Monthly Archives: October 2009

24 October 2009, 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Venue:  Impington Village College, New Road, Impington

This event is organised by Histon & Impington Climate Change Action and South Cambs Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership.

Get advice and a chance to chat about cutting your household energy bills and carbon footprint
See technologies that can help and talk to installers
Meet local people with local experience
Find out about energy-saving [...]

23 October 2009, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Venue:  Smartlife Centre, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge CB4 2QT

This event launches the practical help programme for organisations in the Cambridge area addressing climate change.  It is organised by Cambridge Climate Change Charter, and details can be found on their website.  Entrance is free, but you are asked to register beforehand.

Cambridge Carbon Footprint will be there [...]

29 October 2009, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Venue:  Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge

Let’s get clear and ready

Martin Harper, RSPB’s Head of Sustainable Development and Chair of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition Planning Group, will brief us and update us on

The Copenhagen negotiations and their context
The policy issues
The range of demands being made by different groups

Followed by discussion on how best to [...]

10 November 2009, 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm

How to turn your green idea into a social enterprise or commercial business.

This half-day workshop is for people who are unemployed or underemployed (eg recent graduates unable to find an appropriate job), who have an idea for a way to make the world a slightly better place and want to explore entrepreneurial ways to [...]

15 December 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue:  St. Luke’s Church Centre, Victoria Road.

With Andy Brown.

Technical questions can floor the most practical activist. Sometimes they are beyond your capability to answer, sometimes they disguise another agenda. This practical workshop will help you sort out the questions you can answer, those you need to seek help with and those that have another story [...]

7 December 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane.

With Justin Smith, Home Energy Officer, Cambridge City Council.

It’s easy to feel powerless if  you rent your home, but there are actually lots of things you can do to save both energy and money. This friendly workshop will explain what tenants can legally do and help you to find ways [...]

5 December 2009,

Join others from Cambridge travelling to the UK’s biggest ever demonstration in support of action on climate change. More details can be found at: www.stopclimatechaos.org/the-wave . Details on tranport to the Wave can be viewed here.

Cambridge people gathering from 11:30 at Mount St. Gardens
W1K 2TH: entrance by 102 Mount St.  Then marching together:

March from:   12pm, [...]

27 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington Street CB2 1RR. (opposite Pembroke college)

David Howarth (Lib/Dem MP),  Daniel Zeichner (Labour PPC),          Tony Juniper (Green PPC)  & Dr Sarah El-Neil (Cons City Chair)     answer your questions on climate change and Copenhagen   – our global future hangs on these pivotal UN negotiations.                                                            [...]

17 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: St. Luke’s Centre, Victoria Road.

Rosemary Randall, Director of Cambridge Carbon Footprint

What happens when you focus one-to-one on climate change? This workshop will help you listen at different levels, find your way round objections and enjoy your climate conversations. We will look at how to use our carbon calculator and other tools to initiate good [...]

9 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Ross Street Community Centre.

With Keith Jordan, local gardener and allotment holder

All levels of gardening experience are welcome!Special to this session: Time for planting garlic, sowing broad beans and other preparations for next spring.

Please email Sally or Siobhan, or call 01223 971353 for queries and to book.

2 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Venue: Cambridge Carbon Footprint office,  Citylife Social Enterprise Centre, 190 Newmarket Road, Cambridge.  Directions here.

Want to get active in creating a low-carbon future? Come to this meeting for

an introduction to the work of Cambridge Carbon Footprint and the many projects you can be involved with.
learn how to calculate carbon footprints on our stands at public [...]

26 October 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: 253 Hills Road, Cambridge

With Martin Roach, CCF’s DIY expert.  This workshop will guide you through the practicalities of making your home snug and climate-friendly for the winter, demonstrated in Martin’s own home.

Please email Sally or Siobhan, or call 01223 971353 for queries and to book.

20 October 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

This event has been postponed until further notice, we apologise for any inconvenience. Please contact the office if you would be interested in attending on a future date.

With Dan Jones, of Cambridge Groupwork.  When people share their sleeping dreams, the images resonate and spark, tapping into areas of the collective unconscious connected with deep social [...]