Action on climate emergency
This month we are joined by Alison Tribe of Climate Action Silsden to answer some of your home energy questions: Could you spend less on energy? What to do about losing the Winter Fuel Payment Get help to understand your energy bills and the price cap Use your smart meter to reduce your bills Understand ...
With the United Nations climate talks (COP29) starting on Monday 11th November and the biodiversity COP (16) having just happened, our featured speaker Dr Jane Smart OBE, will be speaking about these conferences in: 'The Nature Emergency: the imperative for Global to Local Action'. Jane is currently the Chair of Malhamdale Environmental Group, co-founded Plantlife ...
As an antidote to the super discounts available each year on 'Black Friday', encouraging us to buy more - this is a day to end the culture of impulse buys that goes along with it. Instead, we want to waste less, make the most of the stuff we already own, and cut our carbon footprint ...
At our last Cafe for 2024 we will be mobilising for a new climate plan, calling on Keir Starmer to produce a robust plan by Spring 2025. Come and hear Simon Bowens, Friend of the Earth's Yorkshire Campaign Organiser, talk more about this action. Then join in with us as we sign postcards to the prime ...
As the United Nations says 'our planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and water. Over 95 percent of our food originates from these two fundamental resources. Soil water, vital for nutrient absorption by plants, binds our ecosystems together. This symbiotic relationship is the foundation of our agricultural systems. However, in the face ...
At our first Cafe of 2025 we will be hearing from Rob Ashford (Access and Recreation Team Project Manager for the Yorkshire Dales National Park) about the Park's Active Travel Plan. Come along to hear more, ask questions and contribute to their consultation on an Active Travel Wish List. Read more about the consultation here >>> ...
Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust have secured funding from the Heritage Lottery fund to help save four iconic bird species through a 'Building Homes for Dales House Birds' project. At this month's Green Cafe we will be hearing from Catherine Mercer (the project's lead) about this three year project which will be supporting ACE and groups ...
This month's Cafe is all about locally generated energy for Settle, Giggleswick and Langcliffe. Please note that the Cafe will be taking place at: St Alkelda's Church. Church St. Giggleswick. BD24 0BE. By acting locally you can be part of saving money off your electricity bill, reducing energy use and helping with climate change. A ...
Do you have good quality clothing and accessories for young and older adults that you no longer wear? Are you looking for something to replace them? Then the Settle Clothing Swap is the perfect event for you. Swap your items for tokens and then exchange your tokens for alternative items from the display. There’ll be ...
We are delighted to be joined by Mike Berners-Lee who will be giving us the opportunity to discuss with him the ideas that flow from his new book 'A Climate of Truth', 'which spells out why, if humanity is to thrive in the decades ahead, the most critical step is to raise standards of honesty in ...
We are partnering with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to deliver a three year project to increase the numbers of four currently red listed house nesting birds: house sparrows, starlings, house martins and swifts by adding more nest boxes and improving or developing new habitats. This ...
As we are affiliated to Friends of the Earth we are supporting their latest Campaign, Planet over Profit. This campaign focuses on the fact that UK companies are profiting from supply chains that destroy precious forests worldwide, threaten wildlife, accelerate climate change, and violate the rights of local communities. We need a new law that ...
