WEAct will be arranging a series of activities and events as part of the Great Big Green Week, a national campaign celebrating action against climate change.
Taking place from 18 to 26 September, communities across the country will be joining together for the largest event for climate and nature the UK has ever seen.
We will be hosting a number of events throughout the week and are encouraging everyone to get involved, either by taking part in our activities, or by arranging your own. This could be a community stall, a litter pick, art installation or anything in between as long as it celebrates nature and the climate.
National organisations, institutions, businesses and media outlets will join in, getting more people involved up and down the country, and putting pressure on the UK Government to up its game on climate change.
The Great Big Green Week comes ahead of the UN’s Climate Change Conference, COP26, which takes place in the UK in November, and will act as a useful way to remind politicians as to the strength of feeling around the climate, and the desire for change that is desperately needed.
If you would like to arrange an event, please download the Event Organiser’s Guide and get in touch so that we can promote it as part of Woking’s activities.
For more information on Great Big Green Week, follow this link.
| Event | Description | Time | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEAct Outreach Event in Woking Town Centre | Find out more about WEAct, its work and how to get involved | Sat 18 Sept 10am – 12.30pm | WEAct Email WEAct |
| Litter pick (meet & greet) | Find out more about Woking XR while picking up litter alongside Basingstoke Canal | Sat 18 Sept 9am – 11am by WWF Living Planet Centre) | Woking Extinction Rebellion Email XR |
| Biodiversity work party at St John’s Lye | Practical volunteering morning removing invasive laurel on the Lye | Sun 19 Sept 10am | Woking Biodiversity Group Email WBG |
| Big Green Day at The Lighthouse | Find out more about sustainable projects at The Lighthouse + meat free community brunch (open to all) | Weds 22 Sept 10.30am-12.30pm | The Lighthouse / More info here |
| Biodiversity work party at St John’s Lye | Practical volunteering including sowing seeds and laurel removal | Weds 22 Sept 10am – 3pm | Woking Biodiversity Group Email WBG |
| Pilates for the Planet | Online session with proceeds going to WWF | Weds 22 Sept 7pm – 7:45pm | Claire Seager Pilates Sign up to classes |
| Woking net-zero visioning walk | Learn more about Woking’s green infrastructure & share your ideas for the future | Thurs 23 Sept 6.30pm – 8pm | WEAct Register for event |
| Strike for Climate Guildford | Join members of WEAct and Woking XR at the next climate strike in Guildford town centre | Fri 24 Sept 11am meet at Holy Trinity Church | Strike 4 Climate Guildford More information here |
| Woking Great Big Green Week Climate debate with Woking MP Jonathan Lord | Online debate about how Woking can become a national climate leader | Fri 24 Sept 3pm | WEAct Register for event |
| Pop-up Jam stall at Bare + Fair zero waste shop | Buy jam in aid of York Road Project. Made using foraged and surplus fruit. | Sat 25 Sept 2-4pm Bare + Fair – The Peacock Centre | Bare+Fair / Jammin / York Road Project |
Climate Conversation with the Green Party | Come and join members of the Woking Green Party for a chat to discuss your concerns and ideas regarding Woking and the battle we face against climate change | Sat 25 Sept 2pm (meet by Woking Park playground, grab a coffee and walk & talk) | Woking Green Party More info – Jennifer / 0785 852 1155 |
| Fruit foraging walk on Millmoor Common | Guided walk to find out more about some wild local fruit, and how to harvest and use it. | Sun 26 Sept 10.30am-11.30am | Mary Tobin Jammin Register for event (SOLD OUT) |
| Fruit foraging walk on Millmoor Common | Guided walk to find out more about some wild local fruit, and how to harvest and use it. | Sun 26 Sept 12 – 1pm | Mary Tobin Jammin Register for event |
| Biodiversity work party at Millmoor Common | Practical volunteering morning planting wildflower meadow at Milmoor Common | Sun 26 Sept 10am | Woking Biodiversity Group Email WBG |
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