Sidmouth residents are invited to an evening of 'Wordplay' and eco entertainment.

Hosted by Tracey and Simon West, local environmentalists and co-founders of Wordplay, the event will take place in the Leigh Brown Room, Unitarian Hall, at the top of All Saints Road on Saturday, July 20.

With a £4 entry fee, attendees will not only enjoy a selection of poems and prose, but they will also become champions of a great cause as all proceedings will be donated to Word Forest, a small Devon-based environmental charity.

Wordplay will feature poetry and attendees can share their own work too Wordplay will feature poetry and attendees can share their own work too (Image: Simon and Tracey West)

The mission of Word Forest is to reforest Kenya and combat the global climate emergency.

Wordplay's unique sustainable Saturday night out concept aims to go beyond a regular night out by holding a simultaneous, community-led climate change rallying call.

For the ticket price, guests will receive a free beverage and plant-based nibbles on sale, and if luck favours, a taste of Mr West's legendary Victoria sponge.

But more than that, their participation will mark attendees as eco-heroes.

Trees planted near the equator, such as in Kenya, can grow up to ten times faster than trees in other parts of the world.

Within a few years, they can absorb a quarter tonne of CO2, making tree planting a speedy and effective way of preventing extreme global weather events from worsening.

Word Forest, which was established in 2017, plants trees, builds schools, supports education, and hosts women's empowerment initiatives across rural Kenya.

The funds raised from Wordplay events exceed their venue hiring costs and consequently are used for planting predominantly food-bearing trees across Kenya, integrating the battle against climate change with efforts to reduce hunger and poverty.

A testament to their commitment, the Wests adopted a plant-based lifestyle in 2016.

Partnering their personal beliefs with public endeavour, they continue to organise Wordplay events.

To find out more about Word Forest's projects, visit their website or their social media channels.

Wordplay serves as a platform not just for shared oration and literature appreciation but is a vehicle for actionable change, bringing like-minded people together to enjoy poetry and prose and make a tangible impact in a global climate emergency.