It’s Go Green Week from Monday 10th to Friday 14th February. The University and the Students’ Guild are teaming up with a range of student societies, the Grounds Team, academics and local community members to offer a range of events and activities to encourage people to think about environmental issues and support people to take positive environmental action in their own lives and communities.
Go Green Week events and programme:
Monday 10 – Waste & Recycling
- Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
- Nourish – zero-waste shop stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Eco-brick stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Litter pick – TBC
Tuesday 11 – Travel & Energy
- Free bike safety checks – 10:30-14:30 – Great Hall Piazza
- Bike maintenance workshops – 10:30-15:00 – Great Hall Piazza
- Plant Sale – 09:00-14:00 – Cross Keys, St Luke’s
- Bike security marking and equipment discounts – 11:00-15:00
- Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
- Student Switch Off Climate Change Quiz – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Wednesday 12 – Wellbeing & Education
- Free bike safety checks – Cross Keys – 10:30-14:30
- Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
- St. Luke’s Garden Open Sessions – 12:00-14:00 – South Cloisters
- Tree Planting Session – 13:30 – Meet at Chapel Drive
- Streatham Campus Community Garden open session – 15:00-17:00 – Community Garden
Thursday 13 – Biodiversity & Environment
- Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
- Grounds Guided Tour – 12:00-13:00 – Forum Piazza
Friday 14 – Food & Fashion
- Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
- Clothes swap event – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Giki stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Vegan food stall – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
- Food & Fashion Q&A – 14:30-15:30 – Forum Seminar Room 03
- Go Green Week finale – refreshments – 15:30-16:30 – Forum
You can also find out more about student-led projects, local groups and opportunities to get involved in at the Information Fair every day in The Forum http://www.exeter.ac.uk/sustainability/newsandevents/gogreenweek/