Great Big Green Week

The Great Big Green Week (GBGW) is the UK’s largest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

Running from 6th – 14th June this year (although Thame events fall out with these dates), GBGW brings together people from all walks of life to show how small local actions can make a big difference for the planet. Across the country, communities host events such as litter picks, tree planting, clothes swaps, repair cafés, and educational workshops, all aimed at promoting sustainability and inspiring change.

Below are details on all the ways you can get involved locally that we know about when we sent this newsletter out. Visit https://thamegreenliving.org.uk/calendar/ to find out more about these and details about other events that have been added since publication.

• Sunday 7th June, 11am – 3pm: Green Living Fayre in Chinnor 
• Monday 8th June, 10 – 11.30am: Under 5s with mums/grannies Berry Planting at Her Land
• Tuesday 9th June, 9.30am – 11.30am: Thrive in Nature at Her Land.
• Tuesday 9th June, 10-11. 30am: Sensory bed planting at Thame Memorial Garden, open to home educating families.
• Friday 12 June: Village Farm Nature Connection Session
• Friday 12 June,10.30am : Gentle local bike ride for women from Thame. The route will be mainly off road, fundraising for Cycling UK
• Friday 12th June, 3.45 – 5pm: Teenage Girls pumpkin planting at Her Land – plant them now and then come back and harvest them later in the year.
• Tuesday 16th June, 9.30am – 11.30am: Plant a tea garden at Her Land. Women only.
• Sunday 21 June, 1pm – 3pm: Thame To Haddenham Midsummer Walk to coincide with Haddenham Open Gardens.

Other activities you can take part in any time:

• Thame Grow-Your-Own Giant Pumpkin competition – first book your free Atlantic Giant pumpkin plant online now, then pick it up from Bizzie Lizzie or Petcare between 5th and 10th June. Grow it then weigh it just before Halloween to enter the biggest pumpkin competition! https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/thame-giant-pumpkin-competition
• Book a free hedgehog hole access making session – always meaning to get a hedgehog hole in your fence but never getting round to it? Book a slot and we’ll send a volunteer round to cut one! Fixed and flexible slots are available. https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/hedgehog-hole-making-get-hedgehogs-into-your-garden