Anna McIvor, Liz Serocold and Bev Sedley will be co-facilitating this day-long workshop, which introduces The Work That Reconnects, an empowerment approach developed by Joanna Macy.

Deepening our feeling of connection with life, we will open up spiritual and psychological resources needed to face and respond to global issues. Through experiential practices we will explore how to use the energy of our emotional responses, reconnect with our passion to act for life and transform concern for the world into creative engagement.

The day is being run jointly by Transition Cambridge and Cambridge Carbon Footprint.

Booking is essential and places are limited to 20 maximum. To book, email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org

Please bring a packed lunch or food to share, and come dressed to spend part of the day outdoors.

There is a suggested donation of £10 (£5 concessions) towards the cost of room hire.

Venue: The Community Room, Newnham Croft School, Chedworth Street, Cambridge CB3 9JF

Camridge Carbon Footprint will be having a stall at the Cosy Cottenham, a day of energy saving themed events. The event will take place in the community centre, opposite the Co-op. Drop by if you live in Cottenham, and if you would like to volunteer at the stall please get in touch with stephanie@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org.

Exciting opportunity to go round a Victorian mid-terrace house with Anne Cooper of award-winning AC Architects Cambridge Ltd, who specialise in sustainable architecture. Anne will do an initial appraisal of the house and offer recommendations for making it more energy-efficient, taking into account the need to conserve original features.

While Anne will look at the larger picture, Martin Roach, who has a great deal of experience in DIY energy efficiency, will look at the smaller jobs that can be done straightaway. We will also have the use of a thermal imaging camera, which will instantly show the main areas of heat loss. The house is in Hills Road, near the rail station,

The session will last two hours. After an introduction by Anne, the group will split into two, with Anne and Martin each taking a party round the house. The groups will then change over, giving everyone a chance to look at the house from both points of view. The owners will be on hand to answer questions and discuss what has been done already.

Booking is essential for this, as the house cannot accommodate more than 20 people!  Email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org to book

Always get caught up in the December consumer fest, despite your best intentions?

Come and share mulled wine and mince pies, and a (very) lighthearted and informal discussion on how to enjoy a low-carbon Christmas.

Fiona will be bringing a selection of homemade presents to show what can be done with a little imagination!

We’ll provide the venue (Hills Rd), the mulled wine and some mince pies – you bring a few nibbles to share, and some good cheer!

RSVP to Bev Sedley at info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org

Un-insulated suspended wood floors are common in pre-1900 houses in Cambridge. They often result in ground-floor rooms that are cold, draughty and expensive to heat. They can be insulated, but there are a variety of technical and practical challenges  that need to be addressed.

This event will be hosted by a family that has just undertaken this work for themselves and will include a brief presentation on risks and how to avoid them, a look at the finished product and the opportunity to examine it for yourself with a thermal imaging camera.

Where:  St Barnabas Rd, Cambridge

Numbers limited to 12 so booking essential:  Tel: 01223 659962 or email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org

All Cambridge Carbon Footprint volunteers (and would-be volunteers) are invited to join us for lunch on Wednesday 19th October – visit the new office, bring along your ideas for events and workshops, meet the other volunteers. Delicious vegetarian and vegan sandwiches from Taste of Cambridge, provided by us.

We hope you’ll join us!

Booking by Monday  17th October essential, so we know how much food to order: email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org.  Let us know if you need gluten-free – ToC do a great alternative.  info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE

Behaviour change is currently a key government policy for dealing with climate change. In this talk Rosemary Randall will discuss the rationale for behaviour change policies, present some key criticisms of the approach and offer an alternative psychological model for engaging people in change.

Rosemary Randall is a psychotherapist. She was co-founder of Cambridge Carbon Footprint <http://www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/> and formerly its Director. She writes and lectures widely on the psychology of climate change and is the creator of the Carbon Conversations <http://carbonconversations.org> project and author of the Carbon Conversations handbook. She is currently working with COIN <http://coinet.org.uk/> on the development of Carbon Conversations, and on a number of other psychologically based climate change projects with Common Cause <http://valuesandframes.org> and with the Climate Psychology Alliance.

Find out more about Ro and read some of her papers here: www.rorandall.org <http://rorandall.org>

Venue:  Wesley Methodist Church, corner of Kings Street and Short Street, Cambridge. Map here

Free entry, though donations to cost of room hire always welcome!

We try to make our events open and accessible to all.  Please contact the office if you have any special requirements and we will do our best to accommodate these.