Arts & Swaps

Chorlton's Big Green Festival provides a place for the area's environmentally aware shops and businesses to network within their community and showcase what is on offer locally in terms of green products. You can also expect to see artists at work plus some beautiful craft stalls selling recycled gifts and unique reclaimed pieces. There will even be a chance for you to bring along any old or unwanted books, clothes and plants to swap!

Confirmed so far...

Rubbish Revamped – free workshops turning trash into treasure for children, young people and adults, 11.30am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-2.30pm and 3pm-4pm, school hall

Glittermouse – free (but booking advised) recycled glass-painting workshop at 11.45am-1pm then 2pm-3pm, school hall; plus recycled fabric-weaving demonstration showing how to create bags from old clothing and scrap material, after 1pm, school hall

Zappy – flowerpot-painting workshops (£4 per person): children 12-1.15pm; adults 3pm-4.30pm, school hall; plus colouring sessions for under fives, 11am-5pm, school hall

Beetle Felt – free recycled paper-making workshop showing how to transform junkmail and office waste into paper, 11am-5pm, outside

Grumpy – scarecrow-making workshop, 12.30-4.30pm, school hall – also see the Scarecrow Competition Fringe Event – prize-giving ceremony at 3.15pm!

Birdbox-painting – free workshop with birdboxes for sale, 11am-5pm, outside

SUST Swap Shop – clothes swap, 11am-4pm, youth centre

Chorlton Plant Swap – swap plants (indooor, outdoor, decorative, edible!), seeds and gardening books or magazines, 11am-5pm, outside

Book swap, 11am-4pm, youth centre