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Queensgate Shopping Centre Champions Sustainability
The exciting initiative aims to inspire shoppers of all ages to rethink waste and embrace sustainability through interactive workshops, educational installations, and hands-on eco fun. Running from Monday 26 May to Saturday 1 June, the campaign features a wide variety of engaging, family-friendly activities designed to spark imagination and raise awareness of environmental issues.
Workshop Highlights Include:
• Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder Making | Tuesday 27 May
Young participants will repurpose plastic bottles into bird feeders, supporting local wildlife and learning the importance of sustainability in everyday life.
PLUS, turn egg boxes into mini herb planters for an eco-friendly activity that supports pollinators, reduces carbon footprints and food waste, improves air quality and soil health, and encourages sustainable living.
• ‘Bag for Life’ Craft Workshop and Artist Q&A | Wednesday 28 May
Kids will decorate reusable mini shopping bags made from recycled materials and earn a ‘Queensgate Recycling Hero’ certificate, encouraging sustainable habits in a fun and creative way. Artist Q&A Session generate ideas for the art installation out of rubbish
• ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ Zone | Thursday 29 May
Guests can contribute their own waste-saving recipes to a community board, spin the ‘Wheel of Waste’ for eco tips, and take part in fun composting games such as ‘Guess the Compost Time’. A food donation station will also be available in support of local food banks.
Visitors are encouraged to bring along clean cans, plastic bottles, egg cartons, and cereal boxes to contribute to the ReCycle Point—a creative, interactive drop-off installation built from reused materials, where children can watch their donated items be transformed in real-time into fun, eco-friendly workshop creations, while seeing the growing environmental impact of their contributions.
Workshop Highlights Include:
• Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder Making | Tuesday 27 May
Young participants will repurpose plastic bottles into bird feeders, supporting local wildlife and learning the importance of sustainability in everyday life.
PLUS, turn egg boxes into mini herb planters for an eco-friendly activity that supports pollinators, reduces carbon footprints and food waste, improves air quality and soil health, and encourages sustainable living.
• ‘Bag for Life’ Craft Workshop and Artist Q&A | Wednesday 28 May
Kids will decorate reusable mini shopping bags made from recycled materials and earn a ‘Queensgate Recycling Hero’ certificate, encouraging sustainable habits in a fun and creative way. Artist Q&A Session generate ideas for the art installation out of rubbish
• ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ Zone | Thursday 29 May
Guests can contribute their own waste-saving recipes to a community board, spin the ‘Wheel of Waste’ for eco tips, and take part in fun composting games such as ‘Guess the Compost Time’. A food donation station will also be available in support of local food banks.
Visitors are encouraged to bring along clean cans, plastic bottles, egg cartons, and cereal boxes to contribute to the ReCycle Point—a creative, interactive drop-off installation built from reused materials, where children can watch their donated items be transformed in real-time into fun, eco-friendly workshop creations, while seeing the growing environmental impact of their contributions.
Mon 26 May to Sunday 1 June
Queensgate Centre, Long Causeway, Peterborough, Rutland PE1 1NT
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