First Climate Fest to take place in Mayo in September

Climate Fest is a day of talks, workshops, performances and conversation aimed at helping you to make simple changes to your day-to-day life that will help tackle the climate emergency.

The event will take place in GMIT Mayo Campus, Castlebar, on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Workshop topics include:

Tips for sorting, recycling and reducing food waste in the home.

Sustainable Transport and Electric Vehicles.

Energy hacks for the home.

Easy gardening rips to improve your eellbeing and reduce your carbon footprint.

How to make informed food vhoices in line with your own values and life situations.

The journey to reduce plastic and minimise waste.

Sustainable Fashion.

Becoming an Eco Community/Eco Parish.

Influential and inspiring guest speakers include environmentalist Saoirse McHugh, Trocaire’s Jane Mellett, John Weakliam, CEO of the Irish NGO Vita, an organisation focusing on next generation models of development of sustainable development in Africa, Laura Dixon, Mayo County Council, Climate Action Officer, Mayo Climate Strikers and GMIT Green Campus.

The MC for the day is Midwest’s Gerry Glennon.

There will be fun and engaging performances to keep you entertained throughout the day and you will also have the opportunity to meet local environmental groups and business who are committed to reducing their impact on the planet.

Together, it will explore how making simple everyday changes in our lifestyles can have massive positive impacts on our planet. This will enable us to be part of the solution by ‘acting locally and thinking globally’.

Mayo County Council, the Mercy Sisters, Castlebar Parish and GMIT Green Campus are co-hosting ClimateFest with support from LECo, Mayo PPN and Green-Schools.

There is no charge for this event and a complimentary lunch will be provided to registered participants in the college canteen.

To register or for more information go to Climate Fest Mayo on Eventbrite or facebook, email climatefestmayo@gmail.com or call 090964520.

*Pictured are some of the members of Climate Fest Organising Committee. From left are Laura Dixon, Climate Action Officer, Mayo County Council, Lukasz Kryzwon Green-Schools Travel, Mary Doherty, Western Province Mercy Sister, Yvonne Horkan, Castlebar Parish, Margaret Tiernan, Western Province Mercy Sister, Mary Trench, Mercy Associates, Deaglain Ó Rian, GMIT Green Campus, and Sharon Cameron, Environmental Awareness Officer, Mayo County Council.