Thousands gather to work for a better environment
THOUSANDS of people came together in Old Market Square on Saturday for Green Hustle to enjoy a day of creativity and inspiration to build a lasting green legacy.
With 50 organisations and 100 artists involved, the free festival featured everything from live insects, plant printing and puppet making along with a pop-up garden, talks and workshops, circus skills, seed-bomb making and live entertainment on the main stage curated by Cultural Vibrations.
A spokesperson for Green Hustle said: “A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to all who created and made possible this epic communal journey into our Common
Ground.”
Thanks to the Lords Roberts pub and Castle Rock Brewery stepping in with some last-minute fundraising, more than 500 naturefriendly plants have now been planted in the permanent beds in square.
Lots of plants were given away for people to nurture at home, and 13 new locally created commissioned artworks now decorate planters.
The community kitchen led by food bank Himmah served 550 meals and raised £1,500.
Green Hustle director Ben Welch said: “It was great to see people from all our communities come together to enjoy music, dancing, food and ideas. There are so many different organisations and community groups doing great work in the environmental space, and Green Hustle gives them an opportunity to share ideas with all our festival goers. We hope the thousands who came take away an idea or two of some positive change they can make, as well as having had a great time coming together.” The event was sponsored by It’s in Nottingham, University of Nottingham Institute for Policy and Engagement, Nottingham College and Savoy Systems.