Many thank for the warm welcome extended to us by @CoOpgroup North Hykeham, where we help a pop up plant sale and information swap to support Great Big Green Week. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us. #GBGW, #Coopgroup
Our beautiful #FridayFlowers today is the stunning Geranium magnificum, known as purple cranesbill. It is a hardy perennial plant that produces large, vibrant purple flowers with darker veins. Growing wonderfully on Hillside, it blooms in early to mid-summer, typically from June to August. #GBGW
Great Big Green Week is your chance to do something "green" . In our world that means green roofs, wildflower turf and alternative lawns...What are you going to do?
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#GBGW #GreatBritishGreenWeek #sedum #greenroofing
#GreatBigGreenWeek is here!
Want to do your bit for the planet -if you're able to? Try swapping your car for the train, or other form of green travel.
See more on our new Sustainability webpage
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#GBGW #GoGreenByTrain
🎶 Live music, food & drink, guest speakers, and interactive climate stalls? Yes please. It’s all happening in Oxford city centre, Broad Street, 5 June from 4–8pm – and it’s the official start of #GreatBigGreenWeek 2025.
#GBGW2025 #GBGW
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Ever wondered how #sustainable your clothes are? Find out from #textiles expert Teresinha Roberts on Wed 11th June. £10 per ticket at link below.
#GBGW #SustainableFashion #WhoMadeMyClothes #ZeroWasteFashion #PreLovedClothes
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WILD FORAGE WALK
Walk in Shipston led by Katie Beswick, a medical herbalist. Be surprised by the number of wild plants that are beneficial to us, and learn to recognise them.
Sun 15th June, 1.30-2.30pm. Meet outside "Little Bird Soaps" shop in #Shipston, CV36 4AP
#GBGW
DRAMA SKILLS FOR ALL
Fun workshop on #storytelling through #drama. For those interested in joining the GBGW 2026 Norah’s Ark production, or anyone who’d like to have a go!
Sat 14 June, 2-3.30pm at the Guild Chapel, #StratfordUponAvon, CV37 6EP
#GBGW
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BUILD A BUG HOTEL: CREATE A COSY HOME FOR MINI BEASTS
FREE for adults and kids! Encourage biodiversity in your garden and build a bug hotel to provide shelter for insects. All materials are provided.
1-4pm, Stratford Local Nature Reserve, #StratfordUponAvon, CV37 6YX
#GBGW
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Get your creativity flowing as we consider the different states of water, how they appear in #Shakespeare and then explore our emotional responses.
Fri 13th June 11am-1pm, The Welcome Space, RSC Theatre, CV37 6BB
#GBGW
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THE REMEDIES AND STORIES OF OUR WILD PLANTS - HERB WALKS
Join #herbalist Katie Beswick on a walk to discover the natural remedies our common wild #plants offer!
Wed 11th June, 10.30-12pm at Fisherman's Car Park, Warwick Rd, CV37 0NP. £5 per head.
#GreatBigGreenWeek #GBGW
GREEN BOOK TALK
Join us to hear local climate volunteers, Julie Hudson and Mary Manandhar, talk about Wallace J Nichol’s book “Blue Mind.” Come with questions, or to listen in on these community discussions.
Tues 10th June 11am-12pm at Stratford Library, CV37 6PZ. Free!
#GBGW
On Tues 10th June come for a tour of the Royal #Shakespeare Company theatre with a difference. The tour will visit locations around the theatre and highlight the #environmental initiatives being put in place by
different teams. 10:15am - 11:15am. #GBGW
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A PASSIVE HOUSE IN THE MAKING
Gracie Gibbons
See a passive house under construction and discuss glazing and shading, different types of insulation,
air tightness and ventilation.
Tues 10th June 10-11am. Free but please contact janet@netzerostratford.org.uk to book a place
#GBGW
