The Climate Club: Conversation and Supper

Next Meeting: Friday 9th May (Click here for future dates)

Theme: What Next Social Gathering

The Climate Club meets every 2nd and 4th Friday from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in the Denningberg Rooms, Bridge Street, Godalming, GU7 1HP.

Project / Activity Leader: Rieks Drijver

Our Climate Club is an opportunity to get together with others who are concerned about the climate and ecological emergency. It is for anyone who is looking for a community to provide support and help when thinking about these issues, and in making changes to help mitigate and adapt to inevitable changes.

At club sessions, we discuss the latest news and share information concerning the climate and ecological emergency, we occassionally review books and articles on climate change, exchange thoughts and ideas about greener choices, and sometimes watch and reflect on short videos and films.

Join us between 5:30pm and 8:30pm. From 5:30pm to 6:30pm we jointly prepare a planetarian supper, feel free to come along to help cook, engage in general discussion and socialise with friends; you may also wish to bring along a contribution to the supper yourself. Between 6:30pm and 7:00pm, we sit and share the supper. From 7:00pm to 8:30pm with have a facilitated discussion on the theme for the evening.

The Climate Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays each month.

Forthcoming Dates

Friday 11th April, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: Annual General Meeting (at 7:00pm)

Friday 25th April, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 9th May, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 23rd May, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 13th June, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 27th June, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 11th July, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

Friday 25th July, 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Theme: to be decided.

If you wish to help with the cooking please come along from 5:30pm onwards.

Future Themes that may be addressed: The Power of Money, Everyday Travel, Sustainable Fashion, Carbon Footprints, The Plastic Problem, Beauty and the Planet, Making the Environment Fun, Reduce, Re-use or Re-purpose.

If you have a suggestion for a Climate Club Theme and would like to host an evening please let us know.

Previous Themes in 2025

  • Friday 10th January: Joyfull Greens
  • Friday 24th January: Climate and Nature Bill
  • Friday 14th February: Love the Earth
  • Friday 28th February: What Next Activities
  • Friday 14th March: How Big Organisations Calculate their Carbon Footprints
  • Friday 28th March: Introduction to Wildlife Walks

Themes addressed in 2024

  • Getting Ready for an Ethical, Planet-friendly Festive Season
  • Doughnut Economics
  • Creating an Eco-home
  • Swap-it and share-it!
  • Inspiration on Running a Successful Environmental Campaign
  • Ethical Consumption
  • Plot to Plate
  • Living Walls
  • Community Energy
  • A Wildlife Tour of Lammas Lands
  • What next from What Next in 2024?
  • What Next AGM (April) and GM (October)
  • ‘Earth Sprites Emerging’ Art Project
  • Sustainable Travel
  • An Audience with a Waverley Borough Councillor
  • Climate Grief
  • Climate Songs for Eco-busking
  • Climate Choir
  • A Wildlife Tour of the Lammas Lands

Themes addressed in 2023

  • What next from What Next in 2023?
  • What Next AGM (February) and GM (October)
  • Eco-celebrations
  • Use and Abuse of Carbon Offsetting
  • How to be an Ethical Consumer – Get some tips here
  • Collaborating for a Better World
  • Is Zero Household Waste Possible?
  • What crisis?  How to approach the doubters or those who are simply confused
  • Sharing and Swapping Ideas and Resources for a Better World
  • Creating Icons for our Climate Action Interactive Game
  • Water Health and Climate Challenges
  • Toxic Turf
  • Fund Raising
  • Energy Survey Project
  • Bread: a sustainable staple in a Planetarian Diet
  • An audience with a town Councillor
  • Climate Comedy
  • Climate Games

Themes addressed in 2022

  • Engaging People in the Climate Conversation
  • Sustainable Food Consumption
  • A Climate Friendly Home
  • Grow Your Own
  • Eco-holidays
  • The Joy of Compost
  • What is the Role of Climate Activism
  • How to Consume Ethically
  • Gardening for Bio-diversity
  • A Planetarian Diet
  • A Planetarian Supper
  • The Pros and Cons of Organic Food
  • How can I have conversations with friends and family about the climate and ecological emergency?
  • What do we want / expect from COP27
  • What might you want from a Library of Things?