Stratford Climate Action

Don't forget that we have a *weekly* #Community #Kitchen event every Friday evening from 5-7pm at the Ken Kennett Centre on Justins Avenue. Chefs prepare fresh food that would otherwise be wasted, and you pay what you feel the meal is worth. Bring a doggy bag too take extras home!

The "Heating is Going Electric" event is tonight! Come along to find out more about modern, clean home electrification options! 6.30 - 8.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall in Payton Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Updated What's On in November flyer. #RepairCafe, #GBGW 2027 planning, our regular monthly meeting, #CarbonLiteracy training in Kenilworth (sorry, fully booked), an eco-craft-along and the weekly #community kitchen pay-as-you-feel meal in the Ken Kennett Centre.

Petition to save swift nests before building work blocks or obstructs them you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

A packed church enjoyed Janie Dee’s “Beautiful World” concert last night, inspiring local action to protect nature and combat climate change. Many thanks to Janie and her team for their hard work and to Heart of England Forest, Net Zero Stratford, SWAN and River Hope for their contributions!

Community groups, charities and not-for-profits can apply for £500-£1,500 through the #HealthyAndSustainableFoodForAll Small Grant 2026. ⏰ Deadline: 12pm, 21 October Find out more and apply 👇 https://orlo.uk/EcNND

On today! Come to the Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street this morning to learn how to make attractive patching and embroidery to save old clothes from an early grave!

Limited places (both due to space and wanting to have a good experience), so get your tickets ASAP to this.

We've got a little teaser for what's coming up this weekend at Holy Trinity church on Sunday 18th October at 7pm: The "Beautiful World Concert" hosted by Janie Dee with some of her world famous friends. A few tickets remaining if you haven't already got yours.

If you're a media/communications person with digital marketing skills and are looking for a #job around the #Oxfordshire area with a positive environmental slant, Westmill Energy Coop might be up your street. westmillenergy.coop/westmill-job...

Coming up on Friday 23rd October 2026 there is a FREE "Heating is Going Electric" event to help people understand how our homes can change over the coming years. 6.30-8.30pm at the Baptist Church Hall in Payton Street, CV37 6UA. No booking required - just turn up and chat!

Reminder that this evening we've got our monthly meeting in the NetZero Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street starting at 7.30pm. Join us to talk about climate activities in and around #StratfordUponAvon. All welcome!

There are still a few tickets left for the Beautiful World Concert at Holy Trinity on 18th October at 7pm. Tickets are £30, with a discount to £25 for 12-20 yr olds and under 12s go free. Tickets available here: tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/Mzc0OS02O...

Want to know how "Pick-n-Fix" works? It's very easy - decide what you need, check out website listing, pop into the Climate Hub and take what you need! Simples!

Looking for a couple of screws, or a picture hook or some zinc roofing nails? Don't waste money on large packets in the DIY store when we have a stash you can look through for FREE in our Pix-n-Fix section of the Climate Hub! netzerostratford.org.uk/pick-and-fix/

Limited places (both due to space and wanting to have a good experience), so get your tickets ASAP to this.

In a few minutes I'm going to be watching the @nebriefing.bsky.social live YouTube stream discussing the #ElNino impacts we can expect this year. Over 10,000 people signed up to watch it. www.youtube.com/live/IdwsrLj...

The next monthly SCA meeting will be on Wednesday 14th October, 7:30 pm, at the Net Zero climate hub (30 Meer Street, CV37 6QB).

The "Scary Visible Mending" eco-craft-along workshop now has its own poster. Learn spooky stitching & fearsome felting to make old clothes look terrifyingly good! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scary-visi...

Our "Eco Craft Along" this month is themed (for Halloween!) "Scary Visible Mending". Emily explains techniques for attractive patching and #mending of #clothes... hopefully not too scary! Tickets £10 per person, with discounts available for those in need. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scary-visi...

I've just completed the @warwickshirecc.bsky.social consultation on the county's budgeting for the years to come. Worth putting your opinions forward, and handily they also ask for ideas from the public for savings/income generation. ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/bi/budget-20...

1 MONTH TO GO! 🌎 On November 9th, Carbon Literacy Action Day returns, coinciding with COP31. While leaders talk, we act. Build the knowledge and confidence to take climate action yourself. Get trained for CLAD 2026: bit.ly/4hvbjgf 🔗 #CLAD #COP31

It is a #RepairCafe day today! 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church hall in Old Town (opposite Holy Trinity). Bring your old stuff to see if our volunteers can give it a second lease of life! Also it is Books & Magazines month for the Give-n-Take stall.

Want to pick up some new #skills? Then book onto one of our Eco Craft Along workshops in the run up to Christmas: Scary Visible Mending www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scary-visi... Winter Warmup Knitting www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-war... Making Oven Mitts www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/serving-ma...

Our October "What's On?" is out! As well as the regular #RepairCafe (tomorrow!), community kitchen meals, green book talk, eco craft along and monthly meeting, we've also got the "Its a Beautiful World" concert at Holy Trinity and Home Heating Going Electric at the Baptist church hall.

There are still a few tickets left for the Beautiful World Concert at Holy Trinity on 18th October at 7pm. Tickets are £30, with a discount to £25 for 12-20 yr olds and under 12s go free. Tickets available here: tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/Mzc0OS02O...

You can still buy tickets for Janie Dee and friends "Beautiful World" performance at Holy Trinity on 18th October: tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/Mzc0OS02O...

And more news coverage of the river cleaning, “It's a Beautiful World” performance and water testing in Warwickshire.

A Stratford Observer piece on the recent river clean up by local rowers and folk involved with the “It's a Beautiful World” performance at Holy Trinity church. The performance was organised by Janie Dee with many of her famous colleagues taking part! stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/stratfo...

A reminder that tomorrow morning from 10.30am we're holding a "pattern party" in the Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street where you can learn how to make use of patterns to help make your own clothes. Just pop in then and join in!

Tickets are now on sale for the next three NetZero Stratford "Eco-Craft-Along" workshops: 19th Oct: Scary Visible Mending 28th Nov: Winter Warmup Knitting 19th Dec: Served! Making Oven Mitts www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/net-zero-s...

♻️ Today marks the start of #RecycleWeek2026 Stratford-on-Avon District Council is joining organisations across the UK in supporting Recycle Week 2026, celebrating the positive impact that recycling has on our communities and environment Download our app to find out what can go in your recycling bin

Fancy learning how to use a pattern to make you own clothes? Then join Emily at her "Pattern Party" in our Climate Hub 10.30-11.30am on Saturday 26th September. #clothes #sewing #fashion www.tickettailor.com/events/netze...

You may have noticed the "Knickers In A Twist" window display in Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street about fashion waste. As part of that campaign the Eco-craft-along session up to Christmas also focus on extending clothing lifespan and reusing waste fabric. Booking coming soon for these events!

We've got a new window display: "Knickers In A Twist"! This is pointing out the large scale waste and environmental damage that comes from fast fashion. Pop into the Climate Hub to find out more.

There is a "Beautiful World Concert" taking place on 18th October 2026 from 7pm, with some really famous names and the Holy Trinity Choir reflecting on the world we live in with music and song. You can book tickets for the concert here: tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/Mzc0OS02O...

The South Warwickshire Local Plan Regulation 19 consultation closes on 8 September 2026. This is the final chance to comment before the Plan is submitted for independent examination. Have your say: https://orlo.uk/h3SCF

On Wednesday evening, we have our annual AGM, at 7:30 pm, at the Net Zero Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street. All our welcome to come along, find out what's happening and join in!

It's #RepairCafe today - 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church Hall in Old Town. And don't forget the "Give and Take" stall we have each month. This month Emma and her team are focusing on letting you swap clothes and accessories!

Sunday 6th September sees another screening of the film "Power Station" as part of the Big Picture Film Festival 2026. So if you missed it during Great Big Green Week, or want to watch it again, here's your chance! www.liveandlocal.org.uk/event/?id=10...

We've had a #swift nesting box mounted on Stratford Primary School (Head Mrs Humphriss). Swift box installed successfully by Colin and Tony of Stratford Town Council. If you'd like a similar nest box for your home or workplace drop into the Climate Hub to see what's for sale.

There is to be a concert on 18th October to publicise the work of Net Zero Stratford, SWAN and the Heart of England Forest. Tickets are £30, concessions for young people £20, children under 12 are free.

If you care about climate change, please study this chart. It’s a breakdown of where the pollution actually comes from. And it’s our marching orders — cut these emissions to zero as quickly as possible.

In this week's edition... 🌡️ Global ocean temperatures hit record-breaking levels. 🌊 A glacier collapsed in Nepal and Tibet, causing deadly flooding. 📊 Only two out of the top 100 trees in London would be “highly suited” to future climate conditions. Read more here ➡️ buff.ly/BdEUTBR

The heat keeps setting records & the hard news keeps coming ... but hopeful climate stories are hiding in ordinary places: a kitchen, an elementary classroom, and a retired coal plant. Read on!

The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric - As well as being quieter, cheaper and cleaner, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Don't forget the #community #kitchen this evening! 5-7pm at the Ken Kennett Centre on Justins Avenue. A delicious pay-as-you-feel veggie meal cooked by local chefs and made from supermarket food waste.

At the Climate Hub we run monthly "Eco Craft Along" sessions where you can spend an hour picking up a new #crafting skill. Each month is different: we've had sewing machine introduction, rag rugging, making macrame flower pot holders and basic clothing alterations. Fun-n-free!

We're rapidly approaching September, so what's on next month? Lots! As well as regular #RepairCafe, Eco-Craft-Along, Green Book Talk, monthly open meeting and Community Kitchen, we've the film Power Station, carbon literacy training, and a Stratford Food Festival special in the Climate Hub.

Everything you need to know about Stratford’s upcoming film festival #Warwickshire #StratfordUponAvon

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