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Newry City Climate Action Festival kicks of this Friday 22 April with many local environment enhancing projects under discussion over the weekend. Events are based at the festival hub, Newry Conference and Banqueting Centre, 39-41 The Mall, Newry.
Keynote Speaker at the event on Friday 22 April will be environmentalist and architect Duncan Stewart, the host of RTE's Eco Eye.
Also on Friday night Speakers from Belfast's Eastside Partnership will discuss how the building of the amazing Connswater Greenway, a £40M 9km linear park through east Belfast, has completely and utterly transformed the City, which will lead nicely into a discussion from Newry 2020 on 'Why Newry Needs a Park' as well as a talk from Narrow Water Bridge Community Network on their plans based around the proposed Narrow Water Bridge.
On Saturday 23 April discussions will include Rostrevor's famous 'Invisible Tree', Community Gardens, Youth Climate Action and a Canal Critters Art Workshop for Children.
Sunday 24 April sees open days at Community Gardens in Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.
Virtually all the events are free and you can Register at the links below or just turn up.
Register Friday Night WWW.EVENTBRITE.IE
Register Saturday www.eventbrite.ie
Full Schedule of Events
Friday 22 April 7.30-10pm: A Climate Action Evening with RTE Eco Eye’s Duncan Stewart at Climate Action Hub, Newry Conference and Banqueting Centre, The Mall, Newry
- Duncan Stewart - Keynote Speaker
- Eastside Partnership - How the Connswater Greenway Transformed Belfast
- Narrow Water Bridge Community Network - Build the Narrow Water Bridge and Get a Free Cycle Expressway
- Newry 2020 - Why Newry Needs a Park
Saturday 23 April 10.15am: Fil Campbell Earth Day Singing Workshop at An Cuan, Shore Road, Rostrevor. £10 per person (booking essential) (+44) 07803 226279
Saturday 23 April 1-5pm: Climate Action Talks & Events at Climate Action Hub, Newry Conference and Banqueting Centre
- Anna Kernahan Youth Climate Activist
- Colum Sands RARE The Invisible Tree
- Stephanie McEvoy Farming Carbon
- Kathy Black Eden Project Communities & the Big Lunch
- Frank Johnson Barcroft Community Garden
- Mollie Cummins Reusing Skips
- James McConville Accelerating Local Climate Action with Digital Tools
- Miriam Turley Social Farms and Gardens
- Marie Kelly Social Farms
- Catherine Donnelly U3A Community Garden
- Sticky Fingers Canal Critters Children Climate Art Workshop
Sunday 24 April: Open Community Garden Visits to
Rostrevor Community Garden at Kilbroney Integrated School, Rostrevor 10am-1pm
Cabbage Patchers Open Community Garden (Situated behind Warrenpoint Town Hall Between Summerhill and Church St) 1pm-3pm)
Bonus Event
Saturday 30 April 12pm: Regenerating Newry City walk with Architect David Magennis. Meet outside Newry Town Hall.
