We are a community led movement based in the Ribble Valley

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Who we are

Ribble Valley Climate Action Network is a community led movement, based in the Ribble Valley. We became a charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales in July 2026, Registered Charity 1219008.

Do you: want to protect our world for future generations, care about food security and food prices, worry about local flooding, want cleaner air? Then let’s work together. Contact us, support us or join us…

Our Charitable Purposes

  • To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

  • To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Our Aims

  • Reduce impact: To reduce our carbon footprint and our use of the earth’s resources.

  • Get greener: Develop healthy green spaces, supporting food growth and wildlife.

  • Have a say: Join conversations with decision makers and influence our politicians.

Our Principles and Values

Participation is open to any and all individuals, organisations, businesses, charities, religious bodies, political parties etc who wish to meet these aims and who are able to participate in compliance with the following set of values.

  • We place future generations at the heart of all our thinking, decisions and actions.

  • We consider the rights of the non-human world as inextricably linked to human rights.

  • We work locally for climate justice locally.

  • We operate using non-hierarchical structures such as people’s assemblies to engage, to inform and to make collective decisions.

  • Regardless of status in society, or whether we represent an organisation, each person is respected equally as an individual, and we will work together to provide equality of access, promoting cooperation over competition.

  • We act according to principles of non-violence avoiding blaming individuals while addressing the need for change.

  • We are willing to learn from one another, recognising that our diversity of approach, skills and background enrich our community, and help us to create a culture that is healthy, resilient and adaptable.

Our Activities..

Ribble Valley Climate Action Network is a friendly group of volunteers who are are working with the local community to address the climate and nature emergency in our local area, with activities relating to:

  • Landscape and wildlife

  • Young people

  • Regenerative farming and agriculture

  • Local transport

  • Active democracy

If you would like to learn more or get involved please contact us, we would be pleased to hear from you!

A group of students and adults standing around a table with sandwiches in boxes, under a large white tent outdoors, with trees and sky in the background.

Conference of Ribble Valley Schools

People attending a presentation in a conference room with a large screen at the front displaying slides.

Film socials

Four women stand around a red British post box on a city street, with stone buildings and a church in the background. One woman is placing a letter into the post box.

Political engagement

A man giving a presentation in a large room with an audience. The screen behind him displays a slide with the photo of a festival booth and a quote. The room has wooden paneling on one side, and a table with chairs and nameplates is at the front.

Citizens summit

Group of nine people, including children and adults, standing outdoors near a wooden fence, holding a Greenpeace banner during a sunny day.

Tree planting

A promotional banner for Climate Action Network with a man smiling, standing outdoors. The banner features the event title, presenter Jack Spees, and details about a conservation event at The New Inn, Clitheroe, at 7:30 pm.

Talks and guest speakers