Minster Green Fair

Come along to Planet Wimborne's Annual Green Festival to meet local groups and hear about all the great environmental activities going on in the town and surrounding area.

Minster Green Festival and Opening 
10:30am on Saturday 11th October (on Minster Green) by Paralympic silver-medal-winning canoeist Jack Eyers, with Wimborne’s Deputy Mayor, Cllr Simon Wheeler; Town Crier, Chris Brown; Planet Wimborne Chairperson, Linda Bunting; and The Quarterjacks Marching Band.

Sat, Oct 11 2025, 10am - 3pm
River Allen Listening Experience

Take a short walk along the River Allen.  Listen to the water and the sounds of wildlife above and below the surface.  Explore creative responses to what you hear in and around the river.

Please arrive at Cafe @ The Allendale before 2pm to meet Adrian Newton, who will lead the tour with Hannah White & Stephen Shiell (Deep Listening practitioners & sound artists).  Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for this outdoor tour. The route is accessible.

Sat, Oct 18 2025, 2 - 3:30pm
Bird Ringing at Deans Court

This free bird ringing event is being held at Deans Court on Saturday 18th 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 clothing and foot wear for this outdoor event.
   
Book your Free Tickets: https://buytickets.at/planetwimborne/1812011
Please note numbers are limited so please order your free tickets.  You can also pick up tickets from the Fair Ground shop in the Corn Market.  

Sat, Oct 18 2025, 9:30 - 11am
Recover, Recycle, Reuse talk

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 making a successful business of it. 

Justin Stone, Eco’s Food Recycling General Manager will tell us how. 


About Eco Sustainable Solutions

Wed, Oct 15 2025, 8 - 9:15pm
Wimborne BID and Wimborne War on Waste - Steps to a Greener Business

Please join us for Wimborne BID and Wimborne War on Waste's 'Steps to a Greener Business' free event at Wimborne Methodist Church Hall on Tuesday 14th October 2024 at 12.30 until 14.00. 

Across the UK, businesses are rethinking their impact on the environment.  Come and find out what some local businesses are doing to work towards a more sustainable future.  Lunch will be provided when there will be opportunity to chat with other businesses.

Tue, Oct 14 2025, 12:30 - 2pm
Rivers for Wimborne

Join us for talks on the state of our local rivers and the work that is going on to support them.  The talks are on Monday 13th October 2025 in Allendale House in the Castleman Suite (on the first floor).

The four talks are:

Mon, Oct 13 2025, 7 - 8:30pm