Extinction Rebellion Malvern

Welcome to XR Malvern!

Who are we?

We are a friendly local group of people who are active in Extinction Rebellion. We are all extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating climate and the breakdown of the natural world. We only have one planet, and it’s being trashed right now. We want to do whatever we can to stop this nightmare. Many of us take part in non-violent direct action, to try to get governments and large organisations to make the changes we urgently need. We have a vision of a much better world, with a culture of respect, nonviolence and care for all life.

What do we want?

Our demands are that governments (in all forms) Tell The Truth about the climate and ecological emergency, Act Now to address climate change and biodiversity loss, and move beyond politics to Be The Change, creating a Citizen’s Assembly so ordinary people can lead the way to climate and ecological justice.

What do we do?

We meet usually twice a month, in person or on Zoom. We take part in peaceful, nonviolent actions locally, in Malvern and Worcester; regionally (e.g. Birmingham); and nationally (e.g. London, G7 in Cornwall). We spread the message of the need for urgent government action, by giving talks, and offering friendly chats and free gifts on local stalls. We arrange support and social activities, like listening circles and nature walks, as we recognise the importance of accepting our emotions, looking after ourselves and others, and feeling community support. We make beautiful art work as part of our message.

XR Malvern’s main meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month (currently all in-person). New people are always welcome!

News

  • November news and events

    Ready to get back on the streets? Join us for a day of action in Birmingham.

    👣 WHAT?
    SLEEPWALKING INTO A NIGHTMARE: MIDLANDS ACTION
    Family friendly action, all welcome, invite your allied groups along.

    📣 WHEN AND WHERE?
    Saturday 14th November, outside St Martin’s Church, Edgbaston Street Birmingham B5 5BB (right outside the Bullring).

    Gather from 11am for 12 noon start. Procession/performance to finish 3pm.


    ⚠️WHY?
    Let’s raise awareness of the Government’s failure to fully publish and respond to the National Security Assessment. This follows directly on from the Love and Rage action in London last month.

    ❓️HOW? 
    Lets come together and do what we do best!
    🥁 If you’re a drummer, come drum!
    📣 If you do outreach, yes please!
    🪨 A trusty steward? Come forward!

    ⭐️ WHAT TO WEAR
    There will be four ‘blocks’ within the procession: Sleepwalkers, Flood, Heat & Wildfire and Food Insecurity. Worcestershire, Marches and Shrewsbury are providing the flood block. To take part, all you need to do is wear blue to represent water: additional props may be offered!

    If dressing up is not your thing, there will still be opportunities to take part – in particular we need people to hand out leaflets and do outreach.

    Come along and make connections with other Midlands ‘rebels’ – we’re a really friendly group of concerned citizens, using creative actions to get serious messages across to the public, press and politicians. There are plans for an after-event meet-up in a pub or cafe – venue to be confirmed.

    For up to date information and to connect with others who are going join the chat: https://t.me/+Bbg1H8TfFa0xN2I0

    more upcoming events

    XR Malvern Group Main Meeting

    Thursday 5th November 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA.

    Preparing for November events and continuing our exploration of the Climate Psychology Alliance handbook.

    Malvern Green Space Sharing Hub

    Saturday 7th November 11am – 3pm.

    Rodway Hall (scout hut), Redland Rd, Malvern WR14 1LY.

    Seed/plant sharing, light lunch (vegan), activities for children and adults. Special event: the Malvern Bake-off: think you’ve got the best vegan bake in Malvern? Enter our autumn harvest bake-off – your signature cake, biscuit or pastry could take the crown!

    Colwall Greener EcoFestival

    Saturday 7th November 11am-4pm

    Colwall Village Hall and Primary School, Mill Lane, Colwall WR13 6EQ

    XR Malvern will be there with a stall for block-printing and children’s activities.

    People’s Emergency Briefing

    Friday 13th November, 7-9pm Lower Broadheath Village Hall WR2 6QY

    Select free tickets – People’s Emergency Briefing Lower Broadheath Village Hall. – Lower Broadheath Village Hall

    Sleepwalking into Disaster Action, Birmingham

    Saturday 14th November 11am- 3pm (and social gathering afterwards) central Birmingham. Meet outside St Martin’s Church – next to the Bullring – from 11am – procession start at 12 noon. See above article for full details

    XR Malvern Group Main Meeting

    Thursday 19th November 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA.

    People’s Emergency Briefing Follow-up

    Monday 23rd November 7pm

    Holy Trinity Parish Hall (lower hall), Link Top, Malvern WR14 1NU

    To consider what practical action could be taken locally to address the issues raised in the film: Contact our local group if interested: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com 

    People’s Emergency Briefing

    Sunday 29th November 7-9pm at The Cube, Albert Road North, Malvern

    Ticketed Events – Malvern Cube (note – not many tickets left!)

    recent events and news

    Malvern Green Space Fashion Show

    The Malvern Green Space Sustainable Fashion Show took place on Saturday 10 Oct 2026. Those who have attended a Green Space fashion show before will know that it is a joyous celebration of eco-fashion, proving that style does not have to come with a hefty price tag or planet-harming habits: and this year was no exception. The theme this year was ‘Musicology’ and we were treated to a spectacle of music and outfits fitting the theme from 1920s to the Spice Girls, Peaky Blinders to Hard Rock, and everything in between.

    XR Malvern staged a Military Intervention half-way through, drawing attention to the destructive nature of fast fashion with an expertly-scripted and comically-delivered sketch. This featured a sergeant major and her troop, furthering the aims of the fast fashion industry before they reject conformity and find their groove inspired by music from the Beatles to Dolly Parton. You had to be there (although there is a video if you missed it).

    Vigil 6th anniversary

    The sun shone on our vigil anniversary on Saturday 17th Oct when we marked 6 years of continuous vigils.  


    In October 2020 a group of rebels met on a Saturday in the centre of Great Malvern to start a Vigil for the Earth. Nearly 6 years later that vigil is still ongoing and not one Saturday has been missed.

    The purpose of the vigil is to show our love and compassion for the earth, to take action in a calm and peaceful way, to show future generations that we stand against destructive business-as-usual and to do outreach.

    We are angry and distressed that 6 years on, our vigil is more necessary than ever before as meaningful climate action often seems far away.  But, we enjoyed the sunshine, our togetherness and a delicious cake made by Abby and honoured our steadfast commitment to taking action for climate and nature. 

    This is part of the wording from our vigil leaflet and it remains as relevant now as it did 6 years ago:
    The Earth Vigil is made up of ordinary people from all walks of life who sit holding the Earth in mind with compassion and loving kindness. And we remind those who pass by of the climate and ecological crisis.  We can all do our part in the smallest of ways: this is one way.   This is for everyone. You are welcome to join us.

    People’s Emergency Briefing News

    Yet another successful PEB screening – this time organised by Colwall Greener but using Malvern group facilitators and helpers. Two more screenings coming up in November – for details see ‘Upcoming Events’ below.

    In national news, the parliamentary petition is going to be debated in Parliament on 16th November at 4.30pm. There is still time to sign the petition to show the volume of support: Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing.

    In local news, there was an excellent piece in the Malvern Observer about the District Council’s refusal to put on a screening: https://malvernobserver.co.uk/news/shock-as-malvern-hills-council-rejects-climate-film-screening/. And a follow-up meeting for anyone who has attended a screening has been arranged for Monday 23rd November, 7pm at Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Link Top. The idea is to consider what practical action could be taken locally to address the issues raised in the film: Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com 

    Finding Common Ground on Water
    Water is crucial to all life; we know that power-mongers are failing on water. We know that party politics is failing us too, so it’s time for the people to have their say in our future.Let’s take action on water, flooding  and democracy. It’s time to prove our voices count and show that politics can be done differently. You can take part in an online discussion and decision-making process using Polis.

    Polis is a powerful, easy-to-use, online tool used by governments, cities, and organisations around the world. It has shaped policies and decisions based on real input from real people.
    Take part until Thurs 19 November: https://joinxr.uk/waterpolis

    Spread the word – And the experience! To get everyone involved, please share the Polis link everywhere, with our friends, family and communities.

    Recorded sessions from Love and Rage

    At the Love and Rage event in September we were treated to a wide range of interesting talks and workshops. Some of the sessions were recorded and you can watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVU0LyMYCEkI&si=aHDYWzJcWzSp6Vix

  • August 2026 news
    Love and Rage, London 12-14th SeptemberWorcestershire Rebels will be travelling to London for the weekend of Love and Rage.Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept – join us for conversation, creativity and a big Community Assembly focused on water at our weekend venue – location to be announced at the Open Call – see below. For those who haven’t seen the details yet Saturday morning will start at 10.30 with a talk from Rupert Read: after some other talks and workshops the afternoon will focus on a community assembly on water. Later, Worcestershire Rebels will be joining with others for creative outreach including Planet Medics, the Burning Ballroom and (joy of joys) the Dancing Pipes.
    On Sunday Malvern Rebels will be presenting an ‘Art to Imagine a Better Future’ workshop and a talk about our Earth Vigil – do come and support us if you can.
    Mon 14 Sept – we take to the streets for our banging creative ‘Cacerolazo’ and inclusive ‘Earth Love’ actions.There will be a final Open Call to provide full details and reveal the location onTues 1 Sept, 19:00-20:00

    More details about Love & Rage:
    https://xrb.link/N6xC8H8HR7
    People’s Emergency Briefing News
    We’ve had another successful screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at St Andrews Church on 15th August, with good attendance and follow up discussions. We’ve had several people join our organising group after having attended the screenings and have seen several other screenings planned by people who have attended – all very encouraging. We were delighted to see that the petition has now passed the 100,000 signatures threshold which means that it will be debated in parliament.  However, do sign if you haven’t yet and please do keep sharing – the more signatures, the more our MPs and government see that this is a matter of importance:

    Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing.

    Only 0.4% of the voting population of West Worcestershire have signed – our constituency is running low in the ratings.  As a matter of local pride let’s get that percentage higher! More screenings planned for the autumn: see ‘upcoming events’ for information. A very good video explaining the screening is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44gvU1LopMY

    Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com 

    Parliamentary debate
    On Thursday next week (3rd Sept), MPs will debate the suppressed Joint Intelligence Committee report ‘Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security’ in Westminster Hall. Our friends and allies at The Climate Coalition, The Climate Majority Project, and Zero Hour are asking everyone to email their MP and ensure they attend this vital debate. We are calling on the government to release the report, written by MI5 and MI6 and suppressed by Number 10, in full.
    We also call on the government to release the suppressed 2024 Defra Futures food security report, which warns of the risk of ‘catastrophic failure of UK food systems by 2030’ without urgent action. 
    This 9 minute ITN report on the suppressed report, featuring NEB experts Angela Francis and Lt General Richard Nugee, is well worth watching. ITN reports having seen extracts from the full report, including warnings such as the risk of mass mortality events.We strongly believe that the public has a right to know about threats that affect them. Only then can the nation both prepare and start taking commensurate action to cut emissions. It’s time to start treating people as adults. National resilience depends on an informed population.
     Nature security assessment debate briefing
    WriteToThem – Email your Councillor, MP, MSP, MS, MLA or London Assembly Member for free
    Upcoming Events
    Here are the upcoming events from XR Malvern plus some other related events you may find interesting. New to XR Malvern or haven’t caught up with us for a while? You are very welcome to come along to one of our ‘main meetings’ to find out more about us. Or, if a less formal session is more your style, come along and meet us at the vigil at the top of Church Street every Saturday 12-1pm and/or for an after-vigil cuppa  – see below for details.
    XR Malvern Group Main Meeting
    Thursday 3rd September 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA.
    Continued planning for actions and events during the coming year and looking ahead to ‘Love and Rage’ in London and a Midlands regional action in November. 
    Malvern Green Space Sharing Hub
    Rodway Hall (scout hut), Redland Rd, Malvern WR14 1LY.Saturday 5th September 11am – 3pm.
    Seed/plant sharing, light lunch (vegan), activities for children and adults: Fashion show workshop and Lego Club, preloved clothes, surplus food, sewing help and repairs.

    Love and Rage, London12th-14th September – see above for more details 

    XR Malvern Group Main Meeting
    Thursday 17th September 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA. 

    People’s Emergency Briefing
    Saturday 19th September, 7-9pm St Matthias Church, 46 Church Road, Malvern WR14 1LXIf you haven’t managed to attend a screening so far – now’s your chance!Tickets are free but please book a space:  https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2352313 

    People’s Emergency BriefingUpton Baptist Church Old Street, Upton, WR8 0HN Wed 30 Sep 7:00 for 7:30-9.30pm  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/southmalvernparishenvironmentalgroups/2316984 

    Malvern Green Space Sustainable Fashion show
    Saturday 10th October 7-9pm at The Cube, Albert Road North, Malvern WR14 2YF
    An evening of fun, fashion and creativity – reduce, reuse, reinvent, recycle – with a surprise theatrical sketch from XR Malvern!
    Refreshments and fully stocked bar.
    Tickets £7 (free for low/unwaged) available from www.malverncube.com 
  • July 2026 news
    Insurance Action, Birmingham, 21st July
    Worcestershire Rebels joined other Midlands XR groups in Birmingham on Tuesday 21st July to highlight the role that some insurance companies are playing in exacerbating climate change and nature loss.

    The Institute of Actuaries warn us that entire regions are becoming uninsurable as climate change leads to food system shocks, water insecurity, heat stress and infectious diseases. UK insurers paid out £1.2 billion for weather related claims in 2025, 14% higher than 2024.

    An “oily monster” and Red Rebels led a short procession around the Colmore area before the Planet Medics street theatre sought to resuscitate the Earth and the Dice of Destruction was rolled to demonstrate the impact of climate change and the cost to the insurance industry.

    A recent report by the Government’s Joint Intelligence Committee has said that nature loss and climate change threaten the UK’s national security. Insurance companies such as Allianz, AXA, Chubb and Zurich must stop insuring fossil fuel projects which are fueling these emergencies.
    See more pictures of the event on the Malvern telegram chat https://t.me/+Pmb0KMz8J4tlZGM8
    Picnics!
    It’s picnic season and you have not just one, but two opportunities coming up. The XR Malvern Summer Picnic will take place on Thursday 6th August, to replace our usual meeting at the Quaker Meeting House. See ‘Upcoming events’ for full details.We will be somewhere on the flat area of grass near to Pickersleigh Road – those less mobile should be able to park along the roadside and have a short walk across flattish grass to our spot. Bring some nibbles and something to drink, maybe a rug or a chair (silverware and butler optional). All welcome – friends from outside Malvern as well as locals!

    Please note: this event will be weather dependent. If the weather looks doubtful, we will send a cancellation email the day before. If so, we will rearrange to another Thursday in August.

    There will also be the XR Marches Re-union and Picnic from 1:00 Sunday 9 August on the Castle Green, Hereford. Croquet and other lawn games. With some initial organising for attendance at the Love and Rage XR event in London in September. ‘We would love anyone from Malvern XR to join us’…and a few of us are hoping to attend, so if anyone from Malvern would like to co-ordinate travel, please get in touch (via Telegram or reply to this email).
    People’s Emergency Briefing News
    In the past month we have had two more extremely successful screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing, at the Fold on 28th June and Welland Parish Hall on 1st July. Both events had a good turn out of people and excellent engagement – leading to quite a few follow up actions including letters to the local press and to our MP, and more people arranging screenings in the Worcestershire area as a result of coming to our events.

    The next local screening will be at:St Andrews Church, Poolbrook, Malvern on Saturday 15th August 7-9 pm

    Free tickets: https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2296283
    This will be our 5th screening in the local area (not counting those arranged by private groups), with more screenings to follow in the autumn. Please do promote this event in any way you can: we are on a mission to reach as many local people as possible, particularly those who may not usually attend a climate-related event. Below this section you can find images of our flyer advertising the St Andrews event: these can be shared on social media or printed out – or we can make print copies available if you would like to help by putting notices up in shops and other community noticeboards. 
    Nationally, there are now over 2,400 screenings registered. Over the last few months, the film has helped change the national conversation. It has received major press coverage, mentions in Parliament, and has even been discussed by film critics Kermode and Mayo! A total of 131 MPs have called for a televised emergency briefing and the ripples from screenings are now spreading across all sectors of society with major national companies screening to their staff. 

    You too can get involved – and there’s many things you can choose to do:
    – Tell your friends/colleagues/neighbours/people you meet at the bus stop… Similar sessions are happening across the whole of the UK – for other locations see: https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
    – Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing . Please note, the petition now has almost 40,000 signatures. The government have made an initial – and unsatisfactory – response. The NEB response to the government is here: Our reaction to the government response. We need signatures to reach 100,000 to trigger a debate in parliament.
    – Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com 

    Upcoming events

    Here are the upcoming events from XR Malvern plus some other related events you may find interesting. New to XR Malvern or haven’t caught up with us for a while? You are very welcome to come along to one of our ‘main meetings’ to find out more about us. Or, if a less formal session is more your style, come along and meet us at the vigil at the top of Church Street every Saturday 12-1pm and/or for an after-vigil cuppa  – see below for details.
    Malvern Green Space Sharing Hub
    Rodway Hall (scout hut), Redland Rd, Malvern WR14 1LY.Saturday 1st August 11am – 3pm.
    Seed/plant sharing, light lunch (vegan), activities for children and adults, preloved clothes, surplus food, sewing help and repairs. 

    XR Malvern Summer PicnicThursday 6th August, 7pm bottom of Link Common near Pickersleigh Road
    This will replace our usual meeting at the Quaker Meeting House.We are planning our now traditional summer picnic for the first Thursday in August. We will be somewhere on the flat area of grass near to Pickersleigh Road – those less mobile should be able to park along the roadside and have a short walk across flattish grass to our spot. Bring some nibbles and something to drink, maybe a rug or a chair (silverware and butler optional).
    Please note: this event will be weather dependent. If the weather looks doubtful, we will send a cancellation email the day before. If so, we will rearrange to another Thursday in August.

    XR Marches Re-union and Picnic
    From 1:00 Sunday 9 August on the Castle Green, Hereford.
    Croquet and other lawn games. With some initial organising for attendance at the Love and Rage XR event in London in September. Malvern rebels welcome! 

    People’s Emergency Briefing
    Saturday 15th August, 7-9pm St Andrew’s Church, Churchdown Road, Malvern WR14 3JX
    If you haven’t managed to attend a screening so far – now’s your chance!Tickets are free but please book a space: https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2296283 

    Please note that there will be no XR Malvern Main Meeting on Thursday 20th August. If we need to rearrange the picnic we will use this date.The next Malvern group meeting will be on Thursday 3rd September (as usual 7-9 pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road, Malvern). 
    Love and Rage: London September 12th-14thReady for a long weekend with some serious action this September?Join XRUK from Saturday to Monday 12th to 14th September in London. (Precise location still under wraps!)Are you up for two days of events, collaborating with like-minded climate and nature activists? With a banging action finale? There’ll be something for everyone!National and global security is under threat. We cannot tolerate the damage to our communities, the mismanagement of our health, water and food systems, or the destruction of Nature and the myriad of species that cannot speak.Join the telegram chat to get involved: https://t.me/+75Og-3iuH2w1NDVk
    On Saturday and Sunday we’ll focus on building loving community. We need you, we need everyone, to bring about the world we want to see. So let’s upskill and discuss ideas. And have some fun while we’re at it.Monday 14th is about action. We’ll bring a vibrant creative protest to the streets as we urge those in power to Tell the Truth about the threats we face.
    Malvern people will be attending across all 3 days. If you would like to connect with those of us who are going, please get in touch, via Telegram or by replying to this email. As usual, if you can’t attend one of our meetings but want to know more about any items mentioned, please do reply to this email address: xrmalvern_community@riseup.net
     Malvern Regular Events and Projects
    Our main meetings are always the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.  Worcester Critical Mass Cycle Ride and Climate Café are the 3rd Saturday. Venues and times as in the ‘Upcoming Events’ section.

    Saturday Vigils – You are invited to the weekly Saturday vigils, from midday to 1:00pm or for a shorter stint if preferred, at the steps opposite Malvern Post Office. The vigils are a great way to spend time reflecting on life and nature, and to show that Extinction Rebellion are a nice bunch of people! There is outreach also so you can just sit with us, or meditate, or help us hand out leaflets and engage with passers-by.At 1pm we go for coffee, and we’d be very happy to see you at the vigil or meet us on the steps at 1pm. We usually go to the Alturo Lounge if you are looking for us. 

    Malvern Green Space Community Meals
    Please note that there will be a summer break, so NO MEALS in August – back again on 4th September. See the Malvern Green Space website for updates.
  • June 2026 News
    Clean Air Action, Worcester, Saturday 13th June A simple and quickly put together, but effective action.  Based on the ‘cube of truth’:  4 people sat in a square with placards with air pollution messages on them – this was effective and people were obviously stopping to read the signs.  We also displayed the big clean air board, and there were people doing outreach.  The response was generally very positive. We found that focusing on a single subject makes the message accessible to some who might not be able to engage in the wider climate crisis. On a more negative side it can also lead to people dismissing concerns “I already have an electric car”. Some interactions were able to lean into the wider problem: people in electric cars are still breathing polluted air, and the people least able to afford alternatives are often the most affected.  Interestingly, someone from London recognised that Worcester is not designed for active travel. Thanks to all who helped out, and it was great to see Paul from the Marches! The county council are doing a survey on pollution at the moment Air Quality | Worcestershire Regulatory Services and there was an article in the Malvern Gazette. We will continue this initiative with leaflet distribution to shops and businesses and at the vigil.
    People’s Emergency Briefing in West Malvern – 13th June Following the succesful event at Holy Trinity Church Hall at Link Top on 16th May, members of Malvern XR were again involved in organising and facilitating a second local screening at West Malvern Social Club on 13th June. About 50 people gathered to watch the hard-hitting film, then divided into small groups to share their reactions and discuss what should be done in response to the expert evidence presented in the film. We are grateful to West Malvern Social Club for hosting this event free of charge and for providing a bar to lubricate the discussions. We have two more local screenings coming up very soon. Welland Parish Hall on the 1st July is now sold out, but spaces are still available at: We are looking at arranging further screenings locally over the summer and autumn. This is a huge national initiative with now over 1800 events scheduled. You too can get involved – and there’s many things you can choose to do:
    • Tell your friends/colleagues/neighbours/people you meet at the bus stop… Similar sessions are happening across the whole of the UK – for other locations see: https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
    • Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing . Please note, the petition now has over 27,000 signatures. The government have made an initial – and unsatisfactory – response. The NEB response to the government is here: Our reaction to the government response. We need signatures to reach 100,000 to trigger a debate in parliament.
    • Send a WhatsApp message to BBC Newsnight. With so many people-driven screenings it is time they covered the climate and nature crisis properly and the Heatwave is a good time to do it. Tel. number is 0330 678 4783
    • Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com
    The Wye Walk Tracing 136 miles over nine days in May from Plynlimon to Chepstow, Josh and I walked for the joy of the River Wye and to witness her struggle. The relentless heat nearly broke us but the support of friends and family sustained our resolve. The river’s beauty remained breathtaking. We found ourselves surrounded by iridescent damselflies, singing skylarks, and ancient sweet chestnut trees. This natural resilience stood in painful contrast to human impact. Beyond the litter and rusting machinery, we observed a deeper sickness: disappearing minnows in Llangurig, rising phosphate levels, and water turning thick and brown as it reached the sea. A local mother shared how the river’s pollution had made her child gravely ill—a sobering reminder of the harm caused by sewage and agriculture. Despite a human sense of entitlement over her, the Wye persists. Her water shifts from bright rapids to soft shallows, a quiet insistence on life that demands our care. I finish this walk with sore limbs but a resolved heart. The time for quiet observation has passed; we must rage and speak urgently for the river before her song falls silent. With that in mind River Lamentations is a protest performance project that began in May with a workshop led by myself and Ruana Xerri-West; the project continues with another session on July 11th, 11.30 – 15.00 by the Teme in Bransford. Join us to keen and move for rivers and nature. Rachel Freeman (rfeverybodydance@gmail.com)
  • Art to Imagine a Better Future

    A few of us are launching the Art to Imagine a Better Future project in January, which invites people to produce stories and artwork showing what it would look like in 10 years if all that could be done to solve the climate and nature crisis had been done. 

    We have set up a Crowdfunder to help support the project, so if you could afford a one off or regular donation that would really help us get the project off the ground.
    You can also contact us if you would like to help. We are particularly looking for people to be part of a team running workshops in schools and colleges, for which we have materials prepared.

    It is a Malvern Climate Community Group project that has grown out of Rob Hopkin’s imagination work. We have the display boards near Malvern Waitrose booked for early 2025.