Events in category: Wimborne Green Festival

Join us for a fun fundraising quiz night in support of the 2026 Green Festival. General questions – not all Green! Teams of up to six welcome, or join a team on the night. Entry is £6 (cash or card). BYO drinks and snacks. Pay on the door or book in advance with Jeff Hart: […]

Learn how switching to LED lighting can save energy and reduce costs. Plus, enter a prize draw to win a free home LED upgrade and energy-saving consultation. https://www.dacombesofwimborne.com/ Email sales@dacombesofwimborne.com Tel: 01202 882615

  Sample delicious fresh juice pressed from donated apples and have a go at apple pressing. Don’t waste your apples – we need them! Any apple donations please contact planetwimborne@gmail.com

Join us for a fun and relaxed Bee Craft Day for families. Drop in and enjoy a range of creative craft stations where children can make their own bees, explore honeycomb art and build mini bee hotels. Along the way, discover simple, child-friendly facts about the important role bees play in our world.

Fashion meets sustainability! Students from Bournemouth & Poole College turn waste into wearable art for Junk Kouture. Explore upcycled garments and see how creativity can change the future of fashion.

The Green Festival will be opened at 10:30am on Saturday 10th October (on Minster Green) by local artist Jason Pizzey: with Wimborne’s Mayor, Cllr Jeff Hart; Town Crier, Chris Brown; and Planet Wimborne Chairperson, Linda Bunting. Vikki Slade (MP Mid Dorset & North Poole) will also present Wilding Wimborne with the national Bees’ Needs Champions […]

Join Wildlings Forest School for a hands-on wildlife craft session. Create bee and bug houses and pine cone bird feeders while learning about local garden wildlife. Take your creations home and support wildlife year-round. Tickets Price: £8 per child. Drop-ins welcome but, to avoid disappointment, book online at bookwhen.com/wildlingscorfemullen 45 minute sessions start hourly, 10am […]

We are winning on waste – Save your waste and help good causes! Please note – the venue cannot accept donations in advance. Only items listed below can be taken. Please have your donations pre-sorted • Milk bottle tops – plastic only (Circular 11) • Plastic Bottle Tops (Project Planet, Oly Rush) • Biscuit wrappers – […]

Times: 11am – 12:30pm and 1pm – 2:30pm.  There will be different choirs throughout the day. Join our Mayor to hear local children and adult choirs sing about nature.  Sit in the beautiful Minster and enjoy some refreshments while you listen.

A self-led drop-in art workshop for children and families using recycled materials. Free event.    Access to the Garden Room is via the tea room, next to the public library. Entry to Museum not included.

Join the Wilding Wimborne team to discover birds found in the local area. This free bird ringing and moth trapping event is being held at Deans Court on Sunday 11th October.  This is a great opportunity to join the Wilding Wimborne team and check the birds that are found locally to us.  Please wear appropriate […]

Visit this beautiful garden, have a look round and enjoy a taster of soups made with produce from the Community Garden.

An exciting chance to learn some new river chants, dedicated to our local rivers, and to perform them as part of the RiverMind concert in the evening. All welcome, beginner and experienced singers alike.  The session will be led by Karen Wimhurst. Karen is a widely commissioned composer ranging from chamber works to music theatre, […]

Experience RiverMind, a new musical work by Karen Wimhurst inspired by our local rivers. Combining music, visuals and recordings from the River Stour and River Allen, this immersive performance celebrates the beauty of our waterways. Tickets Tickets: £12 per person. Available from Allendale Centre ticket office or online at theallendale.org/tickets. Travel arrangements Please consider how […]

An exhibition showcasing posters created by local schoolchildren, inspired by the Festival theme: Be in Nature, Be Creative, Be Well.

Wimborne Bunting and Bag group, along with their partner repair and sewing groups, invite you to join them. Learn how to make your own bag or bunting and enjoy a coffee and cake. The Bunting and bag group meet on the second Monday of the month with a break after May till September.  We are […]

Join us for talks on the health of our local rivers and the projects helping to protect and restore them. Hear from Zoë Randle, Dorset Catchment Partnerships’ Coordinator, about the inspiring work taking place across Dorset to protect and improve our rivers. Dorset Catchment Partnerships brings together organisations, farmers, land managers, communities and businesses with […]

Please join us for Wimborne BID and Wimborne War on Waste’s ‘Steps to a Greener Business’ free event in The Bankes Room, Allendale House. Businesses across the UK are reassessing their environmental impact. Discover how local companies are taking practical steps towards a more sustainable future. Lunch will be provided when there will be opportunity […]

How every business can be more successful using sustainable practices based on research and pragmatic, achievable action. Presentation, discussion and Q&A. Speaker: Dr Cheryl Hadland, Founder & Chair, Tops Day Nurseries, Shoots Training and GECCO (registered charity). Doors will open at 7.15pm for refreshments and the talk will start at 7.30pm in the meeting room on […]

A guided tour celebrating local food, with visits and tastings at a selection of artisan shops, restaurants and cafés in Wimborne. Tickets: £10 per person, or £15 for two.  Numbers are limited, so please book your tickets in advance. Buy tickets from: Salamander Cookshop, 57 High Street, Wimborne. Tel: 01202 840144 Email: office@salamandercookshop.com

Join us for a tour of Lush’s Green Hub. Lush’s Green Hub is their commitment to, and investment in, the circular economy. They close the loop on their packaging and water; re-use, repurpose and repair materials and welcome staff and community with open arms into the world of zero waste. Lush is designing for zero […]

Join us for a look at how we as a community can come together to help create a positive future for Wimborne and the surrounding area. Doors will open at 7.30pm for refreshments prior to a 7.45pm start. The talks should last about one hour and there will be time for networking and meeting our […]

Have you ever wondered where all your, and the rest of Dorset’s, food waste goes, and what happens to it? And what about road-sweepings, wood and soil waste? Now’s your chance to discover how Bournemouth-based company Eco Sustainable Solutions is finding innovative and ever more sustainable solutions to recycling and reusing waste products – and […]

Drawing on doctoral research and work with local authorities, the NHS and community organisations, speaker Rosie Equi will explore the benefits of social prescribing (defined by NHS England as an approach that connects people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and […]

Learn how switching to LED lighting can save energy and reduce costs. Plus, enter a prize draw to win a free home LED upgrade and energy-saving consultation. https://www.dacombesofwimborne.com/ Email sales@dacombesofwimborne.com Tel: 01202 882615

For students 8-16 years. An exciting mixed media workshop with artist and qualified teacher Sarah Redmond-Fareham. Delve into the natural world, learn why nature is so important for our wellbeing and happiness, and create a beautiful work of art that will be displayed at Walford Mill. Only 10 free spaces so booking is essential. Email sarahredmondfareham@gmail.com to […]

Wimborne Repair Café are all about fixing things. A place to bring along your items in need of repair that would otherwise be wasted. The Repair Cafe is run by the community, for the community. This event not only provides repair services but is also a space for people to come together for a social […]

Charlie Dimmock is one of our best-known and best-loved celebrity gardeners, presenting a variety of gardening-themed television programmes including Ground Force, The Joy of Gardening, Charlie’s Garden Army and, most recently, Garden Rescue. Join us as Charlie shares about ponds in nature and creative garden design, and peeks behind the scenes of those TV gardening […]

A leisurely, family-friendly walk in collaboration with Friends of Uddens and Cannon Hill Woodlands to enjoy woodland wildlife, mushrooms and other fungi. Explore how forests can help our mental wellbeing and creativity, with some fun activities based on mindfulness and forest bathing. Suitable for all the family. Please arrive at the Cannon Hill Plantation car […]