Seaford's first People's Emergency Briefing draws 61 attendees at Mercread Youth Centre
On Thursday 17 April 2026, Seaford hosted its first local screening of the People's Emergency Briefing at the Mercread Youth Centre — 61 people attended. The 50-minute public-information film is fronted by Chris Packham and produced by the National Emergency Briefing initiative (nebriefing.org), locally organised by Renaturing Seaford with support from Seaford Town Council.
Seaford hosted its first local screening of the **People's Emergency Briefing** on Thursday 17 April 2026 at the Mercread Youth Centre. 61 local people attended. Attendees reportedly left "with mixed feelings" — a strong turnout for a first screening on emergency and preparedness topics.
The 50-minute public-information film is fronted by naturalist Chris Packham and features leading scientists, a former general, and Jennifer Saunders. It is produced by the **National Emergency Briefing (NEB)** — an independent initiative founded by brothers Simon and Nick Oldridge, chaired by Professor Mike Berners-Lee. NEB is not affiliated with Extinction Rebellion or Scientist Rebellion; the national network is nebriefing.org and zerohour.uk.
The Seaford screening was locally organised by **Renaturing Seaford** with support from **Seaford Town Council**. Over 2,100 screening hosts have registered across the UK, aiming to reach all 650 parliamentary constituencies.
The well-attended first event is a signal of active local engagement on civic preparedness topics — follow-up screenings are likely.