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Fresh Air Festival- seaside fun for everyone

Sunday, 2 October, 2022 - 11:00

Brightlingsea’s first Festival of Outdoor Arts launched with a huge success this Sunday, the 2nd of October.  The Fresh Air Festival (FAF) brought together a wide variety of free outdoor performances and seaside fun for everyone.

FAF is a street performance festival where community is at the heart of everything. Residents enjoyed a fun day outdoors with plenty of activities taking place for all the family.

Essex Youth Orchestra Concert - 'Restoration' by Chester Tribley

Friday, 12 August, 2022 - 19:30 to 22:00

Essex County Council and The Essex Climate Action Commission has been working with young Essex composer, Chester Tribley, and the Essex Youth Orchestra to compose an anthem for climate action in Essex – to mark the importance of a stable, habitable and precious climate. This piece of music, titled Restoration, aims to inspire people to take action on climate change, to consider its chaos and to go back to basics, by taking time to pause, look at and listen to the beauty of the world around us.

GRIDSERVE Electric Vehicles Awareness Day

Saturday, 16 July, 2022 - 09:00 to 16:30

Hold your diaries for the GRIDSERVE EV awareness day! At the UK's first fully electric charging forecourt, GRIDSERVE Braintree, the team is hosting an event to help and support local residents in the transition to electric vehicles in the UK. On Saturday 16th July at the Braintree Electric Forecourt, there will be an opportunity to visit the forecourt and to encourage and learn about the simplicity of this transition and view the incredible technology that is increasingly available and affordable.

Manningtree Earth Festival

Sunday, 26 June, 2022 - 12:00 to 20:00

Manningtree Earth Festival, taking place in Manningtree Town Centre on 26th June 2022, featuring bands, speakers and stallholders will be the first Earth Festival to be held in the UK’s smallest town and is run entirely by a group of volunteers. Come along to learn more about climate change and climate action in an interactive and enjoyable way, with a chance to meet some of the Essex Climate Action Commission's Commissioners too.

 

Net Zero: Making Essex Carbon Neutral

Tuesday, 20 July, 2021 - 16:00 to 17:15

The Essex Climate Action Commission is launching its report at this online event to mark the end of its first year advising Essex on how best to reach net zero.

Since it was established and met for the first time in May 2020, the Commission has been discussing what action it recommends the county of Essex should take in order to tackle climate change. This event will launch the report which will reveal the Commission’s key recommendations on a number of key themes:

First residential electric vehicle chargers installed in Essex

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 12:20

More than £200,000 of government funding is being used to install the chargers in the county.

The first residential electric vehicle chargers in Essex have now been installed.

The chargers, which are located on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford and Wimpole Road in Colchester, are the first of 66 for the county. Further points will be installed over the next six months.

They have been funded by £236,000 from the Government’s residential charge point scheme.

New woodland habitat created in Chelmsford

Fri, 28/02/2025 - 17:03

A woodland habitat has been created in Chelmsford as the Essex Forest Initiative surpasses its five-year goal.

Volunteers have helped plant 1,000 new willow, alder and oak trees just outside Chelmsford City Centre over two days.

The trees were provided by the Essex Forest Initiative, which launched in 2019 when Essex County Council committed to plant £1 million worth of trees over five years. The original target was 375,000 trees covering over 150 hectares – equivalent to 210 football pitches.

Big Energy Saving Week 2025: Essex energy expert shares top money-saving tips

Mon, 20/01/2025 - 09:06

Christopher Blomeley of Community Energy Colchester shows how you can heat your room and not your walls

This week is Big Energy Saving Week – and an Essex expert is sharing his five top tips on how to save money on home energy bills.

Christopher Blomeley of Community Energy Colchester is sharing his knowledge via Essex County Council and the Essex Climate Action Commission to help residents reduce their outgoings.

Share your views on the Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 14:20

A public consultation is now open for the people of Essex to have their say on the county’s natural habitats, with residents being encouraged to give their views on the draft Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS).