We’re planning the next Nature &
Climate Festival…..
9-11th October 2026
There will be lots to see and do, including an exclusive nature-themed exhibition showcasing some of the wonderful collections usually hidden away in Elmbridge Museum’s stores and a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing - an important and inspiring film showing what communities can do to help tackle climate change.
Plus we will have a Sunday morning session of our Repair Cafe, we’ll be announcing the winners of our Photography Competition sponsored by Killik & Co, and more.
Watch this space for more details. And to fo find out more about the Nature & Climate Festival, read on……
“The coolest sustainable living festival this side of the river Thames….”
Nature & Climate Festival
The Thames Ditton & Weston Green Nature & Climate Festival was set up in 2022 to encourage local residents to lead more sustainable lives. Over the years we’ve had inspirational speakers, built a solar panel, laughed at green comedy, relaxed to eco pop, dyed clothes with flowers, swapped pre-loved clothes, tested the water quality of the Thames, excercised in a green bootcamp and had a whale bath, to name just a few of the 100+ things we’ve done. (Photos below are: Winston Holland from Wildlife Aid Foundation; the Festival founding team of l-r Katie Randerson, Lucy Siegle, Caroline James and Gill Coates; our gardening guru Joy Lee.)
Photos from past Festivals
From top l-r: Live Life Better book launch (with Gill Coates and Pigeon); Relove Technology tech collection; We Are the Voice choir; Dave Page talk; Lucy Siegle with Rowan Hooper; Monica Harding MP and the 2024 Mayor of Elmbridge,Cllr Neil Houston and Cllrs Caroline James and Gill Coates; building a solar panel; Diana Thornton of Take the Jump; Loanhood clothing swap.
Photos by Oli Case, Toby Mayers and Gill Coates