A film exploring the climate and nature crisis is returning to South Brent after a sell-out community screening earlier this year.

The People’s Emergency Briefing was shown at South Brent Village Hall in July, with the venue filled to capacity.

The event was one of more than 50 screenings planned across South Devon and more than 4,000 taking place nationwide.

Following the strong response, organisers have arranged a further free screening at South Brent Village Hall on September 27.

The 50-minute film is part of the National Emergency Briefing, a growing UK public information initiative aimed at ensuring Parliament and the public are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis and what an effective national response could involve.

The initiative began with a national briefing at Westminster Central Hall in November 2025, attended by more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media.

The briefing featured leading UK experts examining the implications of climate and nature breakdown for areas including food security, health, national security, infrastructure and the economy.

The film has now been created to bring that information into communities, with screenings being held in village halls, churches, cinemas, libraries, schools and workplaces, followed by guided discussions.

Pete Scott, who helped organise the South Brent screening, said the response from the audience had been particularly encouraging.

“One of the strongest feelings in the room was relief - that issues many people have quietly worried about for a long time were finally being spoken about openly, clearly and together,” he said.

Local organiser Tim Ponton said coastal erosion was a particular concern in South Devon.

“Coastal erosion is of particular concern to us here in South Devon and we are fortunate that our MP, Caroline Voaden, has backed the Parliamentary Call for a televised multi-channel emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis to be led by the Prime Minister,” he said.

“It really needs to be on the scale of a Pandemic or World War Two response.”

Local MPs, councillors and community leaders are being invited to attend screenings and hear directly how communities respond to the evidence presented.

The organisers say the nationwide programme is intended to create a wider public conversation about climate resilience, nature loss and preparedness.

The National Emergency Briefing has received backing from organisations including WWF, the National Trust, CPRE and the Royal Meteorological Society.

Broadcaster Chris Packham, who opened the original Westminster briefing, has also encouraged people to attend local screenings.

He said the film could help create “the kind of honest local conversation we now urgently need” about what climate and nature changes mean for individual communities and what can be done to address them.

The free South Brent screening will take place on September 27 places can be reserved by visiting itsorted.org.uk/neb. More information about the National Emergency Briefing can be found here: nebriefing.org