Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA
Cost:
£20 Non Member +VAT
Festive Sustainability Social: Craft, Connect & Celebrate
Join us for a festive evening of networking, creativity and sustainability, hosted in collaboration with Open Kitchen.
Get into the festive spirit while connecting over seasonal drinks and a relaxed, informal evening.
You’ll also have the chance to get creative in a hands-on sustainable craft workshop, making your own festive decorations using dried seasonal fruit and foraged woodland materials, including pinecones, conkers and winter foliage.
And it wouldn’t be Christmas without mulled wine! As part of the workshop, you’ll learn how to make your own using seasonal ingredients that have been rescued from going to waste.
Whether you’re looking to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces or simply enjoy a festive evening with a sustainable twist, this is a great opportunity to come together and celebrate the end of the year with the pro-manchester community.
Come along, get creative and celebrate the festive season with pro-manchester.
About The Speakers
Claire-Marie Boggiano
STRIDE Facilitator & Leadership Coach
Claire-Marie is a Chartered Engineer holding an MBA from Manchester Business School. Claire-Marie is a guest lecturer in Change Management and Entrepreneurship at Manchester Business School. She is the alumni lead for MBS Women Leading in Business group and regularly hosts the Institute of Directors Women’s Forum in the North West. Claire-Marie is a committee member of the IoD Manchester and has recently commenced working with EEF The Manufacturing Organisation to raise the profile of Women in Engineering. Claire-Marie is an expert in Change Management for many years and delivers the Day 3 workshop of the STRIDE programme – Oakridge’s 6 month leadership programme for female middle management development. Her workshop focuses on the managing business aspect. This is the final element of the programme and supports women attending to learn more about how they can impact their organisation, bring others with them and to become a role model for others. Claire-Marie is a member of the Manchester City Council International Women’s Day Steering Group. To any challenge Claire-Marie brings energy, focus and action. Her core skills include “breaking eggs”, “building gladiators” and “making connections”. Claire-Marie believes organisations and teams succeed by working with the imagination and talents of their people.