Kew EcoFair returns this month

Following its huge success in 2023, the Kew EcoFair is back. Come along to St Luke's Church in Kew on Saturday 22 March, from 10am to 3pm. 

This award-winning event for the whole family aims to bring together the community to inspire action on climate change. More than 500 people visited in 2023 and the organising team from St Luke's EcoChurch initiative won a Richmond Community Heroes Award for their efforts.

This year’s EcoFair will again be opened by its patron broadcaster Jeremy Vine, London’s Deputy Mayor for the Environment Mete Coban MBE, The Bishop of Kingston, The Rt Revd Dr Martin Gainsborough, the Mayor of Richmond, Cllr Richard Pyne, and St Luke’s own Revd Melanie Harrington-Haynes.

The action-packed day will feature:

• Inspiring talks on fast fashion, child-friendly streets, nature-friendly gardens, repairing, up-cycling and the future of Hammersmith Bridge
• Free bike health checks from The London Cycle Workshop
• Free kids activities - make a bird feeder, bug hotel and a bag, and take part in a recycling challenge
• Repair Cafe with Kew The Transition - bring your furniture, clothes and electrical items that need repair
• A ‘good as new’ clothes sale bringing Vinted to your doorstep, to help you refresh your wardrobe
• Vegan ‘bake-off’ - enter your cake, have it judged and then leave it for others to buy
• Ethical shopping, including refill, eco-products, home produce, 'regifted' and ‘gardens in a jar’
• Try your luck on the wishing tree to win prizes from local green businesses
• Delicious vegetarian lunches - soup and baguette, or jacket potato with cheese and beans - plus delicious vegan bakes
• Musical entertainment from The Motleys, Kew Community Choir and 2nd Kew Brownies

Organisations and businesses in attendance include: Habitats and Heritage, Richmond Council, Dose of Nature, Richmond Cycling Campaign, Richmond Friends of the Earth, Kew Society, Kew The Transition, River & Park, Gardens In a Jar, The King's School, Darrell School, London Cycle Workshop and more to be announced.

For more information, visit the Kew EcoFair website and register your attendance via Eventbrite.