20 October 2026
Nigel McDonald
Sustainable tourism
Treading lightly on the earth
Engaging Issues, 2025-26
Engaging with issues relevant to today
Church Stretton's Engaging Issues is an annual series of talks to inform, with opportunities to consider and respond.
Now in its 22nd year, Engaging Issues brings expert speakers on subjects relevant to today, to challenge and inspire.
3 November 2026
Alison Biddulph & Alison Caffyn
Rivers
The nation's arteries
or the nation's sewers?
17 November 2026
Rich Hunt & George Ellis
Keeping Britain safe
Risks, threats, and how to manage them
1 December 2026
Alex Stancu
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The fast-changing world of drones
19 January 2027
John Clarke
The state we're in
Can we imagine a
better future for Britain?
2 February 2027
Elaine Green
Walking through antisemitism
How can we talk about
the Holy Land now?
16 February 2027
Cathy Parker
The future of the high street
End of an era
or start of something new?
2 March 2027
Ali Kermanizadeh
Microplastics
Are we eating too much plastic?
About
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