Who are we?
In August 2021, Aylsham Town Council declared a climate emergency looking towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The council formed a group – ACE (Aylsham Climate Emergency) and this community-led membership set up five sub-groups, each working towards a strategy to achieve this.
It’s not just about reducing carbon emissions on a local scale, but also raising awareness of global climate change.
Each sub-group will target the main areas which contribute to the crisis. If you would like to get involved, or if you have a project for consideration, please…
The strategy guidelines:
We aim to:
What is ACE?
ACE has been formed as a result of the Town Council declaring a Climate Emergency.
It consists of some Town Councillors but is mainly comprised of interested members of the community.
Who sits on ACE?
Town Councillors Trevor Bennett, Mary Evans, Cheryl Bould, Kay Montandon, Catherine Fletcher and Patrick Prekopp
District Councillor Sue Catchpole
When does it meet?
ACE normally meets every month on the first Monday at 7:00pm.
Agendas for future meetings are available at least 3 days beforehand, and minutes published within two weeks.
ACE News
Testing shows low pollutant levels in the Bure
By ALEX CHRISTIE-MILLER Water quality in the Bure River which flows past Aylsham is “pretty good” according to findings by Bure River Action. But there may be a bigger threat to the river – the invasive signal crayfish. The group has been testing the river since January as part the National Trust’s Riverlands project, which [...]
Why climate conspiracy theories are so popular
The latest film screening by Aylsham Emergency Climate will be #ClimateScam? as part of its Climate Conversations Film Series. The film investigates why climate conspiracy theories are so popular, whether any of them actually hold a grain of truth - or whether they are threatening our ability to deal with the greatest challenge humans have [...]
Buy Nothing New Month is back
This January, we’re inviting you to make a New Year’s resolution that will truly stick by taking part in Buy Nothing New Month (1-31 January, 2026). Are you up to the challenge? Our recent research shows that 76 per cent of UK adults agreed that, as a country, we buy too much stuff. The challenge [...]
