What is Greenfest?
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Rivar Sand & Gravel 11 November 2026 2 min read
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What is Greenfest?

We had a wonderful time at Greenfest 2026 but what is Greenfest and why were we there?

When the Greenfest at Hampstead Norreys crew hung up their hats the Nature and Climate Network picked them up and got to work organising last years event which was a huge success. This years event was bigger and better and even the Great British weather didn’t put a dampener on things!

Greenfest is an event that brings local environmental groups and eco-friendly businesses together in one place to showcase their offerings to the local community, there were also 20 talks over the course of the day ranging from environmentally friendly energy, how to influence politicians all the way through to how to help local nature.

So as part of the plastic free community and Eco-Friends supporters we at Rivar Sand and Gravel hosted a stall to showcase our plastic free offerings!

Generally speaking compost and gardening materials come pre bagged in plastic adding to your carbon footprint, If you are trying to reduce the amount of plastic you bring into your home and garden think about coming to us for a whole range of loose materials.

We have created even more bays to cater to loose collections and deliveries, products now include -

  • Sharp Sand
  • Building Sand
  • Ballast
  • Scalpings
  • Bark Mulch
  • Screened Soil
  • Green Compost
  • 20mm Grey Limestone
  • Crushed Concrete
  • 10mm Moonstone Gravel
  • 10mm Local Gravel
  • 20mm Local Gravel
  • 20mm Old English Gravel
  • 20-10mm South Cerney Gravel
  • 20mm Kennet Gravel

What are the benefits?

No Wastage - Bring along a container, old compost bags or tubs and fill with only what you need.

Cost savings – Buying loose is cheaper by the kilo and as you are only buying what you need there are significant cost savings to be made.

Plastic Free – No single use plastic bags are needed so there are environmental benefits too!

So come along and have a chat with us about our plastic free collections and save yourself some money and the planet as the same time!

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