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Westgate Oxford Launches ‘WasteLess Wonderland’
A brand new, alternative Christmas experience designed and curated by HemingwayDesign will be launching at Westgate Oxford later this month – this year the centre will be home to ‘WasteLess Wonderland’ a contemporary reinterpretation of the classic Christmas market with a sustainable theme.
WasteLess Wonderland will showcase some incredible talent from the city and beyond as part of a Christmas market experience which will offer ‘good for-the-planet’ gifts from independent designer makers, festive food produce, and street food from local suppliers as well as workshops that reuse and repurpose leftovers from Christmases past.
Launching on Friday 24 November and running until 22 December, guests will be able to experience an eclectic, festival line-up of attractions, events and experiences including Christmas star-making workshops using only wood offcuts, kaleidoscope gift-making using recycled Christmas cards and Japanese zero-waste gift-wrapping courtesy of the Furoshiki Wrap Company.
Guests will have the chance to go for the personal touch and craft some homemade decorations such as wreath-making using natural resources, seasonal foliage and adornments that can be found in your garden.
There are expected to be more than 30 activities, attractions and traders including designer-makers selling slow fashion and reworked vintage across the month-long experience. There will be something for all the family including weekend workshops, interactive elements and entertainment – there will even be a toy swap shop gift exchange.
Three food brands from Oxfordshire will be part of the experience – the Wonky Food Company will be selling jars of great-tasting relishes that use imperfect and surplus fruit and veg that helps tackle food waste; Climatarian Kitchen will be serving street food dishes all made from surplus food; while Damascus Rose, a social enterprise supporting refugee women in Oxford, will be selling delicious Middle Eastern food.
WasteLess Wonderland will showcase some incredible talent from the city and beyond as part of a Christmas market experience which will offer ‘good for-the-planet’ gifts from independent designer makers, festive food produce, and street food from local suppliers as well as workshops that reuse and repurpose leftovers from Christmases past.
Launching on Friday 24 November and running until 22 December, guests will be able to experience an eclectic, festival line-up of attractions, events and experiences including Christmas star-making workshops using only wood offcuts, kaleidoscope gift-making using recycled Christmas cards and Japanese zero-waste gift-wrapping courtesy of the Furoshiki Wrap Company.
Guests will have the chance to go for the personal touch and craft some homemade decorations such as wreath-making using natural resources, seasonal foliage and adornments that can be found in your garden.
There are expected to be more than 30 activities, attractions and traders including designer-makers selling slow fashion and reworked vintage across the month-long experience. There will be something for all the family including weekend workshops, interactive elements and entertainment – there will even be a toy swap shop gift exchange.
Three food brands from Oxfordshire will be part of the experience – the Wonky Food Company will be selling jars of great-tasting relishes that use imperfect and surplus fruit and veg that helps tackle food waste; Climatarian Kitchen will be serving street food dishes all made from surplus food; while Damascus Rose, a social enterprise supporting refugee women in Oxford, will be selling delicious Middle Eastern food.
Fri 24 Nov to Friday 22 Dec 2023
Westgate Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1TR
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