Sat 11th May – Sat 1st June 2019 – 3 weeks of sustainability events across St Albans, Harpenden and the villages. ” It’s our district – we love it! And we want to make it sustainable for generations to come”
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SustFest19 Highlights
What’s it all about? SustFest is fun but serious too. Through choices we make in our everyday life we are destroying natural habitats, choking the oceans with plastic, decimating wildlife and causing devastating changes to the climate. The recent IPCC report said that humanity has 11 years to take emergency action to prevent disastrous global warming. We are all part of the problem so we all need to be part of the solution. So, we hope you’ll take part in SustFest events. Have fun, get information about low carbon living, and – most importantly – be inspired to make changes and live more sustainably. Be a Climate Hero.
Market Takeover 19th May 2019 11am-5pm
Flagship #SustFest19 event! Stalls, music, food and activities all aimed at helping residents reduce their carbon footprint and adopt a low-carbon lifestyle. St Albans Market. Click here to read all about Market Takeover
Climate Actions for Individuals – Be a Climate Hero
See our Climate Action small steps to reducing your carbon footprint
Climate Emergency Petition to St Albans District Council – Opens 11th May
Get ready to sign the petition to ask our local district council to declare a Climate Emergency
Events for all the Family 11th May to 1st June
- #TapChat events with Affinity Water
- Community Sports Day in St Albans
- Visit Herts County Show – including Herts Bees and FestiWool
- Join a sustainable picnic at Veralamium Park – with Mama Bamboo
- National Mills Weekend at Redbournbury Mill
- Pre-schooler activities in Wheathampstead, Harpenden and St Albans
- Meet Munch the Recycling lorry in Harpenden or St Albans centres
- Go River Dipping
- Story telling
- Taster Adventure play and crafts Session with the Woodcraft Folk
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Sustainable Food to Eat or Grow
- Allotment open days
- Plant and weed at a community growing project
- Grow Asian herbs
- Sample vegan food at a cooking demo
- Do a free sustainable cooking course
- Learn to make bread
- Eat a vegetarian lunch for charity
- Tour the Agrivert Recycling facility and see where your waste food ends up
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Zero Waste: Mend and Repair
- Go to an Upcycling and Repair Fair
- Swap crafting supplies
- Learn how to mend your things
- Recycle hand tools
- Get your bike fixed at the Market Take-over
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Zero Waste: Tackling Plastic and Litter
- Plastic flower pot collection point
- Shop plastic free
- Join a plastic-free picnic in Harpenden
- Go on a litter pick with other residents in Harpenden or St Albans
- Help tidy up Wheathampstead
- Go “plogging” in Redbourn
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Outdoor: Protecting Nature
- Learn about helping survival of urban trees
- Discover hedgehogs
- Go on a bat walk
- Discover bees and trees in woodland parks
- Heron Watch
- Look closer at the River Ver
- Find out about a rare local butterfly
- Hunt for marvellous mammals
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Inspiring Talks
- Sustainable Fashion
- Learn about sustainable buildings with Aecom
- Learn about sustainable infrastructure with Aecom
- An evening with Jonathan Bartley, Green Party
- Sustainability in Neighbourhood Plans
- Healthy Streets with Caroline Russell, London Assembly
- Sustainable Living
- Green investment
- Ecochurch talks
- Wild medicines in Harpenden
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Outdoor: Walks and Cycling
Guided walk of Heartwood Forest with the Woodland Trust- Explore North and East Harpenden
- Symondshyde ancient woodland
- Tree Trail in St Albans Cathedral grounds
- Greenwood Park, Chiswell Green
- Lots of organised bike rides to choose from
- From a few miles to a whole day
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Understanding Climate
- Watch “Metamorphosis – a poem for the planet” at the Odyssey
- See the film “Before the Flood”
- Transport, Planning and the effects of Climate Change on the worlds Glaciers
- Take a course on Carbon Literacy
- Climate Emergency Open Mic
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Evenings Out
Get a team for the SustFest pub quiz- Table top games and vegan buffet
- Songhive music night
- Plenty of evening talks and films
- Take a stroll at dusk to see bats or trees
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