Great Big Green Week 2025 event gets underway in Tenby
The event, which started yesterday (Saturday June 7), is all about 'swapping together for good', said the town's community engagement officer, Anne Draper.
'We can all make small swaps, large swaps and swaps that change the system, to make our communities better," she said.
'By coming together, we'll also send a message loud and clear to our politicians and decision-makers that we need to swap old ways for better ways now.'
For more information, contact Anne on annedraper@hotmail.com or see the Tenby Town Council official Facebook page.
The week kicks off with a Bring your own Picnic Big Lunch at Tenby Community Edible Garden in Sutton Street.
The garden willl be the venue for the first event of the week. (Image: Tenby Edible Community Garden) Between noon and 2pm, people can go along with some food to share or just for themselves to enjoy.
This will be followed by a plant swap and some nature discovery activities, and everyone is welcome.
On Monday June 9, Tenby Community Forum will be in Augustus Place Hall at 4.30pm, where people can find out about litterpicking opportunities in the town.
Saturday June 14 sees a variety of activities.
The day gets underway with a Time for Tenby community litter pick, meeting by St Julian's Church at Tenby Harbour at 10am.
Tenby Repair Café and Book Swap will be in the Augustus Place Hall from 2pm-4pm.
Then in the same venue, between 5pm and 7pm, there will be a screening of a 2009 film, The End of the Line, abut the fishing industry. Everyone is welcome and invited to come early and bring some food to share.
The Great Big Green Week's final event is the Tenby Citizen Science Club in the Augustus Place Hall from 4.30pm-5.30pm.
Once again, all are welcome for this chance to find out about citizen science and the different projects that people can become involved in.
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