Category: External events

Beyond the summit: what COP30 means for the Global South

What it is: We will be live streaming a Royal Geographic Society event taking place at the end of COP30.

Hosted at the end of COP30 in Brazil, and shared by the Royal Geographical Society, this discussion will reflect on the emerging agreements and especially their implications for the Global South – the regions most affected by the climate crisis.

Why go: Understand the implication of COP30 for the Global South

Time/location:

  • Tuesday 18th November
  • From 7pm to 8:30pm
  • Eco Action Hub in Maidenhead

Please arrive early as the event will start on time. Please use our Delivery entrance – walk down the lane between McDonalds and Holland & Barrett on the High Street.

There will be discussion before and after the event, and opportunities to meet the ECO Action Hub team – come and join in the conversation!! #COP30 #COPtober

Eco Question Time with Josh Reynolds MP & Cllr Karen Davies

ASK YOUR CLIMATE QUESTIONS & meet Joshua Reynolds MP & CLLR Karen Davies Saturday 25th October
What’s Happening: They will both be in our Hub answering your questions on all eco topics starting with the Climate & Nature Bill.

Join our conversation from 11:00 – 12:30!

Why? Ask your questions about local or national eco issues. Discuss with your local MP Joshua Reynolds or Cllr Karen Davies on Eco-Action topics, on the Climate Action Bill – And help get their support in #COPtober!

How? To let us know you’re coming AND ask Josh a question: please email us here

When: Join our conversation from 11:00 – 12:30 on Saturday 25th October.

Where: ECO Action Hub WAM Nicholson Centre Maidenhead

ECO Cafe; Free Tea, coffee, bubbles and other refreshments available from ECO Action Cafe. Keep an eye out for more great events at the ECO Action Hub!

#COP30 #COPtober

COP30 – What can we do?

🌍 Let’s All Work Together — Act Now for Climate!

With COP30 taking place this November in Brazil, ECO Action WAM is gearing up for a month-long local awareness campaign and activities with our amazing partners — because every small action makes a difference!

From 25th October to 23rd November, we’ll be celebrating and showcasing the many inspiring climate and nature initiatives happening right here in our community.

Together with our ECO Action Partners and extended network, we’ve created a shared calendar of events, activities, and actions designed to inspire, connect, and amplify our collective impact.

👉 Stay tuned! Bookmark the calendar, find it with the QR Code below, visit our website, and follow our newsletters and social media — all tagged with #COPtober. See how you can get involved and make a positive change!

Let’s take action together — for our planet, for our community, and for our future. 🌱

Find all #COPtober events here

Heal The Land @Norden Farm

Wild Maidenhead presents Heal the Land

Why: a compelling, inspiring and hopeful film about the transformation of a former intensive dairy farm in Somerset into a thriving new place for nature and people. Join for a journey of drama, discovery and insight into the start of this rewilding journey, with a remarkable array of wildlife and astonishing new arrivals.

What: The 25-minute documentary, filmed at the Heal Somerset site during 2024, will be followed by Q&A with Jan Stannard – CEO of Heal Rewilding and founder member of Wild Maidenhead. Heal Rewilding’s website

When & Where: 1st October at Norden Farm Studio (Free event) – Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

UK Climate & Nature Bill

Learn more about the UK Climate & Nature Bill

Here is a full briefing for you, why it’s important to all of us today, and ways you can get involved …

The UK’s Climate & Nature Bill will help tackle climate & ecological emergencies via an integrated & cross-party approach: It’s significant because it requires the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to achieve targets. It would establish a climate and nature assembly to advise in strategy creation.

The bill was introduced by Roz Savage (Lib Dem) 16 October 2024 & adjourned until 11 July 2025: t’s unlikely to be debated again. Following adjournment, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband issued a promise to work to the “spirit and substance” of the bill—”including for legislation” – to “make a meaningful difference” for climate and nature.

Where are we at?

  • Statement: Earlier this week Ed Miliband gave a very informative and balanced statement in Parliament: Watch it HERE and form your own view. Watch Roz Savage’s response HERE.
  • Action group Zero Hour are actively campaigning to support the Climate & Nature Bill: on 15th July with a webinar to share what they’re achieved & ask for your support. Watch HERE or download slides HERE.
  • What are we doing? We’re lobbying our MP Joshua Reynolds to promote and support Ed Miliband and Roz Savage in furthering the goals laid out in Ed Miliband’s statement to the House.
  • What can you do?:

Last but not least: Continue to support and get involved with ECO Action WAM, with our calls to action, action plans, events, and help us by donating here … we’re all pulling towards the same goals.

Less Carbon, More Nature, Better Wellbeing!

🌱 🌍 See David Attenborough’s “Ocean” at Norden Farm in July 🌍 🌱

‘Norden Farm Centre for the Arts’ (near Altwood in Maidenhead) is screening David Attenborough’s wonderful ‘Ocean’ over three days in July.

Our ECO Action WAM Team are planning to have a ‘booth’ during the screening, where we are looking forward to meet lots of people, have interesting conversations on carbon reduction & saving money, handing out leaflets & action-plans.

This is a great opportunity to see & hear from an internationally recognised icon & some say national treasure, what is happening int the oceans, how human-made climate change & pollution is affecting them and , and what action they can take to help fight climate change.

Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.

Norden Farm’s Screening Times:
11th July 14.00 & 20.00
12th July 20.00
17th July 14.00
Book your tickets here: Ocean

ECO Action’s Partner, SaveEnergy “share offer” to help local people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills AND decarbonise

SaveEnergy help people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills AND decarbonise! 

We’ve partnered with them so they can be even more successful helping reduce the 42% of carbon emissions generated across RBWM from domestic energy consumption. And especially because they make people’s home lives more “comfortable & sustainable”.

We’re running events 11:00 Saturday 26th and 19:00 Tuesday 29th at the Hub. OR join a webinar OR have a chat OR email the team! All information below …

SaveEnergy is: 

  • A community-owned, not-for-profit organisation
  • Run by local people based in Maidenhead
  • An ECO Action & DraughtBusters partner.

SaveEnergy offers: 

  • Home energy assessments & practical actions to help people reduce their energy use
  • Free advice so people enjoy warmer homes, lower bills and reduced carbon emissions
  • AND 20% of services are delivered free of charge to aid people in fuel poverty

Invest for success: SaveEnergy is raising working capital to drive growth and create more green jobs. Investors in SaveEnergy’s Share Offer will help decarbonise more homes, more quickly

  • Minimum SEIS investment £100, maximum £10,000
  • Eligible investors will benefit from SEIS tax relief of 50%
  • SaveEnergy aim to repay capital from July 2028
  • Share Offer is open from April 2nd to May 16th … so act now and don’t miss out!
  • Details of their Community Share Offer & business plan on  www.saveenergy.coop/share-offer/
  • Note: all investments carry a risk, and we cannot guarantee that capital will be repaid

Hear more: Come to an event, have a chat, join a webinar, email or simply read up!

Events & Information: 

  • We are hosting two ‘SaveEnergy events’: Saturday 26th April 11am OR Tuesday 29th April 7pm(*)
  • To reserve your seat on 26th email here or on 29th email here or just turn up on day!
  • To simply ask a question, get more info, OR arrange a chat email them here
  • On-Line Event: Join an online discussion about their plans and share offer – book on Eventbrite here
  • Supporting Info: Read about their background and their share offer on www.saveenergy.coop

(*) NOTE: to get into the evening event 29th March at the Hub, please go down the alleyway besides McDonalds & enter via the back door of the Hub. See you soon – ECO-Action Team!!

Smart Energy Show Marlow April 5th 2025

Smart Energy Show Marlow logo

The Smart Energy Show Marlow returns this April. We’ll have fresh exhibitors, a great quick-fire talks programme, and a new location with plentiful parking! All information here!

The key focus will again be on better energy management in buildings. This will include exciting renewable and electric technologies like solar panels, batteries, electric car-charging, heat pumps and other electrical home heating technologies, and smart energy controls. And, for anyone renovating or building afresh: energy retrofit assessment, fabric insulation and green building design.

With energy prices rising again, more government support available, and technologies improving, it is time to engage, even if you’ve already made some green energy changes in your life.

The Smart Energy Show Marlow 2025 takes place on Saturday 5 April at Great Marlow School, Bobmore Lane, Marlow SL7 1JE. Opening times are 10am to 4pm.

SMART ENERGY SHOW Saturday 23rd November

Cookham Footprint is hosting a SMART ENERGY SHOW on Saturday 23rd November from 13:00 – 16:30 at Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Moor Hall Cookham SL6 9HQ!!

  • I want to find out more about Air Source Heat Pumps and are there alternatives?
  • Is my roof suitable for solar panels and are they worthwhile?
  • What is the Great British Insulation Scheme?
  • Is my house suitable for cavity wall insulation?
  • What is a Hybrid system?
  • I’m interested in an electric car and need a charger.
  • What about battery storage?
  • Can I get FREE draughtproofing?
  • What grants are available?

Peter Gibbs, meteorologist and broadcaster, will start the talks at 1.30pm explaining his enthusiasm for these technologies, and what his motivation was for installing them.

There will be short talks covering topics such as Solar Panels (pvs) and batteries, Air Source Heat pumps, Zero Emission Boilers as well as talks by WildCookham on how we can encourage wildlife into our gardens.

Need more convincing? Become inspired and informed on the exciting technologies available for home energy. Have an opportunity to speak to genuine accredited installers of Solar Panels, Batteries, Air Source Heat Pumps and Zero Emission Boilers. There will also be a national insulation company, who can advise on government grants. All companies come with recommendations from villagers, and most are themselves local.

Cookhams Footprint (part of the Climate Community in Windsor & Maidenhead) is a community energy group encouraging villagers to insulate and ultimately move away from gas. Volunteers visit Cookham homes offering free thermal imaging, explaining EPCs and how to improve their insulation.

The team includes a professional retrofit Surveyor advising on all aspects of energy & homes. He’s given many well-attended talks on Air Source Heat Pumps and how to go carbon neutral. People really appreciated an informal chat from someone with his enthusiasm and expertise.

Also there, Draughtbusters, whom many of you know is a volunteer group who will fix the draughts in your home for FREE, so you should feel warmer and reduce carbon emissions. A trained local resident will come and survey your property and undertake basic draughtproofing.

More information please visit: cookhamsfootprint.co.uk and smartenergyshow.co.uk

Biodiversity Collage Workshop Sunday 27th October 11am to 2pm

Join us for a fun and interactive science-based workshop to better understand biodiversity, the causes and consequences of its decline and meaningful actions for its regeneration.

Who is it for? Anyone: citizens, communities, students, teachers… anyone who would like to do more in support of robust, thriving ecosystems and abundant biodiversity!

How to book: Anyone 16 or over welcome. If you are interested in attending please email ecoactionrbwm@gmail.com (or confirm on Facebook Event) so we have an idea of attendance numbers.

Picture of collage artwork

Come and join us at ECO Action Hub – The Nicholson Shopping Centre for a workshop filled with laughter, learning, and connections. Let’s imagine a brighter future together!