As I gaze across the meadows, flooded yet again this year by a barrage of water, beautiful yet at the same time unnerving, I wonder if I am looking at the realities of climate change. It is well known that climate change means a wetter world, warm air holds more moisture and yet the disruption of individual weather systems is still hard to pin down to global warming.

Recent times have allowed some of us to focus on our local environment, community and our creative selves, and to recognise the importance of this for our wellbeing.