The Green Gathering 2023 – Getting Practical and Tactical

From 3rd – 6th August 2023, the planet’s ‘greenest’ festival, The Green Gathering, will be showcasing better, kinder ways of organising our world, all set against the stunning backdrop of Piercefield Park, near Chepstow.

“Changing how we do things is essential when faced with the climate emergency, financial hardship and social division.”  At The Green Gathering, festival-goers will find campaigns, speakers, engineers, craftsfolk and veteran protestors sharing the practical skills and factual knowledge needed to build resilience and foster progress…. all sandwiched between the festival’s entertainment and relaxation venues.  

“When we step out of the mainstream and wind down in a safe and beautiful space, barriers drop away, minds and hearts open.”  In The Forum, Campaigns Field, Resource Hub, Craft Island and Radical Flank, visitors will find skills and ideas by the bucket load.

The Campaigns Field is the centre of politics and protest at The Green Gathering, raising awareness around social and environmental justice issues and giving attendees the opportunity to network and get involved.  Every day is jam packed with diverse discussions and workshops.  The Speakers’ Forum and Radical Cinema occupy a corner of the field, offering fresh perspectives, debate and indie films.  

Planet Saving Redux 

A different kind of line up for the 2023 Green Gathering, just as important as the entertainment, this year the festival is rolling all its’ waste reduction initiatives into one big planet-saving redux.  

Here’s how festival-goers can participate in the project – dress to ‘the nines’ but buy nothing new and ‘bring your own mug’ and slash the waste involved in single use paper cups.  No need to bring plates and cutlery, Crock ‘n Rock provides a plate and cutlery service – just pay a deposit, grab some crocks and then rock around the cafes.  Then return the serveware and the Crock ‘n Rock crew will do the washing up.

For wombles and waste geeks, Cleanstream in the Campaigns Field is a must.  Here visitors can make waterproof signs from plastic bottle tops, turn tetrapaks into purses, create water saving ‘tip-taps’ for handwashing and much more.

“An absolute delight on all levels – met so many wonderful people, educated myself on environmental campaigns, danced like a loon, happily wandered around…. what bliss – you smashed it.  2022 Green Gatherer

Tickets can be purchased from ticket agent ‘The Ticketsellers’ via a direct link from The Green Gathering website.

For further information, please visit: www.greengathering.org.uk

For media enquiries please contact: lesley@greengathering.org.uk or telephone Lesley on 07831 225951.

The festival is commissioned by and raises funds for, The Green Gathering charity (no. 1156593) which promotes sustainability via hands-on education and the arts. 

The annual Green Gathering festival is delivered on behalf of the charity by its trading arm Optimistic Trout Productions, a Community Interest Company (CIC).