Stalls, children's activities, energy saving advice, send a message to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, refreshments, film shows and much more. Trinity Methodist Church, Leighton Buzzard, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Organised by the Leighton Linslade Christian Ecology Group.

Join keynote speaker Revd Dr. Rosalind Selby, speaking on the ecumenical report ‘Hope in God’s Future,’ as well as Linda Mead from Commitment for Life; David Pickering, Chair of Operation Noah; and other church leaders in a day that explores the Christian implications of climate change, and how churches can respond. Carrs Lane United Reformed Church, 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. To book a place email gill.hillman@urc.org.uk.

If you want to start a church environmental group, or find out what others are doing, this is a great opportunity to learn. The event and workshops have been devised to respond to the needs of groups old and new with the key aim of providing you and your environmental group with the skills and knowledge to put projects into action on the ground.  The event will enable participants to:

    * Meet other groups, learn from each other, strengthen your work and share  best practice
    * Skill share of specific ideas to involve your community in carbon and waste reduction
    * Provide inspiration, ideas and support for starting up new projects and community groups
    * Showcase local agencies and organisations that can provide help and support

There will be workshops on topics such as community responses to Copenhagen, energy reduction & eco-renovation projects, innovative waste reduction, local authorities & climate change, community energy audits & thermal imaging, micro-hydro projects, local food initiatives and the nuts and bolts of starting a group. There will be a "church and community" stall, being coordinated by Richard Riggs (A Rocha/SAGE). If you are already doing something environmental and could offer him a "headline" and/or some photos of your activities for the stall's display, he would appreciate it hugely. Contact CCOW to get Richard's email. Click to register online for the event. Places are limited, so register now to avoid disappointment!

A conference that looks (inter alia)  at how Fair Trade can move forward in a world where the economic and physical climates are changing rapidly. Speakers include

• Anne MacCaig, CEO of CafeDirect;
  
• Joan Karanja, CEO of Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa;
  
• Mike Gidney, Deputy Director of the Fairtrade Foundation;
  
• Dorothy Maxwell (DEFRA) and Deborah McGurk (DfID);
• Carrie Somers, Founder and Director of Pachacuti;
  
• Mick Blowfield, Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, Univ of Oxford
  
• Sergi Corbalan, Coordinator of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office (Brussels);
  
• Safia Minney, Founder and CEO of People Tree;
  
• author and university lecturer in social enterprise Alex Nicholls;
  
• Ian Barney, Managing Director of TWIN and TWIN trading, and more! 
  

Further information at http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/skoll/news/Pages/fairtradefutures.aspx  Sponsored by the Skoll Centre at the Said Business School, the Oxford Fair Trade Coalition, CCOW and Partnership for Change (through RISC in Reading). Said Business School (beside the Rail Station), 9:30 am for 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a networking reception to follow.

Asking the questions:
    *  In the run up to Copenhagen, how do we get a global agreement that truly puts climate justice at its heart?
    * How do we respond to the jobs crisis and growing poverty around the world?
    * How do we ensure the global green new deal the world needs?
    * How we do we show that cuts are not the only option, and demonstrate what Putting People First really looks like?
Speakers include Andrew Simms from the New Economics Foundation; John Hilary, War on Want; Sarah-Jane Clifton from Friends of the Earth, and many others from North and South.

Westminster Central Hall (beside Westminster Abbey), 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Information and registration at http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/autumn/counterconference/

An event bringing together faith-based organizations with businesses, academics and environmental NGOs across Oxford to discuss  "Low Carbon and Sustainable Livelihood"

Welcome by the Lord Mayor, Mary Clarkson
Speakers:
        * Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
        * Dr Myles Allen, Head of Climate Dynamics Group, Dept of Physics, Oxford University
        * Nigel Winser, Executive Vice President, Earthwatch
        * John Strickland, Founder, The Green Valley Oxford

University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Radcliffe Square, 7:00 pm. Drinks, hot fruit punch and mince pies served throughout the evening: all are welcome! For more information, contact the Revd Charlotte Bannister-Parker at charlotte@the6bps.co.uk . Sponsored by One Earth, Many Faiths and the International Interfaith Centre

Reverend Professor Ian James, Diocesan Environmental Advisor to Oxford Anglican Diocese, will be giving a briefing entitled “What On Earth is Happening with Climate Change”  and Martin Brown, CAFOD Portsmouth Diocesan Manager, will talk about his first-hand experiences in Bangladesh.  St. Edward's Parish Hall, 44 Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HJ,  7.30 to 9.30pm.

The Greater Reading Environmental Network presents a session on climate change including:

THE SCIENCE: Professor Jonathan Gregory, Climate Scientist at the University of Reading
THE CAMPAIGN: Phil Thornhill, Campaign against Climate Change
THE POLITICS: Martin Salter, MP, Reading West

Join the speakers in debate and send a message to the UK Government. Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), London Street, 7:30 pm.

Presentations by climate and energy experts from scientific, European and theological perspectives. Practical advice about making a difference in church, community and world. Fowden Hall, Rothamsted Research Centre, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Registration required. Registration: Email vgeldard@stalbans.anglican.org, ring 01727 851748, or visit http://www.stalbans.anglican.org/mission/environment. Organised by The Board for Church and Society, Diocese of St Albans.

A weekend retreat at the Franciscan friary in Dorset. "We investigate the ancient Jewish ethos of human connections with land and food security, under God, which was the ethos of Jesus. We look at Jesus’ own relationship with the earth. We will worship together as Jesus as community at Hilfield. We will look at the earth inclusive work being done at Hilfield both in the soil and in the built environment. We will take a moderate walk in the surrounding countryside. We will discuss organic fruit and vegetable growing; and the LOAF principles (food which is Locally produced, Organically grown, Animal friendly and Fairly traded) and food preserving. On Sunday, after morning Eucharist, we will share experiences and insights on what we can do in earth inclusive discipleship as we return to our home community." The weekend is being led by eco-theologian Edward Echlin.

Full details and booking form at http://www.hilfieldproject.co.uk/jumpoff.htm.

Join Tearfund staff for an introduction to the science of climate change, a sharing of the impacts agency partners already seeing in developing countries, and a discussion of how churches here and in developing countries can respond. And tea and cakes, too!

This is a great opportunity to learn and share and ask questions. In addition to the presentations, there's time for discussion about the Copenhagen negotiations and what you and your church can do to make a difference. St. Andrew's, Linton Road, North Oxford, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. 

St John Bosco is calling on its congregation to reduce the number of cars on the road by sharing cars. They've put up a list for people to sign up with names and phone numbers. Could your parish do the same one weekend?

Mark Edwards, editorial photographer, author and ecological campaigner talks about the journey which led him to create the Hard Rain Exhibition, which asks the question – ‘What’ll you do now?’ Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will speak and answer questions about the government’s response to climate change and what they hope will be achieve in Copenhagen. Brother Clark Berge, the Minister General of the worldwide Society of St Francis and Chaplain at the Copenhagen summit speaks of the ecological crisis and the choices which have become fundamental to our future lives. St. Martin's in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, 7:00 pm. For more information or to register, ring 020 7766 1100.

Come, and bring friends, to see the famous climate-change film, which will be followed by a discussion of the ways in which people can respond to the challenge of climate change. Free, with a retiring collection to cover the costs of the license to show the film. St John's and St Stephen's Church,  121-147 Orts Road, Reading RG1 3JN, 7:30 pm for 8:00 pm.

Beryl Bradford, Outreach Energy Advisor/Events Coordinator of the Energy Saving Trust advice centre, Thames Valley & Solent will speak about how to save energy in the home, what the top tips are, and where to save money as well. There will be plenty of time for questions, so we can learn from hearing the answers to other people’s different situations. Loughton Baptist Church, 7.30pm

Join the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Westminster, the President and Vice-President of Methodist Conference, other church leaders and thousands of Christians in the Westminster Central Hall to pray for the Copenhagen climate talks and for the local and global responses to climate change. United by our faith, with a deep concern for the poor and for all creation, Christians from around the UK will come together to worship and bring our concerns before God. The service will take place at 11:00 am and will last for about an hour. Activities for young people will follow at 12:00 noon.

Participants in the service are also warmly invited to follow church leaders in joining "The Wave" rally, a fun, family-friendly march asking leaders to take urgent action on climate change by protecting the poorest, acting "fair and fast" to cut emissions, and ending our reliance on "dirty" coal (ie coal plants without carbon capture and storage). The march will leave from Grosvenor Square at 1:00 and proceed to the Houses of Parliament for 3:00 pm. It is sponsored by Stop Climate Chaos, which includes agencies such as A Rocha, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Operation Noah, and Tearfund. The theme of the march is the "blue" wave, so if you're coming, please do try to wear something blue! 

If you wish to attend, there are the usual transport options. In addition:

(1) From Northampton, Milton Keynes and Luton: CAFOD Northampton is organising a coach for the Saturday morning, getting people into London in plenty of time for the service. For details, contact CAFOD's Northampton office on northampton@cafod.org.uk or 01604 785254.

(2) From Oxford: The Co-operative has sponsored special buses for the day, which will be leaving from Beaumont Street, opposite the Ashmolean Museum, OX1 2PH, at 08:30am on the day, and returning that evening.  Tickets are £5 return, and can be booked from:

http://www.co-operative.coop/ethicsinaction/takeaction/thewave/book-transport-for-The-Wave/#book

To book, you need to be a Co-op member or Oxfam supporter (if you’re not a Co-op member, you can join online for £1). Co-op members can add their membership number and Oxfam supporters can add their Oxfam supporter code (disseminated through their communication channels). 1 member/supporter can book up to 5 other tickets.

(3) From Reading/Woodley/Maidenhead: CAFOD has organised a coach which leaves at 8:30 am from Reading central station, stopping at 8:45 in Woodley (Woodford Park) and 9:15 in Maidenhead (Sports Centre, Braywick Road). Tickets are £10, and booking is essential. To book a place please contact: Rita Belletty,CAFOD volunteer (rita.belletty@talktalk.net,01189696219) or the CAFOD Portsmouth office(portsmouth@cafod.org.uk, 01252 329385).

There is also a Megabus leaving Calcot at 9:45 with an estimated time of arrival at Victoria at 11:00 am. Tickets are at a special rate of £4.50 return, if you quote RSPB01 when booking. They can be booked online at  http://www.megabus.com/uk or by calling 0900 160 0900 (calls cost 60p per minute from landlines, mobile rates may vary). Please note, however, that the Megabus will not get you into London in time for the service.

(4) From South Oxfordshire: There is a coach going from Wallingford, with tickets for £10. There has also been interest in potentially either getting a group booking on a train from Didcot (which saves you 28%) or getting a mini-van/coach from the Didcot area. If you would be interested in any of this, please contact maranda@ccow.org.uk.

(5) From West Oxfordshire: David Jenkins, administrator for the Archdiocese of Birmingham's Justice and Peace Commission, is working to organise a West Oxfordshire coach. For information, contact maranda@ccow.org.uk.

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) has prepared resources for a Climate Change Day of Prayer. The resources include a selection of 82 readings -- prayers, Scripture texts, meditations and brief case studies -- from which you can pick materials to use. There are also service materials and sermon notes on the CTBI Creation in Crisis webpage. With this wealth of material, it would be easy to offer anything from special intercessions to a full service. So if you can't make "The Wave" service in London, you can still do something in your church, either the Sunday before Copenhagen or on the "middle Sunday" of the negotiations.

There will be an international ecumenical service from Copenhagen Cathedral on the 13th of December at 2:00 pm, which will be livestreamed to the internet and may be broadcast. The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach. At the conclusion of that service at 3:00 pm, churchbells will be rung 350 times (to draw attention to the level of carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere --  350 parts per million-- that is regarded as "safe" by many climate scientists) Churches everywhere are invited to join in.