Community growing map
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Check out this map of Bristol’s many and varied community growing initiatives, compiled by Jodi Peacham working with Forum for the Future and building on our Friends of the Earth local food directory.
News
UK version of crash course
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Do you like things to be put in a nutshell? Well Chris Martenson is a master at taking information from different specialist areas, making sense of it, and then explaining it. His ‘crash course’ on youtube is brilliant, and now he has done what we asked and produced a UK version
FreeBus for Bristol
Saturday, January 8th, 2011
Checkout this important initiative the Bristol FreeBus project, and support it if you possibly can. It’s about changing the way we think of transport for people.
Open Space event for our Neighbourhood
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Are there things you would like to see happen in Redland and Cotham to make it an even better place to live in, work in or visit? Could the streets be more for people and less for cars? Could we do more to support local businesses? Could we improve the facilities for young people? Could we make better use of some of the existing facilities?
On 29 January our Neighbourhood Partnership is teaming up with the Pierian Centre to run a special event for local people. The format of the day is called ‘Open Space’. This is a tried and tested technique that enables people to focus on what is really bothering or exciting them.
It will be at Charnwood House, North Bristol Post-16 Centre, 30 Cotham Park, BS6 6BU. Refreshments and lunch are provided free of charge. Everyone is welcome. In order that we can plan the catering we do need to know who is coming so to book your place please email neighbourhood.partnerships@bristol.gov.uk or call 9036825
Invest today – deadline 31 Jan
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
You have until 31 January to be part of this exciting ‘community supported agriculture’ farming venture. Sustainable Redland has been helping from the start. Shares in the farm are not tradable, they make you a voting member of the farm, with a say in how the farm develops for the benefit of the land and the community, and welcome at the farm for festival days, volunteer days etc. We need to raise £100,000 to enable the newly created not-for-profit Community Benefit Society to buy all the tangible assets (irrigation system, polytunnels, tractors, equipment, veg box store and preparation facilities). Minimum investment is £50, but you don’t need to be a genius with maths to see that we need a fair few who will invest £1,000 or perhaps more. It’s about creating ways of farming that won’t fall over once the impacts of peak oil start to bite. Come and talk to us at the Whiteladies Market, or other drop-in events.
Trevor Houghton at our AGM
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Rising Tide activist Trevor Houghton is coming to our AGM on 17 November 7.30pm friends Meeting House Hampton Road (opposite the Clyde Arms pub). He will be talking about the need to combine direct action to confront the harm caused by big corporations as well as direct action to build community resilience.
Whiteladies market wins award
Friday, November 5th, 2010
Our friends in Redland and Cotham Amenities have given their first ever Green Star Award to the Market!! Great news. Jonny Wood, Hamish Wills and Angela Raffle attended the packed RCAS meeting on 4 November to receive the award, and Robin Haward would have been there too but for his other volunteering duties that evening.
Community farm share offer launch
Friday, November 5th, 2010
After much hard work we now have the plan, the rules!, and the written ‘share offer’ ready. If you already know about the farm then just go to the community farm website, read the offer leaflet, print off the investor form, write your cheque and send it off. Your contribution – however big or small – Read more…»
Streets alive in LA
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Five minute film about Los Angeles opening up seven and a half miles of freeway for everything (except motorised vehicles) on sunday 10 October. Definitely worth watching, and pondering how we can make this happen in Bristol.
Make your home an eco home
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Tuesday evenings for six weeks from 5 Oct at Bristol’s Create Centre, a complete course in home refurbishment, cost £85. For details click here