Join our local contribution to the national ‘Great Big Green Week’ (8-16 June 2024), the UK’s biggest celebration of
community action organised by the Climate Coalition charity to tackle climate change and protect nature.
Come and discover creative ways to let our eating and food play a vital part in helping tackle climate change, reduce waste and protect nature. Bring a picnic or pick up lunch from the collection of food and drink stalls and enjoy all the day has to offer.
More than 20 stalls focusing on climate change and in particular food production and consumption will include locally grown plants, fresh vegetables, nature and gardening books, recycling and composting plus Wallingford Food Bank and Waste2Taste.
Live music, WaterAid’s Humphrey the Camel, swift bird box-making, a miniature eco-garden competition, river pollution presentations and a potato growing competition with four participating local schools will ensure an amazing range of free activities for you to enjoy.
Local storyteller Jonathan Clifton, will perform his own creation of poems and songs in ‘Poo Corner’. And the local library will host a ‘Poo’ quiz and ‘Plop’ Trumps amongst other poo-themed activities and crafts to entertain children of all ages.
The day will also hold a Climate Change Question Time session (free, but ticketed), which will see lively debate amongst a prestigious panel of local experts. Looking at how we can all do our bit to help the environment with what we eat, how we travel and how we garden.
Local food and drinks on offer include local artisan bread and cheese, freshly-cooked salads and sandwiches from popular Goring café Pierreponts’ pop-up, freshly-made soup, homemade cakes from the local WI and an eco-barbecue.
The Miller of Mansfield will be running a rustic bar, sponsored by local brewer Renegade, selling local beer, lager, cider and soft drinks, all in eco cans.
Line-up for the day:
9.30-10.30am: St Thomas’ Church, Goring - ‘Bread of Heaven’ - A special service for our three villages to celebrate the wonders of creation with live jazz.
11am: Great Green Food Day opens in Rectory Gardens with Andy Taylor live music. School’s potato competition weigh-in and prize-giving.
11.15am-11.45am: Children’s entertainer, Jonathan Clifton performs songs and poems in ‘Poo Corner’.
12pm-1pm: Ask the Experts ‘Climate Change’ Question Time followed by live jazz in the marquee.
1.30pm: Winner of Mini Gardens Competition announced in ‘Poo Corner’.
2pm: Event closes.
FREE (no ticket required)
LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD | POP-UP CAFES
Sponsored by: Green Gas Oxon
Providing Renewable Gas to Goring and Streatley since 2014
Important event information:
This is a free event - no ticket required.
Filming and photography will likely take place at this event. This will be used to showcase the 2024 GAP Festival both online and in printed articles. Images and footage will also be used to help future festival promotions. Please let the event marshals on the day know if you do not wish to be captured.
This year’s Festival will be cashless, only contactless card payments will be available for any refreshments.
Come and discover creative ways to let our eating and food play a vital part in helping tackle climate change, reduce waste and protect nature. Bring a picnic or pick up lunch from the collection of food and drink stalls and enjoy all the day has to offer.
More than 20 stalls focusing on climate change and in particular food production and consumption will include locally grown plants, fresh vegetables, nature and gardening books, recycling and composting plus Wallingford Food Bank and Waste2Taste.
Live music, WaterAid’s Humphrey the Camel, swift bird box-making, a miniature eco-garden competition, river pollution presentations and a potato growing competition with four participating local schools will ensure an amazing range of free activities for you to enjoy.
Local storyteller Jonathan Clifton, will perform his own creation of poems and songs in ‘Poo Corner’. And the local library will host a ‘Poo’ quiz and ‘Plop’ Trumps amongst other poo-themed activities and crafts to entertain children of all ages.
The day will also hold a Climate Change Question Time session (free, but ticketed), which will see lively debate amongst a prestigious panel of local experts. Looking at how we can all do our bit to help the environment with what we eat, how we travel and how we garden.
Local food and drinks on offer include local artisan bread and cheese, freshly-cooked salads and sandwiches from popular Goring café Pierreponts’ pop-up, freshly-made soup, homemade cakes from the local WI and an eco-barbecue.
The Miller of Mansfield will be running a rustic bar, sponsored by local brewer Renegade, selling local beer, lager, cider and soft drinks, all in eco cans.
Line-up for the day:
9.30-10.30am: St Thomas’ Church, Goring - ‘Bread of Heaven’ - A special service for our three villages to celebrate the wonders of creation with live jazz.
11am: Great Green Food Day opens in Rectory Gardens with Andy Taylor live music. School’s potato competition weigh-in and prize-giving.
11.15am-11.45am: Children’s entertainer, Jonathan Clifton performs songs and poems in ‘Poo Corner’.
12pm-1pm: Ask the Experts ‘Climate Change’ Question Time followed by live jazz in the marquee.
1.30pm: Winner of Mini Gardens Competition announced in ‘Poo Corner’.
2pm: Event closes.
FREE (no ticket required)
LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD | POP-UP CAFES
Sponsored by: Green Gas Oxon
Providing Renewable Gas to Goring and Streatley since 2014
Important event information:
This is a free event - no ticket required.
Filming and photography will likely take place at this event. This will be used to showcase the 2024 GAP Festival both online and in printed articles. Images and footage will also be used to help future festival promotions. Please let the event marshals on the day know if you do not wish to be captured.
This year’s Festival will be cashless, only contactless card payments will be available for any refreshments.
Sunday 09 June 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Rectory Gardens, High Street, Goring
Join our local contribution to the national ‘Great Big Green Week’ (8-16 June 2024), the UK’s biggest celebration of
community action organised by the Climate Coalition charity to tackle climate change and protect nature.
Come and discover creative ways to let our eating and food play a vital part in helping tackle climate change, reduce waste and protect nature. Bring a picnic or pick up lunch from the collection of food and drink stalls and enjoy all the day has to offer.
More than 20 stalls focusing on climate change and in particular food production and consumption will include locally grown plants, fresh vegetables, nature and gardening books, recycling and composting plus Wallingford Food Bank and Waste2Taste.
Live music, WaterAid’s Humphrey the Camel, swift bird box-making, a miniature eco-garden competition, river pollution presentations and a potato growing competition with four participating local schools will ensure an amazing range of free activities for you to enjoy.
Local storyteller Jonathan Clifton, will perform his own creation of poems and songs in ‘Poo Corner’. And the local library will host a ‘Poo’ quiz and ‘Plop’ Trumps amongst other poo-themed activities and crafts to entertain children of all ages.
The day will also hold a Climate Change Question Time session (free, but ticketed), which will see lively debate amongst a prestigious panel of local experts. Looking at how we can all do our bit to help the environment with what we eat, how we travel and how we garden.
Local food and drinks on offer include local artisan bread and cheese, freshly-cooked salads and sandwiches from popular Goring café Pierreponts’ pop-up, freshly-made soup, homemade cakes from the local WI and an eco-barbecue.
The Miller of Mansfield will be running a rustic bar, sponsored by local brewer Renegade, selling local beer, lager, cider and soft drinks, all in eco cans.
Line-up for the day:
9.30-10.30am: St Thomas’ Church, Goring - ‘Bread of Heaven’ - A special service for our three villages to celebrate the wonders of creation with live jazz.
11am: Great Green Food Day opens in Rectory Gardens with Andy Taylor live music. School’s potato competition weigh-in and prize-giving.
11.15am-11.45am: Children’s entertainer, Jonathan Clifton performs songs and poems in ‘Poo Corner’.
12pm-1pm: Ask the Experts ‘Climate Change’ Question Time followed by live jazz in the marquee.
1.30pm: Winner of Mini Gardens Competition announced in ‘Poo Corner’.
2pm: Event closes.
FREE (no ticket required)
LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD | POP-UP CAFES
Sponsored by: Green Gas Oxon
Providing Renewable Gas to Goring and Streatley since 2014
Important event information:
This is a free event - no ticket required.
Filming and photography will likely take place at this event. This will be used to showcase the 2024 GAP Festival both online and in printed articles. Images and footage will also be used to help future festival promotions. Please let the event marshals on the day know if you do not wish to be captured.
This year’s Festival will be cashless, only contactless card payments will be available for any refreshments.
Come and discover creative ways to let our eating and food play a vital part in helping tackle climate change, reduce waste and protect nature. Bring a picnic or pick up lunch from the collection of food and drink stalls and enjoy all the day has to offer.
More than 20 stalls focusing on climate change and in particular food production and consumption will include locally grown plants, fresh vegetables, nature and gardening books, recycling and composting plus Wallingford Food Bank and Waste2Taste.
Live music, WaterAid’s Humphrey the Camel, swift bird box-making, a miniature eco-garden competition, river pollution presentations and a potato growing competition with four participating local schools will ensure an amazing range of free activities for you to enjoy.
Local storyteller Jonathan Clifton, will perform his own creation of poems and songs in ‘Poo Corner’. And the local library will host a ‘Poo’ quiz and ‘Plop’ Trumps amongst other poo-themed activities and crafts to entertain children of all ages.
The day will also hold a Climate Change Question Time session (free, but ticketed), which will see lively debate amongst a prestigious panel of local experts. Looking at how we can all do our bit to help the environment with what we eat, how we travel and how we garden.
Local food and drinks on offer include local artisan bread and cheese, freshly-cooked salads and sandwiches from popular Goring café Pierreponts’ pop-up, freshly-made soup, homemade cakes from the local WI and an eco-barbecue.
The Miller of Mansfield will be running a rustic bar, sponsored by local brewer Renegade, selling local beer, lager, cider and soft drinks, all in eco cans.
Line-up for the day:
9.30-10.30am: St Thomas’ Church, Goring - ‘Bread of Heaven’ - A special service for our three villages to celebrate the wonders of creation with live jazz.
11am: Great Green Food Day opens in Rectory Gardens with Andy Taylor live music. School’s potato competition weigh-in and prize-giving.
11.15am-11.45am: Children’s entertainer, Jonathan Clifton performs songs and poems in ‘Poo Corner’.
12pm-1pm: Ask the Experts ‘Climate Change’ Question Time followed by live jazz in the marquee.
1.30pm: Winner of Mini Gardens Competition announced in ‘Poo Corner’.
2pm: Event closes.
FREE (no ticket required)
LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD | POP-UP CAFES
Sponsored by: Green Gas Oxon
Providing Renewable Gas to Goring and Streatley since 2014
Important event information:
This is a free event - no ticket required.
Filming and photography will likely take place at this event. This will be used to showcase the 2024 GAP Festival both online and in printed articles. Images and footage will also be used to help future festival promotions. Please let the event marshals on the day know if you do not wish to be captured.
This year’s Festival will be cashless, only contactless card payments will be available for any refreshments.