MALDON Town Council is inviting local residents to a free public screening of The People's Emergency Briefing, on Saturday, 24 October at 7pm at Maldon Town Hall, Market Hill.

The screening forms part of a growing UK-wide programme of events designed to help ensure that both the public and decision-makers are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis.

In November 2025, more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media gathered at Westminster Central Hall for the National Emergency Briefing - a landmark event bringing together leading experts to assess the UK's exposure to climate and nature risks.

The film brings experts together at that event including Professor Mike Berners-Lee (Chair), Professor Nathalie Seddon (Nature), Professor Kevin Anderson (Climate), and Professor Hugh Montgomery (Health) presented evidence to political, business and civic leaders.

This national event has now been adapted into a 50-minute public film, The People's Emergency Briefing, which launched nationwide on 7 April and is now being screened in communities across the UK.

The film brings together scientists to present a clear picture of the challenges ahead, while creating space for local communities to consider what these issues may mean in their local area, and how they can support their MP to call for stronger action.

The briefing, introduced by Chris Packham CBE, set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for food security, public health, infrastructure, the economy and national security, alongside evidence-based actions that could reduce these risks.

Mr Packham said: "I'd encourage people everywhere to attend a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing. It creates exactly the kind of honest local conversation we now urgently need, both about what these changes mean where we live, and about what we can do together to address them."

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Maldon Mayor Cllr James Burrell-Cook said: "This is about creating space for people to come together, look at the evidence, and begin a more open and informed conversation about what it means for our community - and how we can support the bolder action now called for Maldon is twinned with: Cuijk, Holland and Villeparisis, France by the science, which will also do so much to improve lives, as the film explains.

"Maldon and the surrounding areas may be impacted by rising sea levels, flooding, droughts and extreme weather, let's start the dialogue surrounding this."

With screenings taking place nationwide, local events form part of a broader effort to build a shared understanding of climate and nature risks across the UK, and to support constructive public dialogue about future choices.

Tickets for the Maldon Town Hall screening are free, but advance registration is encouraged.

Places can be booked online through the link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/maldontowncouncil/2371316

For further information about the National Emergency Briefing, visit the National Emergency Briefing website https://www.nebriefing.org or for further information about the Maldon Town Hall venue email [email protected] or phone 01621 857373.