Bristol City kick off Green Football Weekend.

Bristol City will kick off Green Football Weekend with Friday’s Sky Bet Championship match against Leeds United at Ashton Gate Stadium.

The Robins, EFL Green Club of the Year in 2023, will be joining more than 80 clubs from around the UK to invite fans, clubs, leagues, and partners to take action on climate.

The men’s game against Leeds United and the women’s fixture at Aston Villa the following day will be dedicated Green Football fixtures and will also form part of Project Whitebeam, a joint effort across the Bristol Sporting Group – Bristol City, Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers and Ashton Gate Stadium – to recognise, measure and mitigate the Group’s impact on the environment.

City’s Green Football Weekend activity will include:

• Free travel between Ashton Gate and Bristol Temple Meads railway station on the AG3 bus
• Ashton Gate Stadium illuminated green 
• A special edition of the free You Reds! magazine for junior supporters
• Eleven plant-based food concession options, including a plant-based pie and pasty of the day
• A warm clothing recycling point for St Mungo’s charity
• Wildflower seed giveaway 
• Half-price supporter bus travel to Aston Villa which has sold out
• Opportunity for City fans to score goals in the Green Football Cup and help the club climb the Green Football Cup league table by visiting greenfootballweekend.com
• The Ministry of Eco Education and rescue kestrel Sandy in the Fan Village to talk to fans about local biodiversity

Bristol City became the first club to earn Green Code Accreditation in the EFL Green Clubs Scheme, having already won EFL Green Club of the Year in 2023 and Football Supporters’ Association Climate Action Award. 

Head of Change and Sustainability at Ashton Gate Peter Smith said: "Green Football Weekend is the perfect opportunity for us to try new things and celebrate our award-winning sustainability initiative, Project Whitebeam. It’s a learning curve and a window into the future but most importantly a chance for us to discuss environmental sustainability with supporters.

"We need to get better at explaining the impact climate change will have on sport, why this project is crucial for the future and the numerous co-benefits we’re already seeing from it. As a fan I’ve watched City at Heybridge, Harrogate and Hartlepool and one of the great things we’ve come to realise is that Project Whitebeam doesn’t pose any problem for our club or matchday experience.

"We know we still have a significant impact and Green Football Weekend won’t change that but it does help us accelerate our efforts towards an even brighter future for our club.”