Chorlton's Big Green Festival

09/02/2020

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chorlton-beginners-guide-to-retrofit-march-2020-tickets-90301946553

Learn about energy efficiency and making home improvements Join us for a special Chorlton edition of Beginner's Guide to Retrofit in which we will outline the basics of retrofit and also highlight our People Powered Retrofit service and how we can help you transform your home. The session will concl...

21/01/2013

Hi to all. This has been announced already but sadly there are no plans to have a Green Festival this year.

16/01/2013

remember the Envirolution Pop Up Farm at CBGF

Pop Up Farm Envirolution Pop Up Farm began from listening to the very inspirational words of Paul Clarke talking about Pop Up Farm. The idea of taking environmentally friendly initiatives into scho...

28/08/2012

Big Green Living Streets

If you’re interested in making Chorlton more pedestrian friendly, bike friendly and child friendly then come along to a public meeting on Thursday 27th Sept at 7.30pm upstairs at the Lloyds pub on Wilbraham Rd. Green Chorlton, the organisers of Chorlton’s Big Green Festival, are starting up a new campaign called (provisionally) Big Green Living Streets. There’ll be a couple of short speeches to inspire but it will be mainly an opportunity for discussion leading to action.

Our view is that turning the streets of Chorlton into living streets where cyclists, pedestrians and children feel safe is about more than just crossings, speed limits, lollipop people and speed humps though they are all important. It is about a change in the balance of rights of street users and about the whole street environment, about the pavement design, planting, ownership and responsibility, and beauty. Streets should connect the people and shops on either side rather than separate them. Pavements should be a pleasure to walk along rather than an obstacle course. Children should be able to walk to school without parents worrying.

We have plenty of ideas but no decisions have been made about where to prioritise action. Come along to the meeting and help to make Chorlton a friendlier, prettier and better place to be.

11/04/2012

Here's a Guardian article about an exciting local solar project for anyone who's interested.

Power from a church's roof will raise funds for local community ventures in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. Mischa Wilmers reports

10/04/2012

Lots and lots of great photos of the festival at http://www.greenchorlton.org.uk/gallery_2012.php

Green Chorlton is the home of Chorlton’s Big Green Festival. Based in south Manchester, the Green Chorlton community group organises several events to promote sustainable living every year.

21/03/2012

This Year's What's Next? Forum will be looking at Biodiversity and is hosted by the South Manchester Environmental Forum. Come join us on the 29th March, sign up at eventbrite and spread the word. Thank you.

SMEF South Manchester Environmental Forum Bio-diversity special in conjunction with the Chorlton Big Green Festival’s What Next 2012 PLANTS AND PLANS - how to get Manchester buzzing and humming 29th March, St Clements Church, Edge Lane, Chorlton, M21 9JF. 6.30-9.00 7pm prompt start ...

19/03/2012

Alternative Trading - What are the options for Chorlton? We do not have to be a broken society to search for alternatives, Come join the discussions in the Community Cafe at CBGF in the Scout Hut from 14.00

A determination to 'move beyond anger to creativity' is driving a strong barter economy in some places

14/03/2012

FREE workshop in the Community Cafe (in the Scout hut) at 11am. Ideal for individuals or community groups

This will be a FREE workshop as part of the Community Cafe at the Chorlton Big Green Festival Beyond Community Conflict - Working Well Together In our communities and groups, conflict can be a destructive force. This workshop enables participants to develop their understanding of community confli...

09/03/2012

AFSL's stall will include eco-freebies, advice on green living activities in the Manchester and details of AfSL’s range of accredited and supported volunteering opportunities.

They'll also be providing information about the workshops and activities that will be running throughout the day at the festival

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07/03/2012

Chorlton Big Green Homes

We'll be having a demonstration of thermal imaging at the public meeting on March 22nd prior to the festival.

Knowledge is the greatest barrier to climate change. Chorlton Refurb is a community organisation to help people in the Chorlton area, South Manchester and beyond improve the sustainability of their homes.