Green Gathering
Schedule
Sat May 16 2026 at 04:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
St Clement's Church, Chorlton-cum-Hardy | Manchester, EN
A celebration of climate justice and action in the Chorlton community. Expect stalls from local activists to engage, debate and support, Sublime music from local musicians to sooth your climate anxiety and speakers (brief) to inspire, motivate and renew your commitment to climate justice and community action.
Meet, connect and support;
Chorlton Craftivists - Creative eco collectibles
(build your own bomb shelter, lifeboat, bow and arrows or escape hatch.
(Important we all get behind this one)
Save Ryebank Fields. Protect our/your precious wild green forest. Down with developers. Give building a rest in Chorlton.
Mums for Lungs - Air poisoning kills. It must be stopped, like, now. Join the campaign for clean air, before it's too late.
Save Chorlton Centre.
Who wants a load of sky stealing flats in the middle of Chorlton? Should our local councillors be supporting this project? Must we wreck our village?
Have your say, push back and resist. Protect our environment from develpment/profiteers.
Rally round Friends of Chorlton Park, Sponge Meadow and River Guardians campaign. Find out about this exciting work and action
Walk Ride Chorlton - Petrol £2 a litre. Get on your bike. Make
Cholton Walk & Cycle Again.
South Manchester Swifts - Campaigning to save our Swifts,
please.
Parents for Future; Securing a safer fairer world for children
Extinction Rebellion. The gateway protest group. The art of
community action. Alive and kicking.
Teacher Chill Out Room - On site, secure, recovery space for
exhausted local teachers to lie down in
Mingle with the finest employer in Chorlton - Unicorn Grocery ;- (find out how they do it, then apply for a job)
Stitched Up. Mend and re love your togs.
Serious stuff
Prepare yourself for the National Emergency Briefing. A film to be shown in Chorlton following our gig.
The climate and nature crisis threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply - but solutions exist. Be aware, stay informed and alive.
The National Emergency Briefing was commissioned to present the latest evidence, and build an irresistible call for the Government to stage a televised emergency briefing, the essential first step towards the WW2-scale response climate action demands. Fact.
GM Citizens Assembly and Cooperation Mcr - Putting local people in charge of our communities. Modernise politics, put us in charge of our lives though local democracy. Have your say.
This will be a refreshing, challenging community gathering. Try an authentic alternative, for these important times.
Music and Ents;
DJs Sonny Royle and Lily Cooper - Confirmed.
Making her GG debut, welcome singer songwriter May Murphy.
looking for local choirs to join us. Please DM if interested.
Exciting band news soon.
Put the climate and the planet first, or at least meet those in the village who care about it. You will like them. They are great.
Mentions and thanks
Bar - Chorlton Velo.
Carringtons - Wine
Lighting - Mangledwire.
PA - 6th Sound
Church - Rev Ken Flood
Note - lineup subject to change etc.
Where is it happening?
St Clement's Church, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival, Edge Lane, Manchester, M21 9AE, United Kingdom
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