Following encouragement and inspiration from our Youth Conference last November, we started 2026 with the plan of setting up a Youth Group or Youth Advisory Council for MCA. This aims to give younger people a voice and to enable their involvement in Moorlands Climate Action and other climate/nature based activities in the Moorlands and beyond. Our definition of ‘youth’ is somewhat flexible at 18-30 years and it is evolving all the time. It can become what the group wants it to be.
By the end of March, we had held our 3rd successive Youth Group meeting with an average of six young 18-30 year-olds. We’ve had discussions, visitor talks, shared examples of climate or biodiversity awareness raising games and looked at examples of various nature based ID Apps, such as i-Naturalist. Some of the group are helping with Wild Week this year and also with @21 in Leek; others at our HuG Green Festival, as well as helping to plan and be involved in a future film showing.
At each meeting, a calendar is distributed featuring events and activities organised by MCA, Moorlands and other organisations focusing on climate, nature, and the arts. This calendar serves as a resource for the group, providing members with the opportunity to discover upcoming events and participate in a diverse range of activities.
We are currently meeting about every three weeks in the evening and hope the group will take off. If you are in that age group, or know of someone who is, you or they are very welcome to join us!
Contact Moira or Harry on