Petersfield Climate Action Network (PeCAN) organised a series of events as part of the national Great Big Green Week, including an upcycling workshop, and advised people on cutting their energy bills.

PeCAN launched the week with the hugely-popular free screening of the hybrid feature documentary 2040.

It was conceived by director Damon Gameau who was motivated by concerns about the impact of climate change on his four-year-old daughter.

PeCAN also hosted an event to advise people on how to cut their energy bills.

The event, called Reducing Your Home Energy Bills, provided simple energy- saving tips as well as offering more information about the Petersfield Area SuperHomes (PASH) project.

PASH looks at long-term measures to reduce fossil fuel energy consumption.

The advice event was attended by a professional retrofit coordinator and there was discussion and interaction about what we can collectively do to reduce our carbon footprint.

PeCAN project officer Imogen Oxley said: “The Great Big Green Week has been a huge success and we are thrilled with how it has turned out.

“It is inspiring to see how keen people are to participate and start making changes for our planet.

“The turnout for the film screening was absolutely wonderful – it was fantastic to see so many people of all ages turning up to learn more about what we can do now to make a difference for future generations. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who joined in and supported us.”

Other events included a jewellery repair café and upcycling workshop, a community energy event, a car-boot sale, activities and readings for children at Little Leaf Play Cafe, as well as a demonstration on reusable nappies.

There was also a car-boot sale organised by Petersfield Town Council, with a climate cafe run by PeCAN, promoting the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ message.

To find out more about Petersfield Climate Action Network, visit the website at petersfieldcan.org