Everyone says ‘So who is the third Green?’ There is Emersons and Lyde, but who is the third? The answer is in the focus of the festival. It is the Earth. The Three Greens Festival is designed to bring the whole community together to celebrate all that we are doing in our relationship with the Earth. The Festival is on September 25^th and it is time to get ready.

We are planning a fancy dress sustainable transport parade moving through our communities on foot, by scooter, bike and by all things electric. And to make that fun we want to dress up. We could dress up ourselves, or our bikes, or whatever. And to help, there is an opportunity to join carnival artist Dee Moxon to create fabulous head wear from recycled materials at one of her workshops.

We are also hoping to tap into our creative juices and try our hand at poetry on the theme of Green with the help of Jonny Fluffypunk, who is running workshops to help us write and enter the festival poetry competition. Jonny says ‘So proud to be part of this Festival!!..Suitable for both complete beginners and confirmed poets, we’ll explore the subject from different angles using a range of prompts and exercises. There’ll be colourful scribbling involved for the kids, too (and the adults, if they want).’

Nature will be a main focus of the day, of course, and to prepare, why not hone your photography skills by joining photographer Francesca McColl for a walk as she encourages you to explore your local area and take some amazing photos. The festival will host a photographic competition on the theme of Nature so this is a great opportunity to find those magical images.

To book tickets and find more details

for Emersons Green Library, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/south-gloucestershire…

or for Lyde Green Community Centre, go to https://buytickets.at/lgca.