A Christmas Season with less waste!
Green Tangerine collaborated with local community groups to help residents of Inverclyde enjoy a greener and more sustainable Christmas 2025.
We had lots of events, workshops, ideas and tips for having a Christmas with less waste and lots of festive cheer! See below for details.
A huge thanks to the Inverclyde Community Fund for their support for this campaign.
2025 Events List
These events ran in 2025 during the More Cheer, Less Waste Campaign.
| Date | Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 3rd November | 5.30-8 | The Shed | The Shed Craft Group - everyone welcome, just come along. Choose to make Advent calendars, Christmas crackers, decorations or wreaths. |
| Saturday 8th November | 10-2 | Gourock Farmer’s Market | Shared stall by Green Tangerine and Olive Tree. GT will be selling calendars, jewellery and notebooks. Olive Tree will be selling fair-trade products from Palestine. |
| Monday 10th November | 5.30-8 | The Shed | The Shed Craft Group - everyone welcome, just come along. Choose to make Advent calendars, Christmas crackers, decorations or wreaths. |
| Thursday 13th November | 6-9 | Parklea | Tenement Kitchen Demonstration - includes eating some gingerbread! The history of gingerbread in Scotland and the festive records for how it was eaten. |
| Monday 17th November | 5.30-8 | The Shed | The Shed Craft Group - everyone welcome, just come along. Choose to make Advent calendars, Christmas crackers, decorations or wreaths. |
| Thursday 20th November | 3-5 | RIG Arts | Workshop - Origami Christmas Tree Decorations. Free but booking required. |
| *SOLD OUT* Thursday 20th November | 4pm | *SOLD OUT* Parklea | *SOLD OUT* Workshop - Willow Weaving |
| From Friday 21st November | Finlaystone | Green Tangerine partnering with Finlaystone. Real trees are more sustainable. They take typically 10 to 12 years to grow to 6 feet and provide a habitat for wildlife and capture carbon from the atmosphere. | |
| Saturday 22nd November | 11-3 | Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club | Christmas Craft Fair at RWSABC, Esplanade, Greenock. Free entry and complimentary glass of mulled wine. Tea, Coffee and Mince Pies with donation. 50% proceeds to The Anchor. |
| Monday 24th November | 5.30-8 | The Shed | The Shed Craft Group - everyone welcome, just come along. Choose to make Advent calendars, Christmas crackers, decorations or wreaths. |
| Tuesday 25th November | 7pm | The Picture Hoose, Gourock | Movie and Cocktail Night with Green Tangerine and The Picture Hoose. Lost for Words is a scientific film with an artistic heart which celebrates our relationship with nature through an odyssey around the UK with people of all ages and from all walks of life. Followed by a Christmas Cocktail Demonstration by Clyde from The Picture Hoose. Tickets £10 purchased in advance. |
| Wednesday 26th November | 4-6 | RIG Arts | Workshop - Make your own gift bags. Free but booking required. |
| *SOLD OUT* Wednesday 3rd December | 1-3 | *SOLD OUT* Parklea/ Inverclyde Community Food Network | *SOLD OUT* Workshop - Making chutney for Christmas to prevent waste and to use up the glut of green tomatoes. |
| Thursday 4th December | 4-8 | Parklea | Christmas Fairs with a variety of stands - everyone welcome! |
| Friday 5th December | 10-2 | Parklea | Christmas Fairs with a variety of stands - everyone welcome! |
| Saturday 6th December | 10-2 | Parklea | Christmas Fairs with a variety of stands - everyone welcome! |
| *SOLD OUT* Tuesday 9th December | 11-1 | *SOLD OUT* South West Library | *SOLD OUT* Workshop - Making Sustainable Decorations (16 years and over) by RIG Arts/Drying Green and Inverclyde Libraries. Free but booking required. |
| Saturday 27th December | 10.30-12 | Gourock and Tower Hill | Festive Litter Picks: Gourock town centre and Tower Hill, all welcome! Christmas jumpers, festive fancy dress and elf ears welcome - sweeties for all pickers. |
| Monday 12th January | 5.30-8 | The Shed | The Shed Craft Group - Produce a creative journal with your cards and wrapping paper. Everyone welcome, just come along. |
Hints and Tips
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Nature's Symphony
Making cards from old cards/wrapping paper/craft supplies can be fun - involve the kids for some family fun!
If you donate online, many charities let you pick an e-card design to send for Christmas.
Recycled, plantable or eco friendly cards are a great option. For example, Eco Living and 1Tree cards are recycled, come with seeds to plant and they plant a tree for every card sold.
https://www.ecoliving.co.uk/recycled-christmas-cards-zero-waste-fsc-recycled-100.html
https://1treecards.com
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