Setting up & running a climate change community group blog

This month’s blog is all about making sure your event runs smoothly. I’ve created a simple events checklist to get you going, but we will go into more detail about some of the important things to remember. For help and advice on choosing the type of event to run, have a look back at my previous blog on Make the … Read more…

In truth, most community groups shouldn’t require too much funding when first starting up and most of this will probably be used for your first event – hiring halls and equipment, printing, etc. Even so, it’s often not practical, or fair, to ask your group to stick their hands in their own pockets. I don’t intend to cover all the … Read more…

Following on from last month’s blog on making the most of your first activity, this time we’ll look at the legal side of running events, namely insurance and risk assessments. Now, STOP!  Before you all log off and go and do something else, I have to stress that the things covered here are really important. Yes, the UK’s gone health … Read more…

When thinking about your first activities, it’s important to look back at the original reasons for setting up your low carbon group. Do you have a particular green “agenda”, such as creating a community wind farm, or was the group set up to explore solutions to living more sustainably? The reason I bring this up is that your remit as a group … Read more…

In my last blog I looked at generating interest in setting up a low carbon group in your community. This month I want to go into more detail about the next steps, including key roles, formalising your group, and creating a legal structure. your first meeting as a new group Last month we left you holding a public meeting to … Read more…