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- Planet over profit – Preston and beyondDamian Connor who manages Integrate’s ‘The Woodhouse’ in Preston gave an inspiring talk about this social enterprise which is a member of the National Community Wood Recycling Network. It collects and reuses waste wood in the most environmentally beneficial way whilst creating jobs and training for people who’ve faced barriers to work – due to…
- Planet Over Profit – Preston and BeyondClimate Action Preston invites you to come together to prioritize our planet over profit locally and globally. Description: Join us for an inspiring event focused on putting the planet first!Hear from Damian Connor of Integrate’s Woodhouse wood recycling and employment project saving carbon and changing lives. Helen Rimmer the NW Organiser for Friends of the…
- Preston Green PledgeThere’s no disputing that government and industry has most responsibility for avoiding ecological breakdown but, as the ‘Take the Jump’ initiative tells us, people are not powerless in making a difference. Research by the University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group representing almost 100 of the worlds biggest…
- “Transform Not Reform” conferenceOver 50 people came to this trade union sponsored event in Preston on 20th September. Climate Action Preston were invited to speak on “Make Polluters Pay” and climate reparations. Climate campaigners and anti-fracking activists were among the speakers and attenders. Climate change was a theme running through both morning and afternoon sessions, in terms of…
- ‘Harnessing the power of community to bring about change’After several months of planning, a Sustainability Festival took place at the end of May. Annie Wynn the Development Director of Let’s Grow Preston provided the logistics to the planning group for the festival to happen alongside the well-established annual Spring Fair at their Walled Gardens base next to Ashton Park. Funds were raised from…
- Great turnout for our CAP Spring meeting and AGMCAP’s meeting all about our rivers, lakes and coasts was held on Saturday 15th March at St George’s Church Hall in Preston. It was the first CAP event with nature as its key theme, other than the practical volunteer session at Andy’s Bee Meadow last September. The turnout was great – thanks to all who…
- Your chance to help nature and the climateLast week I spent a few hours with a group of volunteers planting native trees – oak, hawthorn, alder, blackthorn, lime – at the Pope Lane Tree Planting site. There were about 15 of us plus two members of staff from the Ribble Rivers Trust and it was estimated we planted about 800 saplings that…
About
Climate Action Preston
The objectives of Climate Action Preston are to:
• Hold our local leaders, civic institutions and public agencies to account by monitoring and challenging their climate plans.
• Put local solutions into action.
• Raise public awareness throughout local neighbourhoods, working with local groups and the general public to make our neighbourhoods greener and safer for all.
• Work with all communities and across generations to continuously educate ourselves about the challenges and solutions to the climate and nature emergency.
• Focus as much on biodiversity and nature as on the reduction of individual and institutional carbon footprints.
Welcome
All are welcome! Please email secretary@climateactionpreston.org to be added to the mailing list .
As a ‘Friends of the Earth Local Action Group’ CAP has signed onto the FoE Charter.
This can be read here https://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/Local-group-charter-final.pdf
To be a Member of CAP we ask you to agree with the CAP objectives and the Charter.
If you wish to be a Member, please say so in your email – Thanks!
CAP is a member of the Lancashire Climate Action Network (LancsCAN) https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lancscan/
Activities
 | Preston Pedals increasing everyday cycling |
 | Community Energy Preston |
 | Warmer Homes Preston |