At 7pm (NOTE earlier time) at the Church Hall. All very welcome!

We look forward to a relaxed evening together with a chance to chat about sustainability and other things as well!

If you can, please fill in the RSVP form to let us know how many are coming and very roughly what you might bring (just so we can do something about it if everyone plans to bring dessert!) Don’t feel you have to produce something amazing and home-made, Just no meat or fish please.

There’ll be plates and cutlery for everyone but there isn’t a cooker in the servery so hot dishes will need to be brought while still warm.

People’s Emergency Briefing film, Bar Hill, Thursday 1 October, 6.30-9pm

You may have heard about this film on the climate and nature crisis which is being screened around the country. Now there’s an opportunity to see it very locally, at Bar Hill church on 1st October. After the film, which is narrated by Chris Packham, there will be a discussion – which in many places has proved as stimulating as the film itself. Thanks to Maggie Annat and her group for putting the film on.

You can book your free ticket using this link or just turn up on the night. For 16+ years old.

Many of those attending previous screenings commented that although the facts are alarming, they felt a sense of optimism about confronting the challenge together and seeing a pathway to a better future. “This was the kind of messaging I’ve been hoping to see for a long time. It’s authoritative, digestible, psychologically realistic, savvy, and caring. Even funny in places, if you’ll believe me.” “I’ll be honest — I’m sceptical of climate doom-mongering… But this film is different. Really different…. Stark facts, yes. But also a genuine sense of agency and even optimism… If you get the chance to attend a screening, I’d strongly encourage it.”

Thanks to the Tree-Guard Collectors!

We collected another three and a half big bags on Saturday 15 August! They were taken to be recycled. We’ll arrange another bash at it later in the year.

Open Eco-Homes

Open Eco-Homes tours and talks are now open for booking – see https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/what-we-do/open-eco-homes/. Spaces are limited on the tours so book up now.

Ten homeowners across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire will open their doors between 22nd September and 18th October for this year’s Open Eco Homes season, run by local charity Cambridge Carbon Footprint (CCF).

Open House Tours

The tours, offered in person and online, come the region recovers from heatwaves and energy prices climb again, adding pressure on households to keep homes comfortable without paying more.

Visitors will get a rare look at real-world retrofits: from heat pumps, insulation and heat recovery systems to solar panels, batteries, EV chargers and rainwater harvesting.

Rather than sales pitches, these are homeowners describing their own experience, what worked, what it cost, and whether the results lived up to the manufacturers’ claims. As one visitor to last year’s tours put it: “Very helpful comparing component costs and benefits.”

Visitors will be able to ask questions directly, comparing notes on lessons learned and getting a clearer sense of what similar upgrades might mean for their own homes.

With energy bills continuing to climb and temperature extremes becoming more common, organisers say the tours offer a practical, unfiltered way to see which home improvements are delivering — and which might be worth skipping.

On-line talks

These tours will be complemented by four online talks from subject matter experts on battery storage, funding and grants, air-tightness, and retrofit solutions for different budgets.

The activities are part of Cambridge Carbon Footprint’s (CCF) Open Eco Homes 2026 season. CCF is a local charity supporting people to move towards low-carbon living. Tours and talks are free however donations to CCF are welcomed and can be made on the CCF website.

To book – see “Events” on the webpage.