MORE than 1,000 people attended the environmental EA Sustain festival at the weekend.
Between 500 and 600 people attended last year’s first ever festival in Firstsite, meaning about double the amount attended this year’s event
Founder and creative director of EA Sustain Joanne Ooi said she was “beyond happy” with the festival which lasted two days.
Many prominent guests were in attendance including Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, Soil Association chief exec Helen Browning, and moderator Pam Cox, head of Essex University's sociology department and Labour’s Colchester candidate for the general election.
Day one of the event included a concert by Stevie Wishart, on hurdy gurdy, violin and voice, as well as a workshop on landscape recovery.
Day two saw talks on the future of food, sustainable fashions, sustainable museums, and on rewilding Dogger Bank.
Partners of the event included Firstsite, Manifesto for Essex, Essex Book Festival and the Blue Marine Foundation. Sponsors of the festival included Mauldons Brewery and DS Smith.
EA Sustain aims to increase environmental awareness and knowledge, as well as enhance the sustainability of East Anglia.
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