Coleshill residents welcome launch of ‘The Big Save’
On Saturday 9 March, residents of Coleshill enjoyed the second ‘The Big Save’ roadshow organised by Warwickshire Climate Alliance. The roadshow gave local residents tips on saving energy, reducing food waste, recycling, and offered a pop-up repair café to fix residents’ broken items for free.
The roadshows are funded by Warwickshire County Council’s Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund and four more events are planned. The next one due to be held in Atherstone in September 2024.
Hazel Underwood, Committee Member from Warwickshire Climate Alliance, said: “It was great to engage with local residents in Coleshill and the feedback we received from people who attended the event was all extremely positive. We’d like to thank Town Councillor Sheena Wynn for coming along to support the event and for showing such a keen interest in what we are trying to achieve. We’re already planning our next event in Atherstone so that we can help even more Warwickshire residents and full details will be announced soon.”
Steve Currie, who helped host the repair café at the event, said: “Repairing broken items instead of sending them to landfill is a great way of saving money. There was a lot of interest in this aspect of the event from local residents and local groups, so it is clear that residents would like to see this happen on a regular basis. There are regular repair cafes in other towns across Warwickshire, and it would be fantastic to see one open here in Coleshill too.”
If you’d be interested in helping set up a regular repair café in Coleshill, please email info@warwickshireclimatealliance.org.
The Big Save also offered residents cycle and scooter security marking, a seed swap, a children’s toy swap, and a basic bike maintenance course in conjunction with Warwickshire Cycle Buddies.
Members of Twin Rivers WI also supported the event with two imaginative upcycling craft activities and helping to serve the free refreshments.
Keep up to date with the latest Big Save news and other events organised by Warwickshire Climate Alliance online: https://warwickshireclimatealliance.org/
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