LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

AREA /
DISTANCE

TALK TOPICS

BACKGROUND / CONTACT

Buxton

Mike Monaghan

Any adult group
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

General climate change.

Operation Noah (Christian Ecology Link) member/speaker.


e-mail: monaghan@primex.co.uk
tel: 01298 22607

Lancaster

Mark Rotherham

Any audience
Day/evening

Lancaster, Preston & major towns by public transport

Overview of climate change.

Operation Noah (Christian Ecology Link) member/speaker.


e-mail: markrotherham2004@yahoo.co.uk
tel: 01524 848771

Manchester
(Cheadle Hulme)

Hin Pang

Sixth forms, secondary schools.

Day/evening

Approx 20 miles or anywhere in North West by train.

Helping audiences understand different sides of the scientific and political climate change controversies.

B. Sc in Meteorology.
Has been heavily involved in courses for understanding climate change dynamics.

e-mail: swu03hp@hotmail.com
tel: 07834521971; 0161-4853070

Manchester

Ali Abbas

Adult audiences
Day/evening

Within one hour by public transport from central Manchester

"Climate change - the science, the implications, the politics, and what
we can do about it"?

Lead Climate Campaigner of Manchester Friends of the Earth, with three years experience of campaigning, speaking and political lobbying on climate change.

e-mail: ali@manchesterfoe.org.uk
tel: 07786 090520

Southport

Jessica Smith (13)

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance within the North West

Youth perspective on climate change.

Jessica is the Defra Climate Change Champion for the North West of England, as announced by the Prime Minister in February 2008. She is available to speak at regional events across the North West. Please make contact via Adam Nethersole at Defra:
email:adam.nethersole@defra.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 0207 238 3392; 07740 948284

Stockport

John Rodway

Any audience
Day/evening

Greater Manchester and adjacent areas

Graded for schools but adults are welcome to attend:
Performances:
Energy Links (KS1)
Candles and Lamps (KS2)
The Sun, Moon and Earth Show (KS2)

Activities:
Special Energy Investigators (KS2)
Hypothesis Testing (KS3, 4, sixth form, adults)
"KS": schools "Key Stages"

Has led "Performances" and "Activities" related to various aspects of energy.  All have been developed and used in work for the Centre for Research, Education and Training in Energy (CREATE).
Has been involved in environmental issues as teacher, head of college biology and environmental science depts, public speaker and broadcaster.  Assessor for the Eco-schools Award Scheme.

e-mail: john@create.org.uk
tel: 0161 430 4724