WHAT'S ON

1 to 12 April
Waste Age art exhibition, Wolverton
Wednesday 8 April
Energy storage enabling sustainable action, Market Harborough
Thursday 16 April
CA-WN Public online meeting
Wednesday 13 May
CA-WN visit to Courteenhall Farm
Sunday 30 May
Midlands Festival of Nature, Kettering
Saturday 6 June
Kidsfest, Welford
Friday 10 to Monday 12 July
Global Birdfair, Oakham

Full details of all events below.

Scroll right down to see details of guest speakers at CA-WN public meetings in the next few months.

Waste Age Love it for Longer Art Exhibition

Wednesday 1 April to Sunday 12 April (various dates and times), Market Hall, Glyn Square, Wolverton, MK12 5JQ

Energy storage enabling sustainable action

Wednesday 8 April 7:30pm - 9:00pm, Octagonal Hall, Our Lady of Victories, Market Harborough, LE16 9QQ
Hosted by Harborough Climate Action, this talk is by Dr Robert Gibbison, chemist and manager at Ashland, giving an insight into the design and manufacture of Lithium Ion batteries and their use in energy storage systems in EVs, our homes and businesses.

CA-WN Public Meeting

Thursday 16 April 7:45pm - 9:00pm (online)
Our guest will be Dr Colleen Golja from Imperial College, London, on the science of climate change and how it is likely to impact the UK.
Register for free https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire.

CA-WN visit to Courteenhall Farm

Wednesday 13 May 10:30am - approx 12:00pm. There will be a short talk from Dr Johnny Wake, followed by a tour (c1.5 hours in duration). Read more about the great work done at Courteenhall where conservation sits at the heart of their farming philosophy.
Book your place here: https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2126775

Midlands Festival of Nature

Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May, Wicksteed Park, Kettering
Wicksteed Park will come alive celebrating nature, music, words, craft, flavour and people, as Kettering Nature Group presents the Midlands Festival of Nature 2026 - the largest nature celebration the region has ever seen.
https://www.facebook.com/events/784334740674283
On 31 May the Festival will include a showing (time tbc) of the People’s Emergency Briefing film on the threats to British life from ongoing damage to nature and to our climate. Following the 45-minute film, Kettering Nature Group will host a 45-minute structured discussion on what this means for our community, including implications for local preparedness, resilience and long-term planning. 

Kidsfest

Saturday 6 June, Welford
The 5th annual Kidsfest organised by Green Welford. More details will be published when we have them. In the meantime follow Green Welford on Facebook to stay informed. https://www.facebook.com/GreenWelford

Global Birdfair

Friday 10 to Monday 12 July, Lyndon Top, Rutland LE15 8RN
A big national event on our doorstep, tickets will be on sale from February.
https://globalbirdfair.org/

Friends of the Earth training and events

CA-WN is affiliated to FoE as a Climate Action Group, which provides benefits including access to their training and events. This includes on 19th April an introduction to Active Hope, a resilience and wellbeing practice designed to help us find and offer our best response to the crises unfolding in our world. Details and booking: https://groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/training/training-and-events.

Regular CA-WN events

3rd Thursday of every month General Meeting (online) 7:45 - 9:00 pm
Quarterly online Climate Café 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Quarterly face-to-face get togethers - watch this page for details.

All Climate Cafes and general meetings are free and open to all. Find out more and register for free on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/climate-action-west-northamptonshire-34423488393