Projects

The charity supports projects run by volunteers and members which we showcase at our event but are available for other events

Onsite at our event we have in past years directly funded free crafts workshops, youth activities, projects to improve access and environmental initiatives including research.

Charity Home

We love to hear your ideas. Please pop in to Charity Home, located next to the Info tent, to share your feedback on the current event or ideas for the future. You can also join the charity here. On Sunday afternoon members are invited to gather to meet each other, the trustees and our patrons if they are onsite. It is a great time for reflection and discussion, planting seeds for the future. The time and place of our 2026 meeting will be advertised here.

SerenPod

Autism friendly withdrawal space at the centre of the event operating on a first come basis. We are currently seeking guardians for this space which we hope to bring back in 2027.

Big thanks to Alex for funding a lovely little cotton bell tent for this purpose ❤

Clean Stream

Staffed resourcing facility working to clean stream waste and reduce water use. This is both educational and a method of quantifying what our event is producing in terms of reusable or recyclable materials

The Clean Stream project remains homed in the Campaigns Field and has evolved year to year. It provides hand washing from a ‘Tip Tap’ which minimises water use.

Staff help ensure waste is thoroughly separated and cleaned before disposal. This allows each waste stream to be identified and quantified, with opportunities for lots of material reuse on site.

The photo below shows the plastic cutlery collected and taken off site from the Resource Centre at GG14 (the long white line is forks, the off white cutlery to the right are PLA – plant based plastic that only decomposes in industrial hot compost systems) and the plastic cutlery collected and taken off site from the Resource Centre at GG18  – the eleven pieces at the front! 

This from Em Weirdigan, Green Gathering festival market manager and director of Optimistic Trout Productions CIC:

“From  2015 our festival caterers have been encouraged to use real crockery, and for those using disposable serveware only fully compostable cutlery, cups and plates made from paper, wood and card have been permitted. Single use plastic serveware is banned. Bioplastics (eg from cornstarch) are also not permitted because they break down too slowly for the on-site composting system and by mimicking plastic they can contaminate the plastic recycling stream. A returnable trading conditions bond, alongside information and assistance with sourcing compostable and reuseable serveware, has dramatically reduced the plastic discarded at the festival.”

You can view Clean Stream’s proposals and reports here

Crock n Rock

Crock n Rock  is no longer a project of the charity as it has successively transitioned to being commissioned by our production company. A washing up service with plates  for hire. Aiming to reduce waste through eliminating the need for disposables and to enable customers to arrive at our event by bike or public transport by ensuring they don’t need to bring the kitchen sink.

Volunteers also collect, wash up, and deliver for caterers for a fee. The Crock n Rock stall is situated in the Markets area of the event and is handy for customers eating out. 

Crow’s Nest

New in 2024, the charity helped fund a space for people of colour. The pre-event blog from 2024 can be viewed here. Crow’s Nest is not happening in 2025 but we hope to host them, or similar, again in the future!

Filming of Speakers Forum

The charity has been funding the Filming of Speakers Forum talks and they are available here

 

Solar Sewing

Solar Sewing return in 2025 after a year off! Utilising recycled materials and renewable energy to offer a creative activity for all ages. Sewing tuition  and machine maintenance on hand!