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The last day of opening for the Climate Hub in 2025 is Tuesday 23rd, and we reopen on Tuesday 6th January 2026.

However don't forget the first #RepairCafe of 2026 is 3rd January at Methodist Church Hall.

Best wishes to all our friends & supporters for happy festive season!
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Stratford-upon-Avon yesterday afternoon - if more people used buses we wouldn’t have such congestion, but for that to happen we need BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT and reliable buses - please!
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Still time to book onto our festive #Christmas eco-friendly gift wrapping workshop this coming Saturday. Pick up ideas and tips for wrapping up your presents more sustainably. 🎁🎄🎅
Next Saturday Emily will be running a #Christmas #craft session at the Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, #StratfordUponAvon where you can learn (amongst other things!) how make these lovely gift wrapping decorations.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Using old coal mines to heat homes?

Gateshead is doing it.

Their mine-water project—the UK’s largest—draws 15°C water from boreholes, uses heat pumps to boost it to 80°C, and sends that heat through an underground network.

The system now warms 350+ homes and 23 buildings.
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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An event for the local arty & crafty folk in Stratford. I'm lead to believe there are some amongst the engineers and scientists that obviously form the bulk of the population here. 🤔😂😂😂
Next Saturday Emily will be running a #Christmas #craft session at the Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, #StratfordUponAvon where you can learn (amongst other things!) how make these lovely gift wrapping decorations.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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That's a wrap on our @biggive.bsky.social Christmas Challenge! 🎉 We're thrilled to share that we raised a total of £6,770.06. Thank you to every donor, supporter, school, partner, and match funder who made this possible.

Read more about how the funds will be used: bit.ly/4aFvq9S
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Join Net Zero in celebrating a #sustainable #Christmas with a gift wrapping workshop, sharing and demonstrating ways you can forage and reuse to make beautiful wrapping. £5 per head pre-booked using the link below 👇

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Getting All Wrapped Up!
Join Net Zero in celebrating a sustainable Christmas with a gift wrapping workshop, demonstrating creative ways to reuse materials
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December 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Using hydrogen for low/medium temperature industrial process heat is by far the most expensive option available.

Our recent analysis shows that heat pumps coupled with electro-thermal storage is the most cost-effective technology.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A new repair café is opening its doors in Shipston-on-Stour, offering a welcoming space for local residents to fix everyday items, learn new skills and reduce waste.
The repair café is looking for volunteers! Find out more: ow.ly/UUrC50XA2Ye
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Come to the Climate Hub in Stratford-upon-Avon (30 Meer Street) on Tuesday 25th November from 10.30am to discuss the rise in energy bills with Sian from Act on Energy www.actonenergy.org.uk/news/january...
Unfortunately, this rate is also higher than it was in January 2025, when the average annual bill was £1738, so your bills could be more than they were this time last year.
www.actonenergy.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.

That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.

Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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If you live or work in or around #StratfordUponAvon and are struggling with your gas or electricity bills, this free drop in session might be of interest. Act on Energy are a Midlands based organisation that specialises in helping people reduce the cost of their energy use.
We have Sian Orchard from @actonenergy.bsky.social coming to the hub again on Tuesday 25th November, to give advice to anyone who calls in, 10.30am-12.30pm.

Pop in for a chat to talk about your energy bills, energy saving measures you can take and advice on tariffs. #Energy #CostOfLiving #bills
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Many thanks to students from Stratford College who have made this fantastic banner for Stratford Climate Hub, a stark reminder of the problems of fast #fashion, “Today’s Taste, Tomorrow’s Waste”.
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Some quick snaps from our #CarbonLiteracy celebration event on Thursday at the RSC.

Carbon Literacy training is a short course we facilitate to help local people get to grips with #ClimateChange and what they can do about it. Watch out for more next year!

@carbonliteracy.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Want to talk to us about your experiences with local #bus services in and around #StratfordUponAvon? Then there's a handy West Midlands Climate Alliance form that you can use: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Churches across the UK — some centuries-old, uninsulated, many heritage buildings — are embracing electric heat-pump systems to replace oil and gas boilers. It’s a powerful symbol of how decarbonisation and stewardship go hand-in-hand.

www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Contrary to some media reports, heat pumps aren’t new tech — they’ve been around for 100+ years!

✅ First built in 1856 by Peter von Rittinger
✅ Zurich City Hall used one from 1938–2001
✅ UK’s first in 1945 (Norwich)
✅ ~200 million in use worldwide today
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Stratford Climate Action's monthly meeting is this week, Wednesday 12th November, at 7:30 pm, at Stratford Methodist Church (in the New Room, at the back of the church).

We'll be discussing ideas from a local transport enthusiast for improving local buses in the meeting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.

This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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We know from our recent e-waste week with @stratforddc.bsky.social that some people have old smart phones kicking around in drawers and cupboards. Now you can help Welcome Here Stratford by donating them for use by newcomers to the town. Drop them off at our Climate Hub in Meer Street.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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The @actonenergy.bsky.social "Into The Warmth" event at Stratford Town Hall today saw our mascot "Ken" make a trip over from the Climate Hub in Meer Street to see what was going on.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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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.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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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
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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...
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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We're looking for actors and people who would like to have a go at acting for our 2026 show. You'll be 18+ and from Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding area. Full application details available from www.guildchapel.co.uk/norahs-ark-n... #stratforduponavon
October 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM