{"id":12966,"date":"2012-11-13T17:23:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=12966"},"modified":"2012-11-13T17:23:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:23:01","slug":"cardiff-character-becca-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/11\/13\/cardiff-character-becca-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff character: Becca Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Director of Green City Events talks to alt.cardiff about launching the sustainability message in the city.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12967\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12967\" title=\"Becca Clarke\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12967\" title=\"Becca Clarke\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-Profile-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Becca Clarke is director of Green City Events in Cardiff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Being the director of a sustainable events company in the city demands astute knowledge of the field, as well as plenty of drive and unwavering passion. For Becca Clark, director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greencityevents.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green City Events <\/a>(GCE), that\u2019s just the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>Sat clutching a steaming broth of lemon, honey and cloves, the 30 year-old explains how this age-old remedy, as well as swallowing garlic gloves is a great way to ward off a cold. Dressed aptly in jade skinny jeans, bottle-green DM\u2019s and a blue and green floral cardigan, she explains how growing up, her family and in particular her mum were a big influence on her eco mind-set, \u201cMum loved creating eco crafts and her passion for sustainability definitely had an influence on me, I was a vegetarian from the age of 6 and started a group at school called the \u2018Green Team\u2019, we went around trying to raise awareness of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.savethewhales.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save the Whales<\/a><\/em> and things like that\u201d, she laughs.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving her hometown in East Sussex behind, Becca studied graphic design for a year in Plymouth and followed it with three years at Uwic University. Living in Cardiff cemented her love for the South West and Cardiff, where she remains today. \u201cIt&#8217;s a great city &#8211; big but small at the same time, and lots going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Uni I worked at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lush.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em>Lush<\/em> <\/a>designing training notes &#8211; their passion for sustainable ingredients really inspired me but I think it was travel that really motivated me to do something with my ideas.\u201d Along with her best friend, Becca travelled to India, South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia and spent some time volunteering whilst in India. \u201cWhat I learnt from my time away is that we don\u2019t need to have so much, in India they\u2019re just happy with their friends, family and the basics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This passion eventually lead to the creation of Green City Events, the Cardiff based organisation which aims to raise people\u2019s awareness of sustainable living in the city and works with other organisations and communities in Cardiff to promote this ethos. What started as a personal interest grew into something more tangible, and in 2011 a grant from Unlimited gave Becca the funding she needed to turn GCE into a brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of those things that just grew\u201d she enthuses, \u201cAfter travelling I made contacts at the festivals I used to go to and also within Cardiff. The council then asked me to collaborate with them on the first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneplanetliving.net\/who-is-using\/cardiff-one-planet-living-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Planet Living Festival<\/a> where I realised that sustainable living in the city was something people were really interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as working with organisations to promote and put on events Becca has started to run workshops at places like Chapter Arts Centre in Canton, teaching skills like craft recycling and sustainable living for city dwellers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see myself as the facilitator\u201d, she offers, \u201cBut people in Cardiff doing these things are the people who make Green City Events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GCE will be at the Festive Food Fair at Chapter Arts Centre in Canton on 16 December, running a range of recycled craft workshops.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12968\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 200px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-workshop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12968\" title=\"5_Culture_Cardiff Character_Becca workshop\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12968\" title=\"5_Culture_Cardiff Character_Becca workshop\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/11\/5_Culture_Cardiff-Character_Becca-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Becca holds workshops on recycled crafts and sustainable living<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director of Green City Events talks to alt.cardiff about launching the sustainability message in the city. 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