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Community Climate Action Newsletter - July 2019
Welcome to the Community Climate Action newsletter, with all the latest news, events and resources in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derby and Derbyshire. A special hello to new subscribers.
 
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Most of the items in this newsletter are contributed by readers. If you have anything you’d like us to include in the September e-newsletter please send it to caroline.harmon@mea.org.uk by Monday 30th September.

Nottingham Green Festival takes place this weekend

Local Events

West End Meeting: Hope, Castleton, Edale and Bradwell Village Group Climate Group, Initial Meeting
Thursday 12th September, 7:30pm-9pm
The Old Hall Hotel Tea Room
 
If you live in this area of Derbyshire, this is a new climate action group for you. Email the group’s co-ordinator for more information.
 
Transition Chesterfield and the Way Forward in a Climate Emergency
Thursday 12th September, 7pm-9pm
Saints Parish Centre, S41 7TD
 
Are you interested in working together on climate related matters? Please come along and share in the discussion about the future of Transition Chesterfield. This meeting, which will be professionally facilitated, will look at what Transition does, the key issues, and how we face the future with possible solutions/ways forward. There will be an opportunity to discuss ideas for being more effective in achieving aims to help Chesterfield become a low carbon, sustainable community.
 
https://bit.ly/2kdabFJ
 
Insect Homes Workshop
Saturday 14th September, 1:30pm-3pm
Dig In Community Allotment, Stapleford
 
Come and make winter refuges for helpful insects. Suitable for adults and children over toddler age supervised by a responsible adult. The workshop will take place outdoors and in the Dig In polytunnel, so dress suitably for the weather.
 
Limited places, booking essential. Reserve your place by emailing: bookings@diginstapleford.org.uk.

Greening Beeston at Bartons
Saturday 14th September, 10am-4pm
Bartons plc, BEeston
Organised by Greening Beeston and Beeston and District HODs group

Greening Beeston collects and shares ways of living lightly on the planet. Come and find out some of the ways our grandparents used to live, and how to avoid the throw-away society and single use plastic. Many of the things you will see will help you save money as well as benefiting the planet. Visit the stall to share ideas and take some away.
 
 http://bit.ly/2M1fjJs
 
Nottingham Green Festival
Sunday 15th September, 12pm-6pm
The Arboretum, Nottingham
FREE
 
This year’s festival includes:
  • A speakers’ tent with climate change discussions
  • Stalls promoting ethical responses and energy-saving technologies
  • Music from the bandstand and buskers’ zone
  • Workshops
  • Cooking demonstrations
  • Community stalls
  • Campaign information
  • Green information stalls
  • Bookshops
  • Artisan food produced and vegan caterers
 
https://bit.ly/2kD1Mvm
 
Without Hot Air: Grindleford Climate Meeting
Monday 16th September, 7:30pm- 9:30pm
Maynard Arms, Grindleford

An evening of presentations and workshops on tackling climate change in Grindleford There’s a lot going on in Grindleford to save energy, travel lighter and re-establish biodiversity. Please join this village get-together to share what’s happening locally and learn from each other. Book your free place: https://bit.ly/2k9fRjR
 
Climate Change: The Facts You Thought You Knew
Monday 16th September, 7:30pm-9pm
Bolsover Town Social Club, Bolsover
FREE
 
A talk by David Kesteven. 22 years as a professional gardener in Derbyshire has given David a unique insight into climate change. He will look at the current state, future implications, denial and solutions to climate change both practical and political. Everyone is welcome to this public meeting. https://bit.ly/2m7vrx3
 
Global Climate Strike
Friday 20th September
 
School students will once again be taking part in a global day of action against the climate catastrophe and this time they are explicitly calling on people of all ages to join them in the call for zero carbon emissions by 2030. A number of rallies are taking place in the area: Climate Justice Workshop
Sunday 29th September, 1:45pm-3:15pm
Friends’ Meeting House, 27 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, S40 4AG
Organised by Chesterfield Quakers
 
A chance to deepen your spiritual understanding of climate justice and plan an action. https://bit.ly/2lO1IsJ
 
Carbon Literacy Training – ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT
Saturday 5th October, 10am-4:30pm
Sherwood Community Centre, Nottingham 
£15 (includes accreditation)
Bring-and-share lunch
LIMITED SPACES - Book a place

We're excited to announce that the Community Climate Action Network is running its first Carbon Literacy course. This one-day course will equip you and your community to bring about the rapid reduction in carbon emissions required in the next few years by the climate emergency.

It is suitable for interested individuals, community group members and elected members and staff of Parish and Town Councils. This particular course has been created specifically for people living, studying and/or working in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire. Book a place

We are also planning a course in Derbyshire in November and hope to be able to send out details soon.

Introduction to Permaculture
Saturday 5th October, 9.30am – 5.30pm
Alfreton
£35 (lunch included)
Spaces are limited, so book early

Learn skills for gardening and skills for life. Learn to design, inspired by nature. On this introductory course you’ll learn about:
  • The ethics and principles of permaculture
  • How to apply the principles in a garden and at home
  • Observing and assessing a site
  • Applying a design process to a garden or a project
The day includes a tour of an allotment plot designed using permaculture principles (including a forest garden). More details and how to book: http://bit.ly/2YH3Kgl
 
Forthcoming Frack Free Meetings
 
There are a number of ‘Frack Free’ action groups in the area covered by this newsletter. Forthcoming meetings are listed below. Please let us know if we’ve missed any and we can include them in future newsletters.
  • Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. Wednesday 25th September, 7:15pm-9pm. Gosforth Lodge, Dronfield
  • Frack Free Misson meeting. Thursday 10th October, 7.30pm, Angel Inn, Misson,
  • Frack Free Notts monthly action planning meeting. Monday 14th October, 7pm. Lincolnshire Poacher, Mansfield Rod, Nottingham. Details
Derbyshire Eco Centre Autumn Courses Now Booking
 
Autumn courses at the Derbyshire Eco Centre near Wirksworth include:
  • Plastic Pollution
  • Plastic Planet
  • Hedgelaying

Adult Education Centres in Ashbourne and Matlock are hosting recycling craft workshops. Download the brochure, which includes courses at all three sites, here: http://bit.ly/2M2zqXm

EBikes are now available for hire in Nottingham

Local News


Chesterfield Borough Council Looking for Climate Change Working Group Volunteers
 
Volunteers are needed to join a new climate change working group in Chesterfield. The council is welcoming applications that will support borough-wide representation on its new climate change working group. The council hopes that there will be representatives from the education sector, residential and commercial tenants, elected members, community kitchens, local business, local transport providers, local climate groups and the health sector, amongst others.
 
The group will have 12-15 members and will have the shared purposes of enable Chesterfield to become a low carbon, resilient and sustainable borough. Those selected will be invited to report back and make recommendations on a realistic date for Chesterfield to become carbon neutral and to develop a costed action plan by March 2020. This follows on from the council declaring a climate emergency back in July.
 
Anyone interested in joining the groups should send their full name, postcode, email address and a short explanation about why you are interested in joining to democratic.services@chesterfield.gov.uk The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 16th September.
 
https://bit.ly/2keuLpc

Nottinghamshire Community Energy Fund Opens for Applications
 

A Nottinghamshire community fund is officially open and has up to £20,000 to give away in grants.

Nottinghamshire Community Energy generates renewable energy locally and is owned collectively by members of the local community. All of it's profits are put back into community projects.

The fund is encouraging charities, not-for-profits, schools (non fee paying only) and community benefit societies based in the City and County to make an application and secure a grant of between £2,000 and £5,000. They are looking to fund projects that will reduce fuel poverty, improve energy efficiency or provide renewable energy. Match funding is also looked at favourably.

Applications close on 30th September. http://nce.coop/

 
Hope Valley Climate Action Group Forms Action Groups
 
Hope Valley Climate Action, a new group formed after a very successful meeting in Hathersage back in the summer, met the day before we sent this newsletter – so just a bit too soon to be included in this events section. The group has recently formed 10 action groups, looking at areas included lobbying, travel and transport, food and farming, energy, and plastics. If you’d like to get involved contact: hopevalleyclimateaction@gmail.com
 
Abundance is Back!
 
A project which harvests unwanted fruit and distributes it is looking for help this autumn. Abundance is a Transition Chesterfield initiative which sees volunteers pick apples and other fruits from the gardens of householders who don’t want it or can’t harvest it, as well as from other spaces. It is then donated to organisations including Chesterfield Food Bank and Grassmoor’s Big Local Community Centre.
 
If you can spare some time in September or October please get in touch with Alison or  Polly via: abundance@transitionchesterfield.org.uk
 
Electric Bikes for Hire in Nottingham
 
Electric Bikes are now available for hire in Nottingham thanks to a partnership between Nottingham City Council and Raleigh, the famous city-based cycle manufacturer. The bike work just like a normal bike, but you can turn on the electric motor if you want a bit more power on a hill or a long journey. The perfect way to ‘try before you buy’, one week’s hire is just £20+£2 insurance. https://bit.ly/2kCjY8n
 
List of Climate Emergencies Declared Locally
 
The list of Local Authorities who have declared climate emergencies in the local area:
  • Amber Valley District Council
  • Bolsover District Council
  • Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Newark and Sherwood District Council
  • North East Derbyshire District Council
  • Derbyshire Dales District Council
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • Derby City Council
  • Matlock Town Council
  • Wirksworth Town Council
  • Hayfield Parish Council
  • Belper Town Council
 
Meanwhile, Derbyshire County Council has published a Derbyshire Climate and Carbon Reduction Manifesto with the aim of becoming carbon neutral. Nottingham City Council has the most ambitious Net Zero Carbon target of any local authority in the country: 2028.
 
NEW: High Peak Borough Council will be debating a motion to declare an emergency on 15th October.
 
NEW: There is now a petition asking Newark and Sherwood District Council to take more action following their declaration: https://bit.ly/2kEFLfz
 
NEW: See the item above regarding the new Chesterfield Climate Change Working Group, which has formed off the back of their declaration.
 
Campaigners Protest Lack of Electric Vehicle Charging Points at New Supermarket
 
Local campaigners have protested at the opening of a new supermarket, after the company submitted an amended planning application which removed the provision of electric vehicle charging points in the store’s car park.
 
In the original planning application for a new Lidl supermarket on Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield, the plan showed two Electric Vehicle charging points, but these were later taken out of the plans. The campaigners attended the opening of the store, with a banner reading ‘Where is the charging point?’

Members of Transition Chesterfield have also responded to plans for a McDonald’s drivethru at West Bars roundabout, asking for the EV charging points currently included to be made a planning condition if the development is approved.
 
This news comes at the same time that it has been revealed that the UK now has more EV charging points than it does petrol stations.

Local News in Brief:
  • If you, or someone you know, will struggle to pay their energy bills this winter, and you live in Derby or Derbyshire, then you can call Warmer Derby & Derbyshire on 0800 677 1332 or email wdd@mea.org.uk for free, impartial advice.

'Parklets' are popping up in former parking spaces in Hackney

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