This 40 minute talk was presented at Sawyer Hall, Nailsworth, on Thursday 22nd February, given by Dr Richard Erskine, Education Lead for Nailsworth Climate Action Network.

Kate Clark on her Sunday Brunch BBC Radio Gloucestershire programme on Sunday 15th January was in conversation with guest Dr Richard Erskine, Education lead for Nailsworth Climate Action Network [1]. Read a summary of this wide-ranging and engaging chat.

Professor Rod Rainey gave a talk to Nailsworth Rotary on 1st December at Egypt Mill about a design for a tidal barrage on the Severn Estuary. A few of us from NailsworthCAN were kindly invited to attend, and here are some reflections by Richard Erskine on the presentation.

Dr Richard Erskine takes you on a journey through the long history of climate injustice, recognising that it is inevitably linked to how indigenous people have been treated in the distant past, and continue to suffer.

Do you feel hope or despair about the climate emergency? A film Once You Know by Emmanuel Cappellin explores his personal journey trying to deal with his feelings, and reflecting on the 1972 report Limits To Growth. Here, you can read the words spoken by Richard Erskine before the screening of the film at the Stroud Brewery on 14th July 2022, with his reflections on the film.

Richard Erskine, our education lead in NailsworthCAN, gave a talk to Minchinhampton Ladies Luncheon Club on 18th November entitled ‘Climate Change: through the stories of 10 women, and a girl’.

This talk will explore some of the ideas and options involved in successful woodland design. Of the land the National Trust owns, ten percent is woodland and they have made a commitment to increase this to 17 percent over the next ten years, planting 20 million trees over the next decade. This talk is an opportunity to find out what this might mean to our local environment here in Nailsworth.

Find out how Renishaw are making massive strides in reducing their environmental impact. In this interesting talk, Ben Goodare spoke to us about how the company is using non-polluting technology, waste minimisation, reuse/recycling and the reduction of energy consumption.

Stroud Community Seed Bank is passionate about bringing back varieties of fruit and vegetables that have been forgotten due to the rise of large scale agriculture. They provide seeds to the local community in exchange for donations in the hope that these lost treasures can be revived.