Winchester Green Week

Winchester Green Week is back for its sixth year and is bigger than ever.

From September 18th to October 1st local business, educational institutions, faith and environmental groups came together to help the Winchester area become green.

With over 40 events Winchester Green Week showcased what local businesses and educational institutions are already doing to be more sustainable. With a focus on fashion and crafts there was workshops and tutorials for people of all ages to get involved with.

One local business, Bella Crafts made a mural that taught children the importance of protecting the rivers and wildlife. With proceeds going to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trust Bella Crafts wanted “an opportunity to get kids involved as they are so far ahead of us”.

Winchester Green Week is an opportunity for the community to come together and learn easy ways they can help the planet. Clare Shorter from Winchester Against the Climate Crisis says “the most valuable thing is to talk about the issues and learn from each other” which is what Winchester Cathedral celebrated with a Green Week service.

To celebrate the end of Green Week Winchester Cathedral invited the community to come together and celebrate their hard work. There were speeches from the leader of Green Week and Lucy Kitchenside from the Salvation Army as well as a special performance by the University of Winchester dance team.

The dance team invited everyone to join in and come together to be the difference they wanted to see. Roland Riem, Vice Dean at Winchester Cathedral when asked about the importance of Green Week said: “We all have this passion to see the world changed and made green, we want the world to be the way god intended it to be.”