Macclesfield Town Council and local group Macctastic have proudly announced the date for the inaugural online Eco Summit.

The virtual gathering will take place on 15th May 2021.

The event will encourage how we can all become greener as individuals and as the Macc community.

Local eco network group Macctastic which was formed following an event at the Barnaby Treacle Market event in June 2018, has been working closely with Macclesfield Town Council to bring and engaging Eco Summit to the people of the town.

The summit will be a full day event 10-4pm on the 15th May, with comfort breaks and a break for lunch.

Due to pandemic restrictions the event will take place over Zoom.

Consultation work in January saw those local to Macclesfield answering three key questions, which have helped to shape the summit, the talks that will take place and the people presenting them.

The talks include Building Back Macc, which focuses on climate change, low carbon travel, green spaces, resources and people.

Active Travel, will talks about the benefits/obstacles and the vision of an sustainable transport system in Macclesfield.

Cooler, Greener Macc, which will include a TEDx video on green spaces, wildlife, community cohesion and pollution control.

Other points for discussion include Eco Groups and Information Hubs, detailing active groups in the local areas, education and involvement.

Also to be discussed is Green Shoots in Macclesfield, an informal Q&A session with a few local business owners who are committed to going (and staying) green.

Another talk, Community & Council: The Environmental Call for Action, will focus on council leadership from both Macclesfield Town Council and Cheshire East Council and what they can do to support local people/groups

A Macclesfield Town Council spokesperson said "We are very excited about the summit.

"The Town Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019, which means we have an ongoing commitment to consider environmental impact, both positive and negative in all decisions the council takes.

"We are excited to see the people of the town come together for the summit and hope that there will be some great ideas that be taken forward which will improve the environmental sustainability of Macclesfield."

Among the many topics on discussion, recent Town Council election candidates have highlighted that air quality in Macc is a pressing problem we need to fix, amid other climate change problems.

Cheshire East Council has earmarked four streets in Macclesfield as some of the most polluted streets in our area.

The information will be useful to all people and businesses, but especially those on Broken Cross, Hibel Road or Park Lane who are in particularly high polluting areas.

If anyone wishes to attend the virtual conference they need to email [email protected] to book a place.

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