GreenFest 2025

Saturday 5th April 10:30am to 3pm

West Berkshire Green Exchange is thrilled to announce that we will be bringing you GreenFest 2025.  

This follows on from the very successful GreenFest 2022,  which was held in Hampstead Norreys, and brought together 5,000 people from all over West Berkshire.  We are delighted to bring GreenFest to a brand new site: St Bartholomew's School, Newbury, and we are looking forward to inspiring new, and celebrating existing, sustainable initiatives.

GreenFest 2025 will inspire, educate, excite and enthuse, with engaging stalls, hands-on activities, interesting talks and discussions as well as food & drink. Best of all, the event is free* and is for all the family.
​*Catered food will need to be paid for, please bring your own drinks and other containers to avoid waste.
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​What is GreenFest?

Run entirely by volunteers, in simple terms, it is an inspirational, interactive and fun festival, helping you make a positive impact on nature and climate in West Berkshire and beyond.  There will be:

• Stalls
• Talks
• Demonstrations
• Food and Drink
• Local people with experience of nature friendly lifestyles to chat to

all in the indoor spaces at St Bartholomew's School, so you don't need to worry about the weather. 

Here's what you can expect:
✨ Be inspired to take meaningful action for the planet.
✨ Discover local organisations and services making a difference.
✨ Connect with local environmental groups and like-minded changemakers.
✨ Enjoy music, crafts, cooking demo's & nature-inspired activities.
✨ Build lasting relationships and support networks to continue making an impact beyond the event.

GreenFest is all about celebrating community, creativity, and the power of collective action.
​Let's come together to create a brighter, greener future!

Zones

Did you know that an individual’s carbon footprint can be roughly split into 4 groups?  Food, Energy, Travel and Stuff (products that we buy). We have built on these groups to create 6 Zones, plus somewhere for you to get hot and cold drinks, and a range of delicious, sustainable snacks and lunches.
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Food

Food​ and Farming
​Learn more about sustainable farming practices, which diet options you could adopt to reduce your impact on nature and climate, and how to reduce food waste.

Home

Home: Clean and Efficient Home Energy Choices
​Learn how can you reduce your energy bills through improved insulation and draught-proofing. Find out more about the importance of good ventilation systems.
Ask if your home is likely to be suitable for a heat pump, solar panels or battery storage.
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Travel

Travel
Find out how to reduce your carbon footprint by making different travel choices. We will have several electric vehicles to look at, and experts to answer questions, including the options for charging if you don't have off-street parking
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Stuff

Stuff: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
​Every product we buy needs energy to create it. Consuming less will reduce your carbon footprint. 
Find out what can be repaired, repurposed and redesigned to give it a new lease of life.
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Nature

Nature
We live in one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet. Creating spaces for, and learning how to help wildlife through wildlife gardening, will not only help them, but also your own mental health and wellbeing.

Community

Community
No GreenFest would be complete without 'Community'.  Community underpins everything we do, including organising and being part of the event. Discover more about starting conversations, joining local groups, volunteering and more
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Food & Drink

A festival wouldn't be a festival without delicious food and drink!  So that's what we will have. 

• coffee and cake,
• local, sustainable meat,
• vegetarian and vegan,
• gluten free, dairy free,
• and everything in between.    

Keep an eye on this page and socials to find out more.  
Please bring your own containers if you can, to reduce single use.

Where will GreenFest be held?

This year's GreenFest will be held at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury. We are so pleased that they are hosting us, as St Bartholomew's School champions sustainable practices and has some aspirational goals for its future.
The site also has some wild environments that we plan to use on the day.

St Bart's School can be found on Andover Road, Newbury, Berkshire.  RG14 6JP.

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What to find out more?  

You can follow us on Facebook : www.facebook.com/greenfestwestberkshire

To sign up to our newsletter to get the latest information on stall holders, talks and events straight to your inbox.
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Want to do more?

We need volunteers to help us organise the event and on the day itself. Can you spare some time to help out before with:

• Help with ad-hoc admin tasks. A few hours here and there would be greatly appreciated
• Help with communications.  Responding to queries from stall holders, volunteers and visitors.  This would involve participating in weekly calls with the GreenFest Committee every Thurs 10am.

And / or on the 5th April:

• Help with setting up
• Help with welcoming people as they arrive
• Help with car parking.  
• Help directing people to talks and answering questions

Note: We will have meetings on Zoom prior to the day, to ensure that everyone knows what is going on, and their roles.  
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Please email us at [email protected]
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