Soil Rave!

Soil Rave*!
Tuesday 25th August | 10.30am

FREE EVENT

Get ready to meet the tiniest, hardest-working residents of Cornwall. Soil Rave is a free, drop-in session that brings the soil food web to life – up close, hands-on, and a lot more fun than “soil science” usually sounds.

Led by soil ecologist Ian Boyd-Livingston of Soil Rave, this session invites you to dig in and discover the microscopic world working away beneath our feet. The fungi, the worms, the bugs, the whole underground crew that turns compost into the food that’ll be growing in our new park planters.

Come for ten minutes or stay for the whole thing; either way, you’ll never look at a handful of mud the same way again. Want to take a look at the soil in your own garden? Bring some along for us to look at under the microscope!

*In conservation, a RAVE is a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition. It’s a journey to an ecosystem, to observe and wonder about the life there, then to reflect and decide whether action is needed. It’s a thoughtful dance with nature, and we only need to travel through the lens of a microscope to get there.

This event is created in partnership with Helston Climate Action Group and the Incredible Edible volunteers at Coronation Park. It has been generously supported by the Helston Town Council Community Green Grant and is part of a series of events preparing our new park planters.

Support free events at Coronation Park

This year, over 60% of our events at Coronation Park are completely free. We do this because we believe that everyone in Helston and on The Lizard deserves access to brilliant events — regardless of what’s in their pocket. The South Kerrier Alliance CIC is a not-for-profit organisation and we don’t receive any regular public funding. Every free event we put on is only possible because of the support of people like you. If days like this matter to you and your community, please consider making a donation here.

Event-Specific Information

• Suitable for all ages (including grown-ups!)
• This is a free event. No booking required – just turn up!

What do I need to know?

• This open-air event takes place in Events Square, directly outside Lakeside Cafe at Coronation Park, Helston, TR13 0RA.
• Lakeside Cafe will be open serving hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and a range of family-friendly meals.
• Outdoor events will only be cancelled in extreme weather conditions, so please dress for the Cornish weather and bring a coat. Please don’t bring umbrellas as they block the view for other audience members.
• There is a small pay and display car park at Coronation Park — all proceeds support the running of the park. There is a larger pay and display car park at Castle Green and at the nearby Fairground car park.
• There is level access to Coronation Park and Events Square. If you have any additional access needs that you’d like to discuss with us, please email Guy at guy@lovehelston.co.uk.
• There are accessible toilets at the rear of Lakeside Cafe.
• Events may be filmed or photographed and the material may be used by the South Kerrier Alliance CIC and its partner companies/organisations for evaluation, promotion or other projects. Please make sure everyone in your party is aware of this.