News
Thanks to Josh Dean MP for meeting with us on 1st November to talk about climate policies. We covered grid decarbonisation, solar PV, heat pumps, active travel, the Climate and Nature bill, and protecting local chalk streams.
What’s on
Tuesday 1st April, 8pm, Bishop’s Stortford
Monthly meeting
To review projects and future directions. Plans for a climate hustings before the County Council elections. Windhill Churches Centre, 1 Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 2ND
Thursday 3rd April 2025, 7pm-9pm, Hertford
Hertford Climate Cafe
Bothered About the Climate Crisis? We are joining with the Hertford Climate Cafe so most future meetings will be at the Quaker Meeting Rooms, 50 Railway Street, Hertford SG14 1BA. Some meetings may be in other locations so please check before setting out. More information
Please check on Facebook before setting out in case there are changes.
Sunday 6th April 2025, Starting 10am, Sworder’s Field, Bishop’s Stortford
Kidical Mass Cycle Ride
Meet at the Sworders Field bandstand at 10am for a mass cycle ride for children around Sworder’s Field and Grange Paddocks, finishing at the Terrace cafe. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. See CycleStortford on Bluesky or Facebook for further details.
Sunday 20th April 2025, 11:30am-1:30pm, River Stort
Grow Green Spaces
We’re gradually clearing the area behind the cinema to plant native shrubs and wildflowers. Come and join us to continue clearing the area in preparation for planting in the autumn. Bring a spade, fork, gloves and a drink. Some tools and lots of cake provided. More information
Saturday 3rd May 2025, 10:30am to 12pm, Bishop’s Stortford
Climate Coffee
Join us for an informal coffee-shop chat on Saturday morning at the Terrace Park Cafe in Castle Park https://terraceparkcafe.co.uk/. We’ll be there between 10:30 and 12 if you’d like to join us there. No serious agenda – just an opportunity for climate-related chat, and coffee.
Date to be confirmed
Stortford Repair Cafe
The Stortford Repair Cafe, at the St Barnabas Centre, St James Church, Thorley, Bishop’s Stortford. More details at https://www.stortfordrepaircafe.org/
Join us on social media
For regular updates about the group see our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
We also have an active discussion group on climate change an biodiversity issues. Please request to join.
Presentations
Tuesday 24th May
‘How to save energy ‘
How to save energy – for the climate and to reduce costs – by carbon reduction expert Chris Dunham.
Tuesday 22nd February
‘Where Does Our Waste Go?’
Duncan Jones from the Herts Waste Partnership explained how waste is managed and how our recycling schemes work
Latest
Uprising – What’s On – Saffron Hall
www.saffronhall.com
Jonathan Dove’s new opera featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, commissioned by Saffron Hall Trust & Glyndebourne
X Trillion Screening – Bishop’s Stortford
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Feature Documentary Follows Pioneering All-Women Expedition to Great Pacific Garbage Patch