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Romsey Young Carers, Greenbuttercup Dementia Services and Transition Town Romsey made ‘Globes’ during May and June for the installation. A group of 30 Romsey Young Carers and their families were asked to think about the e ects of climate change on the weather. ‘Weather’ was chosen as a topic as it is one of the most visual aspects of climate change, which the Young Carers can see daily. ey talked about how little rain there has been this Spring, and many had already heard talk of a ‘hosepipe ban’. In contrast they agreed how much hotter the sun had been. Although most of the children considered ‘snow’ to be their favourite kind of weather, in recent years little has been seen in this area, and many of the children had never experienced playing in the snow. ey acknowledged that all these observations are linked to climate change. Snow, ice, sun, drought, rain, hailstones, thunder and lightening and clouds are all represented. e most popular theme, however, was a mix of several kinds of weather with many suggesting that climate change meant we had no idea what the weather was going to be like, and that we could easily have several kinds of weather in one day and sometimes all at one time. e individual globes made by the Young Carers represent the di erent forms of weather and are made with natural or salvaged materials. Two clear yoghurt pots were used to make each ‘sphere’ they were then lled with recycled and salvaged materials. Any ‘new’ materials used had been le over from other projects - nothing was bought speci cally for this project. Greenbuttercup Dementia Services is represented by a group of people living with Dementia and their carers/relatives, who regularly attend a monthly ‘Arts & Cra s’ activity group in Romsey. Participants were asked to think about their connection with nature and the environment, and where they felt most ‘at one with nature’. is could be somewhere that they could no longer go, for example, up mountains, or somewhere closer to home like their garden. e group members were then given magazines to look through and asked to nd pictures which showed their chosen place. is part of the workshop enabled group members to reminisce about things they had done, places they had been, and things they had seen. Participants selected pictures from the magazines and then used clear circular lids to ‘frame’ the part they wanted to cut the promotion of the importance of pollinators and other bene cial insects. On a number of occasions in recent years, workshops have been put on to make bee and bug hotels - to encourage the general public to help the insects. It has proved to be a successful way to get people involved – especially children – and there must now be many gardens around Romsey with a homemade bee hotel. So, for this project, TTR’s sphere is a bug hotel. It is made from two old hanging baskets lled with natural material found in and around the house and garden. Surplus plant pots hold the plant material in place. ese would ideally be clay pots rather than plastic, but this would have made the sphere heavier and harder to hang. e chicken wire is reclaimed, and nothing has been bought to make this bug hotel. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to view banners and posters about climate justice and look at examples of climate related research by the University of Southampton. ere will also be a ‘creation station’ where anyone can drop in during opening times and create a globe to add to the exhibition. e exhibition is open Tuesday– Friday, 12noon-6pm and Saturdays 12noon-4pm. Romsey Young Carers spheres Greenbuttercup Dementia Services spheres out. Each person cut out several circular pictures and then stuck them together to form 3D folded paper spheres. e spheres made range in diameter from 7 to 14 cm. As part of the worldwide ‘Transition Movement’, volunteerrun Transition Town Romsey (TTR) was formed in 2009 to address the twin issues of peak oil and climate change. Over the years, the approach has changed from one of helping to increase awareness of these two issues, to suggesting ways that local people can personally help combat climate change. One of the ways in which TTR has been able to engage with the residents of Romsey, is
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