Scoop June 2011
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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. | |
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| - | + | 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 | |
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| + | Hosts: Norwich & Norfolk Friends of the Earth | ||
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==Free Community Meal, Fridays, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th June, 7pm, The Friends Meeting House== | ==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. | 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. | ||
http://groupspaces.com/foodcyclenorwich/ | http://groupspaces.com/foodcyclenorwich/ | ||
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==Plant Sales, Sat 4 June and Tue 7 June, Off Plumstead Road East== | ==Plant Sales, Sat 4 June and Tue 7 June, Off Plumstead Road East== | ||
==Material Inequality in Britain, Sat 25th June, 2-5pm, Friends Meeting House== | ==Material Inequality in Britain, Sat 25th June, 2-5pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
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Based on “The Spirit Level: why more equal societies almost always do better” by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett | Based on “The Spirit Level: why more equal societies almost always do better” by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett | ||
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Martin Wilkinson (Richard's brother) will give a presentation on the book | Martin Wilkinson (Richard's brother) will give a presentation on the book | ||
All welcome – entry free | All welcome – entry free | ||
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Venue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NORWICH, NR2 1EW | Venue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NORWICH, NR2 1EW | ||
teresa.belton@ntlworld.com | teresa.belton@ntlworld.com | ||
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==Young Gardeners Stand, Saturday June 25th, 9am - 3.30pm, Norwich Peace Camp Forum== | ==Young Gardeners Stand, Saturday June 25th, 9am - 3.30pm, Norwich Peace Camp Forum== | ||
Organised by Thorpe & District Gardening Club | Organised by Thorpe & District Gardening Club | ||
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| + | ==[[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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | Contact: Erik at martinburo67@hotmail.com or Laura (on the day) 07983 506500, | ||
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| + | ===Low Carbon Cookbook, Wed, 15 June, Bee's=== | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | Contact: Charlotte Du Cann rootsshootsandseeds@hotmail.co.uk | ||
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