Past Events
Funding, Investment and Support Event
Date:
Tue, 29/05/2012
Mansfield Civic Centre, The Lindhurst Rooms, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 7BH
2pm – 7pm
To book your places please contact the Focus on Funding team: 0115 934 8405 / focusonfunding@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
The event is open to all voluntary and community organisations in the East Midlands seeking funding, investment and support, giving you the opportunity to meet and talk with potential supporters of your group or organisations work.
Funders and supporters already confirmed include:
- BBC Children in Need
- Big Lottery Fund
- Comic Relief
- Charity Bank
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Lloyds TSB Foundation
- Business in the Community
- Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield
- Coalfields Regeneration Trust
There will be guest speakers at 4pm to present updates and new developments. Tea and Coffee will be provided and there is also plenty of Free Parking.
Greenwood Days Development Week
Date:
Mon, 28/05/2012 - Fri, 01/06/2012
Greenwood Days, Ferrers Centre, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, LE65 1RU
£5 a day to cover the cost of food. This can be claimed back against any course booked at Greenwood Days during the year.
Greenwood Days is set in a beautiful 100 acre wood in the growing National Forest. The centre promotes woodland and greenwood crafts through traditional and contemporary activities.
As part of the centre’s annual development week anyone is invited to come along to help improve the centre by adding new facilities. The plan this year is to improve the kitchen area creating shelves and enclose the eating area, weaving low walls with sawn Ash laths. The main focus is to make a clay bread oven which will hopefully incorporate a drying chamber. If all goes well there will be a chance to make pizzas and fresh bread during the last few days.
The centre’s owners promise ‘good company, some new skills learnt and good fun over the week.’
Please let staff know when you want to come so that they can plan the week’s activities: www.greenwooddays.co.uk / peter@greenwooddays.co.uk / 01332 864529 / 07946 163860
Greenpeace Spring Fair Fundraiser
Date:
Sat, 26/05/2012
Imperial Rooms, Matlock
11am - 3pm
Call Laura on 01629 584971 for further information
Info and films, bargains galore! Cakes, books, clothes, bric a brac, plants, raffle, tombola,
refreshments. Children's activities and Eric the orangutan will be on hand. Donations of items to sell greatly appreciated.
refreshments. Children's activities and Eric the orangutan will be on hand. Donations of items to sell greatly appreciated.
West Bridgford Summer Gathering
Date:
Sat, 19/05/2012
10-4pm
A celebration of sustainable and community living in West Bridgford.
Stalls showcasing Transtion West Bridgford, Totally Locally West Bridgford, The Eco House Group and Stonebridge City Farm amongst others. Activities for children include a 'Minifolk Market', circus skills and kid's yoga. There will also be craft activities. Entertainment includes maypole dancing, parachute games and zumba. South Notts college will be promoting strawbale building and living green roofs courses.
For more information see: www.wbsummergathering.co.uk.
The Climate Jobs Caravan in Sheffield
Date:
Fri, 18/05/2012 - Sat, 19/05/2012
Organised by Sheffield Climate Alliance contact Joan on 0114 249 8613
There will be three linked events in Sheffield:
Tudor Square - Climate Job Centre
Friday 18th May, 12pm-6pm
The Climate Jobs promotional vehicle will be in Tudor Square. There are films about climate jobs, launch of local singer song writer Chrystine Moon’s new DVD, promotional materials and a 'Climate Job Centre' to give details about the real climate jobs that can be created. Julie Dore, leader of Sheffield City Council will be visiting between 5 and 6 pm.
One Million Climate Jobs – creating the future we want!
Friday 18 May, 6.30pm-8.30 pm Quaker Meeting House
Speakers:
John Stewart, who has been an environmental campaigner for 30 years and chaired the coalition which successfully opposed plans for a third runway at Heathrow and is the current chair of the Campaign against Climate Change and
Martin Mayer, the President of the Sheffield Trades Council. This meeting gives an update on the campaign so far. We aim to open up a debate and to inspire everyone to take this forward. This will take place at the Quaker Meeting House, S1 2EW.
Workshop: An Economy for the 99%: Ideas and Tool to Make it Happen
Saturday 19th May, 10.00am-12.30pm
We will continue and deepen the discussion with this workshop organised by the World Development Movement. Workshop leaders include Peter Verity, from the group Positive Money and Dr. Rory Ridley-Duff of Sheffield Hallam University who will talk about co-operatives. The workshop is at the Quaker Meeting House, S1 2EW.
Do you want to help? Do you want to bring a stall? Do you want to book a party of young people to visit the Climate Job Centre? Call Joan on 0114 249 8613.
More information on www.climate-change-jobs.orghttp://youtu.be/WAO2Oa5iWa8 or our Sheffield event page http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/405229559496764/.
Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change Meeting
Date:
Tue, 15/05/2012
7pm - 9pm
Victoria Hall Methodist Church, Norfolk St, room 46 - entrance via glass doors on Chapel Walk
We will discuss final arrangements for the Climate Jobs Caravan which is visiting Sheffield on Friday 18th May and Sat 19th May. We will also talk about our anti-fracking campaigning, the Sheffield food conference, summer stalls, Rio + 20 events in June and Zero Carbon Britain day in July. Please bring along any other items for publicising.
Members of organisations linked to Sheffield Climate Alliance, and anyone with an interest in climate campaigning, are welcome to attend these meetings.
Cromford Community & Voluntary Group Networking Event
Date:
Sat, 12/05/2012
Cromford Methodist Hall, Cromford
10am - 12.30 pm
To book a free stall phone: 01629 812154
Free entry and free refreshments
A chance to meet local voluntary groups and learn about their work.
Cutting Costs and Saving Energy
Date:
Thu, 10/05/2012
Trowell Parish Hall
10am-1pm
Lunch included
Book a place by contacting: pbaker@rcan.org.uk
This free event is aimed at people who run or organise parish and community buildings. It will help you find out what others are doing to save costs and green their community. Speakers will include Richard Davies from Marches Energy Agency and Andrew Pooley from the Borough Council. Hear case studies from local people who have been through the process of improving energy efficiency and saving money for their community building.
Fantastic Home at Hatton Village Fair and Duck Race
Date:
Mon, 07/05/2012
1:30pm-5pm
Thistley Place Meadow, Hatton, South Derbyshire
Marches Energy Agency’s mobile Fantastic Home exhibition will be visiting Hatton Village Fair on Bank Holiday Monday with lots of information about saving energy, domestic renewables as well as energy saving freebies. The event includes a traditional duck race.
Peak Climate 2012: Climate Change Comes Home
Date:
Sat, 05/05/2012 - Mon, 07/05/2012
The 2nd Peak District Climate Change Festival
This May Bank Holiday will see Cromford Mills host the second Peak Climate Festival, with a range of talks, music, stalls and displays, designed to highlight the severity of the climate change threat and associated ‘green’ issues and address ways in which we can prepare for a future world of higher temperatures and depleted resources.
Talks include:
- Contraction and Convergence...or Catastrophe by Aubrey Meyer, acclaimed climate change activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee;
- Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes by Bill McGuire, academic, writer, broadcaster and author
- Environment, Energy, Economy: the Triple Whammy and How to Avoid It by David Strahan, energy expert and author of The Last Oil Shock;
- Polar Bears, Penguins and Pancakes: Polar Science and Climate Change by Liz Pasteur of the International Polar Foundation UK;
- The Climate to Rio and Leadership - Challenges and Opportunities by Paul Horsman, Campaign Director of the Global Campaign for Climate Action.
Music will be provided by the Shady Grove String Band
Further details:
www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk/content/green-festival-peak-climate-change
Admission to all events is FREE but places for the talks should be booked in advance with Visitor Services: Email: visitorservices@arkwrightsociety.org.uk or phone 01629 825995.