A welcoming new monthly space for everyone in Brentwood to get together and discuss climate and environmental issues, Climate Café® Brentwood, is launching in the town centre at the end of the month.
The first of regular monthly openings of Climate Café® Brentwood will take place on July 26, being organised by the town’s Brentwood Climate Action group – providing a relaxed and informal drop-in venue for anyone interested to have a chat with likeminded people.
The Cafe will take place in the community hub at 7 Crown Street, and the launch event coincides with the Summer Party taking place on the vibrant Brentwood shopping street that day. All are welcome, of any age, to stay for as little or long as they like. The Cafe will run in two sessions, from 9.30-11am; then later from 12-1.30pm.
It is a Bring Your Own Drink event due to numbers expected, and there are two nearby cafes – Hey Joe and Chantilly – happy to supply refreshments, as well as those on the High Street. Or you are free to bring your own drinks and snacks from home!
Families are encouraged to pop in, as there will be a themed drawing space, colouring equipment, as well as pens and paper for visitors to jot down their thoughts and suggestions for future Cafes.
Climate Café® is a community movement that began in rural Scotland in 2015, now with sister Cafés all around the world – all affording an inclusive space where everyone is welcome to join the climate conversation and get involved. All the chat and any action is led by those who live, work and play in that community.
Katherine Anderson, Brentwood Climate Action’s Chair, said: “We’re delighted to be launching Climate Café® Brentwood, a safe space to get together with people from across the community to Drink, Chat and Act on Climate.
“It’s free and open for all to attend, and I’m sure it will provide a positive and inspiring opportunity for the people of Brentwood to talk and listen about issues that matter to them, hopefully coming back on a monthly basis!”
Climate Café® Brentwood will take place at 7 Crown Street on the last Saturday of every month through to the end of the year. The next date is confirmed for August 30.
Brentwood Climate Action is the only Borough-based group campaigning for climate action; a totally volunteer-run and non-political group, funded purely by member and public donations. The BCA ethos is founded on engagement with a wide range of people across all environmental, cultural, faith, community and political groups.
