{"title": "Thames Valley Climate Change & Sailing, Tim Reader", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cruising Association", "address": "Northey Street 1, E14 8BT London", "price": "£4 for members, £5 for non-members", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/climate/climate-change"], "description": "An in-person talk on climate change and sailing, open to anyone, with a Q&A at the end. The speaker, Tim Reader, is a climate change consultant who has served as Senior Climate Change Advisor at the Environment Agency. His talk considers how we can plan for major changes in sea level that may affect the UK, for example flood prevention, shipping, fisheries and tourism. 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