Tony Juniper meeting, 18 Feb

Tony Juniper meeting
Thursday, 18th February
Main Hall, Impington Village College
7:30pm, Free admission

It is an enormous privilege to have Tony come and speak to our villages and I hope as many of us as can make it will turn out to hear him speak about his thoughts on politics after Copenhagen, his time at Friends of the Earth and his hopes as potential Green MP.

Tony Juniper is a campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and one of the UK’s best known environmentalists. For the last 25 years he has worked for change toward a more sustainable society at local, national and international levels. From providing ecology and conservation experiences for primary school children, to making the case for new recycling laws, to orchestrating international campaigns for action on rainforests and climate change, his work has sought change at many levels.

Should be a great opportunity to meet Tony and question him on current environmental/climate change issues.

HICCA at the Wave, 5 December

HICCA members were in force at the WAVE climate change demonstration. Sarah, Elaine and Marine had created a fantastic banner for the march which will, no doubt, get many outings at future events. A lot of us travelled down together on the Coaches laid on by the Co-op.

There were blue hands, faces and bodies as far as the eye could see in either direction, which was some feat for a chilly dayin early December.  We felt that we needed to be at The Wave because the Copenhagen talks could prove to be such a defining moment in history. There were people from all ages  enjoying the carnival atmosphere.

There were people from all ages  enjoying the great atmosphere.

It is by no means inevitable that Copenhagen will see the fair deal that everyone at The Wave was calling for, but there was an undeniable sense of momentum as we rode the crest of our Wave past Downing St. and eventually engulfed the Houses of Parliament.

It was a great feeling to be marching alongside 50,000 others from all walks of life on the largest climate change demonstration ever seen in this country.

But the work doesn’t stop here. There’s plenty more campaigning to do during and after Copenhagen if we  are to sustain the pressure on our politicians to make them take the radical steps that are needed to avert climate chaos.

The Wave, Saturday, 5th December

The Wave, on Saturday 5 December, will be a carnival style procession through the streets of London to call for international action on climate change. It is being organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, which has been organising peaceful climate change marches since 2006 to keep the pressure on government for definite action on climate change.

details of the day

• Meeting from 12pm, Grovesner Square, central London
• Starts at approximately 1pm
• The route will flow from Grosvenor Square, via Piccadilly and Whitehall, to finally encircle the Houses of Parliament on both sides of the Thames.
• A stunning finale will take place at 3pm as The Wave encircles the Houses of Parliament

Members of  TheCo-operative and Oxfam supporters can book up to 6 tickets with their membership number/Oxfam code. Travel to The Wave costs from as little as £5 per person for coaches, £15 per person for trains and free for under-16s. For further details of the day and to book subsidised transport visit Co-operative site

Quite a number from HICCA are already booked on the coach leaving at 8:30 from Queens Rd, Cambridge.  So book a ride for just £5 and join us on the march. Look out for the brand new HICCA banner!

Village Energy Show Sat Oct 24th, 2-6 pm

• Get advice and a chance to chat about cutting your household energy bills and carbon footprint
• See technologies that can help and talk to installers
• Meet local people with local experience
• Find out about energy-saving support for your local community
• Bring the family and friends – it’s about all of us

Venue:  Impington Village College, New Road, Impington

Free entry

Organised by South Cambs Sustainable Parish Energy Partnership in collaboration with HICCA.

Greening Campaign Phase Two coming up

Residents of Histon and Impington are invited to join HICCA at Impington Village College on Wednesday 23rd September to discuss how to build on the carbon cutting success of the Greening Campaign earlier in the year. 

The meeting, which will include a brief AGM, will be conducted on the lines of the initial Greening Campaign meeting, with plenty of opportunity for interaction and discussion. 

Doors will open at 7.15 and the meeting will begin at 7.30 pm.

How Green Were Our Villages?

 

This Saturday 4^th April the Greening Campaign in Histon and

Impington reaches its climax with the results of the count

announced on Histon Village Green at noon!

 

It’s been an exciting month for the Greening Campaign but now the reckoning has begun as volunteers walk the streets of Histon and Impington counting up cards in windows.  When the numbers are finally in, the amount of carbon (or carbon equivalent) saved through the actions villagers have pledged to do will be added up and represented in a balloon release. 

 

The Greening Campaign is an initiative where the community pulls together to reduce its impact on Climate Change. The campaign began in Hampshire and was so successful that since then many other villages and towns across the South of England have started to address the problem of reducing their CO2 footprint.  Histon and Impington are the first villages in Cambridgeshire to take up the challenge.

 

Villagers have decided on a list of 10 easy actions to cut their carbon; these actions have been put on a card, which have been delivered to every house in the village. Now residents have ticked five actions, and have displayed their card in a street-facing window.  Now the cards are being counted and by Saturday the amount of carbon saved will be added up and announced.

 

 There’s barely a street in the village that doesn’t have a house with the distinctive leaf logo on display; in some those without are in the minority.  The Campaigners have held stalls outside Tescos, run a village greening fair, posted movies on YouTube and have worked with schools, faith groups and village organisations to achieve this remarkable show of commitment. 

 

For more information contact Steve Waters on 01223 237790  or email slwaters@btinternet.com.

More information can be found at www.greening-campaign.co.uk/ www.hicca.org.uk

Last Chance This Weekend!

A quick note to say that counting of the Greening Campaign cards will take place from
next Monday, and so this weekend is the last chance to get the cards up in windows.

Greening campaigns in other villages have reported that many cards go up in the last
few days, especially when people take the opportunity to remind people and to explain
the campaign to those who haven’t quite ‘got it’ yet!

I shall be distributing additional cards with a personal reminder to households I know
who haven’t got a card up.  If you would like to do this too, then get in contact at  
info@hicca.org.uk or 503417 and I can arrange to get you some spare cards.

Finally, the library have put on a magnificent display of books on climate change, so if
you’ve been meaning to read up on the issue, this is your chance.

 - Siobahn

Energy Doctor Coming this Saturday!

ENERGY DOCTOR COMING TO GREENING LAUNCH

This Saturday the Greening Campaign begins in Histon and Impington with special guest Energy Doctor Pamela Hutton amongst the attractions!

 

 With comic drama, song and film, there will be something for everyone at the Greening Campaign launch event this weekend. Reverend James Blandford Baker will launch the campaign with music, film and drama to follow.  Schools, faith groups and many village organisations are taking part.  There will be a toy swap stall, a human snakes and ladders game, craft activities, competitions, a master composter and lots more… and with the presence of special guest Pamela Hutton, the so-called Energy Doctor, well-known for her slot on Radio Cambridgeshire, there will be plenty of opportunities to find out about how to reduce your bills and your carbon footprint.

 

The campaign launch event will take place at Histon Baptist church this Saturday 28^th February from 2-4pm, with the performances from 3pm.  Secretary of Histon and Impington Climate Change Action (HICCA) Siobhan Mellon, says. ‘It’s going to be a great village event for the family, with everything from cakes to composting’.

 

The Greening Campaign is an initiative where the community pulls together to reduce its impact on Climate Change. The campaign began in Hampshire and was so successful that since then many other villages and towns across the South of England have started to address the problem of reducing their CO2 footprint.  Histon and Impington are the first villages in Cambridgeshire to take up the challenge.

 

Villagers have decided on a list of 10 easy actions to cut their carbon; these actions have been put on a card, which have been delivered to every house in the village.  When residents have ticked five actions, they stick the card in the window.  After five weeks, the cards will be counted and the amount of carbon saved added up, to be announced on April 4^th at 12am on the village Green.

 

For more information contact Steve Waters on 01223 237790  or e-mail:  slwaters@btinternet.com.

‘Red and Black’ is Turning Green

Children from the Histon & Impington Junior School Climate Rescue club joined members of Histon & Impington Climate Change Action to launch the Greening Campaign at the Histon Football Club match against Eastbourne this afternoon.

“The village has gone red and black for the Stutes.  Now we’re keen to help you go green” said Graham Eales, PR manager for the club.

Siobhan Mellon, one of the organisers, explained that the campaign is about taking positive action to cut our impact on climate change.  “Climate change can seem a bit remote, but already in many parts of the world, it is an unfolding nightmare.  It’s easy to feel powerless, and the appeal of the Greening Campaign is that it’s fun, it starts with small, easy steps, and it has us working together.”

A Launch Event for the campaign is taking place on Saturday 28th Feb.  Entry if free, and there will be something for all the family, with children’s activities, competitions, a toy swap stall (bring toys to swap), film and tea and home made cakes.  The campaign has brought many village groups together and includes stalls from churches, schools, cubs, brownies, playgroups and the Women’s Institute.

Before Saturday, Greening Histon & Impington cards will be arriving on people’s doorsteps.  The cards have 10 easy, energy saving actions, and householders are challenged to tick 5 and then put the card up in their window.  On April 4th, at the end of the first phase of the campaign, the cards will be counted and the CO2 savings calculated.

Histon & Impington Climate Change Action was set up after a showing of Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth, at the Methodist Hall, Histon in February 2007.  One of their first actions was to set up a lunchtime club at the junior school.  The name Climate Rescue Club was chosen by the children.

Greening Campaign Launch Venue

The ‘HICCA Greening Campaign’ launch event will take place Saturday 28th February at the Histon Baptist Church.  It will run from 2-4 pm.  Please check for programme details which will be posted here as soon as they are available. 

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