Godalming Town Mayor Penny Rivers opened today (Saturday's) climate change event, Taking Stock, at 11am.

Click hereto see her opening address on the town council's Youtube channel.

The free online event has been organised by The Godalming Climate Forum, with the backing of Godalming Town Council.

The events planned for the day are:

1. 30M Climate Heroes - Share your Climate Heroes, which hero do you choose to be? Hosted by Shirley Wardell and Dr Cecilia Askham from NORSUS, a research institute in Norway that examines the impact of products and services over their entire life cycle.

Click here for tickets.

1. 30pm A Library of Things for Godalming - What would you like to borrow rather than buy?

1pm: Switching Godalming to Active Travel - Active travel will help Godalming address the climate emergency. What needs to change? Hosted by Godalming Cycle Campaign.

2pm Taking Stock - Where are you now in relation to the climate? Review your carbon footprint and talk about it. Hosted by Yasmin Ayture, Bob Crooks and Steve Williams. Click here for tickets.

3pm Green Stories Workshop - Writing about nature and the climate with Dr Denise Baden. Click here for tickets.

1. 30pm Art - share your art that expresses your love of nature and concerns about the climate. A thought-provoking exhibition curated and hosted by Pam Cookney. Click here for tickets.

   4pm Climate Friendly Cookery - Delicious vegan and vegetarian food and using excess produce. With Heather Hullah, Richard and Sheila Ashworth. Click here for tickets.

   6pm Ecotainment Showcase - Original songs and music themed around the climate and ecological emergency - how music can inspire change. Host David Faraday from You Ukes. Click here for tickets.

   9pm Party for the Planet - Staycation Music and Climate Heroes Mark Lev and Sam Allen with an opportunity to celebrate our amazing planet Earth.Click here for tickets.