Plastic Free Picnic and Community Day
Herington’s Field / Community Orchard
Sunday 8 June 2025, 12-4pm
Round up your family, friends and neighbours and join your community for a Plastic Free Picnic and Community Day to launch the first ever ‘Great Big Green Week‘ in Arundel, in collaboration with Greening Arundel.
Find out more about The Great Big Green Week in Arundel on Greening Arundel’s website, follow on Instagram and read on for more information about the event on 8 June …
Put together a plastic-free picnic to enjoy in the natural green space of Herington’s Field and the Community Orchard
Chat to our town’s wonderful Greening Arundel, Arundel Green Team and Community Orchard Group members about all things sustainable – planting projects; swifts, swallows and house-martins, The Arundel Bee Project, hedgehog club and more!
Take part in a community weaving project
FREE face-painting from Bea at Meadow Arts
‘Meet and greet’ special guest ‘Madame Cholet’ from the Wombles!
Listen to music from local singer/songwriter Emily Barden Music from 1pm
Join in with a community singing workshop led by Emily at 2pm
Explore local community groups’ stalls – find a new hobby, discover new groups to support and volunteer with, explore new causes to champion and find out how you can make the most of all Arundel has to offer.
Get low food waste and cooking inspiration from local author Pip Pegler and her cookbook ‘Recipes from a Homebird’ – as stocked by The Crow Road Books in the High Street
Children’s storytelling by Polly from Children Reading for Life
Book on to a Herb Walk & Wild Crafting session in the Community Orchard (£10) run by Verity Megan for an exploration of the healing properties of the wild plants growing all around us
Support local charities, including the Mayor’s charity for 2025-2026: My Sisters’ House CIO; Chestnut Tree House and Arundel Surgery Community Association
Check out what’s on offer at this year’s Arundel Festival of the Arts & book tickets for the Music Festival in July
Remember you’re a Womble?
Arundel Town Council are now an official group of The Wombles Community Charity – a new charity harnessing the message of the loveable 1970s characters to create environmentally positive, local change.
We’re delighted that the Wombles Chef, ‘Madame Cholet’, will attend to open the fair with the Mayor and bring their important environmental message to all generations!
Approximate ‘meet and greet’ times:
12pm – 12.40pm
1pm – 1.40pm
2pm – 2.40pm
3pm – 3.40pm
Herington’s Field, Fitzalan Road, BN18 9JP
Sustainable Parking Reminder 
As Fitzalan Road is a residential street, with limited parking, please walk or cycle, or if coming from further afield, by rail or car-share where possible.
Use designated parking areas to avoid blocking driveways or damaging green spaces. The nearest public car park is in Arundel Lido/Fitzalan Pool car park, Queen St, Arundel BN18 9JG.
Both the car park and Arundel Station are a 10-15 minute level walk to the field.
Thank you for helping us to keep our community green!
Check out the event page on our Facebook page for updates https://fb.me/e/3bfaPi5ts
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