Hambledon Church working with the Hambledon Greening group held our second Greening Festival in May 2023. The event was opened by Bishop Jonathan, Bishop of Portsmouth, and attracted interest from across the Diocese.
Following a wet start to spring we were blessed with a warm dry day which encouraged participants to attend. There were various stalls from electric bikes to oat milk and afternoon tea and recycling tips to ideas for retrofitting to keep your house warmer and heat pumps. The school made wax food wrappers and Hambledon vineyard provided samples of their sparkling wine. The atmosphere was completed by Steve Wilkins and his band playing folk tunes. As previously the art groups provided their best work for display – the creativity was amazing!
The next festival is scheduled for September 2024 and ideas for stalls topics are gratefully received.
The festival is an Eco Church initiative. We are proud of our Bronze award and are working towards getting our silver and gold. If you would like to join the eco church working group please talk to Rachel or Alasdair.
