Green Festival and Climate Forum
Climate Forum 2026 - Shaping Climate Solutions Together - Friday 24 April, Attenborough Nature Reserve Centre
A huge thank you to everyone that attended our second Climate Forum – we hope you left feeling inspired!
There was so much great discussion throughout the day and opportunities for positive action, helping people to reduce bills, support nature, and tackle the climate crisis head on.
A special thank you to all of our incredible speakers and stall holders on the day, who provided valuable insights, engaging discussions, and useful resources that empowered over 70 attendees to take action.
- Cllr Helen Skinner, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change.
- Liz Fluety Head of People and Nature and Erin McDaid Head of Communications and Marketing, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (Opens in a new window)
- Michael Gallagher Director Climate Resilience and Green Growth and Jacob Vivian, Head of Green Growth, East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) (Opens in a new window)
- Augusta Moore, Affordable Warmth Programme Manager, Nottingham Energy Partnership (Opens in a new window)
A copy of the presentation slides can be found below in 'Supporting Documents'.
Stallholders:
- Greening Beeston more information via Greening Beeston - Home (Opens in a new window)
- Nottinghamshire County Council - Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Team more information via Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project | Nottinghamshire County Council (Opens in a new window)
- Nottingham Energy Partnership (NEP) more information via Nottingham Energy Partnership (Opens in a new window)
- Midlands Net Zero Hub more information via Midlands Net Zero (Opens in a new window)
- Nottinghamshire County Council - Flood Risk Management Team more information via Flooding help and advice | Nottinghamshire County Council (Opens in a new window)
- Broxtowe Borough Council’s Environment Team
- Nottingham Green Umbrella/Beeston Repair Café more information via Broxtowe green umbrella | Facebook (Opens in a new window)
- Green and Cosy Homes Ltd more information via Green and Cosy Homes (Opens in a new window)
- Groundworks Five Counties Green Doctor more information via Groundworks Five Counties (Opens in a new window)
What is a Green Festival?
Our Green Festivals are a series of events designed to educate and engage with communities, helping them to make more sustainable choices in their day-to-day lives.
The events are free to attend, and with various stalls managed by local people, small businesses, charities and groups, there are plenty of fun activities for all ages - including arts and crafts, music, local food vendors and games.
Green Festival 2025
Our fourth Green Festival was held on 20 September at Coronation Park, Eastwood and was another huge success with the largest number of stallholders to date and 500 attendees braving the cold wet weather to come along.
Plans for 2026 are underway with the date confirmed as Saturday 19 September, once again at Coronation Park, Eastwood. More detail will be posted on this page and across all appropriate communication channels when available.
Green Zone at The Hemlock Happening 2025
Thank you to all of the stallholders (listed below) who attended on Saturday 7 June and made the Green Zone another success!
- Mary Broddle’s embroidery.
- Nottinghamshire Beekeepers Association.
- Canopy 2050.
- Dig in Community Allotment, Stapleford.
- Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
- Nottingham Energy Partnership.
- Ridewise.
- Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project Team.
- Broxtowe Borough Council's Environment Team.
A special thank you goes to Yarn Bomb Stapleford who have made all of the beautiful crochet flowers and dressed the green archway and to Sarah Manton a local artist who designed and painted the archway stands. We now have a reusable green archway way for all future events.
The Green Zone will be back at Hemlock Happening for 2026 on Saturday 6 June. For more information or to book a stall please email the Event's Team at events@broxtowe.go.uk
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