HUNDREDS of pledges have been made by residents to make changes to their daily lives to combat climate change.
Businesses, community groups, charities and residents came together in Ringwood to encourage long-term lifestyle behaviour changes.
The Furlong shopping centre hosted the Ringwood Eco-Fair on May 20 where organisers RACE (Ringwood Actions for Climate Emergency) gave away 50 dwarf fruit trees in return for hundreds of pledges.
These ranged from walking to school and eating more seasonal produce, to planting more flowers to attract bees.
Primary and secondary school children got involved with a variety of interactive and entertaining activities from building bug hotels to learning about beekeeping. Some of the children also had fun making their own leaf art and learnt about trees and their importance to wildlife.
The popularity of the event was aided by a dramatic spike in footfall on the day, with 16,036 visitors recorded around The Furlong – representing a yearly uplift of 36.1 per cent.
A Furlong spokesperson said: “The hundreds of Eco-Fair pledges from the community will help change behaviours and encourage more sustainable living for many years to come.”
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