Transition Bath

Green Screen: Six Inches of Soil
2024-04-03 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Little Theatre, St Michael's Place, Bath, BA1 1SF, United Kingdom
Six Inches of Soil follows the inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities. This is the second showing of this film, due to how quickly the tickets sold for the first showing at the end of March. So be warned … it might sell out again!
The film follows the highs and lows of three new farmers on their regenerative journey: Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture fed beef livestock in Cornwall.
As the trio of young farmers strive to adopt regenerative practices and create viable businesses, they meet seasoned mentors who help them on their journey. They are joined by other experts providing wisdom and solutions from a growing movement of people who are dedicated to changing the trajectory for food, farming and the planet.
Transition Bath supports the Little Theatre in its Green Screen programme.
Film length: 1hr 36 mins
Director: Colin Ramsay, Dragonlight Films
Producer: Claire Mackenzie, Springtail Productions
Includes a post-film panel discussion with local growers, mirroring the story in the film.
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Green Screen: Six Inches of Soil
2024-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 | The Little Theatre, St Michael's Place, Bath, BA1 1SF, United Kingdom
Six Inches of Soil follows the inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.
The film follows the highs and lows of three new farmers on their regenerative journey: Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture fed beef livestock in Cornwall.
As the trio of young farmers strive to adopt regenerative practices and create viable businesses, they meet seasoned mentors who help them on their journey. They are joined by other experts providing wisdom and solutions from a growing movement of people who are dedicated to changing the trajectory for food, farming and the planet.
Film length: 1hr 36 mins
Director: Colin Ramsay, Dragonlight Films
Producer: Claire Mackenzie, Springtail Productions
Includes a panel discussion with Director Colin Ramsay after the film.
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Climate Hub Springtime Assembly
2024-03-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath, BA1 2QH, United Kingdom
This Climate Hub event sees a collective of green organisations gathering together to share information and ideas about positive action for a sustainable future.
The event is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 11am–4pm – activities across the three days include free children’s nature craft activities, an eco fair, an event around the importance of soil, and understanding greenwash, a quiz, e-bike demonstrations and much more!
Individual events on Sunday include:
1.30pm–2.45pm
Bath Area Growers: The importance of healthy soil
3-4pm
Assemble and Sing with the Climate Choir
Everyone welcome!
Event supported by the National Trust, and organised in collaboration with Somer Valley Rediscovered, Parents for Future Bath & Bristol, Avon Schools Eco Network, The Climate Choir Movement, Centre for Sustainable Energy, More Trees for Bath & North East Somerset, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bath and West Community Energy and Bath Area Growers
For more information email Climate Hub BANES or visit their Facebook page.

Climate Hub Springtime Assembly
2024-03-23 11:00 - 16:00 | Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath, BA1 2QH, United Kingdom
This Climate Hub event sees a collective of green organisations gathering together to share information and ideas about positive action for a sustainable future.
The event is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 11am–4pm – activities across the three days include free children’s nature craft activities, an eco fair, an event around the importance of soil, and understanding greenwash, a quiz, e-bike demonstrations and much more!
Individual events on Saturday include:
11.30am-12.30pm
A (free) nature celebration for children 4-8 years, exploring the beauty of nature through crafts, story-telling and singing.
2pm-4pm
Avon Schools Eco Network, Young People’s Climate Café for 14-18 years.
Everyone welcome!
Event supported by the National Trust, and organised in collaboration with Somer Valley Rediscovered, Parents for Future Bath & Bristol, Avon Schools Eco Network, The Climate Choir Movement, Centre for Sustainable Energy, More Trees for Bath & North East Somerset, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bath and West Community Energy and Bath Area Growers.
For more information email Climate Hub BANES or visit their Facebook page.

Sustainability Shorts: from wildlife gardens and eco-anxiety to changing time for a greener tomorrow
2024-03-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath, BA1 2QH, United Kingdom
Transition Bath is hosting a new Sustainability Shorts event on Friday 22 March with four speakers, each talking for 10 minutes on a variety of themes with 5 minutes for questions after each talk. This event forms part of the Climate Hub Springtime Assembly, at the Assembly Rooms in Bath from 22–24 March. Sustainability Shorts is a free event, but you need to book a ticket to ensure a space.
The speakers and their themes are:

Pete Dyson, Bicycle Mayor of Bath and author of Transport For Humans: Are we nearly there yet? will be talking about ”Shifting Perspectives: Tweaking Daylight Savings Time for a Brighter, Greener Tomorrow!” If the clocks had changed last month, what might have been the small but meaningful effects on our health and environment? How might it encourage walking, cycling, sports, better road safety and even reduce utility bills?
Marian Hill, an illustrator (and founder of Buzz and Scuttle), who has become fascinated with our local native insect species, will be introducing some of Nature’s invertebrate waste disposal experts who are busily tidying our local landscape and improving soil health in the process.
Caroline Hickman, University of Bath lecturer in social work and climate psychology, will be discussing eco anxiety and distress about the climate and ecological crisis in children and young people globally.
Facing the difficult truths of the climate emergency; apocalyptic disaster or transformational moment in history?
“As we become aware of the scale and speed of the threats to the biosphere, our emotional responses mirror our increased concern in both intensity and complexity, and we need to navigate binary splits of hope and optimism and ‘doom & gloom’ pessimism. Eco anxiety, grief and despair are all now recognised as understandable and rational human responses to the developing crisis. Conversations about climate change will bring us face to face with feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty, but are also essential if we are to develop the emotional resilience that humanity needs to face this uncertain future.”
Aleksander Domanski, documentary filmmaker, biologist and photographer, will give a talk on ‘Unveiling Subterranean Life’. He will be sharing his macro and microscopy filming to explore the interconnected private lives of key players in Britain’s nocturnal invertebrates. Macro footage of soil organisms in action help to tell the story of how life under the surface affects the ecosystems above it, and how this relates to our own food security and wellbeing.
Note: There are many more free activities and workshops for all ages over the weekend including:Children’s nature celebration – craft activities, storytelling and singing;
Music from Humm and the Climate Choir;
Young People’s Climate Café;
Bath Area Growers’ workshop on the importance of healthy soil;
Various stalls sharing information and ideas about positive action for a sustainable future.Everyone is welcome to come along to this free weekend. For more information email climatehubbanes@gmail.com

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Climate Hub Springtime Assembly
2024-03-22 11:00 - 19:00 | Bath Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath, BA1 2QH, United Kingdom
This Climate Hub event sees a collective of green organisations gathering together to share information and ideas about positive action for a sustainable future.
The event is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 11am–4pm – activities across the three days include free children’s nature craft activities, an eco fair, an event around the importance of soil, and understanding greenwash, a quiz, e-bike demonstrations and much more!
Friday evening from 5pm-7pm sees a Sustainability Shorts event featuring 4 short talks on how to take positive action towards a more sustainable lifestyle, followed by Q&A (free, but ticketed). The evening also sees live music from Humm, a Bath-based contemporary folk duo. “The importance and presence of nature is at the heart of Humm’s music.”
The Sustainability Shorts talks are free, but book tickets here to secure your place.
Everyone welcome!
Event supported by the National Trust, and organised in collaboration with Somer Valley Rediscovered, Parents for Future Bath & Bristol, Avon Schools Eco Network, The Climate Choir Movement, Centre for Sustainable Energy, More Trees for Bath & North East Somerset, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bath and West Community Energy and Bath Area Growers.
For more information email Climate Hub BANES or visit their Facebook page.

Woodland foraging walk and wild pesto crafting
2024-03-16 13:30 - 16:00 | Breach Wood, Breach Wood, BA2 2QP, United Kingdom
Forget shop-bought pestos – this session will give you the skills to craft your own concoctions with foraged ingredients like nettle and wild garlic. It’s easy, it’s tasty, and it’s wild.
Our guide, local forager Ella Milburn (@everydayforaging), will show you how to spot the tasty herbs and greens that are hiding in plain sight all around us. We’ll go to a picturesque wild garlic spot in the woods and then have a wander to discover what else is around. You’ll learn what’s safe to eat and what’s not, and learn about how to harvest wild foods sustainably.
This is a pleasant woodland trail taking you on a winding path through the farm fields and between the trees where you can enjoy the views over the countryside and keep an eye out for wildlife. This trail becomes very muddy, especially in wetter conditions, so appropriate footwear and careful footing are required. Some paths can also become overgrown so care with navigation is needed.
Afterwards, we’ll head back uphill to an indoor location for a demonstration of how to whip up a nature-infused pesto using fresh finds from our stroll.
What to Bring:

Comfortable walking shoes and clothing suitable for the weather
Water bottle
Small basket or bag for collecting foraged items
Enthusiasm for learning, exploring, and creating!

We are asking for a donation of £15 to attend this 2.5-hour workshop. We do not want to exclude anyone from attending based on cost, so please change the donation amount if you are unable to pay the full price.
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Youth Climate Event
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-17 | Studio 22, 22c New Bond Street, Bath, BA1 1BA
The Young Green Creators, a group of young people with an aim to make accessible and inclusive climate-based events for young people across Bath, is holding a weekend of activities from 15-17 March.
Taking place primarily at Studio 22 in New Bond Street in Bath, the event, sponsored by House of Imagination, will offer a range of activities from democratic and scientific education to more relaxed and creative activities, all aimed at young people aged 16–25 years.
“We noticed a niche in the climate justice movement in Bath that we wanted to fill – a lack of accessibility for young people in the climate movement,” said Gracie Allen, one of the team behind the Young Green Creators. “We are filled with the powerful enthusiasm to make change, but we feel that we don’t have the resources or the spaces for this zeal to go anywhere – a feeling that can lead to worsening climate anxiety.
“We wanted to combat this with an event specifically built with education, fun and accessibility for young people in mind, informed by their opinions from our focus groups and our own experiences.”
For more information, follow the Young Green Creators at @youngreencreators on Instagram, or contact them on younggreencreators@gmail.com.

Lecture: Insect Declines, Biodiversity and the State of Nature
2024-03-13 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN
There is now good evidence that insect populations are declining worldwide in both agricultural and protected natural landscapes, at about a rate of 1-2% per year. This doesn’t sound much, but maintained over decades it has already led to a serious loss of both insect biodiversity and biomass. It’s likely that there are multiple causes, including intensive agriculture, especially pesticides, as well as artificial light at night. Insects form the base of many ecological food chains and insect declines are likely to lead to a general loss of biodiversity.
Professor Stuart Reynolds (University of Bath) discusses evidence that insectivorous birds are already in trouble, and examines what can be done about the problem.
In person at BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, or online.

Bath University I-SEE Lecture: Behaviour change for net zero
2024-03-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Director – Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST), Department of Psychology, University of Bath.
Further information here when available: I-SEE Sustainable Energy & the Environment Webinars 2024

All Transition Meeting
2024-02-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Ring O Bells, 10 Widcombe Parade, Bath, BA2 4JT, United Kingdom
Our All Transition Meeting will be held upstairs at Ring O Bells in Widcombe Parade. A chance for trustees, convenors and volunteers to come together, share and discuss progress and ideas, and keep motivation in the Transition Bath cause high. Anyone interested in finding out more about Transition Bath and its work is very welcome!

Bath University I-SEE Lecture: The Science Behind Climate Models
2024-02-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
Professor William Collins, Professor of Climate Processes, Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth System Modelling, University of Reading
Further details here when available: I-SEE Sustainable Energy & the Environment Webinars 2024

The three stories of our time and the role of radical uncertainty in a complex world – based on the Work That Reconnects
2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | St John’s Hall, St John’s Road, Bath, BA2 6PT, United Kingdom
An experiential workshop to explore how to relate to the complexity of the world’s predicament. How do we decide what to do when we cannot be certain of the outcome? What beliefs underpin the stories of the ‘Industrial Growth Society’, the ‘Great Unravelling’ and the ‘Great Turning’? Exploring myths of separation, scarcity and powerlessness. Clinical, community, and ecological psychologist Rosie Jones will introduce some of these ideas and offer experiential practices to feel into alternatives.
Through Psychology For Ecology Rosie offers workshops and facilitation to individuals, groups, organisations and communities seeking to participate in the ‘Great Turning’ to a life-sustaining culture. She is also directly involved in several social and land-based projects myself, practising her learnings, and learning through practice.

Bath Preservation Trust: Resilient Architecture lecture
2024-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | The Museum of Bath Architecture, Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapel, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2LR, United Kingdom
Alex Ely is Founding Director of Mæ, a London based architecture and urban design studio. The studio has established an international reputation for sustainable architecture and urbanism and specifically for the design of innovative housing and social infrastructure. Alex leads Mæ’s design direction; the quality of which has been recognized in numerous awards including the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 and Stirling Prize shortlisting in 2022. Alex also advises government and the Mayor of London on urban and planning policy promoting an agenda of design excellence. He has recently published ‘Towards a Resilient Architecture’, a book that explores how we can design more inclusive and environmentally conscientious buildings and places.
Alex’s talk will set out the polemical of his recent book ‘Towards a Resilient Architecture’, which considers how we can create sustainable designs which promote social equity, whilst working within our planet’s limits. Using key examples of built and unbuilt projects by the practice, the discussion will explore the interconnected social, sustainable, and spatial principles that underpin the design of more inclusive and environmentally conscientious buildings and places.
Book here: Bath Preservation Trust (merlintickets.co.uk)

Bath University I-SEE Lecture: My 50 year journey from Maths to Climate Change Activism – Fireside chat with Professor Tim Mays
2024-02-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
Prof Sir Brian Hoskins will talk about what has driven his research and his journey in the climate change issue.
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change
After degrees in maths, I have spent my research career trying to further the understanding of how weather systems and the large-scale atmospheric motion work. This has brought me into very close contact with those who do weather forecasting and those who research into all aspects of climate change. I have given many talks on climate change over the past 50 years, and I have been involved with the IPCC and climate policy related committees in the UK, including the Climate Change Committee. My concern for doing all I can to help tackle the climate problem led me to be the Founding Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College.
Brian Hoskins has been a Professor of Meteorology in the University of Reading for 40 years. In 2008 he became the Founding Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London and is now its Chair.
His research interest has been in weather and climate, in particular the understanding and modelling of the motion of the atmosphere on all scales.
His international roles include vice-chair of the World Climate Research Programme, President of the International Association of Atmospheric Sciences and being a member of the 2007 IPCC climate change assessment for which a Nobel Prize was awarded.
In the UK he was a member of the UK Climate Change Committee for its first 10 years.
He is a member of the science academies of the UK, USA, China and Europe.
Brian received a CBE in 1998 and was knighted in 2007 for services to the environment
Further information here: My 50 Year Journey From Maths To Climate Change Activism Tickets, Tue 6 Feb 2024 at 16:30 | Eventbrite

Eat wild: How local foraging can boost sustainability, health and wellbeing
2024-02-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Finisterre, 27 High Street, Bath, BA1 5AJ, United Kingdom
If you slow down and tap into nature, you’ll find wild food is growing all around you, hidden in plain sight.
Join Bath-based wild foods educator Ella Milburn (Everyday Foraging) to hear about local wild foods and how foraging can be a lever for individual, community and ecological change.
In this 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A session, we will explore:

Wild edible and medicinal plants and fungi growing locally
Uses of wild foods, including preservation methods
How to forage responsibly
The relationship between foraging and environmental sustainability
How foraging can contribute to health and wellbeing

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People, Planet, Pint Meet-up
2024-02-01 19:30 - 21:30 | The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved
No pitches, powerpoints or panels. Just People, Planet, Pints. Your local meet-up is a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it. Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.
We welcome everyone, regardless of their experience or background. People Planet Pint is a space where everyone can feel comfortable learning about sustainability and sharing their ideas.
After all, creating a sustainable future requires connected communities. And what better way to bring everyone together than over a drink?
Bath – People, Planet, Pint: Sustainability Meetup Tickets, Thu 1 Feb 2024 at 19:30 | Eventbrite

Transition Larkhall Open Meeting
2024-02-01 19:00 - 21:00 | New Oriel Hall, Brookleaze Bldgs, Larkhall, Bath, Somerset, BA1 6RA, United Kingdom
Topics for discussion, including AGM

Alice Park Community Garden
Community Orchard
Reducing air pollution
Active travel
Future events and activities
Lidl planning application update
Saving Lambridge wildlife haven

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Sustainability Shorts: six 10-minute talks, from wild foraging to sustainable business
2024-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Bath Citadel Salvation Army, Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 1XE, United Kingdom
It’s time for Transition Bath’s second Sustainability Shorts event, following the first in October 2023. This event features six speakers talking for 10 minutes each on a sustainability topic. The timing ensures that the evening is lively and the ideas snappy; all the better to spark ideas and kindle enthusiasm for adopting sustainability behaviours which help to mitigate the climate crisis.
Our speakers for this sessions are:
Ant Simpson – The surprising impacts of our food choices
With an MSc in Renewable Energy and Sustainability, Anthony Simpson has worked in the fields of solar energy and the grid integration of electric vehicles, and has co-led a company’s environmental programme. A climate change campaigner and researcher, Anthony has compiled research across a broad range of topics to bring much greater clarity about the most important things we can do to respond to the growing threat of environmental collapse, including climate change.
Marieke Hammes – Sustainable business and carbon management
Passionate about sustainable business, packaging, the circular economy and how to use nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change and create a more sustainable future, Marieke has recently completed a Masters in Carbon Management with Distinction at the University of Edinburgh, in association with the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.
Ella Milburn – Foraging for the future: A wild alternative to global food systems
Ella Milburn (Everyday Foraging) is a Bath-based wild foods educator and sustainability writer. She shares practical knowledge on harvesting wild food through holding local workshops and advocates for the adoption of responsible foraging as part of the localised, seasonal and sustainable food system of the future.
Helen Haddon – EcoTogether for Sustainability
After a lamentably unsustainable 20-year career working in international roles for a number of consultancies, Helen left her job in 2014 and moved from London to Bath. In 2017 she set up a business to prepare the recruitment sector for the GDPR. Having sold the GDPR business just before the pandemic, Helen has turned her attention to living a more sustainable and less hectic life.
Izzy Sturges – Peat bogs and Sustainability
Izzy Sturges recently finished her MSc in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology where she did ethnographic fieldwork with the Abbeyleix Bog Project, Ireland. She will share insights and stories from this research, talking about hope, intergenerational renewal and community in the face of the climate crisis.
Michael Malay – Sustainable Activism
A writer and teacher based in Bristol, Michael Malay spent his early years in Jakarta, Indonesia, before moving to Australia with his family at the age of ten. He is the author of Late Light, a book about migration, belonging and extinction, and is now working on a book about John Berger.
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All Transition Meeting
2024-01-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-11-27 19:30 | Ring O Bells, 10 Widcombe Parade, Bath, BA2 4JT, United Kingdom
All Transition Meeting at Ring O Bells in Widcombe Parade. A chance for trustees, convenors and volunteers to come together, share and discuss progress and ideas, and keep motivation in the Transition Bath cause high. Anyone interested in finding out more about Transition Bath and its work is very welcome!

Charity Coffee Morning at The Packhorse, South Stoke
2024-01-09 10:00 - 12:00 | The Packhorse, Old School Hill, South Stoke, Bath, BA2 7DU, United Kingdom
Come along to the community-owned Packhorse pub with your family and friends to enjoy a cuppa together and help raise funds for Transition Bath.
There will be bottomless coffee / tea provided by The Packhorse team (you just need to pay for the first cup) and plenty of delicious home made cakes to choose from (donations welcomed).
All donations will help further Transition Bath’s work towards creating a low carbon, sustainable future for our beautiful city.

Thermal Imaging Training Course
2023-12-19 19:00 - 21:00
Transition Bath is running a free thermal imaging training course covering:

an overview of the theory behind thermal imaging
how to interpret thermal images
examples of differing types of heat loss in homes and how they can be re-mediated
an explanation of the thermal imaging camera’s controls
hands on practical experience using the camera

The course is run by an experienced thermal imaging trainer who will be able to provide expert advice on how to remediate/thermally insulate any measures seen by the thermal imaging camera. Once you have completed the course you will be able to borrow Transition Bath’s professional thermal imaging camera.
The training will be held in a cavity walled 1930s home at the Odd Down end of Bloomfield Road. We have another training session on Wednesday 13th December close by, which is in a 1870s solid walled home. We would generally advise attending a training event at a home most similar to your own if you can.
Tickets will be made available via the Transition Bath newsletter. The address, our contact details will be emailed to ticket holders just before the event.

Thermal Imaging Training Course
2023-12-13 19:00 - 21:00
Transition Bath is running a free thermal imaging training course covering:

an overview of the theory behind thermal imaging
how to interpret thermal images
examples of differing types of heat loss in homes and how they can be re-mediated
an explanation of the thermal imaging camera’s controls
hands on practical experience using the camera

The course is run by an experienced thermal imaging trainer who will be able to provide expert advice on how to remediate/thermally insulate any measures seen by the thermal imaging camera. Once you have completed the course you will be able to borrow Transition Bath’s professional thermal imaging camera.
The training will be held in a 1870s solid walled home at the Odd Down end of Bloomfield Road. We have another training session on Tuesday December 19th close by, which is in a cavity walled 1930s home. We would generally advise attending a training event at a home most similar to your own if you can.
Tickets will be made available via the Transition Bath newsletter. The address, our contact details will be emailed to ticket holders just before the event.

Green Screen: A Year in a Field
2023-12-05 18:15 | The Little Theatre, St Michael's Place, Bath, BA1 1SF, United Kingdom
A Year in a Field: A Quiet Film by Christopher Morris. 12A, 126 minutes. With panel discussion hosted by Transition Bath.
The story of one Cornish field told over one climatic year. A Year In A Field is not made by a climate scientist. It is a local, lo-fi, low-impact film – in contrast to the overblown, blue-chip, carbon-generating film productions that fly the globe in pursuit of unfamiliar wonders to address the climate emergency through tech-driven cinematic dazzle – more akin to science fiction.
BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris invites us to slow down, as he films for a year in a West Cornwall field; to immerse ourselves in this quiet, direct-action of stillness, to take a breath and reflect on the planetary impacts of our brief human existence, under the watchful gaze of the Longstone, an ancient monolith that predominates this elemental landscape.
There are no interviews or experts in this film. In fact, there are no human beings at all; instead, an unassuming Cornish field near Land’s End takes centre stage, and a crop of spring barley forms the centre of an unfolding, compelling and beautiful narrative. A cultivated field, an ancient monolith, and a transitory human observer. This film is a record of their brief interaction, shown on 5 December, World Soil Day.
Little Theatre Cinema Bath. Tickets available online, via the app or from the Little Theatre box office.

Christmas Food Preservation Workshop
2023-12-03 14:30 - 17:30 | Riverside Youth and Community Hub, York Mews, Bath, BA1 6AE, United Kingdom
Learn different preservation techniques while making beautiful jars of food ready to enjoy at Christmas:
preserved lemons (salting/using brine)
sauerkraut (fermentation)
satsumas (bottling)
pears (pickling).
We will be demonstrating all four of these recipes to illustrate the different preserving methods. You will be making two of these recipes yourself in jars to take home with you. You will also take home a recipe card for all of the recipes so you can try them at home.
Joining instructions including a full list of simple ingredients and the equipment required will be sent to you on sign-up.
We are asking for a donation of £15 to attend this 3-hour workshop. We do not want to exclude anyone from attending based on cost, so please change the donation amount if you are unable to pay the full price.
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Climate Café
2023-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 | The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Now, more than ever, we need spaces to talk about Climate Change and our emotions around it, so we can transform our eco-anxiety into action. Enter climate cafés: community-organised events for people to have open conversations about the climate crisis and how it makes us feel.
This year, people around the world will host climate cafés in their communities on the 30th of November – the Global Activation Day and the first day of COP28. This is a great opportunity to talk to others about eco-anxiety in a supported and structured way and then learn about opportunities to turn those feelings into action through Transition Bath and Force of Nature.
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I-SEE Public Lecture: Solar PV energy prospects for future developments
2023-11-14 16:30 - 17:30
I-SEE Sustainable Energy & the Environment Webinar
‘Solar PV energy has become mainstream but what are the prospects for future developments’
Professor Stuart Irvine Emeritus Professor, Swansea University
The talk will reflect on progress made in just the past 10 years on power generation from solar photovoltaics (PV). Despite impressive progress for renewable energy in general, and solar PV in particular, the global use of fossil fuels has actually increased by over 8%. COP 26 made some stark warnings about the urgent action needed to avoid climate disaster. A total of 268 GW of new PV capacity was installed in 2022 with the accumulated total PV power exceeded 1 TW. The cost of PV power has fallen while gas prices have increased. The efficiency of PV modules has increased over the past 10 years from 15% to over 20%. The market is still dominated by crystalline silicon, but emerging materials offer some exciting opportunities for future building integrated PV and what is being called “The Internet of Things”. Are there limits and what are they for future growth? The talk will explore some exciting future opportunities, such as Space Based PV, and make some bold predictions.

Professor Stuart Irvine is an emeritus professor at Swansea University having previously been Director of the Centre for Solar Energy Research (CSER) in Materials Science and Engineering. He is one of the pioneers for deposition of II-VI compound semiconductors by Metal-organic Chemical Vapour Deposition (MOCVD) for application to thin film solar cells and advanced thin film materials for the photonics industry. His career started out researching new methods for producing thermal imaging materials which is now a production process in the UK for very high-performance thermal imagers. He pioneered early research for in situ monitoring of MOCVD which led to a spin-out company. In the past 20 years, Prof. Irvine has led major UK projects on solar PV research and consulted for First Solar Inc. This research has led to the publication of over 200 journal and conference publications and more than 10 patents. He has also published books on Solar PV and MOCVD.
Professor Irvine received his B.Sc degree in Physics from Loughborough University, Ph.D in Physical Metallurgy and Science of Materials, and D.Sc in Physics, both from the University of Birmingham. Stuart was director of the £9.3M SPARC II WEFO project to build research capacity in solar PV technology. Professor Irvine is past chair of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Energy Materials Group (EMG) that has a broad view over the application of materials in energy generation and the challenges faced with both renewable energy generation and large power generation.
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Green Open Homes Weekend B&NES: 24 sustainable homes
2023-11-04 - 2023-11-05
During weekend of November 4th and 5th Green Open Homes B&NES 18 homes will be open to the public in Bath and further 6 homes in the Chew Valley. The homes will showcase a wide range of measures applied to Georgian listed, Victorian, modern and art deco homes, illustrating how you can make your home more sustainable, the measures include:

draughtproofing
secondary glazing
double glazing

triple glazing
mechanical ventilation and heat recovery
6 different types of internal wall insulation

heat pumps
solar PV
solar thermal

solar batteries
underfloor insulation
behaviour change

efficient hot water cylinders
vacuum glazing
passive solar gain

You can have a good look at the technology, ask the home owners about the installation , discuss options without talking to salespersons and find out much they’re really saving on their energy bills as a result.
The weekend is a partnership between BWCE, B&NES Buro Happold, Bath Preservation Trust, and Transition Bath. There will also be an associated talk programme before the weekend.
More information is available here: Home – Green Homes B&NES (greenopenhomesbanes.org) and booking will open soon – we will let you know as soon as it becomes available.

I-SEE: Public Lecture: Net zero and zero emissions
2023-10-31 16:30 - 17:30
Professor Bill David FRS, Professor of Energy Materials Chemistry, University of Oxford, STFC Senior Fellow, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and CSO, Sunborne Systems Limited
Further details on I-SEE website: I-SEE Sustainable Energy & the Environment Webinars 2023 (bath.ac.uk)
