Want to know more about our beautiful green campus, or take a bike tour around Ormskirk. The Festival is offering a series of tour events you can be part of. Take a sustainability tour and find out more!
Details of Tour activities, their times, meeting points and people involved in leading each Tour are provided under each Day Theme below.
Take a sustainability tour and find out more!
Monday 1st November
11.45am-1pm (11.45am starts for bicycle-hire and 12pm for bring your own bicycle and helmet)
Bike Tours
Meeting Point: Peloton bicycle stall in The Hub, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: Amee Yostrakul
Experience Edge Hill University in a way only a bicycle can offer! Join us on a guided bicycle ride around our beautiful green campus (approximately 60mins).
We’ll be taking you on a group-led bicycle ride across campus to explore the beautiful green spaces filled with a wide range of plants and wildlife. If you have your own bicycle, you can also join us with your own bicycle and helmet at 12pm at Peloton stall in the HUB.
Note; this activity is weather dependent. The organiser will decide whether to proceed on the day and may need to cancel this event due to bad weather. There is a maximum number of 6 cyclists for this event due to safety reasons.
12.15pm-1:00pm
Wellbeing Walks – Step away from your desk and get active during lunchtimes, make the most of the beautiful surroundings at Edge Hill.
Meeting Point: The Hub table tennis, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: Campus Sport
Tuesday 2nd November
12:15noon-1:00pm
Micro Litter Pick
Meeting Point: Hub Starbucks, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: Jenny Fairfield
Do you enjoy seeing the EHU ducks, hedgehogs & rabbits around? Join us on a micro tour (30-45 mins) of EHU Campus to help create safer habitats for wildlife to thrive. We’ll be providing prizes to who can get the most involved & be sure to get your friends involved too!
Wednesday 3rd November
12:00noon-1:00pm
Green Campus Tour 1 (wildlife, propagation/planting activity)
Meeting Point: The Hub Starbucks, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: Daniel Bocharnikov
Ever wondered about where our wonderful wildlife goes throughout the day? We’ll be taking you on a wildlife walk across campus to highlight all the hidden gems that you may not have come across.
Thursday 4th November
10:30am-12:00noon
12:00noon-2:30pm
Recycling Sorting Challenge
Meeting Point: Hale Hall Green Zone, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: Housekeeping Team (10:30am: Anita Wrest, Paula Knowles, 12noon: Sharon Boardman)
Recycling can be confusing, especially when you’re traveling to a new area! We’re here to help decide which is which & there’ll be a chance to win if you get in right.
Friday 5th November
12noon – 12:45pm
Green Campus Tour 2 (buildings, infrastructure and facilities)
Meeting Point: The Hub Starbucks, #SustainableEHU
Event Leader: David Oldham – Capital Projects
Our beautiful campus also has a brilliant carbon reduction infrastructure. Want to find out about how these wonderful features work & where they can be found? From solar panels, boreholes to heat transfer networks between buildings, there’s lots to find out!
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