What a fantastic first few days we've had for the Uttlesford Big Green Festival – things have got off to a great start!
Thank you to everyone for sharing your events – we're loving all the great photos and videos. Please do keep using the festival hashtag when promoting your events on social media:
#UttlesfordBGF
Looking Back & Legacy: Uttlesford Zero Carbon and Community Action
Our launch event on Friday (5 June) brought together community groups and partners to celebrate and reflect on the incredible impact of local climate and nature recovery projects happening across our communities.
We enjoyed listening to some thought-provoking speakers and an inspiring panel session during an evening of shared stories, ideas and ambition.
►Watch this short video in which Tom Cameron, Professor of Applied Ecology at University of Essex, gives his reflections on the evening and festival.
► If you attended the event, please don't forget to give your feedback.
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Elsewhere, there was a jam-packed day of activities across the district on Saturday and Sunday. Here's a glance at what's gone on so far....
Friday 12 June, 7pm @ Saffron Hall
Following the success of the opening weekend, we'd love for all event hosts to come along to The Imaginarium: Cultivating Culture, Creativity, and Climate Action.
This FREE event will shift from reflection to imagination, exploring how culture, creativity and storytelling can deepen engagement with climate and nature recovery work.
Featuring keynote speaker Jules Pretty, the programme argues that lasting environmental change depends on embedding nature within cultural life as much as policy and technical solutions. Talks by practitioners will examine the relationship between citizen science, conservation and cultural meaning, while panel discussions will consider the role of creative practitioners and 'mezzo-level' organisations in connecting strategy with community action.
It is sure to be an inspiring evening with film, music and food, reinforcing the idea that emotional connection and shared experience are central to sustaining environmental participation.
We look forward to seeing you there!
► Register for The Imaginarium event on 12 June
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TouchPoint Radio is keen to showcase this year’s festival and is looking to connect with event hosts across the programme.
The community-focused platform can help to shine a spotlight on events and the people behind them, as well as to reach new audiences.
If you would like to explore potential coverage, please get in touch with Richard Haywood.
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The communications toolkit is available to help in the promotion of the festival and your events. It includes posters, social media graphics, logos, a festival map and more.
The legacy support pack can help you collect information about attendees at your events. It includes data capturing forms, as well as materials to help promote the festival hashtag – #UttlesfordBGF – at your events.
► Go to the communications toolkit
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This newsletter has been created to support you as an event host during the Uttlesford Big Green Festival. The newsletter is not published to a wider audience, and your email is not being used for any other purpose. If you have any questions or concerns, please email: climatechange@uttlesford.gov.uk
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