Invitation to be a Newham Council Community Changemaker

Group founder, Celia Wain-Heapy has been invited to represent ClimateYouChange within the Newham Council Communiy Changemaker programme. According to Newham Council:

‘We are relaunching our ‘Changemakers’ programme to celebrate people who go above and beyond to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities in Newham. This will be a constantly growing community, where people can meet, share ideas and inspiration, network and make connections. Changemakers will be celebrated at our annual health event and have the opportunity to access free training and capacity building.’

Below is the article from the council changemaker page on Celia and ClimateYouChange:

Meet a Changemaker: Celia Wain-Heapy, representing ClimateYouChange

Celia set up ClimateYouChange.org in 2019 with the aim of addressing the climate emergency through community education and individual lifestyle changes.

ClimateYouChange is an inclusive group of people who all share the same goals. They are involved in wide-ranging educational projects – from food forest planting, which aims to change people’s relationship with how and where food is grown, to running food-waste cooking sessions, teaching fashion upcycling and leading fun, creative ‘Climate Kids’ sessions. They also give out food and wildflower growing seed packs, alongside sustainable alternative product samples.

The group appreciates the impact of different voices and perspectives tackling climate change together, as can be found in Newham’s diverse population.