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The Bracknell Forest Community Climate Summits, July 16th and 18th, invite you to share your thoughts about the local environment and how to live sustainably
The annual Bracknell Forest Community Climate Summits will be returning next month. Building on the vision of a sustainable Bracknell Forest that was developed at last year’s summit, this year’s sessions will help shape the community’s strategy for climate action and adaption. This will be lead by Bracknell Forest Community Climate Action (BFCCA), a new charity spearheading the borough-wide response.
After an introduction and scene setting from representatives from BFCCA, the summits will feature a talk from Professor Ian Candy from Royal Holloway University. He will discuss climate change and provide an overview of potential impacts. This will be followed by a choice of a workshop on one of five key climate impacting themes: Buildings & Energy, Transport, The Natural Environment, Greening the Economy, or Health & Wellbeing. Amongst others, these workshops will cover activities such as an electric vehicle myth busting quiz, a talk on building a net-zero energy system, our place amongst nature, or steps we can all take for a sustainable and healthy diet. Our host institutions will also discuss practical examples that they have made to save on their energy costs and improve their carbon footprints.
Along with refreshments, we will have ‘market place’ stalls for information on local sustainability and nature activities, and show-and-tell demonstrations. There will be networking opportunities to engage with residents and local organisations, using these to improve understanding of key issues/topics, and promote the schemes, initiatives and resources that they can offer.
Underlying all these activities, we will be asking for your thoughts on where you feel we should be heading with our Community Climate Emergency Strategy. These are the steps that you feel are important in helping us reach our shared vision:
“All communities in Bracknell Forest will work together to live sustainably, making green choices, and we will achieve net zero as close to 2030 as possible.”
The summit is being repeated over two days, one during an afternoon and the other over an evening, to ensure that as many people as possible can attend. It is a free event, and open to all who live in, work, or visit Bracknell Forest, including local residents, representatives from local businesses, community groups, charities, schools, and public sector institutions.
The dates and venues are: Wednesday, 16th July, 5-9pm at The Kerith Centre, Bracknell and Friday, 18th July, 12.30-4.30pm at Wellington College, Crowthorne.
Booking is essential. Please register your interest at https://tinyurl.com/43ynzz7s
Cllr Adrain Haffegee
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