This was the Extinction Rebellion march on Saturday. They met up at the Co-op, and marched through town to the Festival site, and then back again. Gandalf was there, and the pink canoe, and people in fancy dress including a lawyer (with a placard saying 'Climate Justice').
The night before the march, someone climbed up the scaffolding around Hay Castle to hang these banners:
Here they are, with the Fair on the Square in full swing below. There was some really good live music over the weekend, with stalls and food and the Wildlife Trust doing crafts in the Cheese Market.
On Wednesday afternoon at 5.30pm, there will be a talk at the Festival, at the Wales stage, called "Extinction Rebellion - is it Time?"
For the talk, Extinction Rebellion will be staging an event outside the tent, where award-winning artist Gavin Turk and international environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin will be talking to environmental entrepreneur Ed Gillespie.
Meanwhile Ellie Chowns, the Green councillor who spoke at the Hereford Extinction Rebellion event, is now Green MEP for the West Midlands!
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