A fully booked film screening seeks to spark essential conversations about climate change.

The Banbury Community Action Group is staging the local debut of The People’s Emergency Briefing at the theatre on Lock 29 this Saturday, April 25.

The film explores the climate and nature crisis, its impact on the local population, and how inhabitants can improve their readiness for related emergencies.

Jim Smith, chair of Banbury CAG, explained that the intention is to help residents adapt to and prepare for the climate shifts that will affect everyone. Water damage and increasing heat levels are already evident in Oxfordshire and will intensify further. A community capable of collaborating and being prepared for such emergencies stands a much greater chance of recovering swiftly. Residents usually understand these difficulties best when contemplating what they might mean for their own neighbourhood.

The People’s Emergency Briefing, which launched nationally on April 7, forms part of a countrywide campaign featuring more than 2,000 screenings.

The event included broadcaster Chris Packham, who stated that he would encourage people everywhere to attend a screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing. He noted that it creates exactly the kind of honest local dialogue now urgently required, addressing what these changes mean for where people live and what can be achieved collectively to respond.

The documentary draws from a national briefing held at Westminster Central Hall in November 2025, which gathered over 1,200 MPs, peers, and leaders from business, faith, and other sectors.

Following the screening, attendees will learn about emergency risks specific to Banbury and commence discussions on practical readiness. Topics will include which items to include in an emergency grab bag to be prepared for any crisis.