Residents and businesses in Bathgate are invited to a summit to help formulate an action plan for climate change. The event will be at Boghall Church Hall on Tuesday, 3 September, 6.30pm-9pm. We want Bathgate to help decide the climate priorities for the town, and WLCAN will use the action template for other locations across the region to formulate plans tailored to each area.

WLCAN is also helping to gather stories to map evidence that shows the impact of climate related events on communities.  We’re collaborating in Climate Ready South East Scotland with the charity Sniffer and five other climate action hubs. We’ll have materials on the night showing how adaptation measures can significantly increase communities’ resilience to flooding and other climate change impacts. Stories are being collected onto a national map – you can add yours here: Climate map.

The event is free. To reserve your place, please RSVP to [email protected] and mark the email Bathgate Summit.

*We will be using an audience interaction app to gather responses on climate priorities. Please bring a smart phone or tablet to be able to participate. If you don’t have one, we can help record responses, but to increase efficiency are asking for participants to bring their own smart devices on which to access the interactive website.