Swindon Climate Action Network

02/06/2026

Keep Swindon Tidy / Plastic Free Swindon have regularly regularly litter picked along the Canal Path, including Cambria Bridge, since 2018. We were looking for ways to keep the area clean. Community gardening is a good way to do this, encouraging respect for the environment (see broken window theory...

17/05/2026

A leaking air mattress, a sleeping bag with a broken zipper, a tent with a big tear in the fabric. These are really annoying issues that you may not be able to fix yourself. That's exactly why the Repair Café exists: to give these items a second life. Our repairers are very good at fixing things, so don't hesitate to drop by. https://repaircafe.org/en/repairing-camping-equipment/

10/05/2026

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Secure Your Future: Zero Hour 2026 plan. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

10/05/2026

Social media is a really important and useful tool to help you shout about what you're doing for Great Big Green Week, and beyond.

We've teamed up with Local Storytelling Exchange to equip you with some fundamental knowledge and tools to help you use social media effectively - from how to produce your own event flyers to making the most out of different social media platforms like Facebook.

Sign up here! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theclimatecoalition/2177767

02/05/2026

Very important predictions here to help deciding how to vote in each ward in the Swindon local elections on 7 May. With our infuriatingly broken election system (FPTP only works well for 2 candidates, we need Preference Voting (STV) in local elections - they already have it in Scotland) then if the vote looks close it makes sense to consider who you most don't want as well as who you do and vote for the best of those with a realistic chance. This is the only way to avoid unwanted candidates getting elected on a minority of the vote. Local candidate reputation and campaigning can make a difference to the figures shown: they are based on national polling and demographic data, but are nevertheless a very good indication of the underlying opinion of people in the ward. https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/locals-2026 #/swindon

Greenpeace has a good analysis of party positions here so you can compare parties with a realistic chance in your ward: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/take-action/project-climate-vote/ranking/election-2026-england/

You can look up the candidates standing in your ward here, though some have revealed very little about themselves on the site: https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/

Note that there are also parish council elections: these can be important for local matters. You can find out which parish you are in here: https://ww6.swindon.gov.uk/parishlookup/parishenquiryform.aspx and the list of parish candidates standing is here: https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20073/elections_and_voting/937/forthcoming_elections .

02/05/2026

Finally a film that clearly highlights many key aspects of the climate and nature crisis and how things need to change to reduce impacts and build resilience. The Christ Church screening in Old Town on Monday was a start for sharing the message in Swindon - more church and community screenings are needed. Videos of the original briefings in Westminster last November at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6b0HBZ3v-IkuFdfsieHeQVvo2rDWoADE . More film details and a map of screenings across the country at https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

A screening of 50-minute film People’s Emergency Briefing, presented by Chris Packham, drew an audience of 75 to Christ Church in Old Town.

30/04/2026

Citizen science - The Bugs Matter survey We need lots of people to take part this summer, sharing findings from their journeys to help us understand more about our insect populations!

04/02/2026

Of all the renewable energy solutions on offer, solar generation in 2025 was especially strong, reaching record levels and making solar one of the fastest

02/02/2026

09/01/2026

Living In The Future 🌍✨

Our 2026 theme is all about how we shape tomorrow - starting now.
Watch this space for what’s coming next.