Editorial

EDITORIAL Peter Tyldesley

As I write, the CAT site is once again a hive of activity, with students getting hands-on practice in sustainable solutions, visitors being inspired by new ways of seeing the world, and short course participants learning from our expert tutors.

It’s such a joy to see the Centre coming back to life after the longest period of closure in our near-50-year history.

Opening up the Centre again has been no mean feat – as you’ll discover in our news pages. I’d like to offer my heartfelt thanks to all of the CAT team and local volunteers who have worked tirelessly to revive the site and gardens after lockdown and to set up new systems and signage to support the safety of staff, students and visitors.

Thanks also, as always, to you – our amazing extended CAT family – for all of your ongoing support. Your generous donations have helped soften some of the financial impacts of the site closure, and have allowed us to continue sharing solutions online all through lockdown.

Our online courses and webinars have been hugely popular, reaching a large and varied audience, with people joining us from nearly every continent. Being able to engage a much wider range of people with climate solutions has been one positive note amidst the sadness and challenges of recent months.

We are, of course, very aware that we may have to close the site again for the safety and wellbeing of staff, students, visitors and the wider population, should the COVID situation continue to worsen. As I write this, in mid-September, things are changing frighteningly fast, with the possibility of more lockdowns in the near future. Should that happen, we’re ready to switch back to digital-only delivery if needed.

These are challenging times for all of us. It is no exaggeration to say that we could not get through it without you – thank you.

Peter Tyldesley Chief Executive Officer

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