Green Gathering Festival - Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th August
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 am – 11:59 pm
Piercefield Park, Chepstow (Entrance via the racecourse)
STOP PRESS Day Tickets For Local Residents – £20 per day (adults), 10-15 yr olds £10, under 10′s – free. Parking £5. Bring evidence of your NP16 postcode to the Green Gathering Box Office (at Chepstow Racecourse) on the day.Full details here. Find your way around Chepstow !
Chepstow Town Map 2012 Transition Marquee – organised by Transition Chesptow Includes displays from local community initiatives including Transition Chepstow, Transition Monmouth and Abergavenny Climate Action. Talks, Films and Workshops (subject to change, please check back here for updates)
| Day | Time | Event Type | Event Detail |
| Thu 2nd Aug | 12:00 – 13:30 | - | - |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | - | - | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | - | - | |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Talk | ‘Community Mapping’ with Sam Holt | |
| Fri 3rd Aug | 10:30 12:00 – 13:30 | Walk Workshop | Silurian hill fort of Gaer Hill - led by Chepstow Walkers are Welcome. Free guided walk for Festival goers up to the Silurian fort of Gaer Hill and if you are up to it up the 365 steps to the famous viewpoint of Eagles Nest. There are fantastic views along the way and will afford an insight into the local history of the area. Meet: Transition Tent within the site. Time: Allow about 3 hrs or more if group decides to climb the steps. Grade: Not difficult but good shoes for walking are needed and the ability to climb a few stiles. |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Entertainment | Performance by Chepstow Singing club | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Talk | ‘The natural step approach to Sustainability’ with Iain Fundlay | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Entertainment | Performance by Chepstow Singing club | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Networking | Community Groups & Projects Networking Meet with other community groups and representatives. Share your progress and dreams! | |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Film | ‘In Transition 2.0′ – Green Gathering Premiere showing! Inspiring stories of Transition initiatives around the world, responding to uncertain times with creativity, solutions and ‘engaged optimism’. | |
| Sat 4th Aug | 11:30 – 12:30 | Presentation/Workshop | ‘Wales Set Alight From Above and Below’ with Vicky Moller Communities buy themselves, schools refounded, a law to enshrine long termism, planning for one planet, moving away from the UK. |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Workshop | ‘Community Energy Projects’ with Phil Powell | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Talk | The History Professor from the future - ‘What was the climate crisis & how did we solve it?’ | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Talk | ‘Wild Bees & Gardens’ by Marc Carlton (new time) | |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Talk | ‘Transition Initiatives’ – personal insights from Peter Lipman, Chair of Trustees -Transition Network (new time) | |
| Sun 5th Aug | 11:30 – 12:30 | Talk | ‘The History of Piercefield House’ – Annie Rainsbury, Curator Chepstow Museum |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Talk/Workshop | ‘Cardiff – a year in Transition’ – Helen Reardon | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Workshop | ‘Community Energy Projects’ with Phil Powell | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Talk/Workshop | ‘Wales Set Alight From Above and Below’ with Vicky Moller Communities buy themselves, schools refounded, a law to enshrine long termism, planning for one planet, moving away from the UK. | |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Film | In Transition 2.0 Inspiring stories of Transition initiatives around the world, responding to uncertain times with creativity, solutions and ‘engaged optimism’. |
