Meet someone who can tell you why your house isn't as warm as it should be
What if your next home improvement was also an improvement for the planet?
Find out about grants to help low income houses install insulation and better heating
Get cleaning product refills delivered in an electric van
Sandwich bags to re-use again and again
Electric bikes - more zooms and less fumes.
Rainforests- an alternative approach and a range of treats that dogs will love
Abingdon Eco Fair
Saturday May 13th 2023 9am - 3pm
An opportunity to answer so many questions you have about the climate and nature crisis, and find viable ways of responding as an individual.
Changing up your lifestyle in small ways can add up to a big difference over time. Imagine the impact of being part of an army of people all making those important changes!
There are three events happening in the Town Centre on May 13th: here's what you can do...
- attend one of the short talks in the Guildhall (Roysse Room)
- stroll around the Eco Fair Market on the Market Place and meet some exhibitors
- join in the activities put on by the One Planet group, taking place under the museum arches and downstairs in the basement.
- Includes bike checks and sewing repair cafe
We're shouting out a big "thank you" to Missing Bean in Stert Street for supporting our stallholders with discounted coffees.
Talks
Taking place in the Roysse Room at the Guildhall
All of our talks are free.
To walk from the Market Place to the talk venue please exit the Market Place between R&R cafe and Gatwards Jewellers, cross over the road using the crossing point and then turn right and walk past the church, past the archway until you reach the grassed area. Turn left into here and find the Roysse Room as soon as you enter through the door ahead of you.
Scroll down for full details of each talk. Booking not necessary. Please arrive ten minutes before the start time to ensure a place.
The power of community-based action: a vision for Abingdon and beyond?
10am
Saturday 13th May 23
Roysse Room, Abingdon Guildhall
Hannah Scott (CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech) and Michelle Charlesworth (Co-Founder of One Planet Abingdon Climate Emergency Centre) will aim to inspire you by sharing what their respective communities are doing to tackle the climate crisis. In particular, we will be talking about the sustainability framework and vision that guides all of One Planet Abingdon’s activities, what they’ve achieved so far, and how they plan to make Abingdon into a happier, healthier and greener community that is responding to the climate crisis with speed and ambition.
Where are we going wrong with energy efficient homes?
11am
Saturday 13th May 23
Roysse Room, Abingdon Guildhall
Find out more about thermographic imaging and how it can help you understand where you are wasting money by heating the outside of your house!
Ian Jones
Cosy Homes Oxfordshire - a Guide to Retrofit
12 noon
Saturday 13th May 23
Roysse Room, Abingdon Guildhall
Catherine Ryan, Community Engagement Manager at Low Carbon Hub.
Easy Ways to reduce Energy Waste
1 pm
Saturday 13th May 23
Roysse Room, Abingdon Guildhall
Helen Watts from Oxford Brookes University will give advice for energy saving in the home and workplace.
Exhibitors
Register your interest
This event is curated so we will be checking that exhibiting organisations fit with the aims and ethos of the Eco-Fair. We will pick up your details after you register your interest with us and will contact you to learn more about what you do/offer.