Swindon Community Day for Climate and Nature

Join us for a day full of practical ideas, inspiration and local resources to help you take action on climate and environmental issues.

We'll explore ways that councils, schools, faith and community groups can work together for the environment, mitigate the effects of climate change and make Swindon a greener, healthier place to live.

Please reserve a free ticket to attend, and also fill in the Expression of Interest if you can engage more or help us in any way with the event. Donations are welcome but participation is most important.

Organisers and Participants

The event is organised by Wiltshire Climate Alliance and Swindon Climate Action Network in conjunction with Christ Church Swindon and the Swindon Eco-Church and Eco-School Networks. More information will be added to the WCA and SCAN websites.

Swindon borough and parish councils will also be involved and many other organisations and individuals as speakers and stallholders - these will be listed here in due course.

This event builds on last year’s Wiltshire Climate and Nature Summit, pictured above, organised by WCA and Wiltshire Council at County Hall Trowbridge.

DRAFT AGENDA

Morning sessions are in the church. Afternoon sessions are split between the church and community centre. Details may change from this draft timetable. Other smaller workshops will also be run in a meeting room in the afternoon.

9:30  check-in/refreshments

10:0 INTRODUCTION and Welcome; Key speakers on vision, urgency, current relevance to Swindon, PEB progress

10:45 break/stalls

11:0 GREEN AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: what can be and is being done? With overview of key afternoon sessions and stalls

12:0 lunch/stalls

13:0 parallel sessions:

• ENERGY in Homes: How to make homes more comfortable, use less energy, and cheaper to run?
• FOOD: Growing resilient local food systems for healthy lives and thriving nature 

13:45 break/stalls

14:0 parallel sessions:

• NATURE: Managing our green space for resilience, wellbeing and biodiversity (trees, gardens and food)
• ENERGY in Communities: Enabling the power transformation in your community for everyone's benefit

14:45 break/stalls

15:0 parallel sessions:

• STALLS/NETWORKING including younger people's hub (18-30s ish)
• TRANSPORT: walking/cycling friendly communities, public transport, EV charging

16:0 Reflections and What Next

17:0 Adjourn to local venue for post-event networking