By Jessica Riches, 2025
Environment and resources
About this theme
This theme covers all aspects of the natural and man-made environment and the resources deriving from it, including environmental development and conservation, sustainability, agriculture, food, climate, and energy. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Zoe Gilbertson looks back on her Fellowship exploring flax and bioregional resilience across Europe. She shares how learning from community-focused projects shaped her understanding of how local production can be rebuilt through culture, creativity, and collaboration. Now, through her organisation Liflad, she is working to revitalise flax and linen production in the UK, with her work being supported by growing networks and shared learning across Europe and beyond.
By Zoe Gilbertson, 2026
Tim Gill (CF 2017) has co-authored a report Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom, published by the NGO Playing Out, calling for a ‘child lens’ in transport policy to address the impacts of car-centric planning on children’s health and wellbeing.
By Timothy Gill, 2026
By Stefan Edwards, 2024
Martin Gaywood (CF 2023) delivered an online talk, Conservation Translocations: Moving Species to Restore Nature, hosted by the UHI Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation.
By Martin Gaywood, 2026
Yvette Cave (CF 2025) featured on the WeSurf BIPOC Surf Talk podcast, discussing her journey into surfing and the development of Wave Wahinis, a community supporting female surfers.
By Yvette Cave, 2026
Stefan Edwards (CF 2024) spoke on a panel at the Bristol Production Power event at Watershed, hosted by BAFTA albert, Bristol Film Services, and the West of England Combined Authority.
By Stefan Edwards, 2026
Jemima Lovatt (CF 2025) spoke at Public Law Project’s conference Public Law and the Planet, sharing insights from her Churchill Fellowship to India.
By Jemima Lovatt, 2026
By Susanna Davies, 2024
Carry Somers (CF 2023) received the Impact Award at the 2026 London Fashion Awards, recognising 35 years of influence and leadership in the fashion sector.
By Carry Somers, 2026