A council-facilitated, community-led climate change local engagement event marking five years since SDC declared a climate emergency, it will showcase progress and plans, as well as best practice in the District, and looks forward to further action involving everyone.
Main aims of the event:
- To promote community engagement with action for climate and nature across the district, including schools
- To provide a springboard for more action
- To showcase local best practice
Day Schedule (all stalls and plenaries are located in the Council Chamber and are open to all):
10am-10.15am: Refreshments, stalls, networking.
10.15am-10.35am: Introduction & Welcome speech by Cllr Susan Juned (Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Climate Change) and Eleanor Warren (Climate Change Officer): Our five years of the Climate Emergency Plan: what has been achieved, and what still needs to be done.
10.35am-10.40am: The Climate Emergency: Five Years On, or Five Years of Climate Emergency? By Stephen Norrie (SCA/Net Zero)
10.40am -10.55am: Royal Shakespeare Company, Perspectives on Responding to the Climate Emergency, by David Tanqueray, Production Manager, and Elizabeth Freestone, Associate Director.
10.55am-11am: Break
11am - 11.55am: Parallel Sessions (these will be happening in break out rooms and need to be booked in ahead of time)
- Business and Sustainability: How can we enable businesses become more sustainable? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Food Action Strategy: How do we enable accessibility to local fresh produce? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Energy: How to reduce carbon emissions of the district related to heating our houses and community buildings? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
11.55am-12.10pm: Break
12.10pm-1.05pm: Parallel Sessions
- Harnessing Community Action: How can we engage our communities in reducing the impact of the climate emergency? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Adaptation: How do we adapt to climate change? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Transport: How do we get people excited about active travel and sustainable transport? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
1:05-2:05pm: Break
2.05-3.00pm: Parallel Sessions
- Biodiversity and River Health: How do we increase biodiversity in our district? Looking at both biodiversity and water quality? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Litter and Waste: How do can we reduce waste in the district? (Please book your place to this session using the Eventbrite Link here)
- Schools: How are local schools tackling the climate emergency? (contact Cllr Hatch on olivia.hatch@stratford-dc..gov.uk )
3.15pm-4.15pm: Plenary chaired by Julie Lewis, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Sarah Stear, Warwickshire County Council.
4.15pm-4.30pm: Closing remarks by Cllr Susan Juned.
4.30pm-5.00pm: Networking.
5.00pm: Close