Open Farm Sunday and screening of People’s Emergency Briefing film among Big Green Week events in Harborough
An Open Farm Sunday event in Market Harborough and a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film are among the activities taking place across the town as part of Great Big Green Week.
The Farms Return to Harborough is being held in Market Square on Sunday June 7 between 10am and 3pm.
The free event is designed to promote farming and will be opened by Miriam Stoate, who alongside her husband Chris will be talking about agroforestry, also known as forest farming, which is practiced on their farm.
Charlotte the highland cow, who was the star of last month’s Cow Pat Bingo event, held at Market Harborough Church of England Academy, is due to be in attendance, alongside some sheep and lambs.
There will also be talks related to the evolution of farming, led by Mark Baverstock, as well as appearances from beekeepers, a display of tractors and stalls selling items including locally produced jams and pickles.
Other events taking place across the Harborough district as part of Great Big Green Week include Profit from Sustainability, an event aimed at businesses being held at Harborough District Council’s offices at the Symington Building.
This takes place on Tuesday June 9 between 9am and 1pm and features expert speakers covering topics including reducing costs and improving efficiency in a sustainable way, as well as networking opportunities.
There are also two ‘Netwalking events’ taking place, providing opportunities for business networking in rural settings across the district.
The first is at Bittesby Country Park in Lutterworth on Wednesday June 10 between 9.30am and 11.30am, with a second at Hursley Park Housing Estate in Great Bowden on Friday June 12 from 9.30am to 11am.
Places for the Profit from Sustainability and Netwalking events are free but must be pre-booked through the Invest in Harborough platform.
As part of The Great Big Green Week there is also a showing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film, which is being hosted by Sustainable Harborough Community and Harborough Climate Action.
It is taking place on Wednesday June 10 at the Octagonal Hall at the Our Lady of Victories Church between 7.15pm and 9pm.
Screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing film are currently taking place across the country and the film is described as ‘presenting a clear, measured overview of how the climate and nature crisis is affecting everyday life in Britain.’
It was conceived and developed by Ben Carey and Henrik Delehag from climate comms lab Utopia Bureau, and is based on the National Emergency Briefing, which was given to politicians in Westminster in November 2025.
It features scientific content from the Westminster event and details why this is relevant to factors such as extreme weather, food security, health and cost of living.
This is combined with reactions from members of the public and some more familiar faces and is designed to help the audience process the information on a more human level.