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- | + | =="The Greenest Government Ever?", Thu June 2nd, 7.30pm, St Gregory's Centre for the Arts== | |
+ | The Coalition said it wants to be the greenest Governmentever. The UK urgently needs to cut its climate-changing emissions. TheGovernment's Energy Bill is a massive opportunity to kick-start this greenoverhaul. The meeting is an opportunity to tell Simon Wright MP memberof the committee that will debate the bill that we need a stronger EnergyBill. It will also be an opporotunity to have your say about the policiesneeded globally and in our own communities. | ||
- | ==The Big Lunch, June 5th, in a garden near you== | + | Speakers include: |
+ | *'''Simon Wright''' MP Norwich South, | ||
+ | *'''Liz Hutchins''' Parliamentary Campaigner Friends of the Earth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Entry: Free | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Jenn Parkhouse 01603 427767/07864 674014 foenorwich@homail.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue St Gregory's Centre for the Arts, St. Gregory's Church, St. Gregory's Alley, Norwich NR2 1ER | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hosts: Norwich & Norfolk Friends of the Earth | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | ==Free Community Meal, Fridays, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th June, 7pm, The Friends Meeting House== | ||
+ | FoodCycle brings together volunteers, surplus food and a kitchen space to create free nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty. We aim to tackle food wastage by supermarkets and food poverty through weekly free community meals. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Donald Timson, 01603 660756, 07583 921989, don@foodcycle.org.uk | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue The Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane, Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by FoodCycle Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | http://groupspaces.com/foodcyclenorwich/ | ||
+ | -------------- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Plant Sales, Sat 4 June and Tue 7 June, Off Plumstead Road East== | ||
+ | Fundraising for the 'Norfolk Renal Fund' and the 'Hospital Macmillan Team'. | ||
+ | Not just one table - a whole garden full! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Maggie & Peter Edwards: Tel 01603 439915 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue 85, Furze Road, Off Plumstead Road East, Thorpe St. Andrew, Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==The Final Fundraising Plant Sale, Sunday June 5th, 10am - 4pm, Thorpe St. Andrew== | ||
+ | Plants Grown by members & Items of interest to the gardener | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Maureen Streetmaureen.street@ntlworld.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue Thorpe St. Andrew 37 Eastern Avenue. NR7 0UQ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Thorpe & District Gardening Club | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==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? | 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? | ||
More info: http://www.thebiglunch.com | More info: http://www.thebiglunch.com | ||
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- | + | ==Grapes Hill Community Garden - Public Meeting, Mon 6th June, 7.30 pm, The Belvedere Centre== | |
+ | Public Meeting, all welcome. | ||
+ | Venue: The Belvedere Centre, Belvoir Street, Norwich, NR2 3AZ, 7.30 | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Grapes Hill Community Garden - Volunteer work days, Thursdays, June 9th and 23rd, 6pm== | ||
+ | Garden volunteer work days – all welcome – members and non-members: | ||
+ | |||
+ | We will be planting vegetable seeds, harvesting, watering and weeding. | ||
+ | Meet at the garden. Tools will be provided. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Future dates: Thursdays 6pm, 7th + 21st July, 4th August. | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Greenpeace monthly meeting, 8th June, 7:30pm, Cafe Marzano @ The Forum== | ||
+ | Regular monthly meeting | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Mark Crutchley 07722 798826 mark.crutchley@gmail.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Norwich Greenpeace Active Supporters | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Talk 'A War Correspondent's Story of the Congolese War 1996-2010', Wed 15 June, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre == | ||
+ | Speaker: Jaques Kalume | ||
+ | |||
+ | A War Correspondent's Story of the Congolese War 1996-2010All welcome Free entry | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Secretary 01603 810740 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue Charing Cross Centre St John Maddermarket Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Norwich Group Amnesty International | ||
+ | http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk | ||
==Laugh in the Park, 15-18th, Chaplefield Garden== | ==Laugh in the Park, 15-18th, Chaplefield Garden== | ||
http://www.redcardcomedyclub.com/venues/132-comedy-festival | http://www.redcardcomedyclub.com/venues/132-comedy-festival | ||
- | == | + | ==Amici - 50th Anniversary concert for Amnesty International, Sat 18 June, 7.30pm, Wymondham Abbey== |
- | + | Amici is an a cappella chamber choir that performs across East Anglia, at the Festival HAll and in Europe. This will be a summer concert of Renaissance, Modern and close harmony music taking place in this atmospheric setting.Tickets £8 £5 students | |
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- | + | ||
- | + | Contact: Secretary 01603 810740 or Prelude Records(Norwich 01603 628319) Book Fountain (01953 603633) | |
- | + | ||
- | + | Venue Wymondham Abbey Church Street Wymondham NR18 0PH | |
- | http://www. | + | Organised by Amnesty International Norwich Group |
+ | http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Gold Exploration and the Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, Sat 18 June, 11am, The CUBE at the Forum== | ||
+ | Dr. Sheila Aikman, from the School of International Development at UEA will talk on ‘Gold Exploration and the Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon’. A talk lasting 30-35 minutes followed by questions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Coffee/tea served from 10.30 am. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue The Cube at the Forum Millennium Plain, Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: 01603-722880 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by United Nations Association (Norwich & District Branch) | ||
+ | www.unanorwich.co.uk | ||
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+ | ==Clothes Swap, Saturday 18th June, 2-4pm, The Belvedere Centre== | ||
+ | Bring along clothes you no longer want, which are in reasonably good condition, and swap them for someone else's. | ||
+ | £1 entry. If you don't have anything to swap, you can buy tokens for 50p to swap for one item each. | ||
+ | Children under ten free. Ladies' mens' and children's clothes included. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Claire Stephenson | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue The Belvedere Centre Belvoir Street | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Norwich Green Party | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ==Refugee Week, 20-26th June== | ||
+ | “Refugee Week is a unique time when we | ||
+ | can all celebrate the contribution that | ||
+ | refugees have made over the years to the UK | ||
+ | - both culturally and economically. Please | ||
+ | do something to support Refugee Week- go | ||
+ | to an event, find out more about the issue or | ||
+ | just speak out for refugees when you can." | ||
+ | Colin Firth, Actor and Brightwide founder | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4th-19th June Related events running before Refugee Week 6-7 | ||
+ | 20th-26th June Events running throughout the week 8-9 | ||
+ | Monday 20th June Refugee Week Official Opening Event 10 | ||
+ | Monday 20th June Opening the Door to the Past 10 | ||
+ | Monday 20th June Welcome 11 | ||
+ | Tuesday 21st June A “Bad-Hair Day” for the King: Stories of Refugees in Norfolk over 1,000 years 12 | ||
+ | Tuesday 21st June One Small Suitcase 12 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June Food and Stories from Around the World 13 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June Refugee Week Talk 13 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June Refugee Week Late Shift 14 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June World Voices for Refugee Week 14 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June One Small Suitcase 15 | ||
+ | Wednesday 22nd June “Los Ninos Vascos”: The Basque Child Refugees of 1937 15 | ||
+ | Thursday 23rd June Refugee Awareness Dialogues 16 | ||
+ | Thursday 23rd June A Vision of the Blind: A War Correspondent’s story of the Congolese War 1996-2010 16 | ||
+ | Friday 24th June “Los Ninos Vascos”: The Basque Child Refugees of 1937 17 | ||
+ | Friday 24th June Community Cuisines 17 | ||
+ | Friday 24th June Gran Torino 17 | ||
+ | Saturday 25th June Dad’s Time 18 | ||
+ | Saturday 25th June The Four Friends 18 | ||
+ | Sunday 26th June Family Fun Day | ||
+ | |||
+ | For details visit http://www.bridgeplus.org.uk/Norwich___Norfolk_Refugee_Week_2011_Events_Booklet.pdf | ||
+ | |||
==Movie: Countdown to Zero, Tue 21st June, 18.30 Cinema City== | ==Movie: Countdown to Zero, Tue 21st June, 18.30 Cinema City== | ||
Check prices and availability of tickets with Cinema City. | Check prices and availability of tickets with Cinema City. | ||
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+ | ==Public Meeting: Libya & The Arab Spring, Wed 22nd June, 19:00 Baptist Central Church== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Speaker: John Rees (National Officer, Stop the War Coalition) | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first part will be a public meeting devoted to the speaker and discussion - All welcome. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Then we shall conduct the general business of the Norwich Stop the War Coalition AGM. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue: Baptist Central Church, Duke Street, Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | More information from | ||
+ | Frank 01493 664499 / Julie 07866 504671 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Norwich Stop the War Coalition, http://www.norwichstopwar.org.uk | ||
+ | ------------- | ||
==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== | ==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== | ||
integrated definition of commitment to peace embracing all ages in the | integrated definition of commitment to peace embracing all ages in the | ||
belief that peace is achievable. | belief that peace is achievable. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by 35 organisations involved. | ||
+ | |||
See for more details: [http://www.norwichpeace.org/ Norwich Peace Camp Forum] | See for more details: [http://www.norwichpeace.org/ Norwich Peace Camp Forum] | ||
See also http://www.thepeacecycle.com for more information on the Peace Cycle to Jerusalem. | See also http://www.thepeacecycle.com for more information on the Peace Cycle to Jerusalem. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | Contact: Shan shan_barclay@yahoo.co.uk, 07828278444 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------------- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Material Inequality in Britain, Sat 25th June, 2-5pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
+ | Based on “The Spirit Level: why more equal societies almost always do better” by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett | ||
+ | |||
+ | Martin Wilkinson (Richard's brother) will give a presentation on the book | ||
+ | and lead a discussion on equality, both in terms of the Quaker Testimony to | ||
+ | Equality and more generally on how we in Britain should respond to the | ||
+ | message of the book | ||
+ | |||
+ | All welcome – entry free | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NORWICH, NR2 1EW | ||
+ | |||
+ | For further details contact Teresa Belton 01603 465851, | ||
+ | teresa.belton@ntlworld.com | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ==Young Gardeners Stand, Saturday June 25th, 9am - 3.30pm, Norwich Peace Camp Forum== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Where children aged 3 -12 years can make a 'Garden in a Seed Tray' for display and bring their families with them. All entrants will get a 'Certificate of Appreciation' signed by the event organisers. All materials provided. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Maureen Street maureen.street@ntlworld.com | ||
+ | |||
+ | Venue Norwich Peace Camp Forum The Forum, Norwich | ||
+ | |||
+ | Organised by Thorpe & District Gardening Club | ||
+ | |||
+ | -------------- | ||
+ | ==[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] Transition Norwich Meetings== | ||
+ | More information from: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/ | ||
+ | ===Magdalen Street Celebration Preparation Meeting, Tuesday, 7 June, 19:00, Aladdin's Cafe=== | ||
+ | Meeting to discuss and plan second neighbourhood festival in OctoberD | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Karen artoftheordinary@googlemail.com or Stefi Barna on 07964 494836 | ||
+ | Venue: Aladdin's Cafe, 3 | ||
+ | ===Norwich FarmShare, Sat June 11th, 12:30Venue: Postwick=== | ||
+ | Open Day. Join us on the farm for a family day out. Bring a picnic to share! | ||
+ | We’ll be offering tours of the farm, | ||
+ | introducing you to all the crops we’re growing and showing you the | ||
+ | wildlife that shares our site. We’ll have an opportunity for | ||
+ | anyone who wishes to join in with the work on the | ||
+ | farm for an hour or so, and lots of fun activities for | ||
+ | children. We’re also looking forward to a chance to share with you | ||
+ | all the plans we have for the future. | ||
+ | Absolutely everyone is welcome on the | ||
+ | day: we hope to make it a real celebration of everything we’ve | ||
+ | achieved so far. Please bring your friends and families along, the | ||
+ | more the merrier. There will be lot sof FarmShare members on hand to answer any questions you have and a chance to sign up if you haven’t yet. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Additionally, existing members are | ||
+ | invited to join us a little earlier on the day at 12.00 for our | ||
+ | Quarterly General Meeting. This will take only half an hour and is a | ||
+ | great chance to catch up with what’s happening and take part in | ||
+ | the decisions we make about the farms. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Erik at martinburo67@hotmail.com or Laura (on the day) 07983 506500, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Low Carbon Cookbook, Wed, 15 June, Bee's=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Meeting to discuss spring/summer produce and recipes and research on the low-carbon larder. We will also continue mapping the book's layout and drawing up a list ofcontributors and subjects. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contact: Charlotte Du Cann rootsshootsandseeds@hotmail.co.uk | ||
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