Climate Justice – Interview with Ayo Sokale 22 July 2020
This is a reposting of my final interview with the wonderful Ayo Sokale. Ayo asks me to talk about ‘Climate Change and Class’, which is a subject of real concern …
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chrisRCAN 204 – WordPress template 13 June 2020
This post is a guide for admin users of this WordPress template – and for the extra specially curious! :o) As Chair of the Reading Climate Change Partnership, one of …
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Static Rain 31 May 2020
You can find out a lot more information about about Static Rain on our old website (here). It’s an old-school, guitar driven, passionate rock band. There’s lots of nice gig …
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Music history – first chords 25 May 2020
I picked up my Dad’s guitar when I was about sixteen. I found the ‘teach yourself guitar’ book that he was learning from and got down to it. After a …
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May – Beltane 2020 3 May 2020
It’s spring – it’s 2020 – time for some new beginnings for me. That was the plan anyway. Like the rest of the world though, Covid-19 has turned things upside-down. …
Introducing Reading’s Climate Emergency Strategy (consultation) 9 April 2020
Video presentation from RCCP Chair – introducing the draft Reading Climate Emergency Strategy consultation.
Chair’s blog – Silver linings in these dark times 2 April 2020
Originally posted as: https://readingcan.org.uk/chairs-blog-silver-linings This Covid-19 crisis is a devastating, sobering reminder that the structures, that make up our world, are not so invincible. My deepest sympathies to anyone who …
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Chair on public consultation launch of our new Climate Emergency Strategy 12 March 2020
Originally posted here: https://readingcan.org.uk/chair-on-public-consultation-launch-of-our-new-climate-emergency-strategy It is of course a challenging time to be launching this consultation. With the concern about the spread of the coronavirus, many people will not be …
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Climate Change and Children – Interview with Chris Beales (RCCP Chair) 25 January 2020
This is the forth in the series of interviews that I had with Ayo Sokale. In this, Ayo asks me about ‘Climate Change and Children’.
Reading’s first Adaptation Plan 14 January 2020
As Chair of the Reading Climate Change Partnership, I was really pleased to commissioned the first Adaptation Plan for Reading. This will help us to understand some of the climate-related risks that we face in our town. It will also give us some guidance about how we should respond to prepare for these changes.