change individually and collectively.

Event Timetable

From 11am Free Tea & Coffee served in front of the church​

Speakers Corner

 

11:30am Save Soil

Eve Novikova will speak to the topic of 'The Magic Beneath Our Feet'


11:45am Eden Nature Garden

Head Gardener Benny Hawksbee will talk about wildlife successes in the garden over the last 9 years. (in Church)


12 noon Mark Ashworth

Local resident Mark will discuss ‘Fossil Fuel Reduction in our House and your Home too!'


12:30pm Nick Strachan

Clapham Architect Nick will introduce Passivhaus and what’s it all about? (in Church)

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1pm Bring & Share Lunch

Please bring a vegetarian lunch of any kind to share.  Free water and homemade drinks will be available whilst supplies last.  We encourage you to bring your own water bottle

 

1:30pm Music by Jedd Bailey-Smith Quartet
 

2pm Buglife

Learn from Conor Cooper how to transform your green space into a haven for pollinating insects.


2:30pm Swift Conservation

Glynne Williams will tell us 'All about the Swifts' (in Church)

Workshops

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11:15am – 12:45pm Creative Art

Led by Lily Corbett Gale learn to paint Nature, Birds and Flowers with the traditional technique of egg tempera on gessoed paper


11am - 3pm Bike Repair

How to take care of your bike


11:30am – 12:45pm Mend & Repair

Learn to Darn – Preloved Clothing


11:30am – 12:45pm  Garden Tool Sharpening

Bring along gardening tools for sharpening

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For descriptions of the afternoon sessions, see above.

13:30pm - 3pm Creative Art 

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2pm - 3pm Mend & Repair

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​​​​​​​​2pm - 3pm  Garden Tool Sharpening

All Day in the Eden Nature Garden

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Composting Advice

Garden Tours

Nature Quiz

Seed Swap

Stalls

​Eco team Lambeth
Will talk about all things recycling and waste


Greenpeace South West London
Will start the conversation on climate, nature, oceans and more


Repowering London

Will engage on low carbon energy to communities

​​Heathbrook Primary School

Learn all about outdoor educational learning


Save Soil

The soil is in crisis – Learn about why saving soil is the holistic solution to sustaining future generations and reversing the climate change

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Friends of Clapham Common

Say hello and find out what's happening on Clapham​

Common

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Children’s Activities

(in the lower churchyard)

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Participate in outdoor sports with Olympian Andrea Lynch MBE

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​Buglife build a Bamboo Bee Hotel 

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Take a nature quiz (in the Eden Nature Garden)

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​Lucky Dip Prizes

(donated by local businesses)

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Homemade Doggy Treats,  Mel and Manis Treat Kitchen

Children’s Olympian 2024 T-Shirts & Water bottles, Andrea Lynch, MBE

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 Escape Room Game, Talking Tables 

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Collect your free bag of compost when you leave donated from The Pig's Head,
87 Rectory Grove, London SW4 0DR,
 generated in house from their 
food waste

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Recycling Drive

At the Big Green Day we will be collecting Printer Cartridges.

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Contact

If you are interested in being a part of the Big Green Day 2024, please get in touch with the event organisers on bgdclapham@gmail.com

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Big Green Day 2023

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