CAMPAIGNERS are calling on families, businesses and organisations to send a clear message to negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit.

Climate Durham wants people to contribute to a vision statement for a lower carbon future at a public meeting to be held next week.

Chair Janie Bickersteth said: "After working locally for a year we want to reach out to a wider audience. We have shown that local communities can make a difference by working together on climate issues.

"Our message to climate change negotiators will be that a worldwide agreement will enable and encourage local action to follow."

Durham City’s Labour MP Roberta Blackman-Woods and North-East Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall are both supporting the event.

The meeting will be held in Durham Town Hall on Friday, November 13, between 12.30pm and 2pm.

To register your intention to attend, email: Janie@climatedurham.org