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Friday 18th September is the first of our eight live music events. We'll be at Lightwoods Park in Bearwood, Birmingham from 6-9pm. It's free entry, at the beautiful 1000 trades cafe, and gonna be an international showcase with Ling Peng from China playing the erhu, Black Country poet Laureate Billy Spakemon, and Karolina Wegrzyn from Poland on Accordion. Come along, bring your friends, family and anyone you've ever met. It's gonna a truly special event.... and it's totally fr

Y'know... that title means a little more these days. The initial spark for this project happened a few years ago. In between music gigs I'd been working in The Queen's Head pub here in Stourbridge. The landlady, Jo and I built something really cool there I think. Got in the good beer guide 'n' everything! There's nothing quite like working in a pub to get to know some faces in a new town. It became clear to me though, that whilst there was climate change concern within the m

Hi everyone Thanks for checking in, and welcome to the start of CTR3. It feels great to finally be able to say that the new series is underway. This is going to be by far the biggest Common Truths Radio project so far, bringing together true-life climate stories, original music, workshops, young people, community partners, live events and a new 20-episode radio series. At the heart of it all are real stories from people who have been personally affected by climate change. We