Below are a list of events taking place in February in chronological order. For more information about the events & Frack Free February click here.

Frack Free February Overview

Saturday 2nd: Community Resistance to Extreme Energy Workshop | 2 – 6pm at the Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Bristol | The workshop will look at what ‘extreme energy’ is and place these developments in context of the bigger picture before looking at models of resistance around the world, including examples from the Lock the Gate & Coal Seam Gas Free Communities in Australia. Community resistance in the UK will then be explored as well as next steps for Somerset & the South West, click here for more information. | Organised by Frack Free Somerset, Frack Off and Bristol Rising Tide

Saturday 2nd: Benefit Gig: Acoustic Anarcho Punk with Jay from the Inner Terrestrials, acoustic pop punk with Lou from Caves and Olive Anne, folk punk from South Wales | Taking place at the Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Bristol | 8pm | £5 waged, £3 unwaged suggested donation

Sunday 3rd: Gasland Film Showing at the Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Easton, Bristol at 7.30pm | Organised by Bristol Rising Tide

Tuesday 5th: Gasland Film Showing at 7:30pm at the Works Canteen, Frome, BA11 3BG | Organised by Frome Anti Fracking

Thursday 7th: Public meeting in Midsomer Norton at the Town Hall, 7 – 9pm | With speakers from the Town Council, Frack Off and Frack Free Somerset

Thursday 7th: Sustainable Frome meeting with Fracking theme | Taking place at the Masonic Hall, Frome at 6:45pm | Organised by Frome Anti Fracking

Saturday 9th: Frack the World Inc street theatre visit Keynsham Farmer’s Market | Taking place in Ashton Way car park adjacent to Keynsham High Street | Organised by Frome Anti Fracking & Transition Keynsham

Saturday 9th: Frack Free Somerset Stall at Backwell Fairtrade Cafe | Backwell Parish Hall  10.15-12.15 | With Sustainable Backwell

Monday 11th: Public Meeting in Chew Magna at the Millennium Village Hall, 7 – 9pm

Wednesday 13th: Public Meeting in Shepton Mallet at the Mendip District Council Chambers, 7 – 9pm | With speakers from Transition Shepton, Frack Off and Frack Free Somerset

Thursday 14th: Gasland Film Showing in Keynsham, Venue @67 at 7pm | Organised by Transition Keynsham

Saturday 16th: Community Action Training | Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Bristol Bristol at 1.30pm | Civil disobedience has been an important part of resisting extreme energy developments around the world. Learn a variety of techniques for blockades and lock-ons, and how to work together to stay safe on an action | Please email bristol@risingtide.org.uk if you are going so that we have an idea of numbers | Organised by Bristol Rising Tide with support from Frack Free Somerset

Sunday 17th: Extreme Energy workshop with Paul Mobbs/The Free Range Network | Time & venue to be confirmed. | This in-depth workshop will be useful for anyone who wants to know more about fracking and extreme energy, looking at the science and the bigger picture | Please email info@frackfreesomerset.org if you are interested so we can arrange it for the most convenient location | £5-10 donation

Monday 18th: Gasland Film Showing | Bradford on Avon at Quaker Meeting House, Whitehead Lane 7.30 p.m| Organised by Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon with support from Frack Free Somerset

Tuesday 19th: Public meeting in Backwell at Backwell School,  7 – 9pm | Organised by Sustainable Backwell and Frack Free Somerset

Wednesday 20th: Public meeting in Radstock at the Working Men’s Club,  7 – 9pm | Organised by Frack Free Somerset with support from Radstock Action Group

Friday 22nd: Films & awareness at the Key Centre, Frome 7:30 – 9pm | Organised by Frome Anti Fracking

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th: Earth First Winter Moot in Lancashire | Members from Frack Free Somerset will be attending to meet others organising against fracking and environmental destruction around UK | Please email info@frackfreesomerset.org if you are interested in sharing transport | For more information about the gathering click here

Thursday 28th: Public meeting in Blagdon at Blagdon Village Hall 7 – 9pm

Friday 1st March: It’s a Fracking Nightmare, presentation by Ian R Crane | Tor Leisure Glastonbury at 7.30pm | Organised by Glastonbury Fayres

Friday 1st March: Benefit Gig plus films with Gringo Ska plus support, £5 | Westway Cinema, Frome | Organised by Frome Anti Fracking