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==Grapes Hill Community Garden - garden party, sunday 10th July, 6pm - 9pm, Grapes Hill Community Garden== barbecue and bar provided by the Green Grocers, music, information stall Note the garden is open daily to the public from 2nd July and looks stunning! Contact: 07729 540 482 / contact@grapeshillcommunitygarden.org Venue Grapes Hill Community Garden situated at bottom of Grapes Hill backing on St benedicts View business units on one side and valentine Street on the other side. Grapes Hill Community Garden will be open to the public from 9am – 6pm daily from Saturday 2nd July and we hope that many local residents will begin to use, enjoy and share this space. Entry is free! An over-riding aim of the group has been to increase awareness of environmental issues by showing what can be done in a small public space to address issues such as biodiversity, local food growing, carbon reduction, air quality, water and energy sustainability, at the same time as creating a lovely space to enjoy in the heart of the City. Biodiversity is already increasing as a result of the mixture of permaculture and agro forestry principles that have underpinned the planning of the garden. We also aim to enhance social cohesion with more opportunities for people to interact. The garden can be found just off Grapes Hill, tucked between Dereham Road, Valentine Street and Golding Place. It will be open every day, but locked at night. Less than a year ago the garden was an area of tarmac with four mature ash trees along one side and some Cotoneaster bushes. But behind the scenes local residents had been working since 2008 to turn the space into a garden. The Grapes Hill Community Garden Group was given a lottery grant last summer and hard landscaping work started in September 2010, finishing in January this year. We started planting the garden as soon as we could, starting with daffodils and fruit trees, followed by hardy perennials, shrubs. By late May the garden was full of over two hundred species of plants. The soft landscaping has been funded with the help of the GNDP (Greater Norwich Development Partnership) On entering the garden there is a pergola with vines and wisteria trained up it. Behind this are five small deep beds. A path leads past four larger deep beds and through a miniature orchard with apple trees and a wildflower meadow beneath the trees. Then there is an area of paving with seats and ornamental borders fringed with lavender, leading to a circular lawn surrounded by flowers and herbs. There is a log feature at the end of the lawn, which can be used as seating or a place for children to play.We have included a large number of edible plants in the garden - fruit trees and bushes, herbs, vegetables and plants with edible flowers, such as French marigolds (Calendula) and day lilies (Hemerocallis). As well as the apples in the mini orchard there are fan-trained cherries, a fig, a plum, an apricot, raspberries and blackberries. More unusual fruit includes quince and medlar trees, honeyberries, Japanese wineberries and alpine strawberries. We have retained the ash trees and these provide welcome shade in summer. In the shadier areas we have planted woodland wildflowers such as primroses, snowdrops, dog violets and bluebells. The garden is already attracting wildlife, with bumblebees and butterflies on the flowers and birds on the lawn and in the trees.The Grapes Hill Community Garden Group planted up the garden and now look after it, with gardening tasks every fortnight during the summer, on Thursday evenings (6 - 8pm). The next evening task is on Thursday 7th July and all are welcome regardless of gardening experience. Jeremy Bartlett, a Norfolk Master Gardener, who has overseen the planting plan can advise people on how to get going and help identify weeds and wildlife. The Group currently looks after the deep beds but from next year we will lease them out to local people and groups to grow their own vegetables. ==Sunday 3 July 3.30pm – Special Amnesty Evensong service in the Anglican Cathedral== Come and share in this special service to mark Amnesty’s 50th Anniversary. The Right Reverend Tom Butler, former Bishop of Southwark and regular contributor to Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’, will give the Address. All are welcome and we look forward to joining with you in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International. The former Bishop of Southwark the Rt Rev Tom Butler will give the address. While you are there you might also like to take the opportunity to visit the Chapel of the Holy Innocents where the Amnesty candle is burning throughout the year. This Chapel is under the organ in the centre of the Cathedral. More information and the significance of the Chapel can be found at http://www.cathedral.org.uk/visitorinfo/map-info.aspx?m=1&l=9&p=394 Norwich Amnesty group ==Thu 7 Jul,6pm Plugging the Leaks - A Conversation Norwich Transition Norwich event== The financial collapse has been quite a shock to the economy, but the big question is why should it affect me? Why have local workers lost their jobs because of a crisis created by the US mortgage market and international bankers? The Transition Norwich Economy & Livelihoods group want to explore how we can all help. All Welcome. Please join us.Price: A cup of tea or coffee. House Cafe, 52 St. Benedict’s Street, Norwich NR2 4AR.info@transitionnorwich.org, www.transitionnorwich.org ==Sun 10 Jul,11:00 - 17:00 Norwich Lanes Fair St Benedicts St Norwich Lanes== The event you have all been waiting. Stalls selling vintage clothes, handmade crafts and foods as well as a varied programme of music and entertainment. Have a go on the climbing wall, hear a story at the Bookhive or relax with a head and shoulder massage. Plenty for everyone, Free event, St Benedicts Street, Norwich www.norwichlanes.co.uk ==Wed 13 Jul 12:30 - 13:30 UEA Cafe Conversations: Can We Control Brain Activity? Aladdins Cafe, 3 Magdalen Street, near Fye Bridge== New evidence suggests use of biofeedback methods to control & change brain activity. Equipment used is becoming more accessible, but is it useful? Could it be used to maximise cognitive performance, help us relax, as treatment? How would this change our view of ourselves? Neil Rutterford 01603 591109 s.barna@uea.ac.uk ==Sat 16 Jul 10-6 FREE Introduction day to NLP Norwich== Complemtary Health Care Clinic,34 Exchange Street,Norwich NR2 1AX. FREE Intro day on Neuro Linguistic Programming Get a FREE CD Covering the basic ideas and some examples of techniques relevant for all areas of work and life. Run by Rick Maczka Certified Trainer of NLP Rick has been running Courses for 15 years in NLP, and uses NLP in many areas of his life. Rick Maczka:0778 754 2765 rick@mindfulnessbasedtherapies.com, http://www.rickmaczka.co.uk/index.html ==Sat 16 Jul Zero Carbon Britain Day Norwich== Campaign Against Climate Change: A day to promote the goal of a Zero Carbon Britain by 2030. How can we mark this day in Norwich? 2 main suggestions:(1) A publicity stunt/photo-op on the theme of submergence - Zero Carbon Britain before we drown or "Zero Carbon Britain or we are in deep water". (2)Lobby your MP to sign the Zero Carbon Britain/Climate Emergency EDM Visit website for more details - http://www.campaigncc.org/zcbday ==Sat 16 Jul Green Community Challenge UEA Norwich== UEA Green Community:L.Pang@uea.ac.uk, www.greenchallenge2011.com ==Sat, July 16th- 10-3, Bridging the Gap - Free! one day course in Norwich introducing the principles and practice of bringing generations together to share experiences== A partnership project between East Norwich Youth Project (ENYP); Age UK Norwich; Norwich Living History Group. Learn how you can get involved in bridging the gap between younger and older members of your local community. St Matthews Church, Telegraph Lane West, Thorpe Hamlet NR1 4JN To find out more about this course, please contact:The Course Leader from Norwich Living History Group: Sarah Housden on 01603439730 or email sarah.housden@homecall.co.uk To book onto this course please contact: ENYP Project Director: Danny Doran-Smith on 07599544038 or email ddoransmith@enyp.org.uk ==Sun 17 Jul 15:00 - 23:00 Rainbow Warrior Fundraising Gig, Brickmakers', 496 Sprowston Road, NR3 4DY== A concert to raise money to help Greenpeace fund the building of a new Rainbow Warrior. More than a dozen local bands and eight hours of music.By donation - minimum £3 07722 798826, mark.crutchley@gmail.com, www.greenpeace.org.uk ==Sat 23 Jul, 10-4 Bring & Buy (Charity Event for Alzheimers Society, The Reading Room, Low Road, Keswick Norwich NR4 6TZ== Anita Martin:01603 502228, 07973 777758, consultancy@anitamartin.co.uk, www.anitamartin.co.uk Personal Development /Spiritual Books, gifts and cards . Homemade refreshments available. Stands available at £7.50 + 20% takings to Alzheimers ==Sat 30 Jul Norwich Pride 2011 Norwich== Norwich Pride:norwichpride@hotmail.co.uk,www.norwichpride.org.uk An inclusive and Proud Celebration of our LGBT Community in Norfolk,for families, friends, and all who would like to join us! Picnic in the park, Parade-a carnival of color!-discussions, arts accross the county,childrens activities, music, and events leading up to the big day itself. ==UNA Lunch time talk, Friday 15 July 2011, 1pm, Friends Meeting House== Speaker: Professor Anna Robinson-Pant will talk on "Women's Literacy in Nepal" Contact: Marguerite Finn (01603-722880) Venue: Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane, Norwich Organised by United Nations Association See: http://www.unanorwich.org.uk ==Green Community Challenge 2011, Sat 16 July, 10am-1pm, Thomas Paine Study Centre, UEA== [[Image:GCC2011.jpg]] [[Image:GCCS_1_2011.jpg|600px]][[Image:GCCS_2_2011.jpg|600px]] ==Monday 18 July, UEA Green Wins or Green Grabs== The first Piers Blaikie Lecture on Environmental Politics, 5-6.30, Thomas Paine Lecture Theatre, The School of International Development will host an annual lecture and drinks reception in honour of Professor Piers Blaikie. Piers joined the school in 1972 and is internationally recognised as one of the founders of the field of political ecology. The lecture will be introduced by Piers, and will be given by Melissa Leach, on Green Wins or Green Grabs: Contested Pathways to Sustainability in Africa. Melissa is professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, and has written widely on the environment in Africa. The lecture will present compelling stories from the forests of West Africa. The public lecture will be held at the Thomas Paine Lecture Theatre, University of East Anglia from 5.00pm - 6.30pm and will be followed by a free drinks reception. We warmly invite you to attend. You are welcome to bring family members or friends. We are keen that the event, on the evening before graduation, should be a celebration of DEV, past, present and future! For further information, and to book a place, please contact Abby Dalgleish on a.dalgleish@uea.ac.uk or telephone 01603 593362. Download a poster for this event at www.uea.ac.uk/dev/reWhat are Saturday afternoons for? ==July 23rd Green Party Garden Party, 12-4, Grapes Hill Community Garden== (Access from Grapes Hill, near corner of Dereham Road) Bar, Food, Pedal powered music, clothes swap, stalls and more For information on the venue visit the community gardens website at http://www.grapeshillcommunitygarden.org. Please contact Lesley Grahame on (01603) 632228 or email events@norwichgreenparty.org for more info ==Transition Events== See http://transitionnorwichnews.blogspot.com/ for details Tuesday, 5 July 19:30 Magdalen Street Celebration meeting Thursday, 7 July 19:30 Plugging the Leaks: Economics and Livelihoods meeting Friday/Monday 8-11 July 18:00 Transition Conference 2011 Wednesday, 13 July 19:30 Low Carbon Cookbook meeting Monday, 18 July 19:30 Bike Maintenance: Transition Circle West ==Saturday July 30, 9-5 The Forum, Norwich Pride Celebration== "quickly becoming known as one of the city’s most welcoming and friendliest events” Councillor Tom Dylan, Lord Mayor of Norwich 2010. The Forum are proud to play host once again to the central events of the third Norwich Pride. Thousands of people are expected to turn the city into a rainbow to show their support for the local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) community. There will be stalls, talks and debates inside and outside the Forum all day; a children's party in the morning and the Tate Modern's Art with a Capital Q in Fusion in the afternoon; and the Pride Show on Millennium Plain when the Parade arrives at 3.30pm. http://theforumnorwich.co.uk/events/view/norwich-pride-celebration/30-07-2011 {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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