tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53740680796437299402024-03-14T10:10:42.459+00:00Sustainable Knowle: the neighbourhood transition groupSustainable Knowle in Bristol,UK is a community-based sustainability and quality of life group. We promote everything needed to make our community environmentally and socially sustainable in effective and practical ways. Connected to Knowle in Bristol? Join us!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-86245407226725946122019-01-17T14:09:00.000+00:002019-01-17T14:10:20.950+00:00Achieving a Sustainable Bristol<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jgO_h6zun64cPF5vjm2MKBBMc0kaED05ZuVhjYYsrAIOMtQuNMhWd6Z2c_MBNkeFGLta8zVMLtBWfCZq8mk74L_jMuPUb7UCfxUXAQBgdLOKCogH_Th-oNlMZQDJqWKdpo9BusTDUGA/s1600/Sustainable+Bristol+Vision+document+from+Bristol+Green+Capital+Partnership.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jgO_h6zun64cPF5vjm2MKBBMc0kaED05ZuVhjYYsrAIOMtQuNMhWd6Z2c_MBNkeFGLta8zVMLtBWfCZq8mk74L_jMuPUb7UCfxUXAQBgdLOKCogH_Th-oNlMZQDJqWKdpo9BusTDUGA/s320/Sustainable+Bristol+Vision+document+from+Bristol+Green+Capital+Partnership.jpg" width="229" /></a>The Green Capital Partnership has launched its <a href="http://bristolgreencapital.org/bristol-green-capital-partnership-launches-future-vision-environmentally-sustainable-bristol/" target="_blank">Vision for an Environmentally Sustainable Bristol.</a> <br />
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It lays out practical actions and timescales on: energy, food, nature, resources and transport. These were established through the collaborative work of specialists within the Partnership and aim at achieving a sustainable city with a high quality of life for all.<br />
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The document features 25 key areas for action for each of energy, food, nature, resources and transport. Examples of what is included are:<br />
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> expanding renewable energy generation </div>
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> increasing the amount of land used for community food growing</div>
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> increasing the number of journeys made by active modes</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-64131029435605219262019-01-14T16:02:00.001+00:002019-01-14T16:11:19.515+00:00Sustainability: free online course<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Generally interested in sustainability and want to develop some transferable skills? Here's a great opportunity to take a free online course about sustainability via Future Learn. <br />
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<span class="u-nowrap-small">The course is called <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/sustainable-futures#section-dates" target="_blank">Unleash Your Potential, Sustainable Futures</a>. It's run by the University of Bristol and begins on 11 February. It's a four week course that will take you around three hours of study per week as a minimum (though you will get access to the course for a six week period).</span><br />
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<span class="u-nowrap-small"><em><strong>Learn about the sustainability challenges of the modern world, and make a positive contribution to society.</strong></em></span><br />
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<em><strong>Find out how to deal with world sustainability issues</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>United Nations (UN) countries have adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>On this online course, you’ll learn about these UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the different roles people can play in creating a sustainable future.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>You’ll get an introduction to the sustainability challenges the modern world is facing, and gain the skills to play a part in solving them.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>You’ll learn how to make a positive contribution to society on a local and global scale, and create a happy and fulfilling sustainable future for everyone.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>What topics will you cover? </strong></em><br />
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<li><em><strong>Happiness and Purpose, and their links to Sustainable Development.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Responsibility, Purpose and Foresight in response to Sustainability challenges.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>How different individuals and organisations take different roles, and work together, to tackle sustainability challenges, explored through a number of case studies.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Making a difference at the local and regional level: Case studies in Food Waste, Energy and Homelessness.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Making a difference at the global level: Case studies in Microplastics, Industrial Greenhouse Gas emissions and Sustainable Tourism.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Understanding the challenges and obstacles those ‘making a difference’ face, and how they find support.</strong></em></li>
<li><em><strong>Approaches to personal self reflection on the path to ‘make a difference.’</strong></em></li>
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<a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/sustainable-futures#section-overview" target="_blank">https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/sustainable-futures#section-overview</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-37119957921931820722019-01-07T20:32:00.001+00:002019-01-07T20:32:51.372+00:00Greening Bristol<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sustainable Knowle was for several years a member of the <a href="http://bristolgreencapital.org/" target="_blank">Green Capital Partnership</a> because we shared their aim of building a 'sustainable city with a high quality of life for all' (see the wording of our aims <a href="http://sustainableknowle.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">here</a> and you'll see the clear coming together).<br />
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For various reasons Sustainable Knowle activity decreased a good deal in the last few years and our membership of the partnership ended. However, there is now a concerted effort to revive activity and we have re-joined the partnership with a firm intention to be as involved as possible. <br />
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We have re-joined not least because of the recent proposals to create a <a href="http://bristolgreencapital.org/partnership-support-accelerating-bristols-progress-towards-carbon-neutrality/" target="_blank">zero carbon city by 2030</a> - a radical and challenging notion that requires a lot of work to achieve a practical action plan, its implementation and its ongoing monitoring and adjustment.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-73220941391480964572016-01-23T20:15:00.000+00:002016-01-23T20:16:54.655+00:00Half price allotment plots: Grow your own in 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-26078964451421633732015-04-08T14:42:00.001+01:002015-04-08T14:54:24.515+01:00Bristol solar energy workshops, 9th May and 13th June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.55pt; line-height: 125%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">DIY solar charger workshops</span></b><br />
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charger; take it home<br />
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</span><a href="http://www.demandenergyequality.org/store/c7/Build_your_own_solar_charger.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">May and JuneWorkshops in Bristol</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by </span><a href="http://www.demandenergyequality.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Demand Energy Equality</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></b></div>
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able to power phones; USB devices // Learn off-grid design principles and
gain practical skills to build future systems.<br />
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Great value for money - and all profits reinvested into our </span><a href="http://www.demandenergyequality.org/about-us.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">social objectives</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<br />
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dedicated to increasing energy literacy, reducing energy demand and working
with others to ensure equality of energy access.</span></span></div>
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materials</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> provided, including charging components </span></span></li>
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attendees <span style="color: #6dc6dd;"><a href="http://www.demandenergyequality.org/feedback.html" target="_blank">rated our course as 'excellent'or 'very good'</a></span></span></span><br />
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electrical basics</b>: current, voltage, resistance, power, series and
parallel circuits. </span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-64528528437253746962014-09-12T12:22:00.003+01:002014-09-12T12:28:39.265+01:00Almorah Road / Hill Avenue Sale Trail<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwCWYMIZ329PcsAryvG6PunpjlEzC8_QCSWZOAbF2zAch44DtMcjon-2uYI9ZpfK4KOvTuqyA5mFG_4nrxqC8gH-VuNzo9oxeqEV0qEpnBmomc26o6qLiJi1z9gjfAzxcekKveSlJjk4/s1600/Almorah+Rd+and+Hill+Ave+Sale+Trail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwCWYMIZ329PcsAryvG6PunpjlEzC8_QCSWZOAbF2zAch44DtMcjon-2uYI9ZpfK4KOvTuqyA5mFG_4nrxqC8gH-VuNzo9oxeqEV0qEpnBmomc26o6qLiJi1z9gjfAzxcekKveSlJjk4/s1600/Almorah+Rd+and+Hill+Ave+Sale+Trail.jpg" height="400" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Passing on this message from Carlo Bonura: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>We are organizing a sale trail next weekend </em></strong>(Saturday 20 Sept, 10-4) <strong><em>on Almorah Road and Hill Avenue (and
some surrounding streets) between Victoria Park and Victoria Park Primary
School, just down the hill from Knowle.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:cb285000@gmail.com">cb285000@gmail.com</a> for any enquiries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go along and see what's on offer - perhaps pick up a bargain and be environmentally friendly by reusing stuff.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-37866353276873835742014-02-27T18:38:00.002+00:002014-02-27T18:38:51.255+00:00Totterdown/Knowle to host Bristol’s first Sale Trail<div class="xmsonormal" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><i>Sunday 6 April, 10am to 2pm will see many residents of
Totterdown and Knowle becoming the first in Bristol to test out a
sustainability-friendly idea from Australia when they take part – as sellers or
buyers - in a pioneering front garden/front room sale trail. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Connect and Totterdown Facebook pages asking if anyone else wanted to join Pam
Beddard, of Brecknock Road, and Sam Hearn, of Somerset Road, in staging a
neighbourhood-wide walkabout version of a car boot sale as a way to reduce the
amount of waste sent to landfill. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Australia where Sale Trails now happen regularly in most major settlements and
are credited with prolonging the useful life of more than a million items that
might otherwise have gone to rubbish dumps. They work because bargain hunters
enjoy being able to browse a lot of stalls during one outing and because
households can turn much more than a car boot’s worth of stuff the no longer
need into cash for themselves or their favourite charities.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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they will be taking part in the inaugural Totterdown/Knowle Sale Trail on
Sunday 6 April but more are welcome. </i></b></span></div>
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find the BS_SaleTrail group on Facebook, visit the <a href="http://www.saletrail.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.saletrail.co.uk</a> website; follow @BS_SaleTrail
(#saletrail) on Twitter account or email <a href="mailto:sell@saletrail.co.uk" target="_blank">sell@saletrail.co.uk</a>.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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buyers. Big thanks to Omni Digital for artwork and online tools</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">. </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-2118112021708760632014-02-14T12:16:00.001+00:002014-02-14T13:36:22.768+00:00Talk in Bristol by 'environmental legend' Jonathon Porritt, Tues 18 Feb<br />
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<a href="http://www.jonathonporritt.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><strong><em>Jonathon Porritt</em></strong></a><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em> talk in Bristol next Tues 18 Feb, about generating real hope of
sustainability by 2050. </em></strong><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Want to have realistic hope for our
survival in 2050? Interested in future business, energy, economics, food
distribution, technology etc.? </em></strong></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>You can meet environmental legend and
futurologist, </em></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathon_Porritt" target="_blank"><strong><em>Sir Jonathon Porritt</em></strong></a><strong><em> at his presentation of "The World We Made" at
Yes Group Bristol, 7.30pm -10.15pm next Tues 18th Feb (doors open 7p.m), Engineers House, The Promenade, Bristol, Avon BS8 3NB
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<span lang="EN-US"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His ground breaking, illustrated book in
the words of Alex McKay, a teacher looking back from 2050, tells the story of
how we got from where we are today (in a pretty bad way, environmentally) to a
much better place in the future. More details here </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://yesbristol.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://yesbristol.co.uk</a></span> </em></strong></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Best value tickets are online, 2 for £5 each, 1 for £7 or £10 on the
night from 7p.m (includes complimentary tea and coffee). </em></strong></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em><u>Reviews</u> by Richard Branson, Joanna Lumley
and others...</em></strong></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>'Jonathon Porritt's book dreams big, as if our future depends on it.
And it does.' Richard Branson<br /><br />'I am absolutely bowled over by the
brilliance of The World We Made. Its far-sightedness and complete grasp of all
the challenges the world is going to face is one thing; to write this charming,
easy, accessible, optimistic vision, is really something else.' Joanna
Lumley<br /><br />'A brilliant evocation of how it could turn out right for us by
2050!' Oliver James<br /><br />'Jonathon Porritt does not avoid calamity, nor does
he cave in to Doomsday. His crystal ball throws light on the world of our
grandchildren. Uplifting stuff from the pen of one of the world's great
futurologists!' Bob Brown<br /><br />'Only Jonathon Porritt could have produced
such an imaginative but believable book about sustainability. Alex Mackay's
account of how, by 2050, human ingenuity has cracked it, makes me wish I was
going to live to see it.' Prue Leith<br /><br />'Jonathon Porritt has found both
the facts and the spirit required for imagining the future!' Bill
McKibben</em></strong></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>There will be
time for Q & A, and book signing.<br />Tickets here </em></strong></span><a href="http://yesbristol.co.uk/category/talks/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>http://yesbristol.co.uk/category/talks/</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></em></strong><span lang="EN-US"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>More on Jonathon Porritt: </em></strong></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.forumforthefuture.org/siteusers/jonathon-porritt" target="_blank"><strong><em>https://www.forumforthefuture.org/siteusers/jonathon-porritt</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-85733951086788806812013-10-02T23:28:00.001+01:002013-10-02T23:28:29.339+01:00Tackling Bristol's food waste: Gleaning Network UK, Bristol hub launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gleaning Network UK, featured in </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n9vhr" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BBC Radio 4's Food Programme</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/sep/10/costing-the-earth-food-waste" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Guardian</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and </span><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2013/02/2013219112949117770.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Al Jazeera</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
and organised by </span><a href="http://www.tristramstuart.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tristram Stuart</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.feeding5k.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feeding the 5,000</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, is
an exciting new initiative to save the thousands of tonnes of fresh fruit and
vegetables that are wasted on UK farms every year. Farmers across the country
often have no choice but to leave tonnes of their crops unharvested and get
ploughed back in the soil. These crops often cannot reach the market either
because they fail to meet the strict cosmetic standards of supermarkets or
because of overproduction.<br />
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We coordinate teams of volunteers, local farmers and food redistribution
charities in order to salvage this fresh, nutritious food and direct it to
those that need it most, such as homeless hostels and charities. To date, we
have salvaged several tonnes of excellent unmarketable British produce,
including apples, cabbages, cauliflowers, spring greens and kale, and
redistributed them to charities such as </span><a href="http://www.fareshare.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FareShare</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Here's
some </span><a href="http://www.feeding5k.org/gleaning.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more info</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, our </span><a href="http://vimeo.com/55534709" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">video</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.404092099690625.1073741845.141410032625501&type=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pictures of our last gleaning day</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (our
debut in Sussex, with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall from River Cottage along for
the day!). The movement is gathering pace, and we're rapidly expanding into a
national network. Join the Arable Spring!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">launching our Bristol hub</span> at the
moment, and we need your help! We'll have gleaning events coming up over the
next few months, and we need volunteers to come help harvest that tasty wonky
fruit and veg, as well as local drivers. If you'd be interested in volunteering
over the next few months, just </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kMiYX975eewRXEkpUNHJYWN0FecKSwatJOHPTDdX_ig/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sign up to our gleaning list</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to be the first to know when we have our
debut Bristol gleaning day set, or if you have any questions <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">contact </span></span><a href="https://ouca.open.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=1UIbuVXRPU6mTl_GJJCDR8p32yNQk9AI3UaXUL_QiwFIT08T2go-U3qy47bpsLW23P3QuphqFME.&URL=mailto%3ajennie%40feeding5k.org" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">maddy@feeding5k.org</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See you in the fields!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maddy Longhurst<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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Gleaning Co-ordinator<br />
</span><a href="http://www.feeding5k.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.feeding5k.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><a href="http://www.tristramstuart.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.tristramstuart.co.uk</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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Follow us @<br />
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Feeding5k" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.twitter.com/#!/Feeding5k</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/feeding5000" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/feeding5000</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><a href="http://www.feeding5k.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.feeding5k.org</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Haven’t
signed the Feeding the 5000 pledge yet? Go to <a href="http://www.feeding5k.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">www.feeding5k.org</span></a> and
make your voice heard!</span></i></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-49013954900159434542013-07-24T12:33:00.000+01:002013-07-24T12:33:35.819+01:00'Big Bike Day' at The Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCrvoxOzp3lVNe2chXB_xcMCSFjCAKu2CiePsguZu1oGjzzwCP9lil_FerNA6EWbwXvixsecVm6LlKDFq8hJgCgf7k_NjUXGIrRr_JzJixUc_AqaOBI-8m1xg1ZAfI_EHsWNTYkFF0PU/s1600/biking+to+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCrvoxOzp3lVNe2chXB_xcMCSFjCAKu2CiePsguZu1oGjzzwCP9lil_FerNA6EWbwXvixsecVm6LlKDFq8hJgCgf7k_NjUXGIrRr_JzJixUc_AqaOBI-8m1xg1ZAfI_EHsWNTYkFF0PU/s200/biking+to+work.jpg" width="200" /></a>31st July, 11am to 3pm event being organised at The Park, Daventry Rd, Knowle. It is the Park 'Big Bike Day' and will consist of a Life cycle Family Cycling event along with other activities put on by the Park it self. It will include <br />
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- a kids bike swap - an opportunity for kids to trade up their bikes (for no charge). We will bring along a stock of refurbished bikes. We also sell these at £10 each<br />
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- bike rodeo - an opportunity for kids to test out their cycling skills<br />
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- Dr Bike - get the bike checked over<br />
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And much more<br />
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More info can be found via the web link. The event is free and will include the send off for two park employees on a cycle ride from Lands End to John O'Groats.<br /><br />If you had any means of promoting the event please do (and please come along!)<br /><a href="http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/parkbigbikeday" target="_blank">http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/parkbigbikeday </a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-26219700127761444872013-05-09T11:07:00.000+01:002013-05-09T11:07:18.021+01:00Big Green Week 2013<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hvLC0AV-Wsxr43aC3hSbavdm4qph9sPxxCB3i__a6adK3VYDzzKwcZ8hzpIIm-LHCodJpu_M1G_TEbnQ5dGYimwNVEghSSikMRvoSI_xSrtG36jXceB-O4beuJO7QoQ2ObbNCfOC6wQ/s1600/Bristols+Big+Green+Week.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hvLC0AV-Wsxr43aC3hSbavdm4qph9sPxxCB3i__a6adK3VYDzzKwcZ8hzpIIm-LHCodJpu_M1G_TEbnQ5dGYimwNVEghSSikMRvoSI_xSrtG36jXceB-O4beuJO7QoQ2ObbNCfOC6wQ/s320/Bristols+Big+Green+Week.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="line-height: 1.7142;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>The UK’s festival of eco ideas, art and entertainment is back in the centre of Bristol from 15th to 23rd June. Join more than 40,000 visitors who will start early and stay late to enjoy two weekends of free family entertainment and nine days of inspiring talks, workshops, art, music, poetry, comedy and films. </em></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>See some some festival highlights and the latest news <a href="http://biggreenweek.com/" target="_blank">http://biggreenweek.com/</a> . View our </em></strong></span><a href="http://biggreenweek.com/2013-programme/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>festival programme here</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>.</em></strong></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>And </em></strong></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>don’t forget your limited edition money saving Festival Discount Pass </em></strong></span><a href="http://biggreenweek.com/tickets-and-offers/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>on sale here</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>.</em></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-54090408769168134162013-04-16T17:06:00.000+01:002013-04-16T17:23:18.426+01:00Earth Day 2013<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod6xnxAK_gFMLW-i5o9GNn864q4w6Vd9VT6T8N4vPWH0k9cQUkecAPRvcFMc973xw48PmwPy04P8Ebjo7-pwgxv2MnAOvMuf9zPNtAZ8GEcvQ6rBPOIr1AmFcrTgjS8BDUhoORXaKwn0/s1600/The+face+of+climate+change+sustainable+cities+sustainable+world.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod6xnxAK_gFMLW-i5o9GNn864q4w6Vd9VT6T8N4vPWH0k9cQUkecAPRvcFMc973xw48PmwPy04P8Ebjo7-pwgxv2MnAOvMuf9zPNtAZ8GEcvQ6rBPOIr1AmFcrTgjS8BDUhoORXaKwn0/s320/The+face+of+climate+change+sustainable+cities+sustainable+world.jpg" width="320" /></a><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">April 22 Earth Day to
Put a Face on Climate Change - </span></strong></em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Interactive Digital
Mosaic to Be Shown at Thousands of Events Worldwide</strong></em></span></div>
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</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earth Day, April
22, is less than one week away. The theme of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change.
This campaign seeks to harness the power of Earth Day to personalize the massive
challenge that climate change presents, while uniting people around the globe
into a powerful call to action.</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Earth Day Network is
collecting images of people, animals and places affected by climate change, as
well as images of people doing their part in the fight against climate change </em></strong>[see the photo top left of one Sustainable Knowle action - our attempt to stop a car park being built over The Friendship Inn pub garden - that is featured in the interactive digitcal mosaic]<strong><em>.
On Earth Day itself, an interactive digital display of all the images will be
shown at thousands of events around the world. The display is also available
online to anyone who wants to view it, show it or read the stories.</em></strong></span><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although climate change still
seems a remote problem to some people, the reality is quite different. This past
year marked many climate-change milestones. Arctic sea-ice cover reached a
record low in September. The United States experienced its hottest year ever;
this after the World Meteorological Organization announced that the first decade
of this century was the hottest on record for the entire planet. Public
perception of extreme weather events as “the new normal” grew, as unusual super
storms rocked the Caribbean, the Philippines and the northeast United States;
droughts plagued northern Brazil, Russia, China and two-thirds of United States;
exceptional floods inundated Nigeria, Pakistan and parts of China; and more.
Meanwhile, international climate change talks stagnated.</span></strong></em><br />
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</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">But as these Faces of Climate
Change begin to multiply, others are multiplying, too: people stepping up to do
something about it.</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The goal is to depict the
very real impact that climate change is having on people’s lives and to unite
thousands of Earth Day events around the world into one call for climate
action,” said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day Network. “The
more people who participate, the more of an impact it will have.”</span></strong></em><br />
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</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earth Day Network is
encouraged by the level of participation in this year’s activities. </span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Examples of stories collected
so far include a mountaineer in New Zealand who reported on receding glaciers
and an organization in Thailand who installed solar panels at a refugee camp on
the Myanmar border. With more than 1 billion people across 192 countries
participating in Earth Day-related activities each year, the potential is
enormous.</span></strong></em><br />
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</span></strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>People can also post photos
to Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #FaceOfClimate for inclusion in the
mosaic. To view The Face of Climate Change photo display, go to </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.earthday.org/faces" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>www.earthday.org/faces</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>. To learn more about Earth Day 2013 and
The Face of Climate Change, go to </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.earthday.org/2013" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>www.earthday.org/2013</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>.</em></strong> More on Sustainable Knowle in Bristol here: <a href="http://sustainableknowle.blogspot.co.uk/"><strong><em>http://sustainableknowle.blogspot.co.uk/</em></strong></a></span></div>
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">MEDIA AVAILABILITY:</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">·
Kathleen Rogers, president</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><br />
<div style="text-indent: -18pt;">
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">o Bio: </span></strong></em><a href="http://www.earthday.org/staff/kathleen-rogers" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.earthday.org/staff/kathleen-rogers</span></strong></em></a></div>
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">·
Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></strong></em><br />
<div style="text-indent: -18pt;">
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">o Bio: </span></strong></em><a href="http://www.earthday.org/staff/franklin-russell" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.earthday.org/staff/franklin-russell</span></strong></em></a></div>
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested in
specific stories from The Face of Climate Change or in scheduling an interview
with an Earth Day Network spokesperson, contact Bryan Buchanan, communications
director: </span></strong></em><a href="https://ouca.open.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=N7yaxjTMsE64HoKEx2CVkE5efnNPDtAI0v4UzJGFndMI4WcmPLfT-1Qr4KoewyNhfBcxugCZ9qw.&URL=mailto%3abuchanan%40earthday.org" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">buchanan@earthday.org</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">, 202-518-0044 x 14</span></strong></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-38756018058014896112013-04-03T17:41:00.000+01:002013-04-03T17:41:02.036+01:00Recycle your unwanted bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42hYEyzkeoOJruQLcJfq1fd94PEo2GIQYTj7B2BLCtLqEnL2qDcvXuhCRMKwV-xjl98kEV_1LC9nwEeiu7D5_38QNwk_h7LqDWDGPo3rNMI1JWPUh4Q8E362lfz-_nU9qQwrSQ40wWfA/s1600/Recycle+your+Bike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42hYEyzkeoOJruQLcJfq1fd94PEo2GIQYTj7B2BLCtLqEnL2qDcvXuhCRMKwV-xjl98kEV_1LC9nwEeiu7D5_38QNwk_h7LqDWDGPo3rNMI1JWPUh4Q8E362lfz-_nU9qQwrSQ40wWfA/s400/Recycle+your+Bike.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>BikeBack
is a bike refurbishment scheme, run by local charity Life Cycle UK. We take
unwanted bikes and teach prisoners at Horfield Prison how to fix them up,
getting them back on the road at affordable prices.</em></strong></span><br />
<div class="BasicParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><strong><em>The project:</em></strong></span></div>
<div class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><strong><em>• Saves old bikes from landfill<o:p></o:p></em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em>
</em></strong><br />
<div class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><strong><em>• Teaches prisoners new skills<o:p></o:p></em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em>
</em></strong><br />
<div class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><strong><em>• Helps people on low incomes start cycling<o:p></o:p></em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em>
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>But
we need your unwanted bikes to keep going!<o:p></o:p></em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em>
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><strong><em>Drop off at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></em></strong></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><strong><em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">> </span>The Create Centre, BS1 6XN (Mon - Fri) <u>or<o:p></o:p></u></em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em>
</em></strong><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><strong><em><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> > </span>Horfield Prison, BS7 8PS (Tues only)</em></strong></span><br />
<div class="6Lifecyclequote" style="line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0pt;">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><strong><em>What
are you waiting for... donate your bike today!</em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em>
</em></strong><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/donate-a-bike" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/donate-a-bik</span><span style="color: blue;">e</span></em></strong></a></span><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/bike-recycling" target="_blank"><strong><em>http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/bike-recycling</em></strong></a> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-79925661099390376012013-03-26T23:17:00.000+00:002013-03-26T23:22:02.920+00:00Bristol Green Capital finalist <div style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2Gb9ntSXwo0tZF7OYPUgJFUBprM1yTVV8XzzS2Rgl77VuyQlKGmoTFARmgPEIFltly8t_NHCsbdM9iHAX4CSWNqwIgcm7K6M0Tm5qtVaSL5lJId3zIaaTlvbXzzUbWyLQeBiJvxJ6XA/s1600/Bristol+images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2Gb9ntSXwo0tZF7OYPUgJFUBprM1yTVV8XzzS2Rgl77VuyQlKGmoTFARmgPEIFltly8t_NHCsbdM9iHAX4CSWNqwIgcm7K6M0Tm5qtVaSL5lJId3zIaaTlvbXzzUbWyLQeBiJvxJ6XA/s320/Bristol+images.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">Bristol</span><span lang="en-GB">, Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana have been chosen as the four
finalists to proceed to the next stage of the European Green Capital 2015 Award
organised by the European Commission. The European Green Capital Award is an
annual prize that goes to one city every year, singling out its environmental
performance.</span></em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB">Bristol</span><span lang="en-GB">, Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana have been shortlisted from 8
entries across Europe. An independent panel of 12 experts assessed each entry
on the basis of 12 indicators:</span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Local contribution to global climate change
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Local transport </span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Green urban areas incorporating sustainable land
use </span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Nature and biodiversity
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Quality of local ambient air
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Quality of the Acoustic Environment
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Waste production and management
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Water consumption </span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Waste water treatment </span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Eco innovation and sustainable employment
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Environmental management of the local authority
</span></em></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<div align="justify" style="margin: 0px 2.85pt 2pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">·</span><span lang="en-GB">
</span><span lang="en-GB">Energy performance</span></em></strong></span></div>
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">Bristol</span><span lang="en-GB">, Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana, will now go forward to present
their vision, their potential to act as a role model to other cities, and their
communication strategy to the Jury in Brussels on 24 May. Following the Jury’s
deliberations the final result, the European Green Capital 2015 will be
announced at an official Award ceremony in France on 14 June 2013, hosted by the
current European Green Capital, Nantes. </span></em></strong></span><br />
<span lang="en-GB"><br /></span><strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB">Background</span></span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>To date, five cities have
been awarded the title of European Green Capital: Stockholm 2010, Hamburg 2011,
Vitoria-Gasteiz 2012, Nantes 2013, and Copenhagen 2014. The Award is presented
to a city in the vanguard of environmentally friendly urban living. The Expert
Panel assesses the cities on the basis of 12 environmental indicators. The jury
evaluates cities on their record of achieving high environmental standards,
their commitment to on-going and ambitious goals for further environmental
improvement and sustainable development, and the extent to which they can act as
a role model and promote best practice in other European cities.
</em></strong></span></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>The jury comprises
representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, the
Committee of the Regions, the European Environment Agency, ICLEI – Local
Governments for Sustainability, the Covenant of Mayors Office and the European
Environmental Bureau. </em></strong></span></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>For more information:
</em></strong></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>
</em></strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.europeangreencapital.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>www.europeangreencapital.eu</em></strong></span></span></a><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">Facebook
</span><span lang="en-GB"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/EuropeanGreenCapitalAward" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/EuropeanGreenCapitalAward</a> </span></em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em><span lang="en-GB">Twitter
</span><span lang="en-GB">@EU_GreenCapital </span></em></strong></span><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>See
also: </em></strong></span></span><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/urban/home_en.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-GB"><strong><em>http://ec.europa.eu/environment/urban/home_en.htm</em></strong></span></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-31284502940961491722013-03-25T13:51:00.004+00:002013-03-25T14:08:13.286+00:00Bristol Festival of Nature<div align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLri_69D5eg__J3L3iy3r4SL1PQggz5HrSOnz6OnGxxveDUFc7IU6llmjvfkT3KlCvCUbNEt9_He-0LfAGfQ65N1CFg7oozpFHfcAm6F0J_4R4B32m4B1kluYqk70b9jNpTehSGmknQ0/s1600/Bristol's+rare+plants+and+animals+sample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLri_69D5eg__J3L3iy3r4SL1PQggz5HrSOnz6OnGxxveDUFc7IU6llmjvfkT3KlCvCUbNEt9_He-0LfAGfQ65N1CFg7oozpFHfcAm6F0J_4R4B32m4B1kluYqk70b9jNpTehSGmknQ0/s320/Bristol's+rare+plants+and+animals+sample.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Bristol Festival of
Nature celebrates a decade of discovery. </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>A new challenge to uncover Bristol’s hidden
environmental hotspots is launching in May to celebrate Bristol Festival of
Nature’s 10<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup>anniversary.</span></strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong> </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Bristol99 will give the public the chance to discover
the natural world in their own neighbourhood, with exciting wildlife events
being held across the city’s 99 best sites for nature. </strong></em></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong></strong></em></span> </div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>It will encourage people
to explore their local area and celebrate the wildlife in Bristol’s green spaces
including everything from hidden gems to the city’s best known
parks.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>It begins with a ‘BioBlitz’ at Kings Weston Estate on
May 3 and 4, where the festival team, will seek the help of members of the
public to discover as many species as possible in a designated area over 24
hours. The events will then continue over the next six weeks before culminating
in the main Bristol Festival of Nature
weekend.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<strong><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>The festival is the UK’s largest
free natural history event and takes place at Bristol Harbourside on the weekend
of 15-16</strong>.</span> On June 14 the annual Festival of Nature Schools’ Day,
supported by Clifton College will welcome over 1,000 primary school pupils to
the site for a day of hands-on science and nature
activities.</span></em></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Giving wildlife enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity
to explore and enjoy the natural world in the heart of the city, the public
festival brings together over 150 organisations for a programme of
interactive activities, live
entertainment, hands-on experiences, a market packed with
local produce and much more.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The highlights for the weekend
include:</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>· The first screenings of
new wildlife films produced by the next generation of natural history
filmmakers, who are studying a new MA course in wildlife filmmaking run by UWE
and the BBC.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>· A pop-up butterfly garden
run by North Somerset Butterfly House which will give visitors an immersive
experience to learn about some of the world’s most beautiful
butterflies.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>· The Seeds of Change Garden
which will connect the natural world to the city’s history of trade and
migration through a ballast seed garden produced by Arnolfini and the University
of Bristol.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong> </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>More than 150,000 people have attended the festival
since 2004, and the past 10 years have seen it grow significantly to become one
of Bristol’s most popular festivals, helping to raise the profile of
environmental issues and natural history in the city and across the
UK.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Savita Custead, Chief Executive of Bristol Natural
History Consortium which organises Bristol Festival of Nature,
says:</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>“The Bristol99 challenge will help to take the Festival
of Nature out into the city and directly to the people of Bristol. The Festival
has always aimed to inspire people about the natural world and this is a
fantastic new way to take the initiative and help the public to find nature on
their doorsteps.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>“Bristol is the home of natural history in the UK and we
are proud of the contribution the Festival of Nature has played in developing
that reputation. It is the only event that brings together all of the key
environmental organisations in the city, and over the last 10 years we have seen
these relationships go from strength to
strength.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The festival was named “Tourism Event of the Year 2011”
in the Bristol Tourism and Hospitality Industry Awards 2011, and was awarded
Bronze in the Tourism Event of the Year category at the South West Tourism
Excellence Awards 2011-2012.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The Bristol Festival of Nature takes place on the
Bristol Harbourside and is open from 10 am – 6 pm on Saturday June 15, and 11 am
– 5 pm on Sunday June 16. Admission is free.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>For further information, interviews or images please
contact Max Boon at Spirit PR on 0117 944 1415 or email </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong><a href="mailto:mboon@spiritpublicrelations.co.uk">mboon@spiritpublicrelations.co.uk</a></strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Also see <a href="http://www.bnhc.org.uk/home/festival.html" target="_blank">http://www.bnhc.org.uk/home/festival.html</a></strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The Bristol Festival of Nature is an initiative of the
Bristol Natural History Consortium, which is a charitable collaboration between
11 of the biggest natural history organisations in the city, and it is the
strength of this partnership that has helped the festival to flourish for the
past decade.</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The Bristol Festival of Nature aims to engage the widest
possible audience in the UK’s biggest celebration of the natural world.
</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Its main objectives
are:</strong></em></span></div>
<ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>To deliver a memorable celebration of the natural world
and to recognise Bristol’s reputation as a leading centre for the understanding
and appreciation of natural history</strong></em></span></li>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>To attract new audiences and widen participation in the
understanding and enjoyment of the natural
world</strong></em></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The festival is an initiative of the Bristol Natural
History Consortium, a charitable collaboration between: Avon Wildlife Trust, BBC
Natural History Unit, Bristol City Council, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Defra,
Environment Agency, National Trust, Natural England, University of Bristol,
University of the West of England and Wildscreen.
</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The festival is supported by British Ecological Society,
Bristol Water, IOP Publishing, At-Bristol, Clifton College, Space Engineering
Services and Company of Biologists.</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>In 2013 the Festival of Nature is part of the British
Ecological Society’s centenary Festival of Ecology, held from 15 June to 4
August 2013. The BES will be working in partnership with over 60 organisations
celebrating the science of ecology through public events for adults, schools and
families. </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.festivalofecology.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>www.festivalofecology.org</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>; </strong></em></span><a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>www.britishecologicalsociety.org</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><em><strong>The Festival of Nature is part of
Bristol’s BIG Green Week Festival (15-23 June), the UK's annual festival of
environmental ideas, art and culture. </strong></em></span></span><a href="http://biggreenweek.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><em><strong>www.biggreenweek.com</strong></em></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><em><strong>.</strong></em></span> </span></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-85295540715172369952013-02-23T13:21:00.000+00:002013-02-23T13:21:17.327+00:00Self Build Housing Workshops Bristol 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Half-day and one-day courses for people exploring the possibilities and realities of self build/custom build and community-led housing.<span style="font-family: inherit;">The future of housing: low impact, affordable, empowering. <a href="http://www.ecomotive.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ecomotive.org/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Would you like to design and/or build your own home? Working with others to do this is a creative and empowering process through which we can actually create affordable homes which meet our needs. See Ashley Vale self build in St. Werburghs in 2003, pictured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Facilitated by <strong>Ecomotive </strong>an experienced community self build co-operative, these interactive workshops are a place to explore ideas and examples of self build, ask questions, progress projects and meet like-minded people. There will be a well blended mix of information, inspiration, discussion and reflection to help you on the path to understanding your options, forming choices and making decisions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>"A fantastic session. Clearly the course designers are knowledgeable and passionate about self building." </strong></em><em>Participant 2012.</em></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">THE COURSES.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>HALF-DAY</u> "<strong>INFORM AND INSPIRE" INTRODUCTION TO SELF BUILD*.</strong></span></div>
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<li><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">Open to all. Recommended for those new to self build / custom build who want to explore the different options, background and approaches. </span></em></li>
<li><em></em></li>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 18th March</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 13th May</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 15th July</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£45/£35 (concs) for individuals. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£60 SME (less than 15 employees)/Charity/Non-profit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£80 corporate / local authority.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>FULL DAY</u> <strong>"SCENARIOS AND REALITIES OF DEVELOPING A SELF BUILD PROJECT</strong>"</span><br />
<ul>
<li><em><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are four dates for individuals and groups who want to set up and develop a self build project, and two dates for professionals looking to participate in, facilitate or develop self build projects.</span></em></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>For individuals and groups</u>.</span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday 9th March </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday 20th April</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday 8th June</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday 6th July</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£90/£70 (concs) for individuals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">For professionals.</span></u><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 15th April </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 17th June </span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£120 SME (less than 15 employees)/Charity/Non-profit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">£160 corporate / local authority.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">All courses include a tour of Ashley Vale self build project and refreshments. Lunch is also included in the one day course. </span><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: inherit;">*We use the term 'self build' to refer to the full spectrum of self build and custom build projects.</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">CONTACT US FOR FULL DETAILS OF COURSE CONTENT AND BOOKINGS. </span></strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong><strong><a data-id="l-7512262874" href="http://www.ecomotive.org/" o-href="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecomotive.org" target="_blank" track-href="https://www.smore.com/app/reporting/out/pda1?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ecomotive.org&t=www.ecomotive.org&w=w-2431022011&i=&l=l-7512262874"><span style="font-family: inherit;">www.ecomotive.org</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> | </span></strong><strong><a data-id="l-3442970104" href="mailto:anna@ecomotive.org" o-href="mailto%3Aanna%40ecomotive.org" target="_blank" track-href="https://www.smore.com/app/reporting/out/pda1?u=mailto%253Aanna%2540ecomotive.org&t=anna%40ecomotive.org&w=w-2431022011&i=&l=l-3442970104"><span style="font-family: inherit;">anna@ecomotive.org</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> | </span></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>0117 9241263 | </strong><strong>@eco_motive </strong></span><br />
<strong><br /></strong><strong><em><em><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>“What if each household in the UK had the option to build their own place...? We’d see people sharing skills and saving money. We’d see neighbours working together on community self build schemes and local construction economies thriving. And we’d certainly see more energy efficient buildings and a wider embracing of green technologies.</strong>” </em>Kevin McCloud</span></em></em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-69585204347263909112013-02-21T21:42:00.000+00:002013-02-21T21:42:04.840+00:00Permaculture in Bristol <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSd6ROIvbdv6WQB7uKKtzyqGTfgsaQXCJkP86LakJ0RqxeMekz47ByPV9gCDniUJTrC59dK2iVKfMxvFv5X9VopQ4xnYDt1lVstyNVwl7Qmrk-JRtSyud-v50LiNHYjuPPzxIOIImpr8/s1600/permaculture+in+Bristol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSd6ROIvbdv6WQB7uKKtzyqGTfgsaQXCJkP86LakJ0RqxeMekz47ByPV9gCDniUJTrC59dK2iVKfMxvFv5X9VopQ4xnYDt1lVstyNVwl7Qmrk-JRtSyud-v50LiNHYjuPPzxIOIImpr8/s320/permaculture+in+Bristol.jpg" width="225" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Bristol Civic Society event: PERMACULTURE IN BR<wbr></wbr>ISTOL WED 13TH MARCH, 7.30-9.00. Upper Meeting Room, Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, BS6 6JE</em></strong></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>The word 'permaculture' comes from 'permanent agriculture' and 'permanent culture' - it entails living lightly on the planet, and making sure that we can sustain human activities in harmony with nature. It combines three key aspects: ethics, an attitudinal/philosophical approach and an understanding of how nature works. These principles then inform the design of sustainable, agriculturally productive, non-polluting and healthy settlements, either adapting what exists or starting from scratch. </em></strong></span><br />
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Mike Feingold will explain Permaculture in detail and tell us of Permaculture activities and projects in Bristol and how you could get involved. Mike is a member of the Bristol Permaculture Group and has been working with and teaching Permaculture in various countries for over 20 years, mainly in India and Nepal.</em></strong></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Members £2 (voluntary) Non-members £5 </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.bristolcivicsociety.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>http://www.bristolcivicsociety.org.uk/</em></strong></span></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://bristolpermaculture.pbworks.com/w/page/11835027/FrontPage" target="_blank"><strong><em>http://bristolpermaculture.pbworks.com/w/page/11835027/FrontPage</em></strong></a><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-86490879938393301232013-01-31T15:22:00.000+00:002013-01-31T16:46:04.186+00:00Go Solar Affordably: interested Knowle people sought<div style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBAHY69vDdtbY3LhNLnLeTp8wOFG3Qyu1zs-ZC7zA2t5PnVNCJbJHXxFpQHHkhSHY9jUgtw1FB6tL_D2lY_Fk_jkxEehP65hVkGECEbsWMaHrUdCPbG6jpStx9dABOKBdfjwEV_tW9BM/s1600/Lets+Go+Solar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBAHY69vDdtbY3LhNLnLeTp8wOFG3Qyu1zs-ZC7zA2t5PnVNCJbJHXxFpQHHkhSHY9jUgtw1FB6tL_D2lY_Fk_jkxEehP65hVkGECEbsWMaHrUdCPbG6jpStx9dABOKBdfjwEV_tW9BM/s1600/Lets+Go+Solar.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-US"><u><em><strong>Community Organisation seeking Bristol
homeowners wanting to go solar</strong></em></u></span></span></div>
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="en-US">A pioneering energy-saving community group
based in St Werburghs has devised a scheme to help Bristol</span><span lang="en-US"> </span>go solar - more
affordably.</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Called 'Let’s Go Solar', the scheme is looking for
Bristol homeowners interested in having a solar-powered hot water system
installed in their home for around half the normal price. </em></strong>[Join the existing participants in the scheme pictured below]</span><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Thanks to securing both government funding and local
bargaining power, the not-for-profit community group, <span lang="en-US">Ashley Vale Action
Group</span><span lang="en-US"> </span>(AVAG), has slashed the typical cost of installing
solar-powered hot water heating from <span lang="en-US">around £5,000 to approximately
£2,500.</span></strong></em></span><br />
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Ashley Vale Action Group was one of 38 UK-wide groups,
and the only Bristol group, to successfully bid for a share of £3 million from
the UK government. The government scheme aims to make renewable technologies
accessible to more people in its effort to help reduce the UK’s overall carbon
dioxide emissions. In addition, Let’s Go Solar has cut the costs even
further by negotiating with nine local solar installers to use their collective
power to buy hot water heating kits in bulk.</strong></em></span><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>The energy-saving kits use the power of the sun to heat
hot water, enabling homeowners to save on fuel bills as well as reduce their
individual carbon footprint.</strong></em></span><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></em><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Most of the systems must be installed by the end of
March so Let’s Go Solar is launching a Bristol-wide campaign to let as many
eligible householders know about the offer as soon as
possible.</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>
</strong></em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong></strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Particularly welcome are homes deemed deprived
according to government statistics such as some parts of <span lang="en-US">St Agnes, St Pauls,
Lockleaze, Eastville, Easton, Ashley Down, St Werburgh’s, Knowle, Hartcliffe,
Fishponds etc.</span></strong></em></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>Interested homeowners should contact Ashley Vale Action
Group as soon as possible to arrange a free survey of their
home.</strong></em></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt;">
<a href="http://www.ashleyvale.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>www.ashleyvale.org.uk</strong></em></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong><span style="color: #500050;"></span></strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #500050;"><strong><em>E-mail</em></strong></span><span style="color: #500050;"><strong><em> </em></strong><a href="https://ouca.open.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=Y94Kdto7yEOugyH548N2NjoNXdhj088I3P4AZUd3HRN5P5q_lW-DeFempHK6deKZOlccTK9PL3s.&URL=mailto%3aavag%40ashleyvale.org.uk" target="_blank"><strong><em>avag@ashleyvale.org.uk</em></strong></a> </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong><span style="color: #500050;">Tel.</span><span style="color: #500050;"> </span><span style="color: #500050;">0117 924
1263</span></strong></em></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-77479505244628837022012-07-06T17:02:00.000+01:002012-07-06T17:03:26.788+01:00Bristol Pound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Interesting story showing the designs for the new local currency - the Bristol pound (£B) - <a href="http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-Pound-note-designs-unveiled/story-16492501-detail/story.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The picture left shows the design on the back of the £B1 note. The Post also has this <a href="http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-Pound-use/story-16492506-detail/story.html" target="_blank">report</a> on how to use your local currency from Sept 19th.<br />
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<strong><em>Run by the University of Bristol in partnership with Bristol City Council and local community groups, Know Your Bristol is a series of free public events exploring local heritage. Members of the public are invited to come and join us to explore their local history as well as contributing to it themselves. We invite members of the public to bring their own stories about each area, including family history and memories of the location.<span> </span>We would also encourage people to bring along objects such as films, family photographs, and historical artefacts.<span> </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Digital images of objects brought in and interviews recorded on the day will be contributed to Bristol City Council's Know Your Place project, allowing people to explore their local history through an interactive map website.</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Everyone is warmly invited to attend our up coming events and bring their stories of the places to share with the Know Your Bristol team.</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>**Know Your Arnos Vale-Saturday 19th May 10-4 at Arnos Vale Cemetery</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Know Your Kings Weston- Saturday 16th June 10-4 at Kings Weston House</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>**Know Your South Bristol- Saturday 23rd June 10-4 at Knowle West Media Centre</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Know Your Bristol- Saturday 30th June 10-4 at Mshed</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Keep up to date with us on Facebook: </em></strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Know-Your-Bristol/349027618485303" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Know-Your-Bristol/349027618485303</em></strong></a><strong><em> and Twitter: @knowyourbristol </em></strong><br />
<strong><em>and visit our website for more details: </em></strong><a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events/know-your-bristol/" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>http://www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events/know-your-bristol/</em></strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-12539617596161996872012-03-28T23:24:00.000+01:002012-03-28T23:24:47.524+01:00New CPRE Bristol Group<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A new CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural
England) group is being set up in Bristol. This is good news. CPRE is a
grassroots organisation, led by volunteers, but it has a powerful national
voice – planners and politicians listen to them. I hope that this group will
become a strong voice in Bristol to campaign for a greener city surrounded by a
thriving countryside, using CPRE’s resources and planning expertise to set out
a positive vision for change.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As part of this move CPRE are holding a
public meeting <b>at 7.30pm on Tuesday 3<sup>rd</sup> April at the Horfield
Quaker Meeting House (300 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8PD).</b> All are
welcome – entry is via the main entrance to the left of the building.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Framework was published yesterday. It looks as though CPRE’s relentless
lobbying and pressure on the Government has paid off to some extent, with
additional safeguards for the environment now present, but it still removes a huge
body of regulations that guided planning. Meanwhile, the Localism Act gives new
powers to communities to plan development in their area. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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government is not going to control planning, then we should step in and reclaim
control of our own neighbourhoods, and support others to do the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will take a special interest in Localism and local food – CPRE want to explore
how communities can use neighbourhood planning to develop local food infrastructure
and build links with local farming communities. But also want to keep an eye on
the bigger picture, a vision of Bristol as a clean, green city circled by
farmland, woods and water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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new group or if you are interested in these issues and you want to hear more,
please do go along on Tuesday. This is an open public meeting, so please pass
this message on to others who might be interested.</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Contact <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #002e23; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Joe Evans</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, </span></span><span style="color: #002e23; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Director,
<a href="http://www.cpreavonside.org.uk/">CPRE Avonside</a></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em>Saturday 9 June:</em></h3>
<em>Love Life, Love Local Food – the UK’s biggest ever Farmer’s Market (in association with the Soil Association) radiating out from the famous St Nic’s covered market hall in Bristol’s old medieval centre.</em><br />
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<em>Sunday 10 June:</em></h3>
<em>Love Life, Love My Bike – the first-ever World Electric Bike Championships with a time trial race on Park Street in the centre of Bristol. The world’s top manufacturers, with celebrity riders, competing for the top crown for electric bikes; plus a gravity powered downhill ‘soap-box’ Go-Kart Grand Prix, and electric bike ‘taster sessions’ for the public.</em><br />
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<em>Monday 11th to Friday 15th June:</em></h3>
<em>A daily stream of events, including:</em><br />
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<em>7.45 – 8.45am The Morning Muse (Green Talk) Colston Hall</em></h4>
<em>– an eight-minute breakfast time provocation and open discussion (also to be broadcast online).</em><br />
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<em>9 – 10am Thought for the Day, Bristol Cathedral</em></h4>
<em>– a chance to reflect on the spiritual side of our connections with the natural world.</em><br />
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<em>10.30am – 12pm, Wonders of the Planet, at the Watershed</em></h4>
<em>- a week-long film programme screening some of the BBC’s greatest hits produced by Bristol’s world famous Natural History Unit over the last 40 years.</em><br />
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<em>12.30 – 1.30pm Festival of Green Ideas Colston Hall</em></h4>
<em>– a lunchtime think-a-thon, with short talks followed by Q&A.</em><br />
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<em>2 – 4pm Film Documentaries & panel discussion Watershed</em></h4>
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<em>6 – 7.30pm The BIG Green Lecture (Schumacher) Council House</em></h4>
<em>- our BIG daily daddy of an event, with keynote guest speakers, with virtual link ups with speakers overseas. Plus live poetry or music. Webcast live by Bristol City Council.</em><br />
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<em>8 – 10pm The BIG Green Event (various venues)</em></h4>
<em>– music at St Georges, comedy at Colston Hall, poetry at the Bristol Old Vic, Green Talks at the Arnolfini.</em><br />
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<em>10 – Midnight Late Lounge (various venues)</em></h4>
<em>- hosted by the bar of the venue for that evening’s BIG Green Event (above). Have a drink, mingle and discuss.</em><br />
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<em>Saturday 16, Sunday 17 June: the Festival of Nature</em></h3>
<em>- Europe’s biggest free nature festival held in a tented village across the Bristol harbourside (with schools’ day of the Friday).</em><br />
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<em>Sunday 17 June: Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride</em></h3>
<em>- this annual traffic-free family ride, organised by Bristol City Council, starts and ends at the Festival of Nature giving a huge finale to BIG Green Week.</em><br />
<em>Groups interested in organising an event as part of the BIG Green Week Fringe can register online:</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374068079643729940.post-46274429725766297182012-02-13T23:20:00.001+00:002012-02-13T23:20:23.712+00:00The Bristol PoundMessage : <strong><em>Our City, our Money, our Future - The Bristol Pound</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>15th February, 6pm- 7:30pm: Queen's Building, University Walk </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>16th February, 7:30pm- 9pm: Hamilton House, Stokes Croft</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>21st February, 7:30-9pm: Redland Park United Reformed Church, (Just off Whiteladies Road)</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>23rd February, 7:30-9pm: Easton Community Centre, Easton</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>29th February, 7:30-9pm: Knowle West Media, Knowle West</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>6th March, 7:30- 9pm: The Tobacco Factory, Southville</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>7th March, 6:30-8pm: The Paintworks, Brislington</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0