A SCOTTISH charity is setting up for its biggest ever festival to protect Scotland’s marine environment and tackle climate change.
One of the UK’s leading conservation and education charities, the Scottish Seabird Centre has revealed that its new programme of thought-provoking events, including, ethical dining, wine tasting, boat trips and a “Lil Sustainable Fashion Revolution”, as part of its largest-ever marine festival from 4 – 12 June 2022.
Based in North Berwick, the Scottish Seabird Centre’s Marine Fest 2022 is looking to follow on from the success of its inaugural event last year.
Launching the new festival programme, the charity’s Chief Executive, Susan Davies said: “Marine Fest is a fantastic legacy of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters. We’re absolutely delighted that we can now host a bigger programme of events in 2022. As restrictions ease, we have ensured this year’s programme is packed full of events and exhibitions to help us tell the stories of Scotland’s amazing marine environment.
“Behind all that we do is a very serious message about the need to act now to address the impacts of climate change and loss of nature. We aim to spark ideas about what people can individually do to help nature.”
Jackie Shuttleworth, Events Coordinator for the Scottish Seabird Centre added: “It has been fantastic to support the team in creating this amazing Marine Fest programme for 2022. We have put together a packed programme of truly thought provoking exhibitions, events, talks, walks and workshops including live science shows, rockpool rambles, bird identification walks, beach cleans and bio blitzes, to puppet shows, storytelling walks, felting, sketching, and music. There really is something for everyone.
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“We can’t wait to welcome visitors to our five-star visitor attraction to experience the highly acclaimed fascinating, fun and interactive sessions that our team thrives on delivering.”
Through exclusive snorkelling taster sessions, the festival will also provide an opportunity for people to explore the new snorkel trail, launched in April 2022, exploring East Lothian’s coastline.
Created by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Scottish Seabird Centre, the self-led trail features five sites on the region’s coast that can be explored by beginner and more advanced snorkellers. Snorkel Wild will be running taster sessions throughout the festival.
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