Big Green Week is currently being celebrated by community groups across Cumbria with the aim of drawing attention to the need for urgent action on climate and nature.
Groups from across the county from Arnside to Workington are taking part in the nationwide campaign to showcase the actions that they say we need to take to tackle climate change and create a better world now, and for the next generation.
Events taking place in Cumbria include activities with young people, film screenings, litter picks, an apple-pressing day, farmers’ markets, green drinks, crafting sessions, repair cafes, and sessions on how to limit the impact of the cost-of-living crisis through reducing energy costs.
Many of the local groups taking part are linked to the Cumbria Sustainability Network administered by Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) and are part of Zero Carbon Cumbria, a county-wide partnership aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2037.
Tim Coombe from Sustainable Brampton, said: “Great Big Green Week is a super opportunity to encourage people to take positive steps to live more sustainably by changing ingrained behaviour patterns, by shopping locally, by repairing stuff, by growing our own produce, by caring actively for nature and by becoming better educated about how to improve the planet for future generations to enjoy too.”
Helen Attewell from Cumbria Sustainability Network said: “After experiencing the unprecedented temperatures affecting Britain this summer, it’s clear that action on climate change is urgent and necessary.
“We can all do our bit to help, and communities across Cumbria have come up with a range of fun and interesting activities to bring people together and focus on this issue.”
The Great Big Green Week is being organised by The Climate Coalition, the UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action against climate change, whose members include the National Trust, WWF, Women's Institute, Oxfam, and RSPB.
Great Big Green Week runs until October 2.
For more information visit https://cafs.org.uk/find-an-event-during-great-big-green-week/.
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