GALLERY GREEN DAY
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST GALLERY GREEN DAY
15 MAR AT THE EXCHANGE
9:30 Welome coffee/tea and biscuits in The Exchange café.
10:00 Introduction Neil Scott and James Green
We’ll be thinking about our Environmental Action plan and inviting you to contribute ideas and feedback about throughout the day.
10:30 Living on the Edge screening from Cornwall Climate Stories addressing climate change and the weather impact on Cornwall.
11:00 Initial group conversation
11:15 Tea break
11.30 Climate Literacy – Grace Ryder of GEP Environmental (online)
- The science behind climate change
- How global changes will impact us locally
- An understanding of local and national climate policies
- How we can reduce our own environmental and climate impact
12:30 Growing Links – Lynne Dyer will be talking about this West Cornwall CIC, who run the Street Food Project, the Community Garden and more to create a more sustainable, resilient and accessible local food system.
12:45 Lunch – provided by Growing Links – GF & VG options available.
13:30 Mount’s Bay Marine Group – David Edmonds will be talking about the Mount’s Bay Seagrass project, the Charter of the Sea and other marine conservation work.
14:15 Post-It session – Your ideas, in groups and then together as a group
15:00 Tea break
15:15 Waste and Recycling – Rachael Reid, (Cornwall Council Waste and Recycling Community Support Officer). What happens to rubbish, what happens to recycling, what you can/can’t recycle, and future changes.
16:00 Closing round-up.
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING BY MON 13 MAR
(Lunch is included, and you can let us know if you would like a vegan or gluten-free option)