Eco Communities

🕵️‍♀️ The Sustainable Sleuth: The Case of the Ailing Goose
2025-06-07 11:00 - 2025-06-08 17:00 UTC
🕵️‍♀️ The Sustainable Sleuth: The Case of the Ailing Goose 🌿
Something’s gone fowl behind Chester Cathedral… and we need you to solve the mystery!
Take part in the Sustainable Sleuth, a fun, family-friendly trail full of clues, riddles, and hidden QR codes. As you investigate what happened to our unlucky goose, you’ll discover simple ways we can all help protect local wildlife and the environment.
Will you crack the case and become the ultimate Sustainable Sleuth?

Chester Friends of the Earth Clothes Swap @ Chester Green Weekend
2025-06-07 11:00 - 2025-06-08 17:00 | The Dean’s Field, Chester Cathedral, Chester, CH1 2DY, United Kingdom
Friends of the Earth will be at the Green Weekend talking Sustainable Fashion and Repair Cafes.
The fashion industry has a higher carbon footprint than the entire aviation industry, and is also highly exploitative of garment workers, with less than 2% of workers earning a living wage. So why not help the planet and swap your clothes instead of buying new ones?
Bring along any good quality clothes that you want to give to a new home and swap them at their stall.
Don’t have any preloved clothes? No problem, have a browse and pay what you can!

UK Unplugged Workshop @ Chester Green Weekend
2025-06-07 11:00 - 2025-06-08 17:00 | The Dean’s Field, Chester Cathedral, Chester, CH1 2DY, United Kingdom
Paddington is a Bear, but is he from Peru? Visit UK Unplugged Workshop is in Dean’s Field to find out! We’ll be using images of Peru’s amazing wildlife (including its bears, pink dolphins and poisonous frogs!) to make beautiful art as part of this year’s event.
UK Unplugged spark new interests, inspire exploration and support mental health. They work with local experts, craftspeople and artists, to design cutting-edge boxes and events that help you take a break from screens and indulge in fun creative time. For the Peru box, they worked with a zoologist from Peru!
This year they come with the Peru Activity Box, using one of its activities with visitors for free workshops on Saturday and Sunday.
This activity has been sponsored by Sykes Holiday Cottages.

Peru Box: animals, culture and Hamilton Bear

Chester Zoo @ Chester Green Weekend
2025-06-07 11:00 - 2025-06-08 17:00 | The Dean’s Field, Chester Cathedral, Chester, CH1 2DY, United Kingdom
Chester Zoo will be in Deans Field with lots of activities to join in Saturday and Sunday of Chester Green Weekend.
Come play games with Chester Zoo and learn about how to live more sustainably. From our phones to our food, our everyday choices have an impact on the environment.
You can also join in on one of their workshops where you can learn how to connect with nature through photography or discover the wildlife living around Chester Cathedral. Workshops will run on the hour from the Chester Zoo stall for thirty minutes.
No booking needed for either of these activities.

🌍 We Are the 89% – Show You Care About the Planet
2025-06-07 10:45 - 11:15 | Town Hall Square, CH1 2HQ
We know most people care deeply about the planet — so let’s celebrate that together! 🌱
Join us for an uplifting morning of community, inspiration, and action as we come together to honour the Earth and commit to protecting it. This is a short opener for Chester Green Weekend afterwich Dean’s Field will be opened.

🎤 Speakers – Hear from passionate voices sharing stories of hope and climate action.
🚀 Official Launch at 11:00 am – Be there as we kick off Chester Green Weekend and celebrate the start of Great Big Green Week.
💚 Positive Vibes – Let’s celebrate all that’s good in the world and promise to do our best for the future.

Squosh Compacting Company @ Chester Green Weekend
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00 | Exchange Square, Chester
Squosh Compacting Company will be showcasing the UK’s first mobile compacting service for communal bins — an innovative solution that reduces the number of waste collection journeys made by large vehicles. Our vehicle demonstrates how we increase bin capacity by at least 50%, helping landlords reduce costs, avoid overflowing bins, and cut carbon emissions.

“Our slogan, Bag-it, Bin-it, Squosh-it, highlights the importance of responsible waste disposal. Many people use unsuitable bags like carriers or ‘bags for life’, which can split open and attract vermin. At Chester Green Weekend, we’ll be handing out free rolls of black bin bags to promote better bin habits and support cleaner communities.”

Cheshire College South & West- Green Skills for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00 | Exchange Square, Chester
Cheshire College South & West- Green Skills for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Explore the emerging world of green skills through hands on activities that focus on renewable energy, recycling, low-carbon technologies, and sustainable construction practices. Whether it’s solar panel installation or energy-efficient building techniques, attendees will gain insight into how industries are evolving to meet environmental challenges. Our Art, Design, and Media departments will be demonstrating the power of recycled materials in creative expression. explore how education and industry can work together to prepare learners for green careers. From apprenticeships to higher education pathways, the focus is on building a resilient, environmentally aware workforce ready to tackle tomorrow’s global challenges.

Active Travel Fest: Peddle a Smoothy and Discover Chester by Bike
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00 | Town Hall Square, CH1 2HQ
Sustrans Smoothie Bike Stand: Sustrans is the national charity that promotes active travel. They work for and with communities, helping them come to life by walking, wheeling and cycling to create healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
Come and make a fruit smoothie.
We provide the fruit, you provide the leg power and you enjoy the drink!

Chester Cycling Campaign will be present at the Chester Green Weekend to help members of the public discover accessible, pleasant or unfamiliar cycling routes in and around Chester. We’ll be available to discuss the benefits of Campaign membership e.g. free safety checks at Bren and discounts at bicycle shops

Cheshire Wildlife Trusts Talks – Storyhouse 10am, 12pm and 2pm
2025-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, CH1 2AR
10:00-11:00AM – How to recruit more volunteers – Join Cheshire Wildlife Trust for an interactive talk designed to help wildlife and conservation groups grow their volunteer base. This session is specifically aimed at conservation community groups. How to recruit more volunteers Tickets, Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

12:00-1:00PM – Creating a Wilder Cheshire – Come along to an inspiring talk about Cheshire Wildlife Trust and discover how you can play a part in helping nature to recover. Creating a Wilder Cheshire Tickets, Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

2:00-3:00PM – Gardening for Wildlife Talk – Learn how to make your garden or local green space better for wildlife – perfect for beginners! Gardening for Wildlife Talk Tickets, Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite

Chester Green Weekend Launch - Film Show and Networking
2025-06-05 17:30 - 20:00 | Picturehouse, Hunter St, Chester
Kick off Chester Green Week (and Great Big Green Week) with an inspiring evening of storytelling and conversation. Join us for a thought-provoking screening of:
✨ Green Film – Rave On For The Avon. Includes: Pre-film launch and live Panel Q&A following the screening.
The feature-length documentary that captures a community’s fierce and heartfelt fight to save their local bathing spot — told in defiant, distinctly Bristolian style.
Keep an eye on our Newsletter and Picturehouse Green Screen page to book tickets.

ACTionism - from Anxiety to Action: Join Us for a Night of Hope, Community, and Climate Solutions
2025-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom
At this gathering, we’ll be screening the short and powerful film ACTionism — a documentary that takes a hopeful, human look at how people move from feeling overwhelmed to becoming part of meaningful climate solutions.
Why this film matters:
We previously highlighted that between 80% and 89% of people worldwide want strong government action on climate change. Yet politics and the media often fall short. That’s where we come in. We don’t need to wait for permission to care. We are the 89% read more – CLICK
ACTionism is about how collective action — not just individual effort — can lead to real change. It follows Ellie Meredith’s inspiring personal journey from climate anxiety to empowerment and features insights from John Alexander, author of Citizens. His message is clear: we thrive when we see ourselves not as consumers, but as citizens — with agency, responsibility, and hope.
What to expect on the night:
🎥 Film screening💬 Small-group conversations facilitated by Mandi Roberts from Sustainability Consultancy. Helen Tandy and Emily Reid from Eco Communities.
📘 Takeaway ideas from the Re-Action Collective Handbook, full of real stories and practical tips on how people like Isabel Mack (founder of Party Kit Network) began their journey and built community-led impact.
This evening isn’t just for “activists.”
It’s for anyone who’s ever thought
“I want to help, but I’m not sure where to start.”
It’s for the climate-concerned, the curious, the anxious, the hopeful, and the everyday changemakers.
✅ Join us: 19th May at That Beer PlaceLet’s turn climate concern into climate connection.
Booking is essential due to limited space – BOOK HERE

Chester Repair Cafe
2025-05-17 10:30 - 12:30 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole Chester, Cheshire, CH2 3AP
Chester Repair Café a project from Chester Friends of the Earth brings together skilled volunteers in a friendly, accessible community environment (with cake!) to repair broken or damaged household items.
People will have the opportunity to bring their items for repair and, if they want, to learn how to repair and maintain items themselves.
This helps our communities to breathe new life into household items which would otherwise end up in landfill, incinerated or exported from our country.
Good cake and a friendly atmosphere are essential, and all our wonderful volunteers bring plenty of both!

When is the next Chester Repair Café?

Date:
Saturday 17 May 2025

Time:
10.30am to 12.30pm (volunteers to arrive at 10am)

Location:
St Martin’s Academy, 91 Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NG

For more information about the venue, including any accessibility enquiries, please contact us at chesterrepaircafe@gmail.com.
Bring along your broken items and our handy volunteers will do their best to give them a new lease of life and save them from landfill! Repairers can be different for each Repair Café, but are generally able to work on:

Small electricals (no microwaves)
Clothes, textiles and teddies
Bicycles

It’s recommended that you only bring one item at a time to the Repair Café, because you will need to be with the repairer while the repair is being carried out. If a specific part is needed, you may be required to purchase the part and bring it back to the Café (either during the session, or the next one).
Future Repair Café dates

Saturday 21 June 2025
Further dates TBC – usually the 3rd Saturday of the month

Chester People Planet Pint
2025-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom
Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved.
No pitches, powerpoints or panels. Just People, Planet, Pint/s.
Your local meetup is a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it. Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.
We welcome everyone, regardless of their experience or background. People Planet Pint is a space where everyone can feel comfortable learning about sustainability and sharing their ideas.
Afterall, creating a sustainable future requires connected communities. And what better way to bring everyone together than over a drink?
Booking via Eventbrite is a must…. BOOK

Hoole Vegan Market
2025-05-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole Chester, Cheshire, CH2 3AP
Join Hoole Community Centre and Tipsy Badger for the very first Vegan Market at Hoole Community Centre!

Whether you’re vegan, plant-curious, or just love delicious food and a great day out, this event is for everyone!

Delicious Vegan Food – Our very own Hobson’s Cafe will be going plant-based for the day! Come and try some gorgeous homemade vegan eats.
Vegan Stalls – Browse a lovely variety of food, drinks, skincare, jewellery and clothing.
Live Entertainment – Musical performances not to be missed TBC
Informative Sessions – FREE drop in sessions on the day, including a cooking (and tasting!) showcase and a ‘vegan mythbuster’ session.

The Catwalk Fundraising Evening
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | BEPOXOH Pop-Up Store, 17–21 Werburgh Street, Chester, United Kingdom
This year, we hope to end the weekend with a bold statement, only with your support can we bring The Catwalk to life which backs ethical/ sustainable fashion in our community.
✨ Join us for an evening of drinks, talks, and creative inspiration to help bring The Catwalk to life.
What to Expect:
• A night of eco-conscious glamour
• Drinks, talks, and behind-the-scenes stories
• Inspiring company and bold design
• A creative atmosphere charged with purpose

Donation £40 to the fundraiser – see Reward on Crowdfunder to book.

Chester Repair Cafe
2025-04-26 10:30 - 12:30 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole Chester, Cheshire, CH2 3AP
Chester Repair Café a project from Chester Friends of the Earth brings together skilled volunteers in a friendly, accessible community environment (with cake!) to repair broken or damaged household items.
People will have the opportunity to bring their items for repair and, if they want, to learn how to repair and maintain items themselves.
This helps our communities to breathe new life into household items which would otherwise end up in landfill, incinerated or exported from our country.
Good cake and a friendly atmosphere are essential, and all our wonderful volunteers bring plenty of both!

When is the next Chester Repair Café?

Date:
Saturday 26 April 2025

Time:
10.30am to 12.30pm (volunteers to arrive at 10am)

Location:
St Martin’s Academy, 91 Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NG

For more information about the venue, including any accessibility enquiries, please contact us at chesterrepaircafe@gmail.com.
Bring along your broken items and our handy volunteers will do their best to give them a new lease of life and save them from landfill! Repairers can be different for each Repair Café, but are generally able to work on:

Small electricals (no microwaves)
Clothes, textiles and teddies
Bicycles

It’s recommended that you only bring one item at a time to the Repair Café, because you will need to be with the repairer while the repair is being carried out. If a specific part is needed, you may be required to purchase the part and bring it back to the Café (either during the session, or the next one).
Future Repair Café dates

Saturday 17 May 2025
Saturday 21 June 2025
Further dates TBC – usually the 3rd Saturday of the month

Chester People Planet Pint- PLAY
2025-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom
In April we add in Play – People Planet Pint Play – come along and have a go at some carbon footprint games including Small99s Pub Game.
Chester People Planet Pint meetup gives you a chance to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved. No pitches, powerpoints or panels.
In April we add in Play – People Planet Pint Play – come along and have a go at some carbon footprint games including Small99s Pub Game.
Booking via Eventbrite is a must…. BOOK

Chester People Planet Pint - March
2025-03-20 19:00 - 20:30 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom
Chester People Planet Pint meetup gives you a chance to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved. No pitches, powerpoints or panels. Booking via Eventbrite is a must….

Community Litter Pick
2025-02-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Green Day Cafe, Westminster Park, CH4 8JQ, United Kingdom
Join the Eco Communities team, local volunteers and residents in this community litter pick. We will meet at the Green Day Cafe who have their very own litter pick hub.
The activity is family and dog friendly. We are more than dog friendly, we actively encourage you to bring your pooches along.
All equipment is provided but please wear suitable clothing and footwear for the weather.

Chester People Planet Pint - February
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom

Green Action Fair
2025-01-18 10:30 - 16:00 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole Chester, Cheshire, CH2 3AP
Join the Hoole Community Centre and Eco Communities team for a fantastic day of activities, music, workshops and more to give you lots of eco tips for 2025. From cloths swaps to repairing your broken items, come along and get involved.

Chester People Planet Pint - January
2025-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1HB, United Kingdom
