Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.5.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Extinction Rebellion Malvern The official website for XR Malvern ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/news/) - This is the news page for Extinction Rebellion Malvern. Updates coming soon! July 2026 news2026-07-31 Listen to the dulcet tones of the XR Malvern Choir, led by Tim Cranmore Malvern Climate Strike: Make Black Friday Green!2019-12-15 29 November 2019: Malvern XR joined with youth strikers across the world for the second Global Climate Strike. Starting - [July 2026 news](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2026/07/31/july-2026-news/) - Upcoming events - [June 2026 News](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2026/07/12/june-2026-news/) - Clean Air Action, Worcester, Saturday 13th June A simple and quickly put together, but effective action. Based on the 'cube of truth': 4 people sat in a square with placards with air pollution messages on them - this was effective and people were obviously stopping to read the signs. We also displayed the big clean - [Art to Imagine a Better Future](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2023/12/29/art-to-imagine-a-better-future/) - A few of us are launching the Art to Imagine a Better Future project in January, which invites people to produce stories and artwork showing what it would look like in 10 years if all that could be done to solve the climate and nature crisis had been done. We have set up a Crowdfunder to help support the - [Dirty Water - blue plaques](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2023/01/28/dirty-water-blue-plaques/) - XR Malvern joined a UK-wide day of action unveiling blue plaques in Upton on Severn and Worcester, where we joined with other Worcestershire XR groups to highlight the impact on the River Severn of our local MPs' voting record on the discharge of raw sewage. In Upton, the plaque reads: “Harriett Baldwin MP Voted to - [Festival of resistance postponed](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2022/09/10/festival-of-resistance-postponed/) - Festival of resistance postponed Due to Thursday’s news about the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the Rebellion Planning team, and other groups involved, made the difficult decision on Thursday to postpone the Festival of Resistance this weekend in London until further notice. It was felt that the risks to our mobilisation efforts outweigh the desire to - [Well Dressing April 2022](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2022/04/30/xr-malvern-well-dressing/) - XR Malvern Well Dressing! The Temperance Drinking Fountain has been dressed by Malvern Extinction Rebellion - and looks stunning! Well worth a visit, it's in place until Sunday 8th May. We chose a theme of biodiversity and nature in literature. The Well Dressing festival was originally going to coincide with the UN Biodiversity conference - - [Barclays, February 2022](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2022/03/07/xr-acts-against-barclays/) - XR acts against Barclays "Oil heads" appeared in Worcester to show how Barclays' continued investment in fossil fuels is destroying the earth. Several "Oil heads" descended on Worcester Barclays branch in February, from groups across Worcestershire, including Malvern. Some hard working scrubbers tried to clean up the dirty money at the same time.... Barclays seemed - [Christmas carolling at the Malvern lights switch on](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2019/12/15/christmas-caroling-at-the-malvern-lights-switch-on/) - 23 November 2019: About 20 XR Malvern carolers gathered at the Malvern Christmas Lights Switch On Festival. Singing some great alternative lyrics to traditional carols written by Tim Cranmore, our merry group handed out leaflets & loads of mince pies to the public. [Sample lyrics: To the tune of Good King Wenceslaus, "David Attenborough looked - [Pilgrimage of love for the Earth - Camino to CoP 26 is coming to Malvern](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/08/07/camino-to-cop-26-malvern/) - Camino to CoP 26 is a long distance walking pilgrimage for all faiths (and no faith) to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow: • as an act of faith and love for our planet, • drawing attention to communities to come together to address the climate and ecological emergency. The local legs - [Swap don’t Shop for Malvern Green Space](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/07/01/swap-dont-shop-for-malvern-green-space/) - Saturday 24th July, 11am until 3pm, Malvern Cube, Albert Rd N, WR14 2YF. Free event. Bring a bag of like-new or gently used clothes, toys, books, jewellery, ornaments or household goods that you no longer want and swap it for stuff you love. Nothing to bring? Just take. No furniture or electricals please. Malvern Green - [XR Malvern G7 Vigil and stall for the Earth](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/06/12/xr-malvern-g7-vigil-and-stall-for-the-earth/) - While many of the Extinction Rebellion Malvern rebels travelled to Cornwall for the G7 summit, those in Malvern held a vigil for the Earth, and adjacent to that, our stall was filled with many free gifts that had been generously donated. The block printing went down well. We connected with XR rebels from London and - [XR Worcestershire Groups at County Hall](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/05/20/xr-worcestershire-groups-at-county-hall/) - Extinction Rebellion members greeted the newly-elected Worcestershire County Council councillors as they arrived at County Hall. Waving banners and flags, we stood along the car park entrances and handed leaflets calling for the council to declare a climate emergency. Suzanne Savage, speaking for the group, said: “By 2050 we will be facing extreme heatwaves, wildfires, - [Climate Crime Scene](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/04/17/climate-crime-scene/) - Extinction Rebellion groups in Worcestershire performed a “climate crime scene” as street theatre in the centre of Worcester on Saturday 17th April, to highlight that Worcestershire County Council is putting future generations at risk due to their lack of action on the Climate and Ecological Emergency. The “crime scene” featured a faceless councillor stamping bits - [Vigil for Earth Day](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/04/22/vigil-for-earth-day/) - The Earth Vigil on Thursday 22nd April was beautiful event, with rebels from the area coming together peacefully and joyfully to reconnect with the earth and with each other, from 8am to 8pm. Our new banner made its first public appearance. We welcomed faces we haven't been able to actually see due to covid and - [Malvern Outreach Stall](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/04/24/malvern-outreach-stall/) - Following a long absence during COVID lockdown, on 24th April we once again held our Malvern XR stall opposite the Post Office at the top of Church Street. We offered a wide range of free gifts including plants, seeds, jam, craft items, homemade cake and secondhand books. Lovely sunny weather ensured that we were visited by a steady - [Rebellion of One](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/05/01/rebellion-of-one/) - The three activists joined more than 200 others across the UK, on Saturday 24th April, to block traffic and draw attention to lack of government action on the climate and ecological emergency. Protesters blocked City Walls Road and The Cross in Worcester while a third blocked a main road in Barnard's Green, near Malvern. “This - [Local Rebel's Experience of Arrest](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/03/21/local-rebels-experience-of-arrest/) - Last week I received a six month conditional discharge following my arrest in Parliament Square on 1st September last year. The reasons that I chose to risk arrest are set out in the statement I sent to the court (below). After sitting in the road peacefully for several hours, I was carried off to Brixton - [The Deep Water Project](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/01/03/the-deep-water-project/) - Beyond our own plans for flooding actions in Worcestershire, there is a Midlands-wide project being developed by XR's Midlands Outreach and Local Group Development team. Called 'Deep Water' it aims to coordinate flooding-related actions across the Midlands Region from the Marches to Lincolnshire (where coastal flooding is a real concern). The project will involve local - [Motivational climate conversations](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/03/10/motivational-climate-conversations/) - As we begin to win the argument for the truth, surveys show that in many countries, including the UK, majorities see climate change as a threat. But there can seem to be a lack of urgency in the public response. In his latest book The New Climate War, Michael E Mann says we are fighting - [Extinction Rebellion Malvern links flooding to climate change](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/01/02/extinction-rebellion-malvern-links-flooding-to-climate-change/) - Extinction Rebellion Malvern gathered in Upton-upon-Severn on Wednesday 30 December 2020 to highlight the role of climate change in local flooding. Dressed as office workers carrying on with business-as-usual despite the floods around them, they held signs reading “Climate Change = Increased Flooding Chaos”. The protestors are emphasising that climate change isn’t something far away - [Act Now Worcestershire County Council](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2020/10/11/act-now-worcestershire-county-council/) - Saturday September 26th saw a fantastic turnout of socially distanced groups of six parading through Worcester City Centre. We had three groups of Faceless Bureaucrats, a forthright group of bees, cyclists, dinosaurs and our spectacular Rainbow Guardians. At noon we had a die in at Cathedral Plaza with around 50 people, plus a very impassioned - [Worcestershire Banner Action](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2020/10/11/worcestershire-banner-action/) - The Worcestershire XR groups organised an extremely impactful set of actions on Friday September 25th and Saturday September 26th. It was tremendous to have all local groups working together to focus our demands on the County Council. Friday saw huge banners displayed on four bridges surrounding Worcester, with the message “County Council! Act Now on Climate - [Post-Election Emergency Candlelight Vigil](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2019/10/24/post-election-emergency-candlelight-vigil/) - 13 December 2019: With the Conservative party victory in the General Election, Malvern XR felt the need to join together to call on Boris Johnson to #ActNow on the climate and ecological emergency. Our mission is beyond party politics: we will always be committed to fighting for this planet and to bringing about the system - [Skull People Election Action](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2019/12/15/skull-people-election-action/) - 8 December, 2019: This was a largely silent procession/street theatre action to highlight the importance of climate in the General Election. The group marched through Malvern Town Centre, Barnards Green and the Malvern Retail Park. Other XR members handed out leaflets to the public. Periodically, one of the skull people spoke the following into the - [Malvern Climate Strike: Make Black Friday Green!](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2019/12/15/malvern-climate-strike-make-black-friday-green/) - 29 November 2019: Malvern XR joined with youth strikers across the world for the second Global Climate Strike. Starting at Newtown Car Park, they marched down to the retail park where they handed out minced pies and sang traditional Christmas carols with alternative lyrics that highlight the climate crisis. The Malvern Gazette and Worcester News - [Family Arts Workshop](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2019/12/16/family-arts-workshop/) - 23 November 2019: At Extinction Rebellion, we use art to tell a story and to create a striking visual impact. We are now scheduling monthly Family Arts Days where we gather as a community to make these beautiful things. With Gratitude Peace and Love, everyone big and small (and even smaller ) joins together to - [We need you to listen - poem](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2020/09/02/we-need-you-to-listen-poem/) - We need you to listenMalvern - Parliament Square - Wembley Police Station, September 2020 Poem by Isabel Jones For the people sitting in silenceWith their love and their faith and their griefWe need you to listen For the ones who are dancing and singingDrumming their passion and rage on the streetsWe need you to listen - [Visioning Workshop 21st January 2021 7-9pm](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2021/01/02/visioning-workshop-21st-january-2021-7-9pm/) - Our main meeting on 21st January will be devoted to an important new activity for us as we embark upon a new year of engaging with XR - a Visioning Workshop to be run by Dolly, XR’s chief UK Outreach and Local Group Development person (currently living mainly in West Malvern). By way of introduction - [Letter to Harriett Baldwin](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/2020/09/13/letter-to-harriett-baldwin/) - Response to tweet/ CEN letter 10.9.20 (by Isabel Jones) Dear Harriett In 1990 Margaret Thatcher told the second world climate conference: 'The danger of global warming is as yet unseen, but real enough for us to make changes and sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations,” according to a ## Pages - [Extinction Rebellion Malvern](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/) - Welcome to XR Malvern! Who are we? We are a friendly local group of people who are active in Extinction Rebellion. We are all extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating climate and the breakdown of the natural world. We only have one planet, and it’s being trashed right now. We want to do whatever we - [June 2026 Newsletter](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/june-2026-newsletter/) - Clean Air Action, Worcester, Saturday 13th June A simple and quickly put together, but effective action. Based on the 'cube of truth': 4 people sat in a square with placards with air pollution messages on them - this was effective and people were obviously stopping to read the signs. We also displayed the big clean - [Contact](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/contact/) - Email us at xrmalvern_media@ riseup.net or visit our Facebook page . And you can also keep up with us on Twitter. Want to join a different group? Find your local group here. - [Regenerative Culture](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/regenerative-culture/) - The modern, western culture we live in is highly destructive, to people, to wildlife, and to our only precious home, planet earth. In XR we want to find more positive ways of living, which respect and support life (including ourselves and each other), not destroy it. We call this our "Regenerative Culture" (often called "Regen" - [Get involved!](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/get-involved/) - There's always something you can do with Malvern XR, whether you want to prepare for direct action, or meditate in town, or help run a stall... we have something for everyone! On this page, we'll show you how you can get involved in XR Malvern, by coming along to a Welcome session, or a "Heading - [APRIL REBELLION](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/april-rebellion/) - London, 9th - 17th April 2022 and beyond As our planet passes multiple tipping points and the UK sleepwalks into authoritarianism, what XR does this year affects everything. Many Malvern people will be heading for London again, to do whatever we peacefully can to bring about radical change on the climate and ecological emergency. PLEASE JOIN - [Community and outreach](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/community-and-outreach/) - Welcome to XR Malvern community! We are always looking for ways to grow our movement - the more people are mobilised to act, the more chance we can achieve the change we need. Everyone in XR plays a part in this, by getting involved in actions, creating artwork and just by talking to people in their - [Arts](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/arts/) - Here are a few of our creations from the past 3 years: - [What's on?](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/whats-on/) - There's always plenty going on, here in Malvern or further afield, some of it online - have a look and see what interests you... - [Malvern Earth Vigil](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/vigil/) - Saturdays and Tuesdays , 12 - 1pm, Church Street The Malvern Earth Vigil is made up of ordinary people from all walks of life who are united in our concern for our planet. We sit in silence and hold the Earth in our hearts. By being visible in the centre of Malvern, we are speaking - [The Truth](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/the-truth/) - We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Life on Earth is in crisis. Scientists agree we have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown, and we are in the midst of a mass extinction of our own making. The first demand of Extinction Rebellion is for governments and media to Tell the Truth about the - [The Truth](https://www.xrmalvern.org.uk/the-truth-2/) - We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Life on Earth is in crisis. Scientists agree we have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown, and we are in the midst of a mass extinction of our own making. 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