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==May Day Rally on Monday May 2nd, 12-3 pm Chapelfield Gardens== Norwich & District Trade Union Council are hosting a May Day event on Monday from 12.00 - 3.00pm with speakers, live music, stalls and refreshments. The theme of the event with be: Defend the NHS. Keep Our National Health Service Public. http://www.norwichcityunison.org.uk/content/may-day-rally ==Norfolk and Norwich Festival 6-21 May 2011 == A celebration of creativity, innovation, beauty and diversity with jazz, classical music, comedy and dance. Held during May. More information and programme at: http://www.nnfestival.org.uk/ ==Thorpe & District Gardening Club, Plant sales, from May 1st== We will have several choices of bedding available and also plants for under cover. We will also have some hanging baskets, SH tools and items of interest to the gardener. We never know what our members will bring along. We try to recycle everything and club member 'Rogers Retreats' are an example. Some of which are shown on the attachment! None are over £5 We have had several requests for Maggies 'ready to plant out vegetables' although you might have to protect the runner beans which will be available. We also will have several choices of Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers and a 'hot' Chilli Pepper which are £1 for any combination of the three! We also have trays of Bedding Geraniums at £2! Plus much more over the next month. Tel 01603 438370. The first sale is at; Maureen's and Andy's 37 Eastern Avenue Thorpe St. Andrew NR7 0UQ On Sunday May 1st. 10am - 4pm This will be followed up the following weekend where we will be open both days; Saturday & Sunday May 7th and 8th. 10.am - 4pm when we should have the bulk of items ready for sale For those who cannot make these dates we are having a sale on; Saturday May 14th. 10am - 3pm at; Maggie and Peter Goldsmith's 2 Linacre Avenue Sprowston NR7 8PE --------------- ==Local election and referendum Thursday May 5th 2011== On Thursday 5 May 2011 there will be local elections held in each ward for a city councillor and a referendum on changing the voting system. ----------------- ==Local Food - Open Meeting Thursday 12th May at 7.30 at Take Five == This will be an opportunity for anyone to come along and find out more about Norwich FarmShare. We've decided this so suddenly and without consultation in order to get it in the Transition Bulletin. Joining FarmShare’s community supported agriculture scheme isn’t just about buying vegetables. We’re a community of people from Norwich and Broadland working together to create a more resilient food supply while taking care of each other and of the land we use. We invite you to join us in our regular social events; to contribute to occasional workdays; and to share the effort of getting the vegetables from the farms to your kitchen. *A share of the harvest As a member of our community, you’re entitled to a share of all the vegetables and salads we grow on our two farm sites (Postwick and Hewett). Naturally at some times of the year there will be more produce, and more variety, than at other times (though we’ll do our best to make sure there are always good things to eat). We ask you to join with the intention of sticking with us for at least one whole year at a time so that we all share in the abundant times and the leaner times, and our grower can plan the year knowing she has that financial support. *Veg share prices We offer 2 different sizes of veg share Size of share price (per Month) Large (usually enough for a small family)£53.50 Small (usually enough for 1 or 2 people)£37 Please note, we do not offer a weekly payment option. Please ask if you are interested in paying annually for your veg share. *Social Membership fee This goes towards the running costs of the scheme such as the monthly newsletter and recipe sheet, social events, insurance for members visiting the farm sites etc. Type of membership price (per Month) Works out as … Per Year Standard £2 £24 Concession £1 £12 Concessions for low income individuals and families, pensioners, or anyone on other benefits (we do not need to see evidence as we work on a trust basis) *Collecting your share of vegetables We invite you to help with the work of getting the produce from the farm sites to your kitchen. Our grower plans to harvest once a week and to bring the produce to a single point in Norwich. We aim to help our members to group into clusters based on where they live or work, and to work together to collect the cluster’s shares from the central point. (Similarly members in Postwick, Brundall etc will hopefully collaborate to collect produce from the farm site at Postwick). '''SCHEME DESCRIPTION''' *Payment Payment will normally be by monthly standing order direct to FarmShare. However, as we haven’t yet got our bank account set up, and also we’re not sure exactly when we’ll be starting (it’ll be sometime in June), we’re asking you to send your first month’s subscription by cheque, made out to East Anglia Food Link. Please add up the veg price and the social membership fee and send a cheque with your completed form. We’ll then send you a standing order form as soon as we can. *Helping with the work As well as your payment, we also ask that for each Vegetable share taken up, you also try to contribute three 3-hour work shifts throughout the year. You will be able to do these shifts on any of our work days throughout the year. This will mainly involve manual work in the vegetable fields, weeding, harvesting etc. If, however, you do not feel you would be able to do such physical work, there are other options open to you, e.g. helping out at social days, delivering leaflets etc. Please let us know if you feel this applies to you; we can then work out together what other activities may suit you better. Also, a limited number of work shares will be available. These involve doing more regular work instead of paying for your veg share. Contact Tully if you are interested in this option. *If you should need to cancel… As noted above, we ask you to join with the intention of being part of the scheme for at least a year. Should you however need to cancel your veg share subscription with us, we ask for 2 months notice. This is to allow enough time to ensure that we have someone else to take up your share. Tully Wakeman, Norwich FarmShare, norwichcommunityag.blogspot.com, 07717 471 396 tully@eafl.org. Tully ===Norwich FarmShare, part-time grower - job vacancy=== The role will be a supporting one and involves working with the head grower. Experience of field scale veg production, both outdoors and in protected cropping, is ideally preferred. Drivers license essential. The applicant will need to be flexible with their time during the week and throughout the seasons. Hours are negotiable but 3 to 4 days a week will be required from March until October dropping to 1 to 2 days a week in the winter months. £6.08 per hour (with a view to increasing this over time). Email Laura at lauracreen@gmail.com for more details and a full job description. Application deadline – May 6th. Interviews pencilled in for 11th of May to start mid-June or as soon as possible thereafter. For more info about the scheme visit: http://norwichcommunityag.blogspot.com/2011/04/job-vacancy-at-norwich-farmshare.html -------------- =Amnesty Events= ==AI monthly open meeting, Wed 18th May, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket== General business meeting with 50th anniversary updates and monthly action. Speaker will be Linda Bellos and the title of her talk is '''Equality and Diversity in UK society'''. All welcome. Venue Charing Cross Centre St John Maddermarket Norwich Organised by  Amnesty International (Norwich) http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/ Contact: 01603 810740 info@norwichamnesty.org.uk ==Open Garden Event, celebrating Amnesty's 50th anniversary, Sunday May 22nd, 1-5pm, Bishop's Garden Anglican Cathedral== Joint venture between Amnesty International and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Join us for tea and cakes and a rare chance to look around the beautiful 4 acre garden. This well kept secret has a kitchen garden,ornate gardens, rose beds and a wide variety of plants including one grown from a sprig taken from Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet in 1840.  Entrance £3 Contact: Louise 01603 454509 Venue Bishop's Garden Anglican Cathedral, Bishopgate Norwich Organised by Amnesty International(Norwich group) and Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture =Other Events= ==Quaker Spring Sale, Sat May 14th, 11am-2pm, Friends Meeting House== Come for lunch and buy some hand made plants and cakes. ==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== Hot topics will be discussed in a series of cafes run by UEA MED lecturer Dr Stefi Barna. Free of charge and all welcome. The cafe conversations are sponsored by CUE East, Magdalen Street Celebration and Transition Norwich. More details and full programme at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/ssf/cue-east/events ===WHAT IS LEARNING? Friday, 6 May, 8 pm=== Must education be either teacher-driven or learner-driven? John Dewey describes an ‘aesthetic experience’ for learning and proposes that the most worthwhile education consists of memorable experiences which make a real difference to one’s life. What are your views on what learning and education should be like? Geoff Hinchcliffe, School of Education ===CAN WE CONTROL OUR BRAIN ACTIVITY? Wednesday, 18 May, 12.30 === Techniques have evolved which allow us to measure the activity of our brain, and evidence suggests that we can use biofeedback methods to control and change our brain activity. The equipment used is becoming more accessible, so is this useful to us? Could we use it to maximise our cognitive performance, or help us to relax? Can it also be used as a treatment method? How would this change our view of ourselves? Neil Rutterford Social Work & Psychology ===A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOSPITAL LAWYER, Wed, 25 May, 12.30=== What are the pros and cons of the principle of confidentiality? Does everyone have a right to make decisions about their medical treatment? What are current myths and realities about the NHS? Come meet a medical law specialist to discuss these topics. John-Paul Garside School of Medicine ===THE VALUES REVOLUTION: WHY EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THE VALUES YOU HOLD,Saturday, 28 May, 3 pm=== In politics, at work, when making major personal decisions, the values you hold dear determine what you do. Often, people and organisations are unaware of the values they hold. This conversation will be about getting clearer about (y)our values using techniques derived from the latest philosophical, psychological and linguistic research. Rupert Read School of Philosophy ------------- ==[[Image:Una.jpg|100px]] UNA Lunchbox, Friday 20 May, Friends Meeting House== "The Effect on the Reproductive & Family Lives that rural/urban migration has on the poor in Vietnam" will be given by Dr Catherine Locke from the School of International Development at UEA. The talk will take place in the Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane Norwich at 1pm Admission is Free The talk is part of the LunchBox Programme of talks organised by the United Nations Association (UNA) Norwich Branch http://www.unanorwich.org.uk/events.html ------------- ==[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] Transition Norwich Events== Lots, see: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/ --------------- ==Early announcement: The Big Lunch, June 5th, in a garden near you== The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. This year it’s happening on Sunday 5th June and a record number of people are expected to take part - why not be one of them? A Big Lunch can be anything from a few neighbours getting together in the garden or on the street, to a full blown party with food, music and decoration that quite literally stops the traffic. Since starting in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches have taken place in all kinds of communities across the UK and the best part of a million people get involved each year. Ideas how to set up a Big Lunch and more info at: http://www.thebiglunch.com --------------- ==Receive a Shiatsu treatment in exchange for a donation to the people of Japan== A group of professional Shiatsu practitioners is offering up to 100 treatment sessions in May in exchange for donations towards the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal. Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing Japanese bodywork therapy, which is closely allied to Acupuncture but instead of needles we use our hands. The treatment is given fully clothed on a comfortable futon mattress on the floor or a massage table. Shiatsu is designed to stimulate and support the body’s own natural healing process, aiding relaxation, maintaining good health and boosting vitality. This is a great opportunity to get a taste of what Shiatsu can do for you as well as helping a good cause. The taster sessions will last for 30 minutes and will include a personal consultation. To make a booking, just call the Shiatsu Centre on 01603 632555. The Japanese Red Cross is providing first aid and emergency healthcare, and distributing relief to those in the areas hardest hit by the tragic disasters suffered by the people of Japan over the last few weeks. All donations received will go directly to the Red Cross. Shakura Meddings, a coordinator of Japan Month May 2011, says: “Families in Japan have all been affected and will continue to feel the effects for generations - our hearts go out to their unimaginable suffering and we felt compelled to take action. With Shiatsu having its roots in Japan we’re donating these treatments as an act of gratitude as well as a gesture of support.” For more information about Shiatsu and the Red Cross visit the websites below: http://www.shiatsucentre.co.uk --------------------- ----------- {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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