Not so New Kids on the Block – We’re 4 1/2 years old!

Stretton Climate Care was launched in September 2007 and is now a registered charity (No1123211).  We may be young but we’ve done quite a bit in the last three and a bit years!

For details of our Constitution, rules and accounts Click Here

We’ve even helped three new community carbon reduction groups set up, giving them our tried and tested methods and provided some training for their volunteers. If you are thinking about helping your community become low carbon, get in touch. It’s easier than you may think.

We want to help people to become more energy efficient, save money and reduce their carbon emissions. Why? Basically because we’re a bit frightened about climate change; and although it’s governments, not individuals, who will have to do most about it we know we can all do a little. So we do energy checks free of charge in people’s homes. So far we’ve done over 300. We might even have done yours – if we haven’t, send us an email and we’ll be right round. We’ll hopefully be able to help you save money by reducing your energy bills and guess what, you reduce your carbon footprint at the same time!  Our representatives have given presentations to local groups and worked with local schools. We’re encouraging local schools to become Eco-schools and have offered help in doing this. Other activities to date include quiz nights, screening of Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and more recently David Attenborough’s film ‘The Truth About Climate Change’. And in the run up to our Green Fair in 2009 we showed Franny Armstrong’s hard-hitting film “The Age of Stupid’ starring our very own local (and much missed) star Pete Postlethwaite.

We also try to have fun! We have movies nights, speakers, BBQs, we’re planning a 1940′s dance  in the summer, and of course in May there is the 4th Annual Duck Race which is held in Carding Mill Valley thanks to the support of The National Trust.

Part Of A National Group

Climate Change is a huge challenge. We believe that it is important to be active locally we know that this is a global problem and will only be solved by global action. So we’ve also got involved nationally..

Jamie - looking very serious at the CAfE conference

Vice-chair Jamie Wrench hosts workshops and shares our experiences with other eco-nerds around the county and the country.

Our Leader - Chairman Jon Cooke

Our Chairman “Big” Jon Cooke recently attended a conference hosted by Low Carbon Communities Network that attracted over two hundred delegates. Those who turned up were representing groups like our own – all encouraging their respective communities to become more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions.

For more detailed information please visit www.lowcarboncommunities.net)

Publicity Officer David Howard

Our Publicity Officer David Howard ensures the media know what we are up to.  He joins us after a distinguished career in education, so we can be sure all press releases will be grammatically accurate and correctly spelt.

Secretary Mike Hymas

Mike Hymas, our tireless Secretary, spends a large amount of time reading and responding to government consultation documents on our behalf and makes sure we  do all the right  things at the right time.

Treasurer Chris George

And our Treasurer, Chris George, has followed a career in banking by looking after our money. He produces the accounts within a month of the end of the financial year – so is up for the title of Fastest Chequebook in the West.

Mike Bourke - Yours for a Fiver...the cookbook that is!!

Also on our Executive – Mike Bourke, Former Bishop of Wolverhampton, is one of our leading home energy auditors and co-compiler of our best-selling cookery book.  He also has some very useful contacts (in this world and beyond!)