Green Festival and Climate Forum
Climate Forum 2026 - Shaping Climate Solutions Together - Friday 24 April, Attenborough Nature Reserve Centre
Following the success of the Council's first Climate Forum in 2025, plans are now confirmed for this year's event, which has been funded by UKSPF. Taking place at Attenborough Nature Reserve Centre on Friday 24 April.
This free-to-attend event is open to residents, community groups, businesses and schools across the Borough. Its aim is to enable and inspire collaborative efforts on carbon reduction and nature restoration at local and regional level in a relaxed and friendly in person environment.
There are two identical sessions taking place, morning (9:00am to 12:00pm) and afternoon (12:30pm to 3:15pm) please only book onto one.
Each session will offer an hour of presentations from:
- East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMMCA), Michael Gallagher Director Climate Resilience and Green Growth/Jacob Vivian, Head of Green Growth, presentation title TBC.
- Broxtowe Borough Council’s Journey to Carbon Neutrality, Cllr Helen Skinner, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change.
- Nottingham Energy Partnership, Miranda Cumberbatch CEO/Augusta Moore, Affordable Warmth Programme Manager, 'Making Your Carbon Journey Happen'.
- Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Liz Fluety Head of People and Nature/Erin McDaid Head of Communications and Marketing. 'Embracing Natural Solutions and Local Action to Create a Wilder Nottinghamshire in the Face of a Combined Ecological and Climate Crisis'.
Followed by 2 x 30-minute breakout sessions.
Meet the stallholders:
- Pulp Friction
- Greening Beeston
- Nottinghamshire County Council Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Team
- Nottingham Energy Partnership
- Midlands Net Zero Hub
- Nottingham Green Umbrella
- Nottinghamshire County Council Flood Risk Management Team
- Broxtowe Borough Council’s Environment Team
- Nottingham Green Umbrella/Beeston Repair Café
And have your say on Broxtowe Borough Council’s Climate Change and Green Futures 2023-2027 Strategy which is currently undergoing a review and refresh.
For more information and to book your ticket please visit: https://climateform.eventbrite.com
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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