This year Biodiversity Bloxham has teamed up with the 4 Villages Sustainability network to bring an extended week of events in Bloxham, the Barfords, Duns Tew, Deddington and Chipping Norton celebrating positive action on Climate change and Nature recovery.

Events in Bloxham and the Barfords

Additional events are on the 4 Villages blue poster

Get ready for GBGW with a Great Big Green Sunday

Sun 2nd June 9.30am service, St Mary’s Church, Bloxham

The Rev Canon Glyn Evans, former Rural Officer for the Diocese of Oxford will talk on ‘Christian Faith and the Environment.’

Glyn was the Agricultural Chaplain/Rural Officer in the diocese for 30 years, supporting rural churches and raising awareness about farming issues within the church. He was seconded to the DEFRA rural, social , faith and voluntary community programme at the regional development agency for the Southeast and  also worked for 15 years with the Farming Community Network, a Christian voluntary organisation providing support to farmers across England and Wales.

Friday 7^th June Pop Up Stall at WI Bloxham 9.30 – 11am          Ex-Servicemen’s Hall, Bloxham, OX15 4LT

Plants and information on all the GBGW events.

Official Launch of GBGW 2024 at Bloxham Fun Day

Sat 8th June 12 – 6pm, Jubilee Park, Bloxham

Look out for our GBGW banner at Bloxham Fun Day and join us to celebrate the start of the Great Big Green Week with wild art activity, wildlife information, recycling game, bric-a-brac, books, information – plus our annual Plant Swap/Sale (cash only).

Do you have any plants, cuttings and seeds to swap or donate? Bring them to our stall from 10.30am.

Churchyard Plant Life Display

Sat 8th – Sun 16th June, St Mary’s Church, Bloxham

FREE. Display of exquisite plant life photos, captured by local botanist Peter Sheasby.

Community Clothes Swap (and cake!)

Sun 9th June 2 – 4pm, Village Hall, Barford St Michael

FREE. Clothes, bags & accessories swap. Bring an item – or several, collect a token, choose something new to you! Refreshments available (cash only).

Farming for Wildlife Walk

Tues 11th June 7pm, Mead Farm, Barford St John

FREE. Guided tour with Richard & Lucy Warner. Plentiful parking. To book, email: Linda at L.Newbery@btinternet.com.

‘The Flowers of St Mary’s Churchyard’ Talk

Weds 12th June 6.30 for 7pm, St Mary’s Church, Bloxham

FREE. Illustrated wildflower talk with local botanist Peter Sheasby. With light refreshments and opportunity to explore the Churchyard.

Great Big Green Film Night

Sat 15th June 6.30 – 8.30pm,

Ex-Servicemen’s Hall, Bloxham OX15 4LT

Free. Veg/Vegan supper & drinks, followed by a screening of     Can I live? (2021) 60 mins by the award winning theatre company Complicité.                                                               Directed by Daniel Bailey and Simon McBurney

Conceived, written and performed by Fehinti Balogun who shares his journey into the biggest challenge of our times. Weaving his story with spoken word, rap, theatre, animation and the scientific facts, Fehinti charts a course through the fundamental issues underpinning the climate emergency, identifying the relationship between the environmental crisis & the global struggle for social justice, and how he, a young Black British man, found his place in the climate movement. Can I Live? invites audiences to recognise that through understanding the issues and connecting with activists driving change we can find a sense of hope for the future.

GBGW Extra  ‘People Planet Pint’ Sustainability Meet-up

Thu 20th June 7-9pm George Inn, Barford St Michael

Monthly informal get-together for anyone interested in sustainability. First drink is FREE! Register via Eventbrite.com or email Linda at L.Newbery@btinternet.com.

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