With Hay Regenerative Soil

Ecological Film and Public Assembly

Join us for a summer gathering devoted to soil, food, community and the ecological future of Hay-on-Wye.

After our Family Activities and Community, join us between 2pm-5pm for a FREE ecological film screening followed by a collaborative discussion towards a new food-and-soil plan for Hay-on-Wye.

This aims to bring together local residents, growers, composters, community groups, environmental organisations, land workers and anyone with an interest in the wellbeing of our town and its surrounding landscape. Together, we will begin exploring the future of Hay Regenerative Soils, and what a shared food-and-soil plan for Hay-on-Wye could look like. What ecological challenges are people encountering locally? What valuable work is already taking place? What projects need greater support, visibility or connection? Where could we share resources, knowledge and practical action and what might become possible if we worked more closely together? The discussion will inform our proposed application to the National Lottery Community Fund’s People and Places programme. This substantial funding opportunity requires clear evidence that plans have grown from the knowledge, needs and aspirations of the community. By taking part, you can help influence the direction of the proposal and ensure that local experience, existing projects and potential partnerships are represented from the beginning. We want to build a plan that does not operate in isolation, but supports a connected local ecology of organisations, practitioners and residents. While we cannot promise that every idea will form part of the eventual application, the assembly offers a genuine opportunity to place your priorities on the table, find potential collaborators and help shape the work and resources we seek funding to deliver. This is an opportunity to have your say, introduce your own work or ideas, connect with others and help determine what should be prioritised. We hope the gathering will help identify opportunities for collaboration and consider how a larger, coordinated funding proposal could strengthen ecological work across the area.

Bring your experience. Share your project. Have your say. Help shape a healthier future for food and soil in Hay-on-Wye.