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Public asked to help design the Wimborne Cup

The Wimborne Minster Folk Festival is a great event that draws huge crowds to the town to enjoy the dancing and bands. But it also produces a lot of plastic waste. To tackle this plastic waste, local environmental community groups, Planet Wimborne and Wimborne War on Waste, have teamed up with the Folk Festival organisers, Town Council, Wimborne BID and the majority of pubs in the town to launch the reusable Wimborne Cup at this year’s Festival. The Wimborne Cup can then be used for any other event in the town.

Sarah Wise from Wimborne War on Waste said, “We live in a beautiful town that is known for its environmental credentials including achieving ‘Plastic Free Community’ status in 2018. The introduction of the Wimborne Cup is a great way for the town to cut down plastic waste.”

Now the public have the chance to help design the artwork for the cup so that it reflects the town’s historic achievements and landmarks. Local artist, Becky Dodd of Doddy Design, has been commissioned to produce the design for the cup.

Becky said, “I’m so excited to be producing the artwork for the Wimborne Cup and really want to know what the public want to see on the cup. You just need to go to my Doddy Design website (doddydesign.com/wimborne-cup-questionnaire) to leave your ideas by Friday 31st January”. Becky will then produce three iconic designs and the public will then have the opportunity to vote on their favourite.
At the Folk Festival pubs will offer the reusable Wimborne Cup for a £1. The Cup can then be used at all the other participating pubs and so cut down on plastic waste. In addition, people visiting the town will be encouraged to bring their own reusable festival cup and, providing it is marked for a pint measure, the pubs will be happy to use them. This scheme is based on other successful UK street festivals.
Katherine Valenti, Landlady of The Green Man and chair of Wimborne Pubwatch, a group of publicans who come together to share information, said “We are 100% behind this scheme and see it as a great way for the pubs of Wimborne to help cut plastic waste.”

Photo caption from L to R: Sarah Wise (Wimborne War on Waste), Linda Bunting (Planet Wimborne), Becky Dodds (Doddy Design) and Katherine Valenti (Landlady of the Green Man and chair of Wimborne Pubwatch) (Photo credit: Planet Wimborne)