Letters to the Earth campaign takes place at Old Market Place

Many have joined the Letters to the Earth campaign which is a global campaign supported by celebrities, politicians, teachers and business leaders.

Anyone can take part by writing a creative response to the climate and ecological crisis and children have done so last weekend at Old Market Place.

Volunteers worked with children in soft play area to create their own letters and local campaigners are inviting everyone to visit the exhibition and be inspired to write to their elected representatives to show how much the town cares about our environment and the future for our young people.

Ben Tolhurst, a Zero Hour campaigner from Lymm said: “It just goes to show that when you take the time to properly listen to residents in Warrington, there is a great deal of worry about the impact of climate change on the young lives of children in this borough.

“I come from a corporate background and we have been grabbing residents on the street which is out of my comfort zone, but I have made myself do it because it’s so important.

“We’ve already seen flooding in our town. Acting on climate will create safety and prosperity for all."

The 52-year-old continued: “I urge Andy Carter MP and the remaining parish councils to join the campaign and present a united front here in Warrington. This isn’t about party politics, it’s about the future of our children.

“It’s a perfect storm of the time is right and the time is now in Warrington and on a global stage as well.”

More than 400 postcards have already been sent urging the MPs to do more and Warrington Zero Hour campaigners hold regular stalls to talk about the climate and ecological emergency and help residents write to their MP.

And it's not just the young people of Warrington who are calling on politicians to support this new legislation.

Support is growing right across the town with businesses, parish councils, Warrington Borough Council and Charlotte Nichols, the MP for Warrington North, have added their names to the call.

Kim Moate, training and social development manager at Golden Square, said: “The letters are beautiful. “They are apologising for the adult’s behaviour and the detrimental effect it has had on the planet – it’s really powerful.

How the board looks

The 39-year-old, from Chapelford, added: “I got the letters through and cried when I read them.

“It’s really important to start putting some changes in place. The Golden Square message has been that small changes make a big difference and I think that is really powerful.

“Getting your MPs who speak for us to listen is really important.”

Between the Letter to the Earth idea, the Golden Square’s greener shopping campaign and the CEE Bill, all parties are hoping to bring about change.

Ian Cox, centre manager for Golden Square said “We were delighted to host the work from children of Warrington. Golden Square is committed to improving actions to tackle climate change and we are taking a range of actions as part of our Greener Shopping programme.”

Holly Buckard a primary school teacher from North Warrington said, “The letters from pupils in Warrington have moved people to tears – I encourage everyone to go to Golden Square and read them. We need to be listening to and supporting the voices of our young people”.

Jane Woodcock a secondary school teacher from South Warrington said, “When children at my school learned about the Letters to the Earth Campaign and saw what pupils from St Philip Westbrook Primary School had written, I immediately received a flurry of letters.

"It's clear that our young people feel very strongly and we must listen to them - it’s their future after all.”