Past Events
Community Buildings Away Day
10am – 3pm
Hulland Ward Millennium Village Hall, Dog Lane, Hulland Ward, DE6 3EH
The Away Day is an ideal opportunity for community hall managers to increase their knowledge and understanding on a range of topical issues including energy best deals, the Green Deal and the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities Programme, amongst other non-environmental topics. Delegates will also have the opportunity to pose questions to speakers on matters affecting their hall. The event is also a great networking opportunity whereby delegates get to hear about what happens at other halls, the issues they face and possibly learn how they were resolved.
Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/8850202193
Contact Helena Stubbs at Rural Action Derbyshire for further details.
Growing Spaces Meeting
Library Theatre, New Mills
7:30pm
Transition New Mills is holding a meeting to discuss its Growing Space project.
The group has have been approached by numerous people over the last few months who wish to start growing things themselves but don’t feel as though they have the time or the space or the knowhow. So popular are the local allotments, that the Allotment Society has a huge waiting list. There is clearly a desire in New Mills to grow more than we are currently doing and this is how ‘Growing Spaces’ was born.
The aim of ‘Growing Spaces’ is to help people identify spaces where they can feel confident growing produce. This may be their back yard, window boxes, containers, it may be through a garden share scheme, it may be to help identify other land that may be usable.
Know Your Green Deal Loan and Your ECO Subsidy
- The Green Deal Loan. Is it the best deal? What energy saving options will save me money fastest?
- The ECO subsidy. Did you know that if your home can't have cavity wall insulation, you could get subsidised External or Internal Wall Insulation (and other linked improvements)? And you do not need to be on benefits - this is for anyone.
- Energy efficiency and having a healthy house - how to do both.
To book your free place, email: wbecohouses@gmail.com or tina.holt@energysaving.coop
Communities Buying Land
10:30am-4pm
The Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Organised by FCFGG
Fee: £5-£50 depending on status
This event is aimed at community groups interested in buying land, for community gardens, community woods or Community Supported Agriculture. Advisors and support organisations are also welcome. The day will include hearing from a group that has already bought land.
Transition Café
Strutts Centre, Derby Road, Belper
A get-together of individuals, grassroots groups and other organisations in the area who are aiming to create more sustainable, low impact communities. Come and be inspired by what others are doing and find out how we can support each other.
For more information: hello@transititionchesterfield,org.uk / 01246 566598 / 07715 109210.
Awards For All Workshop
26th November 2013, 10.30am – 12.30pm (registration at 10.15am)
Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby
Matt Rowe from the BIG Lottery will be delivering a workshop aimed at those voluntary organisations that are already in the process of applying for funding or who are thinking about applying. The aim of this free workshop is to give an overview of the new Awards For All programme and to increase understanding of what makes an application fundable, common errors made and how to avoid them, issues BIG considers when assessing applications so that applicants can maximise their chances of success, and which applications should be directed to a different Lottery distributor.
To reserve a place contact Abigail.steanson@communityactionderby.org.uk or 01332 227710.
Nottingham Fixers Meeting
7pm
Nottingham Fixers is Nottingham's answer to a repair cafe, held once a month at Sneinton Market. The project aims to fix people's broken items for them and teaches people how to fix them themselves. The project is now looking for people to push it forwards and this meeting will look at creating a steering group and going over health and safety, legality, and managing volunteers. Volunteers are also required for setting up the stall and talking to the public at the monthly events. All volunteers are eligible to sign up to the Skills Exchange, gaining time credits for however many hours they donate their time to. To find out more email info@nottinghamfixers.co.uk
Tree Planting Events
23rd November, Allestree Park
30th November, Macworth Park
30th November, Lea Valley Woods, Dronfield
Organised by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
These are all-day drop-in events and the Trust need as many people as possible to join in and plant trees at each site. No experience is necessary and all the family are welcome - come along and help us!
Transition Wirksworth Discussion Group
7.30pm
Topic: film 'Even the Rain' (contribution to the cost of buying the DVD is requested (around £11, NOT from Amazon!)
Please email suecoopernewmills@hotmail.com if you are coming to either of the meetings.
Fracking - Film Screening and Q&A
Door open 7pm. Film begins 7:30pm
The Maze, Mansfield Road, Nottingham
There's a lot of information out there, and most of us are really new to the notion of Fracking. This event aims to clue everyone up. 7pm Doors Open, 7.30 - 8 Half hour clip of Gasland II, 8 - 8.30 Q&A asking everything you might want to know, 9 - close Promised Land Film Screening.