Bishop Auckland Green Fair 2023

Saturday 24th June 2023

Highlights from Bishop Auckland Green Fair

We’ve been hearing from guests and exhibitors at the Green Fair at Bishop Auckland Methodist Church and Bishop Auckland Baptist Church.

Using leftover food to make smoothies

Oliver from Refuse Cafe tells us about visitors making drinks from food collected from supermarkets and wholesalers that would have been disposed of.

Recycling denim jeans into new items

Delightfully Denim recycles jeans which can’t be sold by charity shops into new items. Sarah tells Peter about the products created from recycled denim.

Demonstrating electric bicycles

Fiona from local bike shop Inspiral Cycles tells us about electric bicycles.

Monitoring and caring for local rivers

What we do locally makes a difference globally. Grace talks to Peter about Bishop Auckland and Beyond at the Green Fair.

Second green fair held in Bishop Auckland churches

We speak to Daniel, one of the Green Fair organisers, about activities at this year’s Green Fair at the Methodist and Baptist churches on Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland.

Learning about worms, soil and compost

We hear about worms, soil and compost with Tam at Bishop Auckland Green Fair.

Making a difference locally

What we do locally makes a difference globally. Grace talks to Peter about Bishop Auckland and Beyond at the Green Fair.

Bishop Auckland Green Fair opens with activities and talks

Gavin from Bishop Auckland Green Fair tells Peter about the events at Bishop Auckland Green Fair.

Reverend John Purdy from Bishop Auckland Methodist Church

Bishop Auckland Methodist Church is one of the hosts of Bishop Auckland Green Fair. Peter speaks to Reverend John Purdy to find out more about the event.

Acting locally on global issues with Bishop Auckland and Beyond

Bishop Auckland and Beyond is a local group of people who think about global issues like hunger, poverty and climate change but act locally.