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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 15h

On Wednesday 5th November @actonenergy.bsky.social will be hosting an "Into The Warmth" event in the Town Hall from 11am to 4pm. Come along to find out how to save both #energy and #money!

You can book a free Energy Clinic place to review your bills too:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-bil...

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 3d

As well as the #RepairCafe in the Methodist church hall this morning, there's a "Give and Take" stall. This month's theme is "Toys and Games" so a perfect time to declutter toy cupboards and/or pick up some new games for free.

Give and take 2025 schedule, showing toys and games for November

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 3d

This Saturday is the first Saturday in November which means it is also #RepairCafe day!

From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Stratford Methodist Church in
Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon we'll have volunteers who can try to fix your broken stuff for FREE! Sewing, bikes, electrics, sharpening and more!

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Norah's Ark Community Play 2026 @norahsark2026.bsky.social · 7d

Do you enjoy acting or want to have a go?
Join us as together we build a company to produce a brand-new community play for Stratford – Norah’s Ark – in June 2026.
There’s information at www.guildchapel.co.uk/norahs-ark-n....
Get in touch – we’d love to have you aboard!
#stratforduponavon #theatre

Norah’s Ark: a new play for Stratford | Guild chapel

All aboard! Following the success of our 2024 production of The Dance of Death, Guild Chapel volunteers are now staging Norah's Ark. This lively community theatre production is inspired by the medieva...

www.guildchapel.co.uk

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 12d

And if all the bus companies are bad, we need to change the model. #bustrated #buses #publictransport

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social @stratforddc.bsky.social @mp4stratford.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social

"If buses turned up on time, maybe people could use them more. Stagecoach has a reputation of being a very poor service. Maybe consider bringing in someone new to run the buses?" - Emma, Stratford area

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 12d

There will be a short celebration of Carbon Literacy Action Day on 13th November. There are free tickets available for anyone who wants to know more about #CarbonLiteracy by chatting to Net Zero Stratford trainers and meeting Luke Dorian of the RSA.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit...

Carbon Literacy Action Day Celebration

Celebrate a successful series of Carbon Literacy training with Net Zero Stratford, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the RSA.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stratford-on-Avon District Council @stratforddc.bsky.social · 28d

📦 Free doorstep charity collections are now available in our area!
We’ve partnered with Anglo Doorstep Collections to make donating your unwanted items simple and stress-free. Book your free collection here: anglodoorstepcollections.co.uk/make-a-booking

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 13d

We had a great response to our call with @stratforddc.bsky.social to bring e-waste to the Climate Hub. This was all collected this morning, so if you still have small items old tech to recycle please put them in a carrier back on top of, or by the side of, your bins on your normal collection day.

PLUG INTO THE FUTURE poster. "E-Waste Week at the climate hub. E-Waste week has now ended. Still have old tech? Small electrical items can be left in a carrier bag and on the top of, or by the side, of your bin on your scheduled dry recycling, garden waste or non-recyclable waste collection day. Items must be small enough to fit in the designated compartment beneath the refuse collection vehicle. Please do not put any electrical equipment inside any of your bins. Examples of what you can recycle: Phones, tablets, laptops & calculators; radios and small games consoles, small kitchen appliances; small electrical toys; smoke detectors & thermostats. Visit out web page for more information https://www.stratford.gov.uk/waste-recycling/what-we-collect.cfm

Chaps from Biffa collecting the e-waste from outside the Climate Hub

Items being removed from the Climate Hub including a toaster, a kettle and some laptops.

One of our voluneers outside the front of the Climate Hub in Meer Street with all the old tech ready for recycling

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 14d

We’re sharing people’s stories about using the local buses, to campaign for better services. Send us yours or send them to your councillors using the hashtag #bustrated #buses

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social
@stratforddc.bsky.social
@mp4stratford.bsky.social
@bettertransport.bsky.social

"We need more buses from rural areas that get to Stratford for the start of the working day." "The 28 rarely gets in to school on time so we swapped to driving." - Susan and Jacqui, Stratford area.

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 17d

The good folk at @actonenergy.bsky.social are running an "Into the Warmth" event on that can help with #energy bills, benefits checks, support, applying for repairs and grants, information on local warm hubs and free hot drinks & biscuits

5th November 11-4, Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall, CV37 6EJ

Poster: "INTO THE WARMTH. Your One-Stop-Shop for all things Winter. Energy bill clinic (bring your bills). Free benefits check. Support in your community. Apply for heating repairs. Find local services and warm spaces. Check eligibility for grants. Free hot drinks and biscuits. 5th November 11am to 4pm. Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EJ"

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 19d

We need an integrated transport system. Will council-run bus franchises work in rural areas? If not, we need to look at nationalisation.
#bustrated #buses #publictransport

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social

@stratforddc.bsky.social

@mp4stratford.bsky.social

@bettertransport.bsky.social

"I used public transport until my 30s when I moved back here, after using public transport in other UK towns and cities. I commute by train but even have to drive to the station as the services don't run early enough and can't be relied on." - Nadja, Stratford Resident

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 19d

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 12th November, at 7.30pm, at Stratford Methodist Church, New Room. All welcome, and hope to see you there!

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 20d

Being reliable is more important than being frequent – if buses don’t come regularly, they need to be reliable!
#bustrated #buses #publictransport

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social

@stratforddc.bsky.social

@mp4stratford.bsky.social

@bettertransport.bsky.social

"I've been in Stratford 18 months and I've only had the bus turn up on time, once! I moved to a bus route so we could get the bus, but we never do. We now have three cars on the drive. Being reliable is more important than being frequent." - Mike, Stratford resident

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Futurism @futurism.bsky.social · 26d

Embracing e-waste recycling could lead to a future where tech is continuously repurposed, minimizing landfill impact and promoting sustainability. Let's make it the norm! #futurism

Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

E-Waste week correction!

On 14th, 16th and 18th October you'll be able to drop off old and unwanted #waste tech at our Climate Hub between 10am and 4pm.

Working in partnership with @stratforddc.bsky.social and Biffa .

PLUG IN TO THE
FUTURE
E-WASTE WEEK AT THE CLIMATE HUB
13TH-17TH OCTOBER 2025
DROP OFF YOUR OLD TECH!
NET ZERO AND STRATFORD-ON-AVON DISTRICT COUNCIL ARE
COLLECTING WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
(WEEE) ALL WEEK!
BRING YOUR UNWANTED ELECTIRCALS TO THE CLIMATE HUB, 30
MEER STREET, CV37 6QB - OPEN TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND
SATURDAYS 10AM TO 4PM.
What can you bring to recycle?
Phones, tablets, laptops &
calculators
Radios & small game consoles
Small kitchen appliances
Small electrical toys
Smoke detectors & thermostats
You can also have any small electrical equipment
collected on your bin collection day?
Visit our webpage, for more information:
https://www.stratford.gov.uk/waste-
recycling/what-we-collect.cfm

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

Why don’t people use buses more? It’s a rural area (and Stratford’s good for walking). But what are the solutions?
#bustrated #buses #publictransport

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social @stratforddc.bsky.social

@mp4stratford.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social

"Only 1.5% of people travel to work by bus in Warwickshire. In England it's 4.3% and in Coventry it's 7.3%. In Oxfordshire it's 3.5%. In Stratford District it's 0.6%." - Warwickshire County Council , Bus Service Improvement Plan

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

E-Waste week correction!

On 14th, 16th and 18th October you'll be able to drop off old and unwanted #waste tech at our Climate Hub between 10am and 4pm.

Working in partnership with @stratforddc.bsky.social and Biffa .

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j-55.bsky.social @j-55.bsky.social · 27d

The dates for the opening of the Climate Hub at 30 Meer St are actually 14th, 16th and 18th October. The Hub is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and most Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, staffed by volunteers

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 26d

Norah's Ark is a play about sea level rise, #ClimateChange and how we will deal with these issues. Playwright @lancewoodman.bsky.social has more information about the play and how you can get involved on his web site:

www.lancewoodman.co.uk/playsdet/nor...

Norah's Ark | Lance Woodman

www.lancewoodman.co.uk

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 27d

This event is on 5th November 2025 - just pop along to the Town Hall in the centre of #StratfordUponAvon for free #energy advice and bill help.

Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 28d

An @actonenergy.bsky.social "Into the Warmth" event in Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall, Sheep Street, CV37 6EF

A selection of local organisations who can help you with energy issues. Bring along your energy bills for the bill clinic, grant eligibility check, benefits check and so much more!

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 28d

Some of the people we hear from would like to use buses more but don’t. When you have to use them, the frustration is much more intense.
#bustrated #buses #publictransport

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social @stratforddc.bsky.social
@mp4stratford.bsky.social

"Right now, I have no choice, but if one day I buy a car, I'll definitely drive everywhere rather than relying on a bus that's always late, often dirty, takes too long, and when it gets cancelled, no one even informs you - you just get left behind" - Stratford Resident

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 28d

There are a few places left for our November #CarbonLiteracy course (October one is already fully booked!). This is being held at Royal Shakespeare Theatre on 7th and 13th November. See the EventBrite link below for details:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit...

Carbon Literacy Training - accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project

We’re enthusiastic about this approach to community learning to help us tackle the key issue of our times, the climate emergency.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 28d

An @actonenergy.bsky.social "Into the Warmth" event in Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall, Sheep Street, CV37 6EF

A selection of local organisations who can help you with energy issues. Bring along your energy bills for the bill clinic, grant eligibility check, benefits check and so much more!

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · 29d

We will be meeting for our AGM this Wednesday 8th October, at 7:30 pm in the New Room at the Methodist Church Centre, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG.

All are welcome - you don't need to have been involved with our projects before to come along and find out what we do and join in!

The Methodist Church Centre in Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, showing part of its solar PV array on the roof.

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · Oct 4

The give-and-take stall at the #RepairCafe in the Methodist church hall is a book exchange this month. Drop off your books and/or pick something to read on a wet Autumn evening!

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Stratford Climate Action @suaclimate.bsky.social · Oct 3

Thanks to Chris and Alistair of The Butterfly Garden for showing us round their recycling facilities. We were very impressed by the huge number of videotapes recycled, and by all the other activities on offer (music, gardening, cooking, acting!)

#Community #Recycling #Inclusivity #WasteManagement

Chris and Alistair of The Butterfly Garden in their large workspace

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