Using hydrogen for low/medium temperature industrial process heat is by far the most expensive option available.

Our recent analysis shows that heat pumps coupled with electro-thermal storage is the most cost-effective technology.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new repair café is opening its doors in Shipston-on-Stour, offering a welcoming space for local residents to fix everyday items, learn new skills and reduce waste.
The repair café is looking for volunteers! Find out more: ow.ly/UUrC50XA2Ye

Unfortunately, this rate is also higher than it was in January 2025, when the average annual bill was £1738, so your bills could be more than they were this time last year.

Come to the Climate Hub in Stratford-upon-Avon (30 Meer Street) on Tuesday 25th November from 10.30am to discuss the rise in energy bills with Sian from Act on Energy www.actonenergy.org.uk/news/january...

Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.

That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.

Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.

If you live or work in or around #StratfordUponAvon and are struggling with your gas or electricity bills, this free drop in session might be of interest. Act on Energy are a Midlands based organisation that specialises in helping people reduce the cost of their energy use.

Students outside the Climate Hub on Meer Street holding up their "Today's Taste, Tomorrow's Waste" banner

Many thanks to students from Stratford College who have made this fantastic banner for Stratford Climate Hub, a stark reminder of the problems of fast #fashion, “Today’s Taste, Tomorrow’s Waste”.

Luke Dorian of the RSA is shown explaining why the charity supports Carbon Literacy training

Screen showing "Carbon Literacy Action Day" with some of the carbon literate standing next to it.

Group photo of a small gathering of some of the Carbon Literate people in Stratford-upon-Avon

Some quick snaps from our #CarbonLiteracy celebration event on Thursday at the RSC.

Carbon Literacy training is a short course we facilitate to help local people get to grips with #ClimateChange and what they can do about it. Watch out for more next year!

@carbonliteracy.bsky.social

"Lets talk about buses... tel use what you think!" poster with a QR code leading to the feedback form link in the posting.

Want to talk to us about your experiences with local #bus services in and around #StratfordUponAvon? Then there's a handy West Midlands Climate Alliance form that you can use: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Churches across the UK — some centuries-old, uninsulated, many heritage buildings — are embracing electric heat-pump systems to replace oil and gas boilers. It’s a powerful symbol of how decarbonisation and stewardship go hand-in-hand.

www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...

Contrary to some media reports, heat pumps aren’t new tech — they’ve been around for 100+ years!

✅ First built in 1856 by Peter von Rittinger
✅ Zurich City Hall used one from 1938–2001
✅ UK’s first in 1945 (Norwich)
✅ ~200 million in use worldwide today

Stratford Climate Action's monthly meeting is this week, Wednesday 12th November, at 7:30 pm, at Stratford Methodist Church (in the New Room, at the back of the church).

We'll be discussing ideas from a local transport enthusiast for improving local buses in the meeting.

A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.

This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.

Poster: "Smart phones wanted for people arriving in Stratford. Donate them to Welcome Here Stratford. Drop it off at: Net Zero Hub, 30 Meer Street, SuA, CV37 6QB Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays 10am til 4pm. Don't forget to remove the SIM card and return to factory settings"

We know from our recent e-waste week with @stratforddc.bsky.social that some people have old smart phones kicking around in drawers and cupboards. Now you can help Welcome Here Stratford by donating them for use by newcomers to the town. Drop them off at our Climate Hub in Meer Street.

Our Climate Hub mascot, a one armed clothes dummy named "Ken", standing in the Town Hall at the "Into The Warmth" event.

The @actonenergy.bsky.social "Into The Warmth" event at Stratford Town Hall today saw our mascot "Ken" make a trip over from the Climate Hub in Meer Street to see what was going on.

Carbon Literacy Action Day Celebration Celebrate a successful series of Carbon Literacy training with Net Zero Stratford, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the RSA.

There will be a short celebration of Carbon Literacy Action Day on 13th November. There are free tickets available for anyone who wants to know more about #CarbonLiteracy by chatting to Net Zero Stratford trainers and meeting Luke Dorian of the RSA.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit...

Do you enjoy acting or want to have a go?
Join us as together we build a company to produce a brand-new community play for Stratford – Norah’s Ark – in June 2026.
There’s information at www.guildchapel.co.uk/norahs-ark-n....
Get in touch – we’d love to have you aboard!
#stratforduponavon #theatre

On Wednesday 5th November @actonenergy.bsky.social will be hosting an "Into The Warmth" event in the Town Hall from 11am to 4pm. Come along to find out how to save both #energy and #money!

You can book a free Energy Clinic place to review your bills too:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-bil...

Auditions for Norah's Ark community play. Full details and registration form at https://www.guildchapel.co.uk/norahs-ark-new-play-stratford

We're looking for actors and people who would like to have a go at acting for our 2026 show. You'll be 18+ and from Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding area. Full application details available from www.guildchapel.co.uk/norahs-ark-n... #stratforduponavon

PLUG INTO THE FUTURE poster. "E-Waste Week at the climate hub. E-Waste week has now ended. Still have old tech? Small electrical items can be left in a carrier bag and on the top of, or by the side, of your bin on your scheduled dry recycling, garden waste or non-recyclable waste collection day. Items must be small enough to fit in the designated compartment beneath the refuse collection vehicle. Please do not put any electrical equipment inside any of your bins. Examples of what you can recycle: Phones, tablets, laptops & calculators; radios and small games consoles, small kitchen appliances; small electrical toys; smoke detectors & thermostats. Visit out web page for more information https://www.stratford.gov.uk/waste-recycling/what-we-collect.cfm

Chaps from Biffa collecting the e-waste from outside the Climate Hub

Items being removed from the Climate Hub including a toaster, a kettle and some laptops.

One of our voluneers outside the front of the Climate Hub in Meer Street with all the old tech ready for recycling

We had a great response to our call with @stratforddc.bsky.social to bring e-waste to the Climate Hub. This was all collected this morning, so if you still have small items old tech to recycle please put them in a carrier back on top of, or by the side of, your bins on your normal collection day.

"We need more buses from rural areas that get to Stratford for the start of the working day." "The 28 rarely gets in to school on time so we swapped to driving." - Susan and Jacqui, Stratford area.

We’re sharing people’s stories about using the local buses, to campaign for better services. Send us yours or send them to your councillors using the hashtag #bustrated #buses

@warwickshirecc.bsky.social
@stratforddc.bsky.social
@mp4stratford.bsky.social
@bettertransport.bsky.social

Next week starts the first or our Into the Warmth events!

We have got 4 events coming up, where we will be hosting a one-stop-shop for support this winter!

27 October - Birmingham
28 October - Wolverhampton
5 November - Stratford
6 November - Solihull

Poster: "INTO THE WARMTH. Your One-Stop-Shop for all things Winter. Energy bill clinic (bring your bills). Free benefits check. Support in your community. Apply for heating repairs. Find local services and warm spaces. Check eligibility for grants. Free hot drinks and biscuits. 5th November 11am to 4pm. Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EJ"

The good folk at @actonenergy.bsky.social are running an "Into the Warmth" event on that can help with #energy bills, benefits checks, support, applying for repairs and grants, information on local warm hubs and free hot drinks & biscuits

5th November 11-4, Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall, CV37 6EJ

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A picture of a hedge next to a pavement.

A bus stop hidden in the hedge. The glass in the display panel is broken and there is no bus information.

Can you see the bus stop in the first picture? We still don’t know who looks after all the different stops in Stratford-upon-Avon. This is in Alcester Road

🌾 @rozsavage.bsky.social, #CANBill sponsor: “Climate change, soil degradation and water scarcity threaten food supply, while global demand for food is set to rise by up to 56% by 2050. Without urgent change, we risk cascading food shocks that will drive inflation and deepen inequality.” #COP30

🚨BREAKING: fossil fuel reps met government ministers 500+ times in Labour’s first year in power.

💀 That’s two meetings every working day, overshadowing the meetings held with climate and social justice groups by three to one (1/5)

A world-first for climate education! 🌍

The Barlow RC High School is the world's first school to be accredited as a Carbon Literate Educator. 🎓

@jeffsmithmp.bsky.social, one of the first MPs to become Carbon Literate, presented the award, recognising climate leadership.👏

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4oi6Gs1

View towards town from the top of the railway station steps down from Alcester Road showing a devastated embankment.

Looking back up at the embankment towards the college, with litter all over it.

The awful result of a decimated embankment facing towards the town.

The @warwickshirecc.bsky.social or their contractors have made a right flipping mess by cutting down all the #biodiversity supporting plants and leaving a rubbish strewn embankment as the "Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon" outside the railway station. #FFS

Norah's Ark is a play about sea level rise, #ClimateChange and how we will deal with these issues. Playwright @lancewoodman.bsky.social has more information about the play and how you can get involved on his web site:

www.lancewoodman.co.uk/playsdet/nor...

The dates for the opening of the Climate Hub at 30 Meer St are actually 14th, 16th and 18th October. The Hub is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and most Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, staffed by volunteers