Climate Cafe 2023
Community Climate Cafe 2023
Concerned about climate change but unsure what you can do about it?
Interested in sustainable living and want to find out what other people in Rugby are doing?
Looking to save money on household bills?
Join us on Saturday April 29th from 10am-3pm for a fun and interesting event in the quirky environment of the Alexandra Art (website) - an ex-pub turned into a great new arts venue in Rugby town centre with a lovely garden space.
Read on to discover What's On, and how to book your free tickets.
What is a Climate Cafe?
In line with the vision and aims of our group, the idea behind a Climate Cafe is to
share ways that people from the local area are working to make our town more carbon neutral and environmentally friendly
by putting on activities and workshops giving practical advice, to help people feel empowered to make the shift to a more sustainable way of life
bring people from the local community together to encourage discussion and debate about the sustainble future of our area
Read about our previous online Climate Cafe events here
What's On?
In short - loads! And there will be giveaways and prizes to keep an eye out for, and drinks and food available from the cafe.
Guest Speakers
What is Rugby Doing About Climate Change? - the view from Transition Town Rugby
An Energy Efficient House on a Budget - a chartered engineer and resident of Rugby talks about his journey to make his house energy efficient
An Introduction to Growing Your Own Food at Home - from Five Acre Farm CSA
Demonstrations
Rugby Real Bread will be there to show you how to create your own delicious and healthy bread
We will be demonstrating our new Thermal Imaging Camera, which we'll be lending to households to assess your own energy efficiency
Rugby Unwrapped will be there to guide you in the ways of zero-waste shopping
Rugby's resident Master Composters, John and Sandy, will be here to show you how to turn your food waste into the best compost
Activities
Re-Use corner - do you have an interesting item that you're sure could be useful but you just don't know how? Bring it along, share it and maybe swap it with someone else - lets see if we can put your item to use!
The famous Rugby Repair Cafe will be there - bring your items that need mending and their volunteers will have a go!
A quiz with eco-friendly and energy saving prizes
We're launching a children's art and writing competition
Entertainment
Live music from Monday Nights, The Scutters, Quigley's traditional Irish group, Rugby Songrwriters Group
Displays and Stands
Rugby Friends of the Earth will have a petition and some giveaways
Warwickshire Safe and Active Travel team will be on hand to talk to you about walking and cycling in Rugby
Book Tickets
The event will be free entry on the door, however we encourage you to book tickets in advance via the Eventbrite page