Bracknell

There will be more than 40 hands-on activities, games and demonstrations on an environmental theme at the Bracknell Going Green event in Lily Hill Park on Sunday, July 16, from 10am to 4pm.

Activities include a demonstration of environmentally friendly vehicles from Toyota and Honda, orienteering around the park by Bracknell Forest Borough Council's parks and countryside officers and Bracknell Gardening Club will be running a plant swap, where residents can bring spare plants from their own gardens and exchange them.

Going Green has been organised by the Bracknell Forest Environment Partnership to raise public awareness of environmental or green issues, and the impact they have on life in the borough. It is supported by an Awards for All grant from the National Lottery and corporate sponsorship from Hewlett Packard, 3M, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Panasonic, TRL, Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, and Bracknell Gardening Club for the Able and Disabled. Entrance is free and no pre-booking is required.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council will be sending along its recycling roadshow where residents can learn more about Alternate Bin Collection. There will also be a climate change bingo game and the chance to hunt for mini-beasts.

Entertainment will include Morris Dancers; live music from a jazz band - dressed as insects on stilts; and a falconry display; and there will be refreshments including a hog roast and organic barbecue and drink.

Gillian Cheetham, chair of Bracknell and District Gardening Club for the Able and Disabled, and chair of the Going Green organising committee, said: I am very excited about Going Green. We have a really wide range of displays, so it really will be fun for all the family.”

Cllr Mrs Mary Ballin, Executive Member for Planning and the Environment, said: Caring more for the world around us has really caught people's imagination this year. Going Green is the ideal opportunity to learn about how we can all do our bit."

For further information on what’s going on and where you can park visit www.bracknellgoinggreen.org.uk

Bracknell Forest Borough Council