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Happy Birthday ECO Action

🎉 ECO Action Turns 3 – Join Us to Celebrate & Shape What’s Next on Saturday May 16th

We’re turning three—and it’s a moment of both celebration and transition.

In the past three years, ECO Action has grown into a vibrant community, helping people across Windsor & Maidenhead taking actions for a greener, healthier future. Together, we’ve built momentum, partnerships, and practical local action.

Now, we’re evolving. This event marks:

  • đŸŒ± Our 3rd anniversary
  • 🏡 The closing of our physical Hub
  • 🚀 The launch of our next chapter

🌍 Why This Event Matters

We’re moving from a single location to reaching more people, in more places, in more ways. Come and:

  • Hear about our new 2026+ strategy
  • Discover how we’ll work through communities, libraries, and local initiatives
  • Explore simple ways to get involved
  • Meet others who care about making a difference locally

👉 Whether you’ve been with us from the start or are just curious, this is for you.

🎯 What We’re Aiming To Do

This isn’t just a celebration—it’s a call to action. We want to:

  • Inspire more people to take small, meaningful steps
  • Invite new volunteers to get involved
  • Share practical initiatives like Love Our Street
  • Build stronger connections across local groups and partners

đŸ—“ïž Event Highlights

From 10:00am: đŸ„‚ Welcome with drinks & cake as you arrive and live music đŸŽ¶

Special Guests: Including Peter Gibbs (Radio 4), Josh Reynolds (MP), Karen Davies (Lead Cllr for Sustainability) and others to be announced.

10:30 – 11:00: đŸŽ€ Short talks celebrating what we’ve achieved, what’s changing—and why, and our vision for the future

11:00 – 1:00: đŸ€ Explore & connect with our teams:

  • The new ECO Action strategy
  • Community and partner stalls
  • “Love Our Street” pilot opportunities
  • Status on the RBWM’s plans and updates
  • The Climate Emergency Coalition (CEC) group
  • ☕ Informal conversations, ideas, and collaboration

🌟 Looking Ahead

Our next chapter is about:

  • Working within local libraries instead of a single Hub
  • Taking action out into communities and events
  • Growing initiatives like Love Our Street
  • Offering deeper engagement opportunities for those who want to do more

💚 Come Celebrate With Us

This is a chance to reflect on what we’ve achieved together, meet like-minded people and be part of what comes next: Let’s celebrate—and inspire even more people to do a bit more for our planet.

Eco Question Time & National Emergency Briefing Film

Norden Farm Saturday 18th APRIL 10:30 to 12:30

What to expect

Based on the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster, as covered by ITV, C4, & the Times. Followed by a short open discussion about what we can do and what it means locally.

  • A powerful 45-minute “level-setting” film featuring Chris Packham, Mike Berners-Lee, Deborah Meaden, surprise guests, and a wide range of other Brits.
  • Clear, evidence-based insights from leading UK experts with a shared understanding of the challenges — and the solutions

Join the conversation

Come along, watch the film, and be part of a constructive, solutions-focused discussion about what we can do next — as individuals and as a community.

After the screening, there will be a live Q&A discussion with Joshua Reynolds MP and Cllr Karen Davies. This is your chance to ask questions and join the discussion.

When and Where?

  • Saturday 18 April from 10:30 – 12:30.
  • Film runs for approximately 45 minutes
  • Followed by an open Q&A discussion.

What next?

  • Your Question: To submit a question in advance for Josh or Karen in advance â€” please email us here
  • Book your Norden Farm ticket* for seats at the event: Link to Norden Farm Site

* ÂŁ4.70 donation to ECO Action and 30p cover charge to Norden Farm

Last Thought

The film is only being shown at in-person screenings, not online. Bring a friend or neighbour. Please book your seat asap. Click the QR Code for more information on the film and the Briefing.

Repair Cafe Saturday 14th March

Bring your treasured broken possessions to our Repair Cafe and give them new life! See our team rebuilding, repairing and recycling things that might otherwise be thrown away.

Register here to bring something for repair and reserve your time-slot.
Or email the Repair CafĂ© team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

Open from 10:00 to 13:00. Repair skills available include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Eco Matters – the “First 50” book

We’ve been running since 2022 to help raise local people’s awareness and improve their wellbeing on climate change. As you may know, we’ve published the Eco Matters column every fortnight in the Maidenhead Advertiser. At the end of last year we ran our fiftieth column.

So we have compiled the first fifty into a small book. 

Each Eco Matters column is written by a different person. We’ve covered a wide range of eco topics from heat pumps and electric cars through to bees and Christmas gifts, offering practical advice, information and tips.

Our aim in publishing the book is to make sure that all this great insight and advice reaches as wide an audience as possible beyond the circulation of the newspaper itself. We decided to physically print it (on recyclable paper of course) to ensure it has a more lasting life and makes more impact than a digital-only document.

If you would like one of the remaining FREE copies of the book (otherwise with a cover price of £8.99). If so, just fill in your details on this link and we will send you one of the free copies – assuming they haven’t run out yet.
And if you’d like to help us cover our ECO Matters and ECO Action costs please check out this link too! All contributions very much appreciated.

Lastly, thank you to our co-sponsors; Maidenhead Advertiser, SaveEnergy, and The Louis Baylis Trust. Keep looking in the Maidenhead Advertiser for even more ECO Matters articles: we publish one every 2 weeks, so here’s to the next 50! 
 
Andrew Ingram

Repair Cafe Saturday 14th February

Bring your treasured broken possessions to our Repair Cafe and give them new life! See our team rebuilding, repairing and recycling things that might otherwise be thrown away.

Register here to bring something for repair and reserve your time-slot.
Or email the Repair CafĂ© team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

Open from 10:00 to 13:00. Repair skills available include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Smart Energy Show Cookham

Saturday 7th February 2026 – 1.00pm – 4.30pm

Looking for an open friendly opportunity to meet and talk to some certified local and national companies and installers. Wanting to cut bills, improve comfort and help tackle climate change?

There will be independent experts who can advise on how to deliver smart energy solutions to your home. And Cookhams Footprint team of volunteers will be there to help with any questions you may have.

It’s at the Chartered Institute of Marketing in Moor Hall, SL6 9QH. Walk there if you can or there’s plenty of parking and refreshments available.

More information on exhibitors and the full schedule of talks here: The Smart Energy Show – Cookham, Saturday 7th February 2026.

Repair Cafe Saturday 10th January

Bring your treasured broken possessions to our Repair Cafe and give them new life! See our team rebuilding, repairing and recycling things that might otherwise be thrown away.

Register here to bring something for repair and reserve your time-slot.
Or email the Repair CafĂ© team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

Open from 10:00 to 13:00. Repair skills available include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

ECO Action Event Coordinator 

Join Our Mission: Reduce Carbon, Increase Nature, Improve Wellbeing!

ECO Action are a grassroots movement to inspire and empower our community to create a greener, healthier future within our borough.

We’re looking for someone who can help bring that energy into local events across the community.

We’re seeking an Event Coordinator – a volunteer who can coordinate others running events, organise and support our presence at community events, helping us reach more people and share our mission.

What You’ll Do – As our Event Coordinator, you’ll help us coordinate engaging, high-impact experiences that showcase ECO Action. You’ll play a key role by:

  • Working with volunteers (via our WhatsApp group) to help them run events
  • Coordinating our participation in local events, fairs, markets, and festivals
  • Working with our existing Engagement Coordinator who will choose the most suitable local events
  • Aligning logistics: stall or room bookings, materials, timings, volunteer rotas
  • Creating simple, engaging event ideas — from mini-workshops to talks
  • Ensuring our message shines through: Reduce Carbon, Increase Nature, Improve Wellbeing

Who You Are:

  • Organised, practical, and comfortable juggling details
  • Friendly, confident, and able to support volunteers on the day
  • Passionate about climate action, sustainability, or community events
  • Comfortable with WhatsApp and basic planning tools
  • Ideally with some event experience — or simply keen to learn and get stuck in

What You’ll Gain:

  • Hands-on experience in event planning and community engagement
  • A chance to bring people together around a shared mission
  • Skills in coordination, communication, and volunteer management
  • Connection with a supportive, positive, values-driven team

Interested? To find out more or express interest, email us here 

Together, let’s spark change — one event, one conversation, one moment of inspiration at a time.