The Bolton branch of Extinction Rebellion (XR) wants residents concerned by the climate crisis to come together at its climate cafe.

The organisation held the climate cafe for the first time at Albert Halls in the town centre last weekend with 15 people in attendance.

On the agenda after the success of the food festival last month was the significance of food waste and the solution to food waste collectively and individually.

Wendy Maycraft, of Bolton XR, wants residents concerned by the climate crisis to come together and to consider these issues and others once a month.

She said: "We want people to have these conversations about what climate change means to them and what we can do collectively and individually. We were pleased as it was our first climate cafe and we did not do a lot of publicity.

"We want the number to grow but even if it remains at 15 people this is OK. You never know who those 15 people might talk to."

The membership of Bolton XR are renowned for their protests including one outside the town hall around two years ago and one outside offices linked to Conservative MPs Chris Green and Mark Logan last month. One member, Paul Barnes, also known as Captain Rebellion, was convicted of aggravated trespass after he and around a dozen protesters blockaded an Esso Petroleum oil terminal last year.

Ms Maycraft stressed the organisation is a "broad church" and there is no obligation to participate in these "spicy actions" to participate in its activities as a whole.

She said: "We are a broad church and, yes, there are 'spicy actions' as some people call them, but there is room for the people who are not attracted to those actions.

"There are a lot of things we can do which are not arrestable and which are not disruptive."

The climate cafe is on the third Saturday of each month at Albert Halls in the town centre.

For information go to rebellion.global/groups/gb-bolton/.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.