Raising climate change awareness in Woodley
Wokingham Borough’s first Climate Action Week, held in Woodley, was a resounding success with over 200 people participating in free events
We are delighted with the success of Woodley’s first Climate Action Week, which was held in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council.
Both councils declared climate emergencies in 2019, making a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The series of free events held during Climate Action Week were created to raise awareness of how residents can contribute positively towards these shared goals.
There were a variety of free events across the week, including a recycling art class for the under 5s, a Walk & Tour of Woodford Park, an entertaining charity fashion show at centre stage, Woodley Repair Café, an EV webinar, a chat about climate change in the borough, a lively Fresk climate card game and a community litter pick, amongst other events.
We were also delighted to host the local primary school’s climate event at the Oakwood Centre at which Year 3 children from Highwood Primary, Rivermead Primary, and Woodley C of E Primary were tasked with creating posters about the impact of climate change on coral reefs.
Highlights
We would like to thank everyone involved in helping to create, manage and run a successful week of events; as well as everyone who came along to participate.
“It was a pleasure to attend many of the free events during Climate Action Week. The highlights of the week, for me, were the charity fashion show and the school’s climate workshop. The charity fashion show was very entertaining and inspiring to buy pre-loved items. It was an honour to judge the school’s climate workshop. The children knew a lot about climate change and were very thoughtful when creating their interpretations of the effect of climate change on coral reefs.
“I’d like to thank everyone involved in putting the week together and hosting all the events. It has certainly highlighted the need for us all to play our part in tackling climate change,” said Cllr David Bragg, Woodley Town Council Deputy Mayor.
While Cllr Juliet Anderson, Woodley Town Council Town Mayor, who braved the weather to help at the communal litter pick said: “It is important that we all play our part in addressing the climate emergency and take accountability for our individual carbon footprints, and Climate Action Week has been an important week to raise awareness. We had an interesting debate about changes we can all make and the bigger responsibilities the government must address, during the Climate, Coffee and Cake talk. Despite Storm Bert, we collected an alarming amount of rubbish during the community litter pick. Not littering is just one small thing we can all do to play our part. Thank you to everyone involved and I hope those who attended found the events informative and food for thought.”
Find out more
More information about the week, including photos and information about both council’s Climate Emergency Hubs, can be found on our Climate Action Week page.
