Mayors join launch of SustFest 2025
Amongst the first engagements of the newly elected mayors of Bewdley, Kidderminster and Stourport was the launch of the Wyre Forest Sustainability Festival, which is taking place over June 2025.
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
They were welcomed by Mark Hambling, Chair of SustFest who saidL “We need to recognise that nature itself has rights and that we humans benefit from and depend on the environment. We must promote living today in a way which does not endanger the future.”
Peter Miller of Wyre Forest Green Alliance explained: “This is our fourth year of SustFest. We encourage and support local organisations to put on special events for their local communities. We aim to inspire, educate, and empower our community to take meaningful steps towards a sustainable future.”
Peter went on to say that all the events can be seen on a dynamic website, www.sustfestwyreforest.org, where people can search the calendar for events that may interest them. New events are being added every day so keep visiting the website calendar.
Those attending the launch learnt that during the month of June there will be a major event in each town in Wyre Forest District.
In Kidderminster there will be a Fun Family Eco-Day at the Old Magistrates Court on 7th June.
In Bewdley on 14th June there will be a series of talks and workshops on “Positive Futures for our Towns”.
The festival will culminate on 29th June with a “Family Eco-Day in Memorial Park in Stourport.
“Throughout June, dozens of other events will be popping up around the District. They range from talks to walks and from markets to marches. The one thing that all the events have in common is that they will encourage local residents to live more sustainably. They will all help people become greener or happier or healthier and preferably all three!”
Mayor of Kidderminster, Councillor Doug Hine said: “It is heartening to see this Festival growing from strength-to-strength over the last four years. The three town councils and the District Council are fully behind efforts to promote healthier and happier living. We support environmental recovery, climate action and carbon reduction and this Festival is a fun and educational way to promote that”
DETAILS OF THE EVENTS:
As well as the headliner days there will be events including a family bike ride, open gardens, allotments and farms, craft workshops, markets selling eco-products, Repair Cafes and even a “Chess Mind Gym”. There will be several walks including butterfly and general wildlife walks. Local Civic Societies will lead local history walks. In Bewdley, CARP (Communities Against River Pollution) are organising a procession to mourn the death of a healthy river on 15th June
This year several churches are organising special Eco-services, “Rake and Cake” wildlife gardening sessions in churchyards and discussion groups on eco-themes. Schools have also been invited to participate, with eco-themed assemblies, recycling projects and wildlife features in their school grounds.
An the online listing of all events which readers can visit is here: https://events.sustfestwyreforest.org/
