Welcome to June’s Update from Climate Action Stokesley & Villages
Thank you for your role in taking urgent action globally and locally on climate breakdown and biodiversity loss.
June heralds Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Locally we have lots of different events and activities that you can get involved with. Globally June also brings us World Oceans Day with vital environmental campaigns you can participate in wherever you live.
Diary dates
Tuesday 17th June 19.30 – 21.00 Whole Group Meeting, Globe Library, Stokesley
GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK 7th – 15th JUNE
- Displays on ideas for action on GBGW theme of ‘Swap together for good’ at the Stokesley Globe, Great Ayton Discovery Centre & Hutton Rudby Community Hub
- Launch of free ‘Taste not Waste‘ recipe leaflet by Stokesley School students, available at all GBGW events
- Monday 9th June 17.00 – 19.00 Stokesley Mending Circle (launch of regular monthly event), Stokesley Town Hall
- Tuesday 10th June 10.30 – 12.00 Yatton House Community Garden Gardening Working Party, Great Ayton
- Tuesday 10th June 13.00 – 15.00 Creative Nature Journaling Session with focus on pollinators, Discovery Centre, Great Ayton
- Tuesday 10th June 19.00 Waste & Circularity Group (incl Repair Cafe) Outdoor Gathering including Wildlife Habitat Tour (see Waste & Circularity Group section below)
- Saturday 14th 10.00 – 12.00 June Repair Cafe the Globe Stokesley
Other events / key dates this month
- Thursday 5th June Beyond Gold – Shaping Middlesbrough’s Food Future event – Middlesbrough
- Thursday 5th June Friends of the Earth Planet over Profit campaign webinar
- Sunday 8th June World Oceans Day – global, national and regional events
- Saturday 14th June Friends of the Earth Yorkshire Summer Action Gathering – Hull
- Thursday 19th Nature Group meeting (face to face) Globe Community Library, Stokesley (see Nature Group notes below)
- Saturday 21st June Friends of the Earth North East Summer Action Gathering – Gateshead
Save the Date! Next month’s meetings & events
Saturday 5th July Bric-a-brac stall by Environment Climate Osmotherley at the Osmotherley Summer Games
Tuesday 15th July 19.30 Climate Action Stokesley and Villages AGM
Venue and speaker to be confirmed. AGM papers will be sent to members nearer the time.
Saturday 19th July 13.00 Repair Cafe volunteers buffet lunch
Following July’s Repair Cafe all volunteers are invited to a garden buffet lunch
Thursday 31st July 18.30 Food Group Face to Face Meeting at Wendy’s allotment (see Food Group section below)
Newsletter
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“Think global”
Thursday June 5th 10.00 – 16.00 ‘Beyond Gold – Shaping Middlesbrough’s Food Future’ event
Interested in the future of sustainable food in our region? Head to Middlesbrough Town Hall on Thursday June 5th for a vibrant day of connection, creativity, and collaboration as they mark their Sustainable Food Places Gold Award. This is more than a celebration – it’s a launchpad for what comes next. You’ll hear from inspiring speakers, enjoy a delicious sustainable lunch, and take part in interactive workshops designed to shape the future of food in Middlesbrough and beyond. Whether you’re a food grower, policymaker, community leader or passionate resident, your voice matters. Come be part of the conversation – and the celebration!
What can I do now? You can get free tickets for this event which includes lunch here:
shaping-middlesbroughs-food-future-tickets
Saturday 8th June World Oceans Day
Our oceans cover 70% of the planet’s surface and play a vital role in sustaining life. From providing oxygen for every second breath we take to feeding billions of people and hosting 80% of the world’s biodiversity, the ocean is essential to our existence. However, our oceans are facing unprecedented threats. Pollution, overfishing, bycatch, and climate change are putting marine biodiversity at risk. World Oceans Day is an annual event serving as a reminder of the critical importance of protecting our oceans and marine life.
More information: unworldoceansday
What can I do now? Regionally there are many ocean related events and activities you can take part in plus you can join a campaign to ban supertrawlers destroying marine environments:
Yorkshire Puffin Festival Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June all day
Learn more about this most wonderful of seabirds at Flamborough Cliffs nature reserve through expert-led guided walks, boat trips and much more on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June 2025. North Yorkshire’s Flamborough Headland is one of the best places in the country to see puffins from land – as well as thousands of other seabirds. Experience the sights and sounds of the ‘seabird city’ through a fun-filled programme of events including Oceans Day beach cleans.
More info: yorkshire-puffin-festival
David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ film: special screening Saturday 8th June 09.45 – 12.00 Dalton Park, Durham
A special event for World Ocean’s Day with a screening of David Attenborough’s movie Ocean and a welcome and call to action from Climate Action North and The Sea We See, North East based community interest companies both working on ocean action.
More info & tickets: ocean-film-screening-tickets
All summer – Take part in a beach clean
As well as beach cleans organised by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, in nearby Saltburn the Keeping It Clean At Saltburn (KICAS) group holds regular beach cleans on the first Saturday each month, next session is Saturday 7th June 10.30, just turn up, all equipment provided.
Surfers Against Sewage also arrange regular beach cleans along the north east coast, more info here: million-mile-clean/find-a-clean-near-you/
Right now – Save our seas from destructive overfishing – Support Greenpeace’s campaign
David Attenborough’s new film ‘Ocean’ exposes the giant fishing ships trashing our oceans. Together we can stop them. Currently industrial supertrawlers are tearing through the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, wiping out marine life at an alarming rate and impacting the livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. You can sign the petition now calling for the government to ban supertrawlers from our Marine Protected Areas.
greenpeace.org.uk/ban-destructive-fishing
Saturday 14th June 10.00 – 17.00 Friends of the Earth Summer Action Yorkshire Gathering, Hull
Saturday 21st June 10.00 – 17.00 Friends of the Earth Summer Action North East Gathering, Newcastle
Across the UK Friends of the Earth is organising regional Summer Action Gatherings to inspire, inform and motivate climate and environmental activists. Climate Action Stokesley & Villages is an affiliated member of FOE so all are invited. You can:
- Hear inspiring stories from campaigns and groups across our network.
- Plotting and planning actions around campaigns in your region.
- Share ideas and learn new skills to boost your work.
Yorkshire Gathering location: 62 King Edward Street Kingston upon Hull HU1 3SQ
Book a place: yorkshire-summer-action-gathering-tickets
North East Gathering location: Baltic Centre, South Shore Road Gateshead NE8 3BA
Book a place: north-east-summer-action-gathering-2025-tickets
Friends of the Earth ‘Planet over Profit’ Campaign;
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At the CASaV May monthly meeting we were joined by Simon Bowens, Friends of the Earth Yorkshire Campaigns Organiser who gave us an overview of the support he can provide as a member of the Local Action Group network, the work of Friends of the Earth internationally and the latest campaigns. The campaign that those present were most interested in supporting was Planet Over Profit.
This campaign highlights that UK companies are profiting from supply chains that destroy precious forests worldwide, threaten wildlife, accelerate climate change, and violate the rights of local communities. FOE say we need a new law that requires UK companies to prevent harm to communities and the environment in their supply chains, wherever they operate. A comprehensive Business, Human Rights, and Environment Act would go far beyond the limited protections in existing legislation, requiring companies to actively prevent environmental and human rights abuses, rather than merely reporting on it after the damage is done.
What can I do now: Friends of the Earth local action groups have a critical role to play in the Planet Over Profit campaign. Local action groups like ours are needed to build support for the new law in their communities.
Thursday 5th June 20.15 Planet over Profit Webinar
Planet over Profit summer action webinar, showing you how to campaign to hold UK companies accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of their global supply chains. Book a place here: planetoverprofitwebinar
Tuesday June 17th 19.30 Come along to our whole group meeting (see below) to help us plan our action.
More information here:
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“Act Local”
This month’s local activities
Tuesday 17th June 19.30 Whole Group Meeting, the Globe Community Library, Stokesley
Come along to our face to face whole group meeting where we will start exploring the Planet Over Profit campaign mentioned above as well as having updates from our various subgroups.
Great Big Green Week
Saturday 7th June – Monday 16th June Displays with ideas for action and information on the GBGW theme of
‘Make swaps together for good’ at:
The Globe Community Library, Stokesley
The Discovery Centre, Great Ayton
The Hub Community Centre, Hutton Rudby
The threat of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss can feel so overwhelming that many people feel at a loss at how they can make a personal difference. Throughout Great Big Green Week there will be informative displays in the three locations above with lots of Information and ideas for action including take away leaflets on making simple swaps in your everyday living that will have significant impact on climate change and biodiversity loss.
What can I do now? Please pop in to the Stokesley Globe Community Library, Great Ayton Discovery Centre Community Library and Hutton Rudby Community Hub have a read, pick up a leaflet and make a difference.
Launch of ‘Taste not Waste’ Recipe leaflet with recipes created by Stokesley School Students
In the UK, an estimated 9.5 million tonnes of food waste is generated annually. As well being shocking in a cost of living crisis where families go hungry each day, this waste contributes to climate changing emissions harming the planet. Members of the CASaV Waste and Food groups recently worked together with Stokesley School Green Group’s staff to invite school students to create tasty recipes with a focus on reducing waste. These have now been compiled into a free leaflet which will be launched to celebrate Great Big Green Week.
What can I do now? Pick up your free booklet from the Globe, Stokesley and the Discovery Centre Great Ayton or download (save paper!) here: casav-leaflets/taste-not-waste/
Monday 9th June 17.00 – 19.00 Stokesley Mending Circle, Stokesley Town Hall (every second Monday monthly thereafter)
After delivering two sewing / mending lesson sessions in May, textile artist and mending tutor Jane and sewing and alterations businesswoman Jo are launching the Stokesley Mending Circle, a monthly textile mending group where the purpose is to reduce textile waste, encourage sustainable consumption, and celebrate the art of mending through free face to face hand mending support where you can learn and share sewing and darning skills including how to mend holes, sew up seams and hems, alter and adapt your existing clothing, sew on buttons and patches to make your cherished clothing or textile items last longer, giving them a new life and saving textile waste. The emphasis is on skill sharing so all are welcome – complete beginners, experienced needle crafters and anyone interested in fun with fabric.
What can I do now? All materials will be provided or you can bring an item you are working on. All participants will also receive a free mini sewing kit to carry on your sewing superpowers at home (while stocks last!). Session is free but donations to cover costs welcome.
Tuesday 10th June 10.30-12.00 Yatton House Community Garden Working Party, Great Ayton
The Yatton House Community Garden is blooming! Community gardens are growing in the UK as they are hugely beneficial because they foster community, act as social hubs, promoting interaction and a sense of belonging, while also enhancing physical and mental well-being through activities like gardening and access to stimulation green spaces.
A slight change of plan for next month’s Yatton House Community Garden working party. The 2nd Tuesday of the month (when we hold the working party) falls during Great Big Green Week, so to fit everything in we’ve moved the working party to the morning i.e. Tuesday 10th June from 10:30 – 12 noon. This will allow you to attend the Nature Jourmaling session if you are interested. If you can’t make the morning then the garden will be open in the afternoon for you to come and weed as usual. A priority will be to take any nettles/thistles out of the grass area as we have a group from Marwood Infant school coming on the Thursday to have a look at the garden and help with some weeding/planting.
What can I do now?
Please contact Caryn for more information or just come along to our next working party on Tuesday 10th June 10.00 – 12.00 at Yatton House Community Garden, Great Ayton when we will tending the growing crops and flower borders.
Tuesday 10th June 13.00 – 15.00 Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling session, Discovery Centre, Great Ayton
Do you want to find a way to record your thoughts and observations on nature or have you been inspired by Great Ayton’s Bug Trail to explore the role of pollinators?
Then this introductory session to nature journaling, with the theme of pollinators, might be for you. During the session nature artist Suzi Smith will introduce you to ‘nature journaling’:
a practice of recording observations, thoughts, and feelings about nature in a notebook or journal, often using a combination of writing, drawing, and other creative mediums. It’s a way to deepen your connection with the natural world and learn more about it while enjoying the pleasure of creativity and gaining a sense of calm.
The session, organised by Climate Action Stokesley and Villages as part of Great Big Green Week, is on Tuesday 10th June, from 1-3pm, in Great Ayton Discovery Centre. There is a charge of £10 for the session.
Some materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own journal/sketchbook, craft materials and images.
What can I do now: To book a place please contact Caryn at climateactionsav@gmail.com or call 07773 048250
Tuesday 10th June 19.00 – 21.00 Waste / Circularity Group Gathering with guided tour and talk on created wildlife habitats & refreshments, Great Busby
The Waste / Circularity group goes wild this month to celebrate Great Big Green Week with a face to face gathering in place of our usual zoom meeting. We will start with a guided tour of the dozens of habitats, many repurposing materials which would otherwise have gone to waste, created to encourage and protect wildlife then gather for refreshments then end with our usual meeting to discuss waste initiatives, our Repair Cafe and all things sustainable. Please contact Simon for location and to let us know you are coming. All welcome.
Saturday 14th June 10.00-12.00 Repair Cafe at The Globe, Stokesley
Since we started over three years ago our incredible volunteers have fixed over 2000 items, saving their owners money and allowing them to carry on using their cherished items for longer as well as saving waste from landfill or incineration and so reducing carbon emissions.
Our June Repair Cafe includes free Fair Trade beverages and vegan treats to refresh you whilst our wonderful volunteer repairers meet your fixing needs. Bring along your treasured household items in need of repair on Saturday 14th June 10-12 at the Globe Community Library . Our pink T-shirted volunteers will endeavour to fix your items, saving you the cost of buying new and protecting the climate and the earth’s natural resources by reducing waste going to landfill or incineration and reducing the need to manufacture new.
Household items for repair can include: clothing & textiles, electrical appliances, wooden furniture, toys & bikes, laptops & mobile phones. Plus we have blade sharpening so bring along your garden and home tool blades to give them a new edge!
On average, we manage to fix 70% of items, give advice on possible repair steps for 20% and how best to recycle the 10% that are sadly beyond repair (statistics). But 100% of attendees are offered free refreshments of tea, coffee or juice as well as cakes and biscuits and a great opportunity to chat with friendly, like minded people and learn new repair skills.
This month’s free refreshments include Fair Trade beverages and home made sweet treats (including vegan!) made with Fair Trade ingredients, kindly donated by Stokesley Co-op.
What can I do now?
Come along with your item in need of repair and sit with our skilled repairers as they share their fixing knowledge with you. New repair and reception volunteers always welcome – come along, have a cuppa and a chat or email Simon Gibbon.
Ideas & news from the groups
1. Waste / Circularity (including Repair Cafe)
This subgroup focuses on reducing waste through circularity: rethinking & reducing consumption; and repairing, repurposing and recycling materials that might otherwise go to landfill or incineration. This year’s World Environment Day on 5th June is all about reducing plastic pollution –https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
Please join us at this month’s face to face outdoor gathering (see above) on Tuesday 10th June 19.00-21.00: contact email Simon Gibbon for the location
1. The Restart Project lobbying at Westminster
The Restart Project aims to tackle the climate emergency by making electronics work for people, for the planet, and for longer as well as supporting Repair Cafes and other initiatives across the UK. The UK is the second highest producer of electronic waste per capita in the world. So Restart is calling on politicians to make the UK a leader by removing barriers to repair and reuse. Their Repair and Reuse declaration has been signed by hundreds of community groups, allied organisations and businesses and endorsed by a growing list of MPs.and on June 11th they are heading back to Westminster to rally even more support as well as holding a Repair Cafe in the Houses of Parliament itself!
Simon Gibbon our Repair Cafe co-ordinator has been invited to join The Restart Project in Westminster on June 11th to talk to MPs to persuade more to sign up to the cause.
More info here: therestartproject.org/get-involved/
2. Collect and donate plastic bottle tops, metal foil and stamps for good causes
Louise Coidan highlights that Rea funeral service, Great Ayton raised over £200 last year for a Yorkshire Cancer Charity by simply collecting plastic bottle tops. Teesside Hospice raises funds with used postage stamps and Great Ayton Methodist Church collects metal foil to raise funds for a local Youth Group.
What can I do now? Louise asks if you can save up your washed plastic bottle tops, used stamps and metal foil then contact her, she will arrange for them to get to where they are being collected for fundraising. Contact Louise here
3. Household items circularity: Give or Take Event coming soon
Most of us have cupboards, under beds and garages full of household ‘stuff’ – kitchen equipment, bedding & other household textiles, books & magazines, ornaments, DVDs, CDs, toys, hobby equipment – that we never use and / or have duplicates of (just how many saucepans do you really use / need?).
At the same time there are many in the local community who need these household items but cannot afford them, particularly in this cost of living crisis as bills continue to rise
‘Give or Take’ events – where people who have unused surplus household items have a good clear out and people who need household items pick up things they need for free – have been running across the country for a while with some excellent ones running regularly in nearby Ryedale.
Waste / Circularity group members are planning a GIVE OR TAKE EVENT coming soon based in Stokesley (venue to be confirmed) for the local community to give a new life to their surplus, unused but usable household items and for others who can make good use of them. Any items left over will be offered to local charities and community groups or collected and recycled by North Yorkshire Council.
What can I do now?
We need volunteers to help plan and run the event (meeting soon) so if you can help or have household goods you want to repurpose please contact
4. Clothing circularity: New to You Clothes Swap Event in September – equipment & volunteers & participants needed
The climate impact of clothing is significant, with the fashion industry considered one of the most polluting industries globally, contributing heavily to greenhouse gas emissions through its production processes, material sourcing, and waste generation, primarily due to the high water usage, energy consumption in manufacturing, and reliance on synthetic materials like polyester which are derived from fossil fuels.
Not only this, but “fast fashion” encourages frequent clothing purchases and quick disposal whilst garment workers are often exploited with low pay, unsafe working conditions, and long hours. Fast fashion’s affordability and new trends can make consumers value clothing less so instead of taking care of our clothing and repairing any damage to extend the life of our clothing we end up buying more and more that will sit in our wardrobes and never see the light of day.
What can I do now?
– Support sustainable and ethical fashion brands and choose high-quality clothing that lasts longer.
– Recycle or repurpose clothing when it’s no longer needed.
Most of us have far more clothing stuffed in our wardrobes that we no longer wear or in some cases have never worn after an impulse buy.
Jane and Jo, Repair Cafe textiles specialists, are hoping to address this locally and are currently planning a new to you good quality clothing swap event on 27th September to coincide with Sustainable Fashion Week (27th September to 5th October) where our local community can have a wardrobe refresh by exchanging the clothes they no longer wear for ‘new to you’ clothes they would like to wear.
If you have any spare clothes rails or would like to volunteer to help or would like more information to participate please contact clothesswap@casav.uk
2. Nature Group
This subgroup focuses on discovering more about and supporting biodiversity and our living environment. Please join us at our next face to face meeting on Thursday 19th June 15.00-16.30 at the Globe Community Library, Stokesley. Contact Bridget for more information.
1. Fire risk on North York Moors
The North York Moors continues to be under extreme risk of fire and many of use will see the warning signs. It is important to note that a human is responsible for virtually all wildfires.
What can I do now? Visitors to the moors should not use light barbeques or fires. Any fires that are seen should be reported immediately to the fire service.
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2. Drought & extreme rain concerns – how to manage
As the drought continues across the country we, in this area, must consider ourselves lucky that we are not facing hosepipe bans and other restrictions like those who live in the North West. We are fortunate that we can continue to water our gardens but it would be wise to conserve water where possible. Some tips from Gardener’s World: maintain-the-garden/dealing-with-drought-in-the-garden/
The RHS has some practical Do’s and Don’ts in managing your garden for drought and extreme rain events.
Practical tips for water management
Try to carry out the following;
- Make long-term plantings of trees, shrubs and hedges that are drought tolerant.
- Plant long-term shelter to protect the garden from stormier weather.
- Improve soil with grit, gravel and organic matter to ensure drainage and nutrients; additional drainage may have to be installed before planting long-term plants.
- Build water collection and disposal measures into new hard landscaping, greenhouses and sheds.
- Invest in water features and ponds – they will benefit wildlife and will be appreciated in hotter, drier summers.
Avoid the following;
- Make long-term plantings in areas liable to flood.
- Clear established vegetation from slopes, but work new plants into existing growth.
- Devote extensive areas to plants that suffer in wet winters and summer droughts – including lawns on dry soil.
- Remove long-established trees and shrubs – these often have extensive root systems that can withstand drought and protect soil from erosion.
3. What to see and do locally in nature in June: orchids & otters!
The more we connect with nature, the more motivated we are to protect it. For ideas on things to do in nature in June have a look at Natures Calendar from the North York Moors National Park:
June and July are the best times for seeing the 21 beautiful orchid species that grow in the North York Moors. You’ll most likely see the common spotted orchid, with its delicate pale pink flower spikes which grows in many different areas. Otters living on the rivers Derwent, Rye, Dove and Esk will be very active now, supporting their fast growing cubs.
What can I do now? If you’re keen to the full range of orchid species, join Yorkshire Coast Nature on one of its wildflower tours. Nunnington Hall, on the banks of the river Rye, is one place where you may be fortunate to spot an otter. But patience is key. Tread carefully and quietly, and keep upwind, as they are highly sensitive animals.
3. Food Group
This subgroup focuses on food & its impact on climate change – from growing your own and eating seasonally to reducing food going to waste. Meetings held bimonthly on zoom, next meeting in July at Wendy’s allotment contact Wendy for a link to join
1. Growing Your own: June Tips of the Month
What are the benefits of growing your own?
Environmental benefits: You can avoid pesticides and herbicides, which pollute the air and water, you can practice water conservation, you reduce food miles, you help pollinators by providing food for them.
Health benefits: you can eat more fruits and vegetables, and include them in healthy meals, homegrown vegetables are more nutritious and taste better because they are free of artificial additives.
Economic benefits: you can save money on food by growing your own vegetables and be more self-sufficient in case of food shortages or price increases.
What can I do now? It’s not too late to sow Courgette, Cucumber, French bean and Lettuce. Young plants can benefit from ‘earthing up’ – having earth drawn up around their stems (or of being set more deeply when being planted out). They can then make extra (‘adventitious’) roots which help with feeding and stability. Sprouts, tomatoes, sweetcorn and courgettes all benefit.
2. More vegan food on local menus!
Disappointed by the limited range of plant based options in local cafes and restaurants locally, the food group have delivered letters to eateries in the Stokesley area trying to encourage plant based dishes more suitable for the dietary needs of vegetarians and vegans.
We are fortunate to have the fully vegan The Station Coffee + Kitchen thestationcoffeekitchen in Stokesley but it’s good to have options!
3. Garden Share Scheme
Gardening can be a solitary activity, and for many people, the lack of community gardening can be great, but if you have trouble getting there or you want more say in what you want to grow that’s where garden sharing comes in.
Locally, there are currently many people on allotment waiting lists, and some who have gardens are struggling to manage them alone. Garden sharing with others can help to reduce costs, save time and resources, and build a sense of camaraderie around the joy of gardening.
The Food Group are currently trying to set up a Garden share scheme – those without a garden help those for whom their garden has become too large, by using it for their mutual benefit.
What can I do now? If you are without a green space to grow your own or have a garden that you struggle to manage alone and are interested in this scheme, please contact Wendy (link to be added)
4. A Tale of Two Loaves: The Story Behind Your Daily Bread
Do you ever think about the history and stories behind your daily bread? This interesting article tells all: a-tale-of-two-loaves-the-story-behind-your-daily-bread/
5. Foodshare: surplus food prevented from going to waste and helping those in need
Foodshare is a joint initiative by the Food and Waste groups and is organised by Jenny. EVERY evening at 9pm a Volunteer collects surplus food from the Ayton Coop and Premier supermarket and both Stokesley Coops and takes it to various distribution centres (often in Middlesbrough) such as Nitelight (for homeless) for use/distribution amongst those in need. This is fresh food such as fruit, veg and bread, NOT the tins and dried food that are needed by Food Banks.
Foodshare collects 40 – 60 kilos of food each day with a value of approx £250. This is £78,000 worth in a year!
What can I do now?
Jenny is always keen to recruit more volunteers to support the foodshare so if you feel this is something with which you could help, please contact Jenny here Jenny Earle.
6. June Seasonal Eating
Eating food in season (local as far as possible) can have substantial positive impact on climate breakdown by reducing high-energy input from artificial heating or lighting needed to produce crops out of the natural growing season. In June spring-sown veg crops are finally ready to harvest, as are some soft fruit. This is the month to eat locally grown strawberries, which have been ripened outside in the summer sunshine.
Recipe of the month: No bake vegan strawberry tart
More info on seasonal eating:
Fruit and vegetables in season in June – ready to harvest or buy locally in your greengrocers or farm shop: Baby carrots, Broad beans, Chard, Courgettes and summer squash, Currants, Gooseberries, Lettuce, Parsley, Radish, Rocket, Spinach, Spring cabbage, Spring onions, Strawberries
4. Ideas from the groups: Transport
Low carbon travel: Moorbus
Moorsbus operates a bus network servicing the North York Moors National Park in summer, from now until September 28th, with services on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. For very low cost you can travel across the moors from Stokesley & Great Ayton to visit Castle Howard, Danby Lodge, Malton, Easingwold, Rosedale Abbey and more.
This year there are some service expansions, but also unfortunately some service withdrawals, so please check the soon to be uploaded timetables carefully, as there are some significant changes since last year.
Moorsbus is run by a group of volunteers aiming to create an affordable transport system to and around the North York Moors. They want to help locals, as well as visitors from home and abroad, to travel without cars. In 2014 they formed the Friends of Moorsbus and the Moorsbus Community Interest Company as not-for-profit organisations, working with communities and other groups to develop and promote local bus services. They depend on donations to keep the services running as the fares and the low pass reimbursement only pay for about half the bus costs each year.
What can I do now? Check out the Moorsbus website for timetables and updates and start planning your car free travels around the beautiful moors this summer, information here:
5. Ideas from the groups: Environment & Climate Osmotherley (ECO) Group
Environment Climate Osmotherley (ECO) meets regularly and holds events which raise awareness and address local environmental issues such as becoming a Dark Skies Village and increasing local biodiversity.
They will be holding a fundraising Bric-a-brac stall at the Osmotherley Summer Games on Saturday 5th July, any offers of help greatly appreciated. They need people to manage the stall on the day & people to dispose of unsold goods in the following week.
Contact Rebecca for more information
Signing off
If you have any news or any event / activity you would like promoting on next month’s (July‘s) update please email Kate Gibbon by Friday 27th June.
Kate also helps promote activities via Facebook so let her know if there is anything that you would like shared via our Facebook page if you are not a Facebook user.
Hope to see you at the whole group CASaV meeting on Tuesday 17th June 19.30 at the Globe Community Library, Stokesley
Kate Gibbon,
on behalf of the Climate Action Stokesley and Villages Steering Group Steering group:
Bridget Holmstrom, Caryn Loftus, Ron Kirk, Barry Warrington Simon Gibbon
Climate Action Stokesley and Villages 