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Climate Action Leeds
Zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s
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CAL hub has stall you need at Beeston Festival
By Abi Paterson, Hub Worker at Our Future Beeston The 22nd of June saw the sun come out for the 30th year of Beeston Festival, where over...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
People power - community energy sparks interest in Alwoodley
By Sue Hoey (from Together for Peace, one of Climate Action Leeds's partners), on behalf of Alwoodley 2030 Over 20 locals joined...
Jun 25, 20242 min read
Join FoodWise Leeds and eat Just One More
Join the Just One more Campaign and eat just one more for your health and the planet FoodWise Leeds are asking communities across Leeds...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Jun 10, 20240 min read
A change-making community climate event in Harehills
by Debbie Purdon On Friday 17th May 2024 at the Compton Centre on Harehills lane, a vibrant community climate action assembly event took...
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Peer to peer lending - how it can save both money and carbon
Jed Aitchison of Buy Nowt LS6 writes about the huge benefits of peer to peer lending on both individual expenses and on the environment:...
Jun 4, 20242 min read
Resilience and movement building
This blog post is part of our "Movement Building resources" series. To find more, see https://www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/news-and-blog...
May 30, 20245 min read
Open space neighbourhood climate action networking event a success!
by Debbie Purdon On a springtime evening, Tuesday 21st May at St George’s centre in Leeds, a climate action network meeting took place…...
May 29, 20241 min read
Co-opportunities: chance to learn from West Yorkshire successes
All copy sourced via Stir to Action. To mark Co-op Fortnight 2024 – an annual campaign that celebrates co‑operatives as a different way...
May 21, 20242 min read
The Swifts Homecoming Parade
Have you heard of the exciting new project happening in the Pool Estate, East Leeds, The Swift Project? Generously sponsored by Climate...
May 16, 20241 min read
Yard act to follow: Beeston bin store gets a glow up
Two years of work by Our Future Beeston, a Climate Action Leeds community hub, were proudly on display when a multidimensional new space...
May 16, 20242 min read
Volunteer Blog - A Public Good: Eco Friendly Garforth's Community Garden
Volunteering is absolutely fundamental to the work of Climate Action Leeds, and people who have given time to the partnership are often...
May 13, 20242 min read
School Climate Summit DEClared a success
Over 130 attendees from 13 secondary schools and colleges in Leeds and beyond attended Climate Action Leeds’s first ever youth summit at...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Volunteer Blog - A Really Cool Idea: Armley's Community Fridge
Volunteering is absolutely fundamental to the work of Climate Action Leeds, and people who have given time to the partnership are often...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Ten grassroots Leeds projects get a funding boost from Climate Action Leeds!
On Monday 22nd April 2024, thirteen projects came along to a participatory grant-making event at the Swarthmore Centre in Leeds hosted by...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
First class! Leeds City College students create ideas for CAL
Over recent years, young people have increasingly made their voices heard in the climate conversation. From Youth Strike for Climate to...
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Wood you enjoy learning like this? Climate Action Seacroft supports forest school for kids
Skelton Woods in LS14 was a hive of family and nature-friendly activity during the school holidays. Forest School leader Charlotte Ellis...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Sow clever: smart use for past-it plastic in Armley
2024's chocolate eggs are probably polished off by now, so let's look back at an Easter event with a difference. This time last year,...
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Alwoodley 2030's Bundles of Green Energy
Nature is having a hard time. For those of us lucky enough to have a garden, one of the best things we can do is put our green space to...
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Feed Leeds Celebration
The Annual Feed Leeds Celebration took place on Monday 26th February at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, attended by some amazing food growing...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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