Youth-Led Tree Hugging Festival Planning Meeting TONIGHT!

Wed 30 Apr, 15:32

The youth are meeting to help organise the FIRST EVER Youth-Led Tree Hugging Festival tonight at 6pm at Charlbury Community Centre!

All teenagers are welcome to come and contribute to the planning of this festival!

What is the Tree Hugging Festival?

The Youth-Led Tree Hugging Festival will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August at the Playing Close! 🌳✨ (The date is still tentative)

Festival Overview

This community-driven event will celebrate nature, sustainability, and local biodiversity through a variety of eco-friendly activities, workshops, and interactive experiences. Highlights include:

🌿 Tree-Hugging Competition (Who can hug their tree the longest? Sponsor a team to raise money for charity!)

📸 Town-Wide Tree Photo Scavenger Hunt

📸 Nature Photography Contest

🎪 Activity Tent with foraging lessons, cooking demonstrations, green tech, and sustainability talks

🎨 Eco-Friendly Merchandise Stall (run by the Youth Art Club) featuring organic T-shirts, tea towels, greeting cards, prints, sculptures, and more!

🥤 Smoothie Station promoting healthy, sustainable food choices

🍽️ Food Stall by Amarelo

🎶 Live Music & Entertainment from local bands

We are actively engaging with local councils (including the Town Council and Youth Town Council), sustainability groups, and community sponsors to bring this event to life. With a strong youth-led vision, our goal is to inspire the next generation of environmental advocates and strengthen our community’s connection to nature.