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Halesworth Community energy Workshop weekend

Welcome to our weekend of practical workshops.

FRIDAY 25th OPENING overview of the workshops and talk by Profesor Peter Hobson

SATURDAY 26th Workshops taking place in both St Mary’s Halesworth and Wdsthall Village Hall.

Questions about what energy system to use? Talk to our ENERGY CHAMPION, who can advise you. Further details in this resource page.

Events 2026

September 25th and 26th 2026

Save the date – Halesworth ASH workshop weekend will be based around Community Energy.

Review of Westhall Energy Briefing.

Past events:

January 2026 Four Rivers Workshop

April 2026 INK Fun-day bicycle smoothies

April 2026 Power Station at the Cut

May 2026 Stall at Halesworth Town Council Parish Meeting

Schools

Are you interested in free workshops and assemblies on sustainability and the environment?

Halesworth ASH offers education projects to help pupils understand environmental issues and get involved in positive action in their school and community.

We’re currently planning our education programme for 2026/27 and beyond, and would like to know what type of input you would like. We can also offer support with your Climate Action Plan as our Education Officer has training and experience in writing them.

Resources

Resources and information on how we can reduce our carbon footprint under the following headings:

Energy
Water
Biodiversity
Halesworth and environs – links to similar organisations in parishes around Halesworth
Suffolk, including East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council links

All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.

Chief Seattle Suquamish and Duwamish tribe

Halesworth Area Sustainability Hub – Halesworth ASH – aims to connect people, ideas and projects to inspire a thriving, nature-friendly and climate-resilient community.

Halesworth ASH was set up to support the local community to move towards net zero. It grew out of collaboration between Halesworth Town Council and Blyth Valley Churches, giving the group links into both civic networks and 14 church communities. The group has a broad climate and sustainability remit, including food, waste, biodiversity, education, community engagement and energy.

Our local engagement takes these forms:

a. Conferences/Weekends: in 2023, our first conference dealt with a wide and general variety of issues. Our 2024 conference specialised in Land and Food. In 2025 we specialised in an Energy Weekend.

b. Events: these are organised and promoted throughout the year – either originated by ourselves or in conjunction with other organisations. Green Films, held at the Cut Arts Centre in Halesworth, offer a series of ‘green films’ to inspire, challenge and inform. We participate in the INK fun-day for example around food waste.

c. Newsletters: we keep the Friends of Halesworth ASH in touch through monthly e-newsletters of which alerts our events or local initiatives. Welcome to join us, just fill out our Contact Form.