The People’s Briefing Emergency free public film and community briefing
The People’s Emergency Briefing
Free public film and community discussion
Most of us are now aware that our climate is changing but what does a changing environment mean for everyday life in the South Hams, and what choices do we still have? Residents are invited to a free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing at the QE11 Pavillion on September 15th at 7.30pm
The background to this film
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. The landmark event brought together leading experts to examine the UK’s exposure to a range of environmental and societal risks, and their implications for the future.
Introduced by Chris Packham CBE, the briefing explored how these connected challenges could affect areas such as food security, public health, infrastructure, the economy and national security, alongside evidence-based options for reducing risk and strengthening resilience.
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 currently being screened in communities across the UK. The film brings together leading scientists and thinkers to clearly explain the issues, while giving an opportunity for local communities to discuss what these changes may mean for them and what constructive steps could be taken.
Naturalist, Chris 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.”
Organised by Modbury Parish Council in partnership with Sustainable South Hams, the screening will be followed by a facilitated public discussion, featuring some experts from the energy and food sectors alongside the filmmakers.
Book your tickets This event is free but to help us with numbers, please get a ticket either on line at: https://buytickets.at/modburyparishcouncilevents/2360508, or in person from Neale’s Cavern, 1 Broad Street, Modbury.
Cllr Ann Turner
Modbury Parish Council