A CAMPAIGNER from North Wales travelled to Cornwall to take part in protests over climate change and vaccine fairness during the G7 Summit.

Brittany Roberts, 21, from Rhyl, was among a group of 18 young people from overseas development charity CAFOD who spent the weekend in Falmouth to call for world leaders to take urgent action on the global distribution of vaccines, the climate emergency and debt cancellation for developing countries in Africa.

G7 leaders including prime minister Boris Johnson, United States president Joe Biden, German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron met in Carbis Bay during June 11-13.

During the weekend, the team of campaigners took part in an Interfaith event at Truro Cathedral, helped created a massive ‘Eyes of the World’ art installation at St Mary’s School in Falmouth, which featured over 1,500 eyes made by school children across the region, and supported the Surfers against Sewage ‘paddle out’.

Brittany said: “During our time at the G7 protests and demonstrations, we were calling for a global recovery from the pandemic – so when we say build back better; we want this to be for every country. This would mean looking at issues like vaccines but also considering the impact we are having on the climate as well.

“Over recent years, the climate crisis hasn’t been given much more of a focus – even though it is a massive issue that affects everyone and everything. So, I think it does need to be in every conversation.

“This year, it is vital that we do get climate change into these conversations at the G7, and at COP26 coming up in Glasgow later in the year.”