Environmental group gets £500 grant for green festival in wimborne

Environmental campaign group Planet Wimborne has been awarded a £500 grant to help fund a green festival in the town.

The group, which describes itself as a ‘community of local people who are concerned about the climate and ecological crisis facing us today’, has been awarded the money by Wimborne Town Council.

The 2023 Planet Wimborne Green Festival is set to take place in the week beginning October 14.

It is the first time the council has awarded a grant to Planet Wimborne – the umbrella leadership group for all green groups in Wimborne.

The annual Green Festival will feature community groups, businesses, organisations and churches, who have joined forces to put together ‘a week of fantastic events and activities designed to encourage us all to live more sustainably,’ the group said.

“We’re particularly excited that this year’s programme includes Springwatch and Animal Park presenter Megan McCubbin headlining the opening weekend with an event at QE School,” they added.

Jeff Hart, a director of Planet Wimborne, said: “We are delighted that Wimborne Town Council has awarded us this grant. It will help stage a week of fantastic events at Wimborne’s own Green Festival.

“Planet Wimborne is keen to work with councils and all organisations to address concerns about the climate and ecological crisis facing us today.”

The festival will feature a host of talks, craft sessions for all ages, the Saturday Green Fair on the Minster Green, tree-planting, a green trail to follow around Wimborne and more.
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Wimborne Community Theatre help kick off the event at 10.30am on October 14, on the Minster Green.