WHAT'S ON

Friday 5 June
The People’s Emergency Briefing film screening, Towcester
Saturday 6 June
Kidsfest, Welford
Saturday 6 June
Open Farm Sunday, Courteenhall
Saturday 6 June
BUILDING THE ARK WHILE THE RAIN FALLS, why only collective action can save us from Climate Breakdown, Northampton
Sunday 7 June
The Farms Return to Harborough
Saturday 13 June
CA-WN social get together, Northampton
Monday 15 June to Saturday 20 June 2026
The LSE Festival 2026: How to save the planet
Thursday 18 June
CA-WN public meeting (online)
Friday 19 June
The People’s Emergency Briefing film screening, Brackley
Tuesday 23 June
The People’s Emergency Briefing film screening, Northampton
Thursday 25 June
People, Planet, Pint, Northampton
Friday 26 June
The People’s Emergency Briefing film screening, Daventry
Wednesday 8 July
CA-WN Climate Cafe (online)
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.

The People’s Emergency Briefing film screening

The People’s Emergency Briefing film features footage from last November’s National Emergency Briefing which brought together leading UK experts in climate science, food security, health, economics, national security and nature.
It presents a clear, measured overview of how the climate and nature crisis is affecting everyday life in Britain - and what the evidence says about risks and responses. 
Its purpose is to support informed democratic discussion and ensure that Parliament and the public share a common understanding of the scale and urgency of the challenge. 
Following the 45-minute film, we will host a 45-minute structured local discussion on what this means for our community.

We would be very pleased if you were able to attend one of the following free screenings but as spaces are very limited please reserve your seat at your preferred venue using its link below:
Friday 5 June 7.00pm - 8:30pm, the Sawpits Centre, Towcester, NN12 6EX https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2195285
Friday 19 June 7.00pm - 8:30pm, Egerton Hall, Brackley, NN13 6GN
https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2195303
Tuesday 23 June 7.00pm - 8:30pm, University of Northampton, NN1 5PH https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2193047
Friday 26 June 2026 7.00 - 8.30 at the
Icon Innovation Centre Daventry NN11 0QB

Kidsfest

Saturday 6 June 10:30am - 3:00pm, Welford Playing Field and Community Centre.
The 5th annual Kidsfest organised by Green Welford. A great fun and free day for children of all ages.
https://www.facebook.com/GreenWelford

Open Farm Sunday and Fete

Saturday 6 June 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Courteenhall Estate, NN7 2QG, or https://what3words.com/this.sang.dusty

BUILDING THE ARK WHILE THE RAIN FALLS, why only collective action can save us from Climate Breakdown

Saturday 6 June 2:30pm, the Northamptonshire Natural History Society, Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton.
This talk will be given by Dr Joyce I Nchom Humphrey Phd FRMet Soc. It's free and there is no need to book.

The Farms Return to Harborough

Sunday 7 June 10:00am - 3:00pm, Market Harborough Town Square, LE16 7PE
A host of excellent speakers and stalls to visit, including:

• Dr Miriam Stoate speaking about agroforestry and regenerative farming
• Farming Today and Tomorrow - interviews and talks on farming in a changing world, led by Mark Baverstock plus farmer Hylton Murray-Philipson from Blaston, Professor of Agroforestry Chris Stoate and Judy Burrage, a Master Composter.       
• Bruce Durham from Harborough Woodland    
• Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust                
• Harborough Community Energy team
• Charlotte the Highland cow!

CA-WN social get together

Saturday 13 June 2:00pm - 4:00pm, downstairs in the café at Northampton Museum, Guildhall Road, NN1 1DP
Everyone is invited to join us for an informal social gathering, these are always enjoyable and interesting. Please feel free to drop in at any time.

CA-WN Public Meeting

Thursday 18 June 7:45pm - 9:00pm, online
Our guest speaker for this meeting is Dez Dell, Active Travel Events Assistant at Brightwayz, and North Northamptonshire councillor. You may have heard of Dez due to his involvement in the successful campaign to save Weekley Hall Wood near Kettering.
We know Dez will be both interesting and engaging, one not to miss!
https://app.tickettailor.com/events/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2232226

People, Planet, Pint

Thursday 25th June 5:00 - 8.00pm, Brampton Halt, Pitsford NN6 8BA
Everyone welcome! If you're job hunting, feeling isolated, or just looking for your people in the sustainability and ESG space, this is a great place to meet and an opportunity to chat about all things People & Planet. The theme for June is water.
Register for free
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/northampton-small99s-people-planet-pinttm-sustainability-meetup-tickets-1759743613519?aff=oddtdtcreator

The LSE Festival: How to save the planet - a week of events

Monday 15 June to Saturday 20 June

This Festival explores how existential threats including the climate crisis, conflict and AI are affecting all parts of the world, transforming the way and where we live, and how our societies function. With a series of events asking what can we be doing to save the Earth, its people and environment? 

To watch the main events programme online, you will only need to register once using this link and then choose which events you would like to watch. Click each topic below for further details

Monday 15 June 2026
1.30pm - 2.30pm
The politics of climate change
Laila Cunningham, Dr Michael Lerner, Donnachadh McCarthy

5.00pm – 6.00pm
How to save the planet with Mariana Mazzucato
Mariana Mazzucato

6.30pm - 7.30pm
How geoeconomics will affect the green transition
Ed Conway, Peter Hill, Dr Catherine Thomas, Professor Linda Yueh

Tuesday 16 June 2026
12.00pm – 1.00pm
Political economy analysis for accelerating the green transition I LSE Festival Skills
Dr Michael Lerner

1.00pm – 2.00pm
Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration
Oliver Harman, Louise Hellem, Professor Anna Valero, David Willetts

5.00pm – 6.00pm
Mobilising investment for a sustainable planet
Nadia Calviño

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Wired to save the planet: rethinking energy in an electrified world
Min-kyeong (Min) Cha, Theresa Chambers, Spencer Dale, Tim Heal

Wednesday 17 June 2026
12.00pm – 1.00pm
The data centre question: how does AI impact climate goals? I LSE Festival Skills
Dr Marion Dumas, Dr Jonathan Cardoso-Silva

1.00pm – 2.00pm
How the right laws can save the planet
Alex Cobham, Dr Siva Thambisetty, Tessa Khan

5.00pm – 6.00pm
Economic threats: question time at LSE Festival

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Surviving extreme times
Mishal Husain, Professor Lea Ypi

Thursday 18 June 2026
5.30pm - 6.30pm
The artist formerly known as climate change
Adam Met

7.00pm – 8.00pm
The green shoots of the new economy
Dr Frédéric Basso, Julie Calkins, Anuradha Chugh, Akshat Rathi

Friday 19 June 2026
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Can we tackle climate change without deepening inequality?
Giles Atkinson, Dr Lucas Chancel, Denis Fernando, Zephanie Repollo

7.00pm – 8.00pm 
Saving the planet in an age of geopolitical rivalry
Professor Catherine Boone, Professor Robert Falkner, Professor Stephanie Rickard, Professor Tang Xiaoyang, Professor Zhao Kejin

Saturday 20 June 2026
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Why evidence matters
John Burn-Murdoch, Helen Pearson, David Shukman

2.00pm – 3.00pm
Can football catalyse climate action?
Elliot Arthur-Worsop, Katie Cross, Alexei Rojas, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh

3.30pm - 4.30pm
Will AI secure humanity’s future?
Dr Stephanie Hare, Professor Michael Muthukrishna, Hetan Shah, Professor Judy Wajcman

3.30pm - 4.30pm
The power of storytelling and activism
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Amir Nizar Zuabi

5.00pm – 6.00pm
Saving our digital world
Adele Zeynep Walton

5.00pm – 6.00pm
Food futures
Dr Feiyang Wang, Dr Chris Bryant, Dr Tara Garnett, Anthony Warner

6.30pm - 7.30pm
What’s it going to take us to save the planet?
Dr Denise Baron, Professor Nick Couldry, Nish Kumar

Climate Cafe

Wednesday 8 July 8:00pm - 9:00pm (online)
Join us for a quiet hour to share your thoughts and feelings about the climate and nature crisis. Open to all, no strings and no commitment.
Register for free https://buytickets.at/climateactionwestnorthamptonshire/2185514

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