Brentwood Climate Action

Category: Climate Emergency

  • Action Group progress at September meeting

    Action Group progress at September meeting

    It was great to see so many Members in-person at Shenfield High School for our September 16 meeting  – with as many others joining in via Zoom as well.

    The technical challenges of running a hybrid meeting may have proved testing at times, but we persevered and covered lots of ground.

    That included looking ahead to potential activities on the Global Day of Action during COP26 in November, which is something we will return to, to formalise plans.

    And we also had some thought-provoking break-out sessions across the newly set up Action Groups to start those moving forward.

    For those that are unaware, we have to date set up seven of these, on the following Action areas:

    • Addressing wellbeing
    • Developing community energy and providing for electric vehicles
    • Engaging with public and partnering with business
    • Fundraising
    • Lobbying
    • Working with schools and monitoring climate change
    • Nature & environmental action and recycling

    There was lots of progress, in groups run in the room and mirrored via WhatsApp and Zoom. The groups will now continue to discuss potential Actions, and bring back their updates to the next Members meeting.

    If all of this sounds interesting to you, please do get in touch – and get involved!

    We’ll be holding our next full meeting of Brentwood Climate Action members on Tuesday October 19.

    That is set to take place at the Seymour Pavilion at Seymour Field in Ingatestone – also hybrid online via Zoom – and be a joint meeting with Ingatestone & Fryerning Parish Council Climate Emergency Working Group.

    Full details and sign-up information will be published soon.

  • September 16 meeting at Shenfield High School

    September 16 meeting at Shenfield High School

    Please join us tomorrow night for our Members launch meeting – in-person at Shenfield High School from 7pm, or online via Zoom if you prefer. If everyone could complete our attendance form to let us know how you wish to take part that will help us prepare, and will make sure you get the Zoom link emailed to you in advance of the start, if that’s your chosen method:  https://actionnetwork.org/events/brentwood-climate-action-launch We have a lot of Action ideas to discuss, and a lot to update you all on since our kickstart meeting last month. We will also discuss Great Big Green Week and COP26 as Action opportunities. Everyone is welcome! Please share the date/time/venue far and wide to those that you know will be interested. Shenfield High School is at: Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood CM15 8RY.

  • Tell us how you can help Brentwood Climate Action

    Tell us how you can help Brentwood Climate Action

    Everyone interested in helping and getting involved with Brentwood Climate Action – here’s your chance!

    Please complete the linked form ASAP, so that:

    • we can keep you informed via email
    • you can tell us what skills you have and how you can contribute to Brentwood Climate Action
    • you can express interest in a project area – and commit to taking action!
    • Please also Share this post on your social networks and via email to your friends and colleagues so that others interested can use this link to join us in Brentwood Climate Action too

    Go to https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-us-how-you-can-help-brentwood-climate-action

  • Brentwood Climate Action launches

    Brentwood Climate Action launches

    A new non-political campaign group promising community-wide action to tackle the climate emergency was launched last week, at a well-attended kickstart meeting of Brentwood Climate Action.

    More than 40 people took part in the first meeting held at Chicken and Frog bookshop in Crown Street, in-person and online via Zoom, on Thursday August 12.

    Susan Kortlandt, who was elected as Chair of Brentwood Climate Action, said:

    “We had presentations, discussions on future plans, adopted a constitution and elected some initial officers to manage the group moving forward. It was an amazing turnout for a first meeting.

    “The group will be a focus for climate action across the Borough of Brentwood, and will look to work with Brentwood Borough Council, Essex County Council, our local parish councils, and our Brentwood & Ongar MP, Alex Burghart on climate action plans – with a mission to achieve a carbon neutral, climate, nature and environmentally friendly Brentwood by 2030.”

    The aims of the group include:

    • Engaging with a wide range of people, especially young people, across all environmental, cultural, faith, community and political organisations wishing to take action to tackle the climate emergency
    • Informing local stakeholders, citizens and young people about the climate emergency and the potential for action
    • And challenging national and local government, business, civil society and other community groups and organisations on the actions they must take to deal with the climate emergency

    Other members of the steering group elected on the night were:

    Secretary – Jane Winter
    Membership Secretary – Richard Millwood
    Treasurer – Frances Howard, Katherine Anderson
    Events Co-ordinators – Annie Sid, Laura Carey
    Communications – Julian Goode
    Youth Coordinator – Roy Hendley