Don't forget that we have a *weekly* #Community #Kitchen event every Friday evening from 5-7pm at the Ken Kennett Centre on Justins Avenue. Chefs prepare fresh food that would otherwise be wasted, and you pay what you feel the meal is worth. Bring a doggy bag too take extras home!

Don't forget the #RepairCafe in #StratfordUponAvon is this coming Saturday, 10am-2pm in the Methodist Church Hall in Old Town. Bring your broken stuff to get fixed!

🛠️ It’s Repair Week 2026! ♻️ Got something broken? Don’t bin it — fix it! Local repair cafés across Stratford‑on‑Avon District are ready to help you mend clothes, tech, home items and more. 📍 Follow the link on the comments section below to find your nearest cafe👇

Future date for your diary: our next SCA meeting is on Tuesday 17th March. The location has yet to be confirmed. If you think you can make it please let us know at the link below as we're trialing a new event booking system! www.tickettailor.com/events/strat...

On Friday 13th March, there will be an all day event, Living With Water, Now and Into the Future, at Crowne Plaza hotel, discussing the future of local water systems. The event lasts from 9 am to 5 pm, and attendance is free, but you do need to pre-register. www.riverhope.org.uk/events/livin...

Have your say! Stratford-on-Avon District Council has opened a public consultation on a draft Interim Policy Position Statement, as part of its approach to recovering a five-year housing land supply: https://orlo.uk/BIvoA The consultation will be open until 5pm on Monday 9 March

Citizen scientists tell us how polluted the river is in Stratford-upon-Avon and we know that the Old Bathing Place isn’t safe for bathing - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

The first seesion of the EcoCraftalong group took place on Saturday 21st February and Emily showed everyone how to make a scrunchie. There was even a pattern to take away! Next EcoCraftalong on 28th March at the Climate hub.

"You never know when the bus is going to come..." We travelled around the country, talking to passengers about their experiences of bus stops. Watch some of their #BusStopStories.

Emily is in the Climate Hub in Meer Street this morning helping show people how to fix and alter their clothes. Pop in before 1pm to see if she can help you!

It was a fascinating tour. Interesting to hear about the importance of training and to see the variety of systems available for trainees to help them gain experience

A group of our volunteers have just had a tour of the excellent new Heating and Ventilating Academy Workshop at Stratford-upon-Avon College. It hosts professional training for people from local companies wanting to enter the market for #heatpump installation, commissioning and maintenance.

Don't forget that every week we have a "Community Kitchen" 5-7pm on Fridays at the Ken Kennett Centre on Justin's Avenue. Pay as you feel for a tasty, healthy meal prepared by local chefs from #food donated by shops that would otherwise be wasted. You can even bring a container to take home!

We now have new dates for Carbon Literacy Training at the Climate Hub. The course is free, and takes 8 hours (with breaks) over two mornings: Wednesday 25th February and Tuesday 3rd March, 10am-2pm on both days. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit...

Join us on Monday 16th Feb at 3 pm in the Net Zero climate hub for a book talk on Brian Aldiss' climate-themed sci-fi novel Hothouse. The book will be presented, so no need to have read it to join the discussion.

After last month's meeting was called off due to injury & weather, our first meeting of the year will be this Wednesday, 11th, at 7:30 pm, at the Net Zero Climate Hub at 30 Meer Street, in Stratford's town centre.

Decarbonising the pint 🍺 Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew. www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...

This Saturday is the first of the month, and so that means that it is #RepairCafe day here in #StratfordUponAvon. 10am-2pm at the Methodist Church hall in Old Town. Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it. Sewing, sharpening, electrical repair, bikes, etc all welcome!

Coming up: an Eco-Craft-Along session at the Climate Hub in Meer Street 10:30-11:30am on Saturday 21st Feb where you can join Emily and learn to make your own hair scrunchies using reused material.

Got a #repair or a #sewing project you need help with? Emily, our friendly #crafting volunteer, will be at the Climate Hub in Meer Street on Saturday 14th 2026 10am to 1pm for a drop-in sewing help session. No need to book - just pop in and have a chat with her.

Got some old VHS tapes lurking in a cupboard and wondering if you can recycle them? We can help! We're collecting old VHS video cassettes for the Eco-Workshop who then dismantle and recycle them. Just bring them to the Climate Hub in Meer Street.

We were given a sample copy of the book "How to reduce your carbon emissions" by Tony Duckenfield published by @lppbooks.bsky.social. People have found it helpful: it’s practical, down to earth and discusses barriers to action as well as giving tips for success. ISBN: 978-1916749429

There's a new free "food champions" 8 week course starting next week aiming to connect communities with healthy food, run as a collaboration between @warwickshirecc.bsky.social and the Forest of Hearts. First session is at 10am on Friday in the Lomas Room, Building One at Stratford hospital.

Today Emily showed several people some sewing techniques. Here Janet is practicing some stitching she's just been shown by Emily while Emily prepares a coat brought in by David, one of our regular visitors. #sewing #repair #SkillShare

All the display jars in the "Pick-n-Fix" area in the Climate Hub now have contents. Need a few screws, a picture hook, some shed roofing zinc nails, brackets, washers, cup hooks, etc? Pop in and pick some up for FREE!

This coming Saturday we have the first of our one-to-one craft skill sharing sessions with Emily. This one is free, and she's offering to help people who want to learn how to sew to repair their clothes, so if you fancy mending your own trousers or coats, this is for you!

This coming Saturday we have the first of our one-to-one craft skill sharing sessions with Emily. This one is free, and she's offering to help people who want to learn how to sew to repair their clothes, so if you fancy mending your own trousers or coats, this is for you!

🚨 In just one week, we will be hosting an online event to launch our new Theatres Shareable Course! 🗓️ 26th January 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:00 🌐 Online 🎟️ Free Find out more and reserve your spot now before it's too late! 👉https://bit.ly/3KZHc4o

On Monday 19th we have one of our regular Green Book Talks at 3pm in the Climate Hub. This week we looking at book about mosses, which will include using hand lenses to look at real moss, as well as a photographer talking about his close-up work. We also have #CarbonLiteracy places available.

What would low-carbon theatre look like? 💭 Join us at the launch of our brand new Theatres Shareable Course to find out! 🎬 🗓️ 26th January 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:00 🌐 Online 🎟️ Free Find out more and register ➡️ bit.ly/3KZHc4o

Happening today! It is #RepairCafe time... so if you've broken something over the Christmas period bring it along to see if we can fix it!

Happy New Year folks! We're starting 2026 with a #RepairCafe at the Methodist Church hall on Saturday 3rd Jan, 10am to 2pm. Bring your broken stuff and see if we can fix it!

The last day of opening for the Climate Hub in 2025 is Tuesday 23rd, and we reopen on Tuesday 6th January 2026. However don't forget the first #RepairCafe of 2026 is 3rd January at Methodist Church Hall. Best wishes to all our friends & supporters for happy festive season!

At today's #Christmas gift crafting workshop, Emily showed attendees how to braided ties, paper stars, wrapped gifts in fabric and sewed bags from scraps of material. Big thanks to her for such a creative workshop using foliage and recycled materials.

Still time to book onto our festive #Christmas eco-friendly gift wrapping workshop this coming Saturday. Pick up ideas and tips for wrapping up your presents more sustainably. 🎁🎄🎅

It took a while for the centers, labs & groups bringing together scientists, researchers, and communicators on climate to realize Bluesky was a thing. But once they did, they arrived in droves. Here are the first 100 early adopters. Give ’em a follow! Day 6 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs.

Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't. This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.

In 1991 Mt Pinatubo spewed out 50 MILLION TONNES OF CO₂!! That's a ridiculously MASSIVE amount!

Next Saturday Emily will be running a #Christmas #craft session at the Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, #StratfordUponAvon where you can learn (amongst other things!) how make these lovely gift wrapping decorations. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...

Join Net Zero in celebrating a #sustainable #Christmas with a gift wrapping workshop, sharing and demonstrating ways you can forage and reuse to make beautiful wrapping. £5 per head pre-booked using the link below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...

Our latest podcast is now available, with a seasonal theme. Our host Emily talks to Keith and Jon about reducing our #Christmas impact, #NewYearResolution ideas, doing elephant impressions in Xmas jumpers and not boiling sprouts! 🎄☃️🎅 www.mixcloud.com/RTRNetZero/r...

Thank you to everyone who attended our last meeting. Our first meeting of the New Year will be held on Tuesday 6 January at 7.30pm at our Net Zero Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, CV37 6QB. The following meeting is planned for Wed 11th February.

We'd love to receive donations of any smart phones for refugees. We are collecting these phones on behalf of the Welcome Here project. Please remove the phone's SIM card and return it to factory settings before dropping it off at Climate Hub Tues, Thurs or Sat, from 10am to 4pm.

"What a Mushroom Lives for: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make" will be discussed at our next Green Book Talk. This book shows how fungi shape our planet and our lives in strange and diverse ways. Please join us for this free event at our Climate Hub on Monday 22 December, 2pm to 3pm.

Join Net Zero in celebrating a #sustainable #Christmas with a gift wrapping workshop, sharing and demonstrating ways you can forage and reuse to make beautiful wrapping. £5 per head pre-booked using the link below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...

Our #RepairCafe is about to start. And any budding musicians in #StratfordUponAvon should note we have a chap who can string guitars, banjos, etc with us today!

Saturday 6th December sees the last #RepairCafe of the 2025 season. Its the usual drill: 10am to 2pm at the Methodist Church Hall in Old Town, bring broken things you'd like to fix if possible and see what our repair volunteers can do. Repairs are best effort & free (though donations are welcome).

Heads up #StratfordUponAvon folk: I'll be at the last @suaclimate.bsky.social #RepairCafe of the year this Saturday from 10am to 1pm doing my usual sharpening thing. I wonder how many carving knives will appear tomorrow? 🤔😉🍗🔪🎅

Want to talk to us about your experiences with local #bus services in and around #StratfordUponAvon? Then there's a handy West Midlands Climate Alliance form that you can use: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This evening at 7.30pm!