Cate Cody lives in Tewkesbury and is a Green Party member. She's on the local town, borough, and county council. Cate has initiated an abundance of green projects, including Plastic Free Tewkesbury, Toads on the Road, and repair cafes.

Empowering Futures is a care farm in Hambrook, South Gloucestershire. Their mission is to use horticulture and animal therapy to create positive meaningful changes to the lives of people living in the local community who are living with disabilities, who are vulnerable, isolated or disadvantaged. They are passionate about relieving social exclusion, increasing wellbeing and reducing the disparity between those with and without disabilities in employment. And they do all of this through the dedication of caring, sensitive staff and the power of being in nature.

For further information visit https://empoweringfutures.co.uk/our-services-and-training

To make your own pledge for nature and the environment visit https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/our-projects/the-green-pledge-project/public-pledge/

In this episode, I talk to Claudia MacGregor. Claudia has a master's degree in environmental development and policy. Her work involves finding new and innovative ways to exist in harmony with the planet.

Claudia also facilitates Climate Fresk workshops, which teach the fundamental science behind climate change and empowers you to take action.

The workshop uses cards to guide you through the findings of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global authority on climate science.

Claudia came to the Heritage Hub to deliver the workshop to archives staff in July 2024.

To find out more about Claudia's reminiscence project visit www.celebrationofwildlife.com

and her edible food gardens www.soilsnack.com

To find out more about the Green Pledge Project visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/our-projects/the-green-pledge-project/

Mollie Meager is a lifelong campaigner for social and environmental justice who lives in the Forest of Dean. In this episode we talk about her work with the Save the Wye campaign, her early influences, and her time with CND and the Greenham Common Peace Camp.

In the second part of my conversation with George Peterken, we talk about the importance of grassland ecology and why Peter set up the Parish Meadows Group, as well as hearing about his latest project about the ecology of churchyards.

In this episode, we hear from George Peterken, who lives in the lower Wye Valley in Gloucestershire, and has probably done more than any other living person to protect Britain's ancient woodlands. We talk about his time with Nature Conservancy, and his time as specialist woodland ecologist there.

On Sunday, the 1st of September, the Youth Climate Group held a festival in the centre of Gloucester called What Can I Do? WCID for short.

For this episode of the Green Pledge Podcast we asked young people at the festival about their feelings about the climate and ecological crisis, what they themselves do to address it, what they see as barriers to young people. What they'd like to say about the crisis to people in power now, and to people 50 years in the future.

Important records to collect for the archive.

The Gloucestershire Youth Climate Group is for 16-25 year olds who live, work or study in the county who want to get involved in taking part in climate action trips/activities in nature, leading community projects and being Youth Voice advocates who attend decision making meeting spaces. You can get involved in as little or as much as you like with the group based on what suits you. Get in touch with Polly for a chat via email: polly@cscic.org or call/text: 07984464906 You can also follow on tiktok @ glosyouthclimate

Creative Sustainability facilitates Gloucestershire Youth Climate Group, alongside a range of other youth and community projects. They are a values led organisation that place community at the centre of their work to build a more inclusive and sustainable future. You can find them on social media on Instagram and Facebook

They’ve been working together with Strike A Light on the WCID? Event. Strike a Light is a Gloucester based arts charity who create events that people never imagined would or could happen in their city. They tell people’s stories through performance and create brilliant participation opportunities for young people. You can find them on social media on Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook

Gail Bradbrook lives in Stroud and is one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion. This global environmental movement uses non-violent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping point in the climate system, biodiversity loss and the risk of social and ecological collapse.

In this conversation, Christina asks Gail about her early influences and what it took for Gail to found a movement which led to 10,000 people protesting in the streets of London in 2018 and being named number one influencer on the globe in 2019.

The Green Pledge project at Gloucestershire Archives has been made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund. To find out more and sign up for updates visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/our-projects/the-green-pledge-project/

Our pledge is to create awareness and discussion about climate change and biodiversity loss using our environmental records.

We are also reducing our ecological footprint, by consciously using less resources, reducing waste, and, in our Heritage Hub garden, by encouraging wildlife and growing local food for local people.

If listening to these podcasts has inspired you to make changes in your life, you can also make a pledge through our partners at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. find out more at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/our-projects/the-green-pledge-project/public-pledge/ (make sure you press the button that says you heard about it through the Green Pledge)