July 2026 news

Worcestershire Rebels joined other Midlands XR groups in Birmingham on Tuesday 21st July to highlight the role that some insurance companies are playing in exacerbating climate change and nature loss. The Institute of Actuaries warn us that entire regions are becoming uninsurable as climate change leads to food system shocks, water insecurity, heat stress and infectious diseases. UK insurers paid out £1.2 billion for weather related claims in 2025, 14% higher than 2024. An “oily monster” and Red Rebels led a short procession around the Colmore area before the Planet Medics street theatre sought to resuscitate the Earth and the Dice of Destruction was rolled to demonstrate the impact of climate change and the cost to the insurance industry. A recent report by the Government’s Joint Intelligence Committee has said that nature loss and climate change threaten the UK’s national security. Insurance companies such as Allianz, AXA, Chubb and Zurich must stop insuring fossil fuel projects which are fueling these emergencies. See more pictures of the event on the Malvern telegram chat https://t.me/+Pmb0KMz8J4tlZGM8

It’s picnic season and you have not just one, but two opportunities coming up. The XR Malvern Summer Picnic will take place on Thursday 6th August, to replace our usual meeting at the Quaker Meeting House. See ‘Upcoming events’ for full details.We will be somewhere on the flat area of grass near to Pickersleigh Road – those less mobile should be able to park along the roadside and have a short walk across flattish grass to our spot. Bring some nibbles and something to drink, maybe a rug or a chair (silverware and butler optional). All welcome – friends from outside Malvern as well as locals! Please note: this event will be weather dependent. If the weather looks doubtful, we will send a cancellation email the day before. If so, we will rearrange to another Thursday in August. There will also be the XR Marches Re-union and Picnic from 1:00 Sunday 9 August on the Castle Green, Hereford. Croquet and other lawn games. With some initial organising for attendance at the Love and Rage XR event in London in September. ‘We would love anyone from Malvern XR to join us’…and a few of us are hoping to attend, so if anyone from Malvern would like to co-ordinate travel, please get in touch (via Telegram or reply to this email).

In the past month we have had two more extremely successful screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing, at the Fold on 28th June and Welland Parish Hall on 1st July. Both events had a good turn out of people and excellent engagement – leading to quite a few follow up actions including letters to the local press and to our MP, and more people arranging screenings in the Worcestershire area as a result of coming to our events. The next local screening will be at:St Andrews Church, Poolbrook, Malvern on Saturday 15th August 7-9 pm Free tickets: https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2296283 This will be our 5th screening in the local area (not counting those arranged by private groups), with more screenings to follow in the autumn. Please do promote this event in any way you can: we are on a mission to reach as many local people as possible, particularly those who may not usually attend a climate-related event. Below this section you can find images of our flyer advertising the St Andrews event: these can be shared on social media or printed out – or we can make print copies available if you would like to help by putting notices up in shops and other community noticeboards.  Nationally, there are now over 2,400 screenings registered. Over the last few months, the film has helped change the national conversation. It has received major press coverage, mentions in Parliament, and has even been discussed by film critics Kermode and Mayo! A total of 131 MPs have called for a televised emergency briefing and the ripples from screenings are now spreading across all sectors of society with major national companies screening to their staff.  You too can get involved – and there’s many things you can choose to do: – Tell your friends/colleagues/neighbours/people you meet at the bus stop… Similar sessions are happening across the whole of the UK – for other locations see: https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map – Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing . Please note, the petition now has almost 40,000 signatures. The government have made an initial – and unsatisfactory – response. The NEB response to the government is here: Our reaction to the government response. We need signatures to reach 100,000 to trigger a debate in parliament. – Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com

Upcoming events

Here are the upcoming events from XR Malvern plus some other related events you may find interesting. New to XR Malvern or haven’t caught up with us for a while? You are very welcome to come along to one of our ‘main meetings’ to find out more about us. Or, if a less formal session is more your style, come along and meet us at the vigil at the top of Church Street every Saturday 12-1pm and/or for an after-vigil cuppa  – see below for details.

Malvern Green Space Sharing Hub Rodway Hall (scout hut), Redland Rd, Malvern WR14 1LY.Saturday 1st August 11am – 3pm. Seed/plant sharing, light lunch (vegan), activities for children and adults, preloved clothes, surplus food, sewing help and repairs.  XR Malvern Summer PicnicThursday 6th August, 7pm bottom of Link Common near Pickersleigh Road This will replace our usual meeting at the Quaker Meeting House.We are planning our now traditional summer picnic for the first Thursday in August. We will be somewhere on the flat area of grass near to Pickersleigh Road – those less mobile should be able to park along the roadside and have a short walk across flattish grass to our spot. Bring some nibbles and something to drink, maybe a rug or a chair (silverware and butler optional). Please note: this event will be weather dependent. If the weather looks doubtful, we will send a cancellation email the day before. If so, we will rearrange to another Thursday in August. XR Marches Re-union and Picnic From 1:00 Sunday 9 August on the Castle Green, Hereford. Croquet and other lawn games. With some initial organising for attendance at the Love and Rage XR event in London in September. Malvern rebels welcome!  People’s Emergency Briefing Saturday 15th August, 7-9pm St Andrew’s Church, Churchdown Road, Malvern WR14 3JX If you haven’t managed to attend a screening so far – now’s your chance!Tickets are free but please book a space: https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2296283  Please note that there will be no XR Malvern Main Meeting on Thursday 20th August. If we need to rearrange the picnic we will use this date.The next Malvern group meeting will be on Thursday 3rd September (as usual 7-9 pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road, Malvern).

Love and Rage: London September 12th-14thReady for a long weekend with some serious action this September?Join XRUK from Saturday to Monday 12th to 14th September in London. (Precise location still under wraps!)Are you up for two days of events, collaborating with like-minded climate and nature activists? With a banging action finale? There’ll be something for everyone!National and global security is under threat. We cannot tolerate the damage to our communities, the mismanagement of our health, water and food systems, or the destruction of Nature and the myriad of species that cannot speak.Join the telegram chat to get involved: https://t.me/+75Og-3iuH2w1NDVk On Saturday and Sunday we’ll focus on building loving community. We need you, we need everyone, to bring about the world we want to see. So let’s upskill and discuss ideas. And have some fun while we’re at it.Monday 14th is about action. We’ll bring a vibrant creative protest to the streets as we urge those in power to Tell the Truth about the threats we face. Malvern people will be attending across all 3 days. If you would like to connect with those of us who are going, please get in touch, via Telegram or by replying to this email. As usual, if you can’t attend one of our meetings but want to know more about any items mentioned, please do reply to this email address: xrmalvern_community@riseup.net

Malvern Regular Events and Projects

Our main meetings are always the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.  Worcester Critical Mass Cycle Ride and Climate Café are the 3rd Saturday. Venues and times as in the ‘Upcoming Events’ section. Saturday Vigils – You are invited to the weekly Saturday vigils, from midday to 1:00pm or for a shorter stint if preferred, at the steps opposite Malvern Post Office. The vigils are a great way to spend time reflecting on life and nature, and to show that Extinction Rebellion are a nice bunch of people! There is outreach also so you can just sit with us, or meditate, or help us hand out leaflets and engage with passers-by.At 1pm we go for coffee, and we’d be very happy to see you at the vigil or meet us on the steps at 1pm. We usually go to the Alturo Lounge if you are looking for us.  Malvern Green Space Community Meals Please note that there will be a summer break, so NO MEALS in August – back again on 4th September. See the Malvern Green Space website for updates.