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Our Past Events

We are a local group who are eager to encourage more commitment to the care of the environment. We can do this through more thoughtful use of materials like plastic and chemicals, and less waste. We all have a part to play.

Baldock Ecofest 2021 Report

Saturday 30th October 2021 10am-3pm, Baldock High Street
The EcoFest went off well in spite of threatening weather forecasts which may have kept some people away. We had lots of people engaging with the chat stalls and investigating stalls selling eco-friendly goods. There were interesting children’s activities on several stalls and a good raffle.
If you missed it don’t worry – we’re thinking of holding another EcoFest maybe in May next year as part of the Baldock Festival so keep an eye on the website and facebook. You could also contact us at baldockbeatswaste@gmail.com to get irregular newsletters about what we’re up to.
See you, Christine and the team (Photos below by Laurence Browne)
Participants included:
Baldock Beats Waste – your hosts! We will have information about our “Striving to be Plastic-Free” campaign in the town and an exciting raffle sponsored by Baldock shops and participants. Visit us on facebook for all the latest.
• The Wildlife Trust• Bamboo Turtle – zero waste shop• BACCS – Buntingford Action on Climate Change and Sustainability• St Mary’s EcoChurch• Garden House Hospice – recycling clothes• BALGA – allotmenters• Climate-proofing your home• Considerate Beauty• HEART – adaptation and resilience
• Crafters using recycled materials/objects• Baldock and Clothall WI – household ecotips• Cycling Stevenage – cycling routes• Waste Warriors – managing food waste• Royston Repair Café• Veg Up Front – growing at home• Wool’n’Things• Plastic Free Letchworth – Replace plastic
• Craftivism North Herts – What If?• Revivel – save chalk streams• FOBGS – Friends of Baldock Green Spaces• Rotarian Woodland• Friends of the Earth• Global Justice• Sue Ryder – recycling books• Ardeley Church Farm• Baldock Horticultural Society

Oct 2021 Photo Highlights

Friends of the Earth demonstrate the domino effect which is in process causing climate changes. We need to slow it down and reverse it.
Cycling is eco friendly whether using pedal-power or with a little help from an E-bike like this
Children engaged with the lovely eco crafts provided by this stall.
We were all invited to make a message for the planet and for the success of COP26
There was lots to talk about!
This stall was showing the way with eco-friendly beauty products so we can treat ourselves without harming the planet

Oct 2021 Raffle Prizes

We were very lucky to have had prizes donated to us by:The Baldock Hardware Shop – modern flask | Anna’s Flowers of Baldock – posy in a pot | Priory Picnics – lunch voucher | Chapmans Butchers – chicken voucher | Bickerdikes – £10 voucher | Luna café – £10 voucher | Royston Repair Shop – 3 hand-made biodegradable litter pickers | Pixie’s Café – coffee and cake for two | What If? – Hand decorated tea towel | Jo Colllins – wheat bag made with recycled cloth | Baldock EcoChurch – box of tulip and grape hyacinth bulbs | Bamboo Turtle – voucher | Mary McSweeney – Picture from scrap – Recycling with attitude | Chris Collins – necklace from recycled beads | PFL – jar of home-made jam | Toby Daniel James – books “A life on our Planet” and “Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland” | Horticultural Society – Celebrations chocolatesThese made for a very interesting variety of prizes and made us £110 towards costs of the event. Big thank you to donors and punters alike.