Local Council Climate Action Day

The day will consist of the following core elements:

• Intro to the climate emergency, and the radical action now needed.  
• Facilitated workshops on understanding local impacts, communicating with your residents, and building an action plan.
• Introduction to CSE’s community carbon footprinting tool       
• Online conference ‘Exhibition Hall’, with stalls from local advice providers, projects and schemes that can help you.       
• Networking opportunities, allowing 1:1 informal meetings with other parish councillors and clerks from your area.

Aims

The aim of the workshop is to provide a group of local councils with:

1. A good grounding on the context, drivers, facts and figures in this space from global to local levels.
2. An understanding of the role of local councils and what levers of influence they have.
3. The beginning of a practical action plan for their parish or town and be better equipped to address the climate emergency.
4. Access to CSE resources and continued support.

Outputs

• A full day workshop with a mix of presentations and interactive workshops
• Delegate resource packs on topics such as ‘Communicating Climate Change’ and ‘Fundraising for the Climate Emergency’.
• A report based upon the day’s findings.

3 CPD Points

Record of attendance at training events is required when applying for the Local Council Awards Scheme

£30.00 per delegate for Member Councils

Non-member fee £60.00

WALC will subsidise member councils

Help with Delegate’s Fees WALC will subsidise member councils

• Members with a budgeted income up to £15,000 will get half price for all delegates
• Members with a budgeted income between £15,001 & £30,000 can send two for the price of one
• Members with a budgeted income between £30,001 & £50,000 can send three for the price of two
• Members with a budgeted income over £50,000 can send five for the price of four

Unfortunately the website cannot currently handle the free places, so if you qualify please email events@walc.org.uk and we will amend any relevant invoices.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE AGREEMENT OF YOUR COUNCIL TO PAY THE COURSE FEE

Any delegate cancellations

must be received in writing 5 days before the event for a full refund of the fee. Substitute delegate(s) may be named at any time up to the event.

Please read

Full terms and conditions of registration

you will need

A suitable device for attending the session with a speaker, camera and microphone; laptops and tablets are ideal.

This session will be held on the 'Hopin' platform a link to the session will be sent to you prior to the event via the email address you use at the time of registration.