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The Nature and Climate Network (NCN) is the new name for West Berkshire Green Exchange, as of January 2026. Our aim is to help local groups and individuals work together for a sustainable West Berkshire. |
Upcoming Events
Monthly, Newbury People Planet Pint. Join this local People Planet Pint meet-up 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, Pint.
Saturday 28th February, 10am to 3pm, Corn Exchange Sustainability Fair. Come along to connect with others, share ideas or join in with the plant swap, junk modelling drop in or craft stash swap. NCN will have a stall at this lovely community event.
National Emergency briefing. Date to be confirmed. We and others are planning a showing of the National Emergency Briefing film to local policy makers and elected representatives.
Please stay up to date with these and other events by subscribing to West Berkshire Council Environment Newsletters, and Penny Post, Volunteer Centre West Berkshire, Newbury Friends of the Earth and Hungerford Environmental Action Team newsletters, or by joining BBOWT (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust).
Monthly, Newbury People Planet Pint. Join this local People Planet Pint meet-up 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, Pint.
Saturday 28th February, 10am to 3pm, Corn Exchange Sustainability Fair. Come along to connect with others, share ideas or join in with the plant swap, junk modelling drop in or craft stash swap. NCN will have a stall at this lovely community event.
National Emergency briefing. Date to be confirmed. We and others are planning a showing of the National Emergency Briefing film to local policy makers and elected representatives.
Please stay up to date with these and other events by subscribing to West Berkshire Council Environment Newsletters, and Penny Post, Volunteer Centre West Berkshire, Newbury Friends of the Earth and Hungerford Environmental Action Team newsletters, or by joining BBOWT (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust).
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November 2025 News
We’re thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a £20,000 National Lottery grant for a program of work throughout 2026, to support nature and climate*. |
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🤗 Networking with our brilliant local groups.
🥳 Celebrating what local people can already do that’s practical & affordable.
🏡 Sharing experiences of:
* Based on guidance from the Climate Change Committee on diet, homes, & travel, & the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations on social norms, practicalities & information.
The flagship event will be GreenFest West Berkshire 2026, on Saturday 24th October at St Bart’s School in Newbury. Please put the date in your calendars - you won’t want to miss it!
🥳 Celebrating what local people can already do that’s practical & affordable.
🏡 Sharing experiences of:
- Healthy eating, eg ⅓ less meat, & ⅕ less dairy.
- Changing end-of-life boilers to more efficient heating systems.
- Reducing petrol & diesel car use.
- Adapting to change, including protecting local nature.
- Finding out more information, eg taking a free 'Positive Actions' Carbon Literacy® course, or becoming a member by joining our monthly mailing list here.
* Based on guidance from the Climate Change Committee on diet, homes, & travel, & the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations on social norms, practicalities & information.
The flagship event will be GreenFest West Berkshire 2026, on Saturday 24th October at St Bart’s School in Newbury. Please put the date in your calendars - you won’t want to miss it!
The Nature and Climate Network welcomes any West Berkshire group or individual who wants to connect with others working towards stabilising nature and climate. Our local network includes people with expertise in:
We help each other stay up to date with the latest nature and climate news through our WhatsApp group, presentations to local groups, and our Nature and Climate Stall at local events.
We share information from West Berkshire Council, including from the Town and Parish Climate Forum. Please subscribe to their Environment Newsletter, visit their online Green Hub and read their Environment Strategy 2020-2030 to find out more about available help and grants, the latest news from local eco-groups, and progress towards targets.
There is no charge for NCN membership but please sign up here, or email [email protected] to find out more. Members receive approximately monthly emails and can unsubscribe at any time.
Updated January 2026
- Nature conservation
- Affordable and energy-efficient home improvements - see our Contacts List (updated Oct 2025) to get you started.
- Single-use plastic reduction, & local recycling options
- Mediterranean (naturally low-carbon and healthy) cooking
- Reducing food waste
- Estimating and reducing carbon footprints
- Electric vehicle facts and myths
- Switching to banks and pensions that don’t invest in fossil fuels
- Campaigning (eg the National Emergency Briefing, the UK’s Climate and Nature Bill and the global Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty)
We help each other stay up to date with the latest nature and climate news through our WhatsApp group, presentations to local groups, and our Nature and Climate Stall at local events.
We share information from West Berkshire Council, including from the Town and Parish Climate Forum. Please subscribe to their Environment Newsletter, visit their online Green Hub and read their Environment Strategy 2020-2030 to find out more about available help and grants, the latest news from local eco-groups, and progress towards targets.
There is no charge for NCN membership but please sign up here, or email [email protected] to find out more. Members receive approximately monthly emails and can unsubscribe at any time.
Updated January 2026
Useful resources:
- David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (also on Netflix) and Climate Change - The Facts, on BBC iplayer.
- The National Emergency Briefing.
- Met Office, Climate Change Committee and United Nations reports.
- https://footprint.wwf.org.uk and How bad are Bananas by Mike Berners-Lee, for estimating and reducing carbon footprints.
- Penny Post Eco Podcast, the Cleaning Up - Leadership in Climate Action Podcast, and The Happy Heat Pump Podcast.
- Many local Facebook groups including Friends Of the Earth Newbury, Hungerford Food Community, Thatcham & Newbury Plastic Free, Recycling & Zero Waste and West Berks Climate Action Network.
- Carbon Brief FactChecks on Solar, on Heat Pumps & on EV's.
- Some suggested reading: Sustainability is for Everyone by Alan AtKisson , A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee, Less is More by Jason Hickel, and The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.
