Events

Climate Fresk

Event Eligibility 

CAfS are delighted to be delivering this Climate Fresk workshop for Cumbria Tourism, as part of their visioning better movement project. The project seeks to work with partnerships in areas of Westmorland and Furness, to design and implement long-term plans for better movement of visitors. These plans will also have a positive impact on residents and workers, enabling them to travel better.

To help build knowledge and inspire ambition for this project, Climate Fresk workshop is being offered for FREE to all individuals, business or organisation based in one of the following 3 areas:

• Hawkshead and West of Windermere*
• The Langdale Valley
• The Ullswater Valley

*Areas included:

• Hawkshead
• Coniston
• Claife
• Wray
• Sawrey
• Ambleside
• Graythwaite area
• Newby Bridge/Lakeside
• Bowness businesses with a connection to the west shore

If you are eligible for this free training but unable to make this date, there will be another session in February - please email [email protected] to add yourself to the list. 

Workshop Overview                                                                                                                     

Climate Fresk is our new, half day training offering to complement the full day Climate and Carbon Literacy related courses we already deliver. 

Climate Fresk is an extremely interactive group activity where a facilitator uses a pack of cards to support a group of people to map the causes and effects of the climate crisis, and together, through discussion, unpick the complexities, interrelated issues and feedback loops involved. It is a really engaging, collaborative method for understanding the fundamentals of climate science. It uses 42 ‘cards’ drawn directly from the latest IPCC reports and gives a deep dive into the whole climate system. The visual and interactive nature stimulates discussion, debate and group problem-solving. And it is really good fun! You will join a rapidly growing movement of 1.9 million participants worldwide. You can click on the Climate Fresk logo below to find out more about the movement. 

The workshop will be delivered by expert trainers working on behalf of Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). We co-chair the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership and run Cumbria’s Climate and Carbon Literacy training programme. A certified Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation, our team of certified Carbon Literate trainers bring decades of practical emission-reduction expertise, in-depth knowledge of the local area as well as significant training experience. 

Event Details

The Climate Fresk workshop will run from 10am-1pm, with participants asked to arrive from 9:45am to help us start on time.

Teas, coffee, water and biscuits will be available upon arrival and during the session break. 

There is no preparation required in advance.

Venue details

The workshop will be held at The Coniston Institute, in the Reading Room. The full venue address and location can be found at the top of this event listing. 

Acces to the Reading Room is via the Honest Shop door. Please note there are 2 steps outside of the Honest Shop door - please get in touch with us before booking if you would like to join but would have difficulty accessing the building this way, as there may be an alternative. There is an accessible toilet in the venue.

Travel

There is a bus stop right outside the venue, served by the 505. You can plan your journey via public transport here: https://www.traveline.info/. 

If you give us your details for car sharing on the booking form, we will be in touch to connect you to others looking/offering lifts but cannot guarantee we can link you up to a lift. 

There is no parkng available at the venue. There is unrestricted parking on the main road and on the Coppermines road behind the Museum. Alternatively the Sports and Social club offer all day parking for £5.00, approx. 5 min walk to The Institute.

Additional information

Climate Fresk involves discussion in small groups, around tables. We aim to provide a spacious venue but there will still inevitably be background noise from other tables. If that would cause issues for you, please contact us in advance of booking to discuss options.

There will be photos taken on the day of the training session in action, for us and Cumbria Tourism to use in publicity materials. If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, please let the trainers know on the day. 

Click on the 'Book your free place' buttons at the top or bottom of this page to get your tickets.

Cancellation

If you need to cancel your place, please get in touch at [email protected] as soon as possible so that your place can be offerred to someone else. 

Spread the word!

Please help us and let your friends, colleagues and followers know about: Climate Fresk, by sharing on Facebook or LinkedIn.  You can also share the below link in an email or on your website: https://cafs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info/?id=466&reset=1