THE Green Scythe Fair at Thorney Lakes, in Muchelney, is set to raise thousands of pounds for environmentally friendly projects.

The event on Sunday, June 10, from 11am to 11pm will feature the 2018 South West Scything Championships.

There will be stalls with tools and green crafts, ethical and local food and drink, the Green Kidz area, two music stages, workshops and more.

Organisers are appealing for volunteers, who will receive free entry, a free drink for two hours' commitment and a free meal for four hours - e-mail your interest to volunteer@greenfair.org.uk.

Following last year's Green Scythe Fair, donations were made to:

  • Langport Town Council, for solar lights on Monet’s Bridge;
  • The Duchess of Cocklemoor, to replace her diesel engine with electric;
  • Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School, to start a wildlife club;
  • Purple Field Productions, to support educational film work in Africa;
  • Sustainable Chard’s Earth Hour event;
  • Stoke St Gregory Allotment Association, towards planting hedges and a community orchard;
  • Feed Avalon, to support its Feed Hack event;
  • and Central Somerset Outdoor Learning Partnership, to run a forest school for children and their families who have little experience of the natural world.

Francis Blake, chairman of the Green Scythe Fair Committee, said: "It is very exciting that all the hard work of so many volunteers in putting on a brilliant fair last year now enables us to give grants totalling £3,000 to these fantastic local initiatives.

"As well as providing this financial support, it’s another way of spreading the increasingly important message of sustainability into the communities around us."