Celebrating Creation with a day of Eco-Fest fun in Chirk
Eco-Fest is taking place on Saturday 10 June at St Mary's Church in Chirk, near Wrexham. It will include drumming...
Read moreEco-Fest 2023 - Saturday 10 June
Caru Creadigaeth / Connecting to Creation
Eco-Fest took place in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in Chirk on Saturday 10 June 2023!
Here’s a gallery of photos from the event.
Timetabled Events
11.30am
Gwasanaeth Eglwys Goedwig / Forest Church Service
12pm
Cyrraedd Carbon Net Sero/Reaching Carbon Net Zero
by Dr Julia Edwards
2pm
Cyrraedd Carbon Net Sero/Reaching Carbon Net Zero
by Dr Julia Edwards
2.30pm
Gwasanaeth Eglwys Goedwig / Forest Church Service
3pm
Cau gyda Fendith / Closing with a blessing
Among the activities taking place throughout the day are:
African Drumming – there’ll be workshops throughout the day.
Make your own prayer bunting – a workshop for everyone
Undertake the scavenger hunt – prizes available
Plant sale – proceeds to St Mary’s Church.
Toy and Book swap – ideal for children!
Face-painting – available throughout the day
Take a prayer walk around the extensive churchyard
Experience forest church in Chirk!
Chill out with our live music from Tacla
Watch the First-Responder Demos
Speak to companies about installing solar panels or a composting toilet in your church
Plus stands and information to help you sign up as an Eco-Church, find out the energy footprint of your church or get involved with work of Christian Aid..plus plenty more!
Finding St Mary’s Church in Chirk!
St Mary’s is located in the town centre at the southern end of Chirk, at the junction of Church Street/Stryt Yr Eglwys (B5070) and Trevor Road/Ffordd Trevor, opposite the Ceiriog Valley road (Castle Road/ Ffordd Y Gastell).
Parking is limited so please consider car sharing or public transport.
- Train to Chirk Station, Station Avenue (10 minutes walk)
- Buses: Wrexham/Oswestry buses (2/2A/2C) stop outside the church
There is on-street parking adjacent to the church on Trevor Road/Ffordd Trevor. Additional parking is available at:
- Mondelez (Cadbury’s), Station Avenue, LL14 5LT (23 spaces)
- Chirk Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, LL14 5NF (10 spaces)
- Chirk Library, Chapel Lane, LL14 5NF (6 spaces)
There is more visitor information on the church’s website.
You can find out about our event last year in Llanbedr in the film below.
Eco-Fest was a huge success with lots of people sampling the activities and asking for information to help make their church and their life-style more eco-friendly. You can see what happened at Eco-Fest in this film.