2023

In September 2023, we were invited back to join the Beckton Parks Working Group to support implementation of the Beckton Parks Masterplan. Members, Jyotsna, and Celia went to represent ClimateYouChange. In the new 112 acre Beckton parks and green spaces design plans, we were happy to see a number of our recommendations:  the creation of two food forests; one of which is to include an outdoor learning area food growing capacity increased with more allotments phasing out of ann

After some great work by group members: Celia, Dirk, Jyotsna, Anitha, George, Mikey and Stewart our project proposal has been voted in and has secured the £20,000 funding to run a varied programme of sustainability fashion and living courses and to create Newham's first food forest with a gravity-fed watering system! ​ In the new year we will start organising the first steps to deliver this project and will post updates here and also on the Co-create platform here: ​...

ClimateYouChange has submitted a proposal to Newham Council's People Powered Places to fund a £20,000 project in 2024. The project aims to run Sustainable fashion and living workshops and also create Newham's first food forest at the front of Katherine Road Community Centre.  You can view the proposal and vote by following this link: https://newhamco-create.co.uk/en/ideas/community-sustainability-and-fashion-workshops-plus-newham-s-first-food-forest

Towards the end of 2022 ClimateYouChange founder, Celia met Monika during the Beckton Parks Masterplan Co-Design.   Monika contacted us in April of this year to see if we could give a talk on climate change at the Abbey Gardens in Stratford, as part of their World Bee Day celebration. She thought that the event would “be a great opportunity for people to find out more about climate change”.   On their website, the Abbey Gardens is described as ‘a unique open-access community

Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz (centre front) with Celia and Hannan and other fellow community partners We were approached in January of this year by the Renewal Programme and invited to work in partnership with them on an energy-saving initiative, as part of a wider project, entitled ‘Stay Warm in Newham’. We chose to be involved to increase our knowledge of measures we can all take to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions through decreased energy use. We were also interested in

Cllr James Asser (Left) and Cllr Joshua Garfield (Right), Newham Council We originally arranged to meet with Newham Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for the Environment and Sustainable Transport, Newham Councillor James Asser in 2020 and then Covid struck just before the agreed upon day! After being pulled in different directions and working on various projects, we were finally able to arrange and have a meeting! It only took three years! We were also able to organise to meet

In July 2022, ClimateYouChange group founder, Celia met local resident, Alex at a council run event. Together they discussed a project which Alex and local organisation, Applecart Arts were hoping to run, subject to securing funding. They were attempting to create a child-friendly nature trail in Plashet Park in Newham (where Applecart Arts base their community performing arts non-profit and café in the Passmore Edwards listed building).   Celia was particularly interested in