r first People Planet Pint event is just over a month away, so we need people to start signing up for it now - and there's a free drink on offer for the first 30 people who do so ! 

To sign up , visit the event page on Eventbrite . 

PPP is an informal social event, for people with a common interest in caring for our planet. 

Our first PPP event will be held at The Buck Inn, Newbiggin, Richmond on Wednesday 5th June from 7pm. 

We have teamed up with Sarah Hartley of the The Northern Eco to host this Richmondshire 'People Planet Pint' meet up !

 All welcome - we  look forward to seeing you there !

Updated : 29th April 24

To coincide with The Great Big Green Week, The Station, Richmond will be hosting an Eco Day on Saturday 15th June 2024. 

Planning is in its early stages but the event is set to showcase local environmental organisations and groups. To find out more visit  The Eco Day page on the The Station website 

Alongside the Eco Day, and in partnership with Richmond Walking and Book Festival, we will be hosting author led talks at the Town Hall on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June, featuring works with an environmental theme. 

Have you got any ideas for complementary activities for Great Big Green Week? And/or would you like to help? If so, please get in touch with  barbara@richmondshireclimateaction.org .

Watch this space for the latest updates !

Posted : 8th Feb 2024, updated 1st April 24

Excitement is building for our first ever Richmondshire Repair and Repurposing Cafe, taking place on 9th June at Richmond Town Hall. 

Doors open at 10am and the last items will be accepted for repair at about 12 noon. The event is FREE to attend.

The idea of a repair and repurposing cafe is that people with broken household items can bring them along and a volunteer will have a go at fixing them. Every item repaired or repurposed is an item saved from landfill, and an item that does not need to be replaced.

A big thank you to Richmond Town Council who have donated £100 to help with running the event, and to all the volunteers who have signed up to help on the day so far.

We are still looking for more volunteer repairers – especially anyone with computer or bicycle fixing skills. 

If you can help, or know someone who can, please get I touch with me, valerie@richmondshireclimateaction.org, and have fun being in at the start of something new !

To keep up to date with all the latest about the repair cafe, visit our dedicated repair cafe webpage.

Posted: 30th April 2024

A group of  hardy climate action enthusiasts braved poor weather to take part in the latest Talking Climate Change event, Ideas into Action, at Richmond Town Hall on 15th February. 

Everybody got involved in choosing which activities they would most like to see take place in the area, and the idea of holding a repair cafe came out on top ! This was closely followed by a renewable energy themed event and an information sharing event to provide advice relating to climate friendly homes and heating. 

So we now plan to organise a local repair cafe in Richmond to coincide with national Great Big Green Week (8th to 16th June).  To find out more, please see the separate item about the repair cafe on our news page. 

We are also starting to investigate what a renewable energy themed event could look like. We will be contacting the developers of the new solar farm that is currently being constructed on land to the east of Richmond, to see if they will host a guided visit, once it is complete enough to be safe to do so - this is likely to be June at the earliest. 

What else could this include? Can you help us organise it, or do you know someone else who can? if so, please get in touch via admin@richmondshireclimateaction.org .

We are also planning to organise a 'homes and heating' event in the autumn, when we all start to think more about such things.  We're keen to get more people involved, and to hear what you think the event should include.  Please get in touch with your ideas, offers of help and suggestions via admin@richmondshireclimateaction.org .

Posted: 21st Feb 2024