WHAT'S ON

Thursday 29 May
Hydrometry - Measuring Floods and Droughts (online)
Friday 7 - Wednesday 11 June
Letters from the Global South, Earls Barton
Sunday 8 June
Open Farm Sunday
Sunday 8 June
An Introduction to Carbon Literacy
Wednesday 11 June
CA-WN Climate Cafe (online)
Thursday 19 June
CA-WN monthly public meeting (online)
Saturday 28 June
Harborough Woodland Community Volunteers training day (Mkt Harborough)
Monday 30 June/Tuesday 1 July
Sustainability Summit 2025, University of Northampton
Thursday 3 July
West Northants Food Summit 2025
Saturday 9 August
The Farm Comes to Harborough

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.

Hydrometry - Measuring Floods and Droughts

Thursday 29 May 6:30pm - 7:30pm, online
Free presentation hosted by the East Midlands branch of the Royal Meteorological Society, with speaker Richard Severn from the Environment Agency. The talk will cover history of hydrometry and recent advances in instrumentation and measurement.
https://www.rmets.org/event/hydrometry-measuring-floods-and-droughts

Letters from the Global South

Friday 7 - Wednesday 11 June 10:00am - 4:00pm (12:00pm start on Sunday), All Saints Church, Earls Barton
‘Letters from the Global South’ is a pop-up travelling exhibition that aims to introduce a general audience to the science behind the Climate & Nature (CAN) bill and its principles of international fairness in a visual, practical and accessible way. The posters featured blend real life accounts, images and letters related to climate change and the destruction of nature from mainly children and young people living in those communities that are particularly vulnerable to climate and ecological crisis. On Saturday and Sunday there are also outdoor activities for children.
The curators of the exhibition suggest it is suitable for Year 5 through to adults - school visits welcome, please contact Nicola Smith on 07812 686944 or nicky_smithseb@yahoo.co.uk to book.

Open Farm Sunday

Sunday 8 June, various times and locations
Visit a farm on Sunday 8 June to learn about the vital role that British farmers play through a variety of activities - from tractor rides to nature walks and much more!  Go to https://farmsunday.org/ to find out which farms are open. Booking may be required for some farms.

An Introduction to Carbon Literacy with Green Welford

Sunday 8 June 4:00pm - 5:00pm, St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Hill, Geddington NN14 1AH

CA-WN Climate Cafe

Wednesday 11 June 8:00pm - 9:00pm (online)
Climate Cafes offer a safe space to share how you are feeling about climate change. There is no pressure to join in, no commitment to attend subsequent events, just conversation with like-minded people.
These monthly events are open to anyone and we are often joined by people from other parts of the UK and even other parts of the world.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1134960600709?aff=oddtdtcreator

CA-WN Monthly Public Meeting

Thursday 19 June 7:45pm - 9:00pm (online)
This month's guest speaker is Bruce Durham, founder of Harborough Woodland Community Volunteers. Bruce has done incredible work with this and other community groups, this will be a lively and interesting talk.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1135332081819?aff=oddtdtcreator

Harborough Woodland Community Volunteers training day

Saturday 28 June 10:00am - 1:00pm, Robert Smyth Academy, Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE19 7JG
Harborough Woodland Community Volunteers formed five years ago. Since then they have been working hard to increase habitat and make space for nature in their region, collaborating with local landowners and volunteers, and have now planted in excess of 52,000 trees, as woods and hedgerows! Message from their team:

Now that we have a bit of experience, we are ready to cascade this valuable information to likeminded people, in the hope that they can use the knowledge to build similar groups, bespoke to their individual region. Please join us for a fun day of networking and knowledge sharing, and be part of the solution.

University of Northampton Sustainability Summit 2025

Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July, University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, Learning Hub, Ground Floor
This is the third Sustainability Summit at the University, following successful events in 2023 and 2024. The theme for 2025 Summit is “Building Sustainable Organisations: Strategies and Partnerships for Enhancing Positive Impact” and it is organised in collaboration with business networks within Northamptonshire.
https://www.northampton.ac.uk/about-us/governance-and-management/management/sustainability/uon-sustainability-summit/

West Northants Food Summit 2025

Thursday 3 July 9:00am - 3:00pm, The Creative Hub, University of Northampton Northampton NN1 5PH
This inaugural food summit is hosted by the West Northants Sustainable Food Network, and will feature speakers including food producers and farmers. There will also be stalls showcasing local projects and actions from farming to schools and local business.
This event is for  anyone passionate about shaping the future of food in our community.
Register for free: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-northants-sustainable-food-network-food-summit-2025-tickets-1336550902729

The Farm Comes to Harborough

Saturday 9 August 10:00am - 4:00pm, Harborough Town Square, Market Harborough
Hosted by Sustainable Harborough Community to connect town families with farmers. More details to follow!

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

2nd Wednesday of every month online Climate Café 8:00 - 9:00 pm
3rd Thursday of every month General Meeting (online) 7:45 - 9:00 pm

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