#SustFest21 Week1 highlights

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LAUNCH EVENT St Albans Sustainable Market 23rd May 11am-4pm, central St Albans 60+ stalls – eco-businesses, community groups and vegan street food Free. Just turn up.

Introduction to permaculture Sunday 23rd May 1pm-4pm Self guided tour, numbers monitored Incredible Edibles Garden outside the Alban Arena, St Albans. Just turn up. Free.

Plastic Free Harpenden Book: Adults only litter pick – 23rd May Family litter pick – 23rd May ReGroup, ReFresh, ReFocus zoom – 27th May

In-person grow your own events Plant a Herb Garden –  24th May Gardening for a Wilder St Albans Water & Shelter 25th May (Adults) Homes for wildlife 1st June (Family) Adopt A Plant Weekend 29-30 May

Sustainable Living Forum 23rd May, 7pm. Online. Free. Eco Church: What, Why, How? 25th May, 7.30pm. Online. Free. Abbey After Hours: Climate Justice 26th May, 7.30pm. Online. £8.

How To Go Green & Save Money On Your Energy 26th May, 10.30am. Online. Free Saving CO2 With An Air Source Heat Pump 27th May, 7.30pm. Online. Free

Sustainable Maternity Clothing 24th May, 8pm. Online. Free. Sustainable Fashion: Shopping with a Conscience. Panel discussion and showcase of local businesses 27th May, 7.30pm. Online. £15

100 Seconds to Midnight Talk on Climate Change by Prof Kate Jeffry of UCL.  24th May 8pm Online. Free.

Zero Waste online events What’s in our bins? -25th May Who dumps waste? – 26th May Re-usable Nappies – 26th May Plastic-free periods  – 28th May Introduction to Terracycle – 28th May

Climate Conversations A chance to talk Join a small, facilitated group online to discuss and learn about climate change. Choose: 25th, 26th, 27th May; 1st, 2nd June. Free. Online.

Creative Arts & Crafts Workshops 26th, 27th, 28th May. £3. St Albans. Make your Own Wax Wraps 25th May or 1st June. Online. £10 kit. Craft Swish – Farmers Boy, AL1 1PQ 27th May, 2pm-6pm. Free. Just turn up.

The Remarkable World of Trees 24th May, 7.30. Online. £5. A Walk for Spring Butterflies 29th May 11am. Guided walk  Helping Wild Hedgehogs 29th May, 2pm. Livestream. Free.

Online Cycling Talks So you want to start cycling? 25th May, 8pm. Online. Free. Getting your bike ready to use 27th May, 8pm. Online. Free

Kiss the Ground -Film and Discussion One of the biggest problems is right under our feet: the soil. This film awakens us to the possibilities of regeneration.  25th May, 8pm. Free. Online.

Wildlife Gardening Talk & Q&A With author/conservationist, Joe Gray. Reconnect with backyard nature! 26th May, 7pm. Online. Free

Visit Our Community Garden Tour of the CDAH Community Garden, Hixberry Lane, St Albans AL4 0TZ 27th May, 10.30am – 2pm. Just turn up.

Food events Change The World In Your Lunchbreak 27th May, 1pm. Online. Free. Cooking with the parts others throw away 28th May, 2pm. Livestream. Free

Online sessions for kids Bird Feeders & Seed Bombs 27th May, 5.30pm. Free Meet the Engineer 27th May, 6pm. Free.

Aecom events online Home Heat Decarbonisation – What Does It Mean?  25th May, 6.30pm. Embodied Carbon – What is it? Why does it matter. Followed by Informing Decision Making. From 6.3pm 27th May

Community Newsbite Redbourn 26th May, 11am. Online. Free. Sustainable Investment 27th May, 8pm. Online. Free

Playing Out information session How to apply to close your road for play and community building. 28th May, 10.30am. Online. Free

Decarbonise Housing – Let’s Talk Discussion with St Albans Lib Dems and Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey. 28th May, 7.30pm. Online. Free

Wellbeing events Yoga in Verulamium Park £12 25th, 26th, 27th, or/and 28th May Sustaining Wellbeing & Resilience 29th May, 11am. Online. Free.

Charity Pot Party Saturday 29th May, 9am-5pm With every purchase of Charity Pot, we will donate 100%. of the price (minus taxes) to Sustainable St Albans! LUSH, The Maltings, St Albans.

Making Your Business More Sustainable 28th May, 12.30pm. Online. Free Tricks and tips on how you can easily save money while reducing your business’s carbon footprint.

View the entire programme from our homepage

23 May to 6th June 2021

Over 100 public events
across St Albans, Harpenden and villages

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