Ely’s first Imaginarium event is calling on locals to have their say on Future Developments that will help to reduce the impact of Climate Change
The East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network is running an Imaginarium and wants locals to bring forth ideas on how to tackle the challenges of climate change in a fun way using paints, pens and modelling equipment to express themselves.
It’s a free event on this Saturday 12 October inside St Mary’s church in Ely which starts at 12 o’clock
Peter Bates, Chair of the Network said: “It’s a fun way to get people’s creative juices flowing and thinking about what they would like to see change in Ely and the surrounding areas that might enable us to live more easily and sustainably as we cope with the effects of climate change.”
Ely and East Cambridgeshire’s local MP Charlotte Cane will be attending this event and it is planned to also present the ideas to local politicians, planners, and other decision-makers.
Peter Bates said that the Ely Imaginarium event comes at a very appropriate time when East Cambridgeshire residents are soon to be asked their views on new Local Plans – that have to be prepared with residents. Based on their feedback the East Cambridgeshire District Council will create a future blueprint for the district. It will include details on how they can meet local and affordable housing needs, what can be done to help address climate change and bring back nature and how they can boost the local economy for the benefit of all.
“The Imaginarium provides local people with the opportunity to express their concerns in a more creative, fun way, rather than the formalised way that consultations often operate. We are hoping that local people will come forward with exciting ideas about dealing with the impact of climate change, using alternative ways of travelling that avoid polluting the environment or ways to stop flooding homes and ways to increase the biodiversity of our natural environment.”
The Imaginarium will be taking place on the same day as the Apple Fayre and Ely Cathedral’s Harvest Festival where 1000s of people will be attending. It is hoped that several hundred people will be able to present their ideas at the nearby Imaginarium in St Mary’s. It is financially supported by the City of Ely Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridge Carbon Footprint and facilitated by professional community artists – Hilary Cox Condron from Cambridge and Ruth Marley of the Witchford-based Re-Imagine Resource Centre.
Everyone is welcome to come without any booking needed. Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Press Release from East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network
Burwell Imaginarium – Open air mini event held in June 2024
Pictures from a previous Cambridge event
Credit Andrew Wilkinson Photography
Credit Andrew Wilkinson Photography
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