Our third public meeting is arranged with Mark Pritchard MP for the Wrekin and a range of speakers on Friday 29 February 2008, 6.45 - 9.00pm, at Wellington Methodist Church (by the bus station), New Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1LU.

The speakers include Rev. Peter Clarke (Methodist Church), Jane Smith (Clerk, Stirchley & Brookside Parish Council), Sam Pickles (Environmental Management Officer, Telford & Wrekin Council), and Mark Pritchard MP for The Wrekin.



We are also showing an excellent short film produced by Greenpeace - Decentralised energy: What are we waiting for? For those keen to see the featured film it is available on the internet at: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/decentralised-energy-w as well as a new initiative EfficienCity, which shows how pioneering, real world communities around the UK are using decentralised energy http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/files/efficiencity/index.html



The intention of the event is to provide an opportunity for local people to contribute to the Borough Council’s consultation process on its draft first climate change strategy for the community of Telford & Wrekin. This is now open to consultation to the end of March. Further information is available at http://www.telford.gov.uk/climatechange



The chair for the event is Reverend Malcolm Carroll, Baptist minister, who is very knowledgeable about climate change issues.



The intention is to start as soon after 6.45pm as practicable.





Draft programme for 29 February 2008



Introduction Rev. Malcolm Carroll

Telford FOE Robert Saunders: how did we get here – setting event in context and local perspective



Wellington Methodist Church: Rev. Peter Clarke, church minister: church response to climate change, church ‘green team’, etc.



Parish council speaker: Jane Smith, Clerk to Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council: the developing response to climate change within a local parish council



Greenpeace film The Convenient Solution (18 min.)



Telford & Wrekin Council speaker: Sam Pickles, Environmental Management Officer: proposed climate change strategy, setting within work of the Council, how to respond to the consultation strategy, activity beyond the review of the consultation responses to draft strategy



Mark Pritchard MP



Discussion session with the speakers



END - Break for informal discussion



Meeting Flyer attached below to print off and display

A Baptist Minister who is knowledgeable about climate change, amazing what they teachin Theology College these days!!