Transition Marlborough and ARK share a passion for the health of the River Kennet and our unique local landscape that gives rise to it. As climate disruption increasingly affects our local patterns of rainfall, we must strengthen our local resilience to both flood and drought in the coming years.

This enchanting and thought-provoking film follows a group of young people in their quest to learn about regenerative responses to the climate crisis. It invites us all to reframe our own responses and to see through the lens of water, and the complex nature of the large and small water cycles that sustain all life on earth.

Following the film you’ll hear from Erika, a UWE PhD student working with Marlborough community members to find creative ways to share both data and storytelling to improve community flood resilience.

Then you’ll hear from Charlotte about ARK’s work with the town council to install rain planters and rain gardens in the town to slow down surges of storm water that can overwhelm the river.

And then you’ll hear from Rich and Milly from Transition Marlborough about how the group have been involved with both projects and now aim to make the community garden at Marlborough’s community fridge into a showcase for water-wise gardening practices that people can replicate at home.

PLEASE NOTE: The event listing for this says it’s a standing venue. It’s a cinema. Of course it has seats 🙂 It’s just that the events plugin we’re using here has the “seated venue” option as a paid-for extra!