Our Festival is now all ready to go!
Our website is a great place to discover what is happening. Also, there are links to find out about the more than 30 specific events along with links to register where relevant:
https://www.plasticfreeeastbourne.co.uk/springwaterfestival
The Spring Water Festival will celebrate our water, including our sea, beach and our network of Refill stations, located along the 19km of seafront and coastline where Eastbourne lies, beginning to be known as “Spring Water Way”. By providing free mains “spring water” we can raise awareness for everyone to refill reusable water bottles and reduce the amount of single use plastic, to help protect our environment. Our Downlands are a precious resource, as the rain percolates down into a vast chalk aquifer that provides the town with about 75% of its fresh drinking water. This Festival is an important opportunity to celebrate this initiative and to encourage further expansion. We welcome everyone to download this free App and to use it ~
Activities & Events
A wide range of exciting events is being planned, for all ages and interests – from walks visiting the refill stations along Spring Water Way, Plastic Free Eastbourne’s third annual ‘Big Beach Clean’ event, pilgrimages, art exhibitions and Studio on the Beach events, citizen science studies and health and well-being events. Also Yoga on the Beach, Towner dedicated film showings,
Saturday 13th May
Eastbourne Spring Water Festival Eco-Stalls Fair is taking place on Saturday 13th May between 9am and 4pm. There will be almost 30 eco-aware stalls, ranging from stalls selling goods as well as food and drink; stalls campaigning and stalls entertaining and showing how to become more eco-friendly. The Fair will be sited on Western Lawns between the Big Wheel and Bistrot Pierre. This is surely going to be a popular event. Last year was a great success and this year we have well over double the number of stalls. At the Plastic Free Eastbourne stall, you will be able to find out about all of our Festival events as well as be able to register for those events that need this.
At 12 midday, we will hold our Festival Opening Ceremony: Eastbourne Sea Swimmers will make a short presentation and then our Mayor will declare the Festival open.
Note: Eastbourne Spring Water Festival is being run by Plastic Free Eastbourne. This voluntary group is dedicated to ridding our town of single-use plastics. The theme for this year's Festival is "Take Care of our Precious Water".
Sunday 14th May
Our Big Beach Clean will be starting at 2pm on Sunday 14th May.
Everyone is welcome to this event, probably the most popular one in our Festival, especially if the weather is kind to us!
Volunteers who are already part of our “Adopt a Beach” project will start at their adopted beach.
Everyone is also welcome to start from two locations, where we will have hosting stalls:
either from the Wishtower/Lifeboat Museum beach BN21 4DR
or from the Beach Deck Café beach BN22 7AE
Here you will be able to buy a litter picker for £5 and be given a litter bag and protective gloves. We will also give you a safety briefing
Come and enjoy this great communal event!
Note: Eastbourne Spring Water Festival is being run by Plastic Free Eastbourne. This voluntary group is dedicated to ridding our town of single-use plastics. The theme for this year's Festival is "Take Care of our Precious Water".
Thursday 18th May
Another popular return to our Eastbourne Spring Water Festival will be 'Blue Planet @ Eastbourne’ ~ this is a Conference at the Lansdowne Hotel ~ King Edward's Parade BN21 4EE. It is being curated by Plastic Free Eastbourne and United Nations Association ~ Climate and Oceans.
The evening begins at 6,30 with registration and refreshments (charged), ready for a prompt 7pm start. We have 6 speakers:
“Blue Heart” ~ Eleanor Lanyon
Marine Conservation Zone ~ “Beachy Head East” ~ developments since last year ~ Sophia Pinheiro Vergara
WhiffAway ~ Julian Randall
Biomass Plastics ~ Aulden Dunipace
Is data collection important in challenging environmental plastic pollution? ~ Andy Dinsdale
UN Decade of Ocean Science (Coastal Connect) Gonzalo Alvarez
There will be a Q/A session
This is a free event. You can access tickets ~ limited to 80 ~ from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference-the-blue-planet-eastbourne-tickets-556443747227?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Note: Eastbourne Spring Water Festival is being run by Plastic Free Eastbourne. This voluntary group is dedicated to ridding our town of single-use plastics. The theme for this year's Festival is "Take Care of our Precious Water".
Friday 19th May
Returning once again, there will be a Rock and Blues concert at the Function Room of the Crown and Anchor ~ music by local group “Southern Spirit”. This will be a fund raising event to help finance the Eastbourne Spring Water Festival. This will start at 7pm on Friday 19th May. The group has a guest artist who will play at this event: Fran Wate is a saxophonist and keyboard player ~ she brings a new dimension to their music.
Our line up ~ Bassist: Mark Hurst; Drummer: Oliver Sterno; Vocalist and guitarist: Ian Stabler; Vocalist and Guitarist: Andrew Forrest; also Fran Wate: Saxophonist & Keyboard.
The evening starts with an acoustic set and then there is an electric second set.
Tickets cost £8 from the Crown and Anchor or from plasticfreeeastbourne@gmail.com, or via onlineticketseller.com/events/39292 + fee, Eastbourne Welcome Centre + fee.
Music includes from The Rolling Stones, Steve Earle, Small Faces, Jimi Hendrix, The Who.
Note: Eastbourne Spring Water Festival is being run by Plastic Free Eastbourne. This voluntary group is dedicated to ridding our town of single-use plastics. The theme for this year's Festival is "Take Care of our Precious Water".
Plastic Free Eastbourne promotes initiatives to improve the way we care for our planet.
Oliver Sterno, Founder and Community Leader for Plastic Free Eastbourne, says:
“We believe in taking action with urgency in order to raise public awareness about some of the most
pressing issues facing our environment. We are driven by a single goal: to do our part in making Eastbourne a better place for everyone. We want to influence all stages of this environmental crisis and we strive to build productive relationships and make a positive impact.”
For further information about Plastic Free Eastbourne, and details about the festival, visit:
https://www.plasticfreeeastbourne.co.uk
Plastic Free Eastbourne are delighted to be collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and local businesses from around the town, including:
United Nations Association, Beachy Head Story, Compass Community Arts, Eastbourne Borough Council, Eastbourne Friends of the Earth, Eastbourne Strandliners, East Sussex College Group, Eastbourne Eco Action Network, Eastbourne Climate Coalition, Marine Conservation Society, Refill and City to Seas, South East Water, Southern Water, Surfers Against Sewage, Eastbourne Chamber UnLtd, Friends of Eastbourne Seafront, Wightman and Parrish, and Visit Eastbourne, as well as many other businesses and groups.
Festival organisers:
We consist of a whole team of participants who are leading over 30 different activities and events.
