Week of green action for nature and the climate held in Littlehampton

Organised by Marisa Mendes, founder of Littlehampton Community Growers, she rallied people around to help put Littlehampton on the Great Big Green Week map.

The Great Big Green Week will see people across the UK come together from June 6 to 14 to take action for their communities, for nature and for the climate.

This year’s theme was ‘working together for good’ to help create a better tomorrow, with the aim of sending a message that politicians need to step up and play their part.

Littlehampton mayor Maralyn May opened and attended events across the week, while Littlehampton library hosted green book displays and a story time for children.

The Creative Heart community hub and arts café put on various events, and All Saints Church hosted a talk on ‘Growing Together’.

Green Party activists rallied around, and with their support, and equipment from Surfers Against Sewage, the Beach Café hosted its best attended beach clean yet, with around 40 participants scouring the beach of plastics and rubbish.

Green Party Candidate Eva Holmberg said: “Hundreds of people have seen and been involved in activities across the week.

"Mayor Cllr Maralyn May and Cllr Christine Wiltshire, who are from the Labour Party, came out and offered their support to events including one of Littlehampton’s biggest beach cleans ever. It shows what we can all achieve working together.”

The week saw the launch at the Arcade Bookshop of an ongoing green book club. The book shop will also be hosting the film People’s Emergency Briefing on June 30 as a direct result of enthusiasm for the week.

Plans are already afoot for an even bigger, better the Great Big Green Week next year.

For more information, see www.greatbiggreenweek.com