Westogether Climate Fresk

Workshop Overview                                                                                                                     

CAfS is pleased to deliver this free Climate Fresk workshop as part of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership’s Westogether initiative. Westogether is an informal network of individuals and organisations seeking to encourage and support more activity on tackling the climate crisis along the west coast of Cumbria, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund.

Climate Fresk is CAfS' new, half day training offering to complement the full day Climate and Carbon Literacy related courses we already deliver. It's 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 2 million participants worldwide. You can click on the Climate Fresk logo below to find out more about the movement. 

The course 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. 

Please see below for further details about this training. If you have any further questions please contact [email protected]. 

Event Details

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

Tea, coffee, water and snacks will be available upon arrival and during the session break.

You are also encouraged to bring along a packed lunch, so you can stay after the workshop for a friendly lunch in the hall.

There is no preparation required in advance of the workshop.

Venue details

The workshop will be held at St John's Community Hall in Workington. The full venue address can be found at the top of the event listing.

The hall is behind St John's church, to the right hand side. There is level access to the hall via a ramp. There is an accessible toilet in the hall.

Travel

The hall is a 5 minute walk from the bus station and 15 minute walk from Workington train station. You can plan your journey via https://www.traveline.info/.

If you are happy to car share, please provide your details on the booking form and we will be in touch if we can connect you to others looking for/offering lifts. We cannot guarantee that we can link you up to a lift.

On-site parking is limited. Training staff and people with mobility issues will have priority use of these spaces, so please plan ahead where to park. There is secure parking in the town centre multi-story car park, which is a 5 minute walk from the church. Please note, on-street parking in the area is for 1 or 2 hours and requires a parking clock disc.

Additional information

Climate Fresk involves discussion in small groups, around tables. We have booked 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 CAfS and Zero Carbon Cumbria to use in publicity materials. If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, please let the trainer know on the day. 

Click the "Book your free place here" button to secure your spot

If you need to cancel your booking, please email [email protected] as soon as you can so we can offer your place to somebody else. 

Donations

This event is free to people, businesses and organisations based in West Cumbria thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund via Westogether and the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership. If you can afford to make a donation to Cumbria Action for Sustainability, this will help us to fund more training opportunities and more climate action work across Cumbria. Thank you for your support. 

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