Here is a list of various events that people have let us know about (they may not all be listed in date order).

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 Sharpham Famiy Camp. 1st-10th August 2009.

Camp under the stars and cook over an open fire on our biodynamic farm at Ashprington, 1 mile from Totnes. Wide range of activities for all ages; crafts, farm walks, kindergarten, parent and toddlers group, zipwire, music, dancing, talks. £140 per adult and £75 children 3-17years. reasonably priced fcafe on site and Bob the bus makes regular trips to town. Canoeoing, climbing and caving trips cost extra. Contact
www.sharphamfamilycamp.co.uk or Noni on noni-m@supanet.com for more info.

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Outdoor Kiln building Weekend

24th-25th July 2009 at Hazard. Free camping in return for building our outdoor kiln in  locally sourced and sustainable willow, clay, sand and straw. Families welcome. Contact Noni on noni-m@supanet.com for more info.

  

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 South Devon Biodynamic Group

List of Events June- Sept 09

Saturday 11th July   Cholwell Farm, Velwell, Dartington (Tom's place)

10.30 – 5.30 pm
Introductory Biodynamic Workshop, with Richard Thornton-Smith, BDAA adviser. All welcome
For more info and cost, call Tom Petherick on 07977 165199

 Saturday 1st August     Biodynamic Beekeeping Workshop                                    

10 – 5pm The Apiary of Wolfgang Link, near Torcross,      Cost ?20 inc. lunch
meeting at 10 am in the S. Devon Steiner School Car Park. Tutor: Albert Muller, an experienced BD beekeeper from Holland.
Please apply early to Ian Twist, 01364 652991, as the course is dependent on numbers of participants.

Saturday 5th September      By popular request, focussing on the effect of Michaelmas      9.30 – 4pm ish  'Discovering Biodynamics for beginners' with Derek Lapworth, Jeremy Weiss and Frankie van der Stok
9.30 am at the Christian Community,  Buckfastleigh, Afternoon at Velwell Orchard.            Contact Derek if you are interested, 01364  644010
BDAA week, October 3 - 18th         Promotion at Greenlife, Totnes,                                   also Open Day at Cholwell Farm and Velwell Orchard

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Summer Tree Identification with Trees for Health & Earthlinks
Sunday 5 July at Follaton Arboretum, Totnes
10am-1pm

Learn to identify native trees using:

Simple leaf diagrams, observing & drawing, and interesting information about medicinal & food uses.

Ways to help connect with some of the native trees in our landscape, rather than an intellectual exercise in remembering! Bring a clipboard/notebook/camera. We will also pick & sample lime flowers from the beautiful lime trees here if they are flowering!

Cost: adults £6, children £1, please book with Liz Turner, Trees for Health: 01803 867018/ info@treesforhealth.org
For other Trees for Health events see our website www.treesforhealth.org or contact us for a list.  This is a joint event with Earthlinks http://earthlinksall.com

 

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Engaging People

The Communities in Control (Empowerment) White Paper made the links between engagement and empowerment and will further extend the Duty to Involve. But how can we create opportunities for participation which do empower individuals and communities? How can we enable people to engage in ways that lead to significant and sustainable change? This workshop considers the principles of participation, introduces the PA4Change process and presents a range of lively and accessible ways to engage and empower people. It is delivered in a participatory way that will have participants talking, laughing and actively learning.

Plymouth 20 July 2009
Course Fee: £55+VAT per person (lunch provided)

For further information or to book a place please contact Jan on
(01752) 606415 or jan@zebra.coop

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Spirituality, Economics & Ecology: Challenges for our Time

 

Devon Faiths' Forum AGM will feature a talk by Satish Kumar. This will be in the council chamber at county hall , Exeter on 7th July at 7pm, with refreshments at 6.30pm.

     GREENING YOUR WORKFORCE
Tuesday 14 July 2009 - Somerset Earth Science Centre, Stoke St. Michael
Do you want to encourage and motivate your employees to save energy and reduce waste at work? Are you interested in establishing a network of effective Environmental Champions in the workplace? Then this workshop is for you! The TUC states that UK workplaces generate over 66 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year from the energy and resources they consume but waste on average 30% of the energy they buy! Here’s your chance to do something about it. This event will look at identifying the barriers to attitude and behavioural change at work, identify the hooks that will motivate employees to take action in the workplace and demonstrate a range of work based motivational strategies that can achieve energy and waste savings. The event is aimed at those responsible for encouraging environmental good practice in the workplace. You may be within a local authority, community business or voluntary organisation. You also may be working for an organisation keen to encourage employees of local businesses to take action and become more environmentally aware.

For further details or to book a place on the event, call the telephone number below or click here


      CARBON FOOTPRINTING OF ORGANISATIONS
Wednesday 15 July 2009 - Somerset Earth Science Centre, Stoke St. Michael
This new event explores the background behind carbon footprinting and the methodologies that exist in order to calculate a carbon footprint for an organisation. It explains the difference between carbon footprinting and eco footprinting. It looks at the data required for the calculation, how to set objectives and targets using carbon footprinting data, how to reduce an organisation’s carbon footprint through behavioural change and technology, and may touch on relevant legislation.  Case studies will be used to enable you to experience calculating carbon footprints. The event will also cover the support available to organisations wishing to reduce their carbon footprint, including grants and funding. This event is aimed at those who have responsibility for managing their organisation’s energy use and/or environmental performance. This might include energy/utility managers and environmental managers.

For further details or to book a place on the event, call the telephone number below or click here


Fees: voluntary organisations £110 + VAT, local authorities, statutory & other non-voluntary organisations £165 + VAT

For further details and to book a place please contact Helen or Jacki at ETN - 0121 359 2113, Email ETN@btcv.org.uk
You can also now book online or request further details from the BTCV online shop - see http://shop.btcv.org.uk/etn, or visit www.btcv.org/shop select 'Training' and then 'ETN Programme'.

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SPARC - The Scrapstore at Dartington

SPARC desperately needs volunteers to help it survive and transform into an even more exciting community resource.......we need: help with our computerised accounts, tracking down waste suppliers and doing waste pick ups, people on our management team, help managing and organising our wide range of community resources, Fundraising help, Publicity and raising our awareness.
If you have any spare time and could help in any of these areas we would be thrilledt o have you on board......contact Sheila on 01803 847943


Need a venue?

SPARC also has a wonderful workshop space available to hire at £6 per hour. It is light, wooden floored and equipped with heating, cooking facilities, chairs, tables and we have photocopier, laminator and internet access available. It is perfect for birthday parties, meetings, courses, art groups band practices, therapy and much more. Contact 01803 847943

Opening times.....Mon/Tues.....10-3
Thurs..... 10- 6
Sat 10 -1

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Beenleigh Meadows Farm - Volunteer Events

Regular volunteer events every Thursday morning from 9.30 - 1.30pm. Currently we have WWOOFERs on the farm so we undertake these tasks together but if you fancy a morning on the farm do come along too.

Bring warm work clothes and lunch to share. Hot drinks/warm fire provided! After the holiday period we'll be focussing on hedgelaying and invite people with some experience to help us lay 2 lengths of quite neglected hedge. If you have some experience and just fancy mucking in your help would be really appreciated and makes a dramatic difference to the wildlife on the farm (we can show you how when you come!)

Next year will see a bunch of new day and weekend courses aimed at the more academic end of biodiversity conservation and surveying - but they will also be accessible to all levels of knowledge and will be fully experiential. We are even developing A Level Biology in a Day and GCSE Science in a Day experiences which will offer revision opportunities in a unique pedagogical way, ensuring that knowledge is retained and remembered .

 

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Trees For Health Events

Tree planting and tree courses: phone Liz on 01803 867018 liz@treesforhealth.org or 07765631877 on the day!

 

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Wildwise - Courses and Training

SPECIAL OFFER - EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS FOR 2009
10% off all bookings received by 28th February
NB this offer applies only to our public and training event programme

5th July Introduction to Tracking £35

27-30th July The Wild Ones (8-12yrs) £195
3-7th Aug Family Camp Adult/Child/Family
£335/£450/£565 for 2/3/4
7-9 Aug Prehistoric Weekend £185/kids come free!
10-13 Aug The Wild Ones (8-12yrs) £195
25-28 Aug Teen Spirit (13-16yrs) £195
29-31 Aug Dangerous Weekend for Boys £195/boys come free!
5th Sept Family Bushcraft Day £40/£55 (family of 3/4)
5th Sept Nightpaddle on the river Dart £25/£10 12yrs & under
6 th Sept Firecraft Workshop £35/kids come free!
12th Sept Wild Food Forage and Feast £35/kids come free!
12th Sept Nightpaddle on the river Dart £25/£10 12yrs & under
25-27th Sept Sea Kayaking in Cornwall £225
2-4th Oct Blacksmithing Craft Camp £185/kids come free!
16-18 th Oct Bushcraft Weekend £165
7 th Nov Firecraft Workshop £35/kids come free!
8th Nov Fungal Foray £35/kids come free!

N.B. Our 'kids come free' offer applies to children 14 yrs and younger. All older teenagers pay an adult price.
Concessions are available for those on low wages or benefits.
Family prices include 2 children.

Tel: 01803 868269 Mobile: 0781 349 2825

Email: enquiries@wildwise.co.uk
Website: www.wildwise.co.uk

 

 

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Short Courses and Open Evenings 2009 10% DISCOUNT ON SHORT COURSES for LOCAL COURSE PARTICIPANTS For the full Schumacher College short course programme please click here.

 

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Thinking of doing your Permaculture Diploma?

Have you done a Permaculture Design Course, toyed with the idea of taking it a
stage further but not got it together? Now is your opportunity to join a
Diploma Learning Guild of 3 others based at Landmatters Permaculture Project,
motivated and raring to go this autumn, for mutual support and a place to
design? If so, let us know before October, on 01803-712718 or see
www.landmatters.org.uk

For more information about the diploma go to www.permaculture.org.uk

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Green Drinks - Totnes

Come and meet with friends and other green-minded people for and evening of inspiraion and networking.

At the Barrel House, Totnes on the last Wednesday of each month. 7:30pm onwards

Hosted by the Green Party.

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Sustainable South Brent -http://www.sustainablesouthbrent.org.

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Landmatters Permaculture Project, South Devon

Weekend and Day Courses and volunteering - (WOOFing )For information visit www.landmatters.org.uk or click here.

Landmatters (www.landmatters.org.uk) have regular volunteer days on Wednesdays and Thursdays and also on the second Saturday of every month. You'll need to call 01803 712718 for transport information as parking/private cars are restricted.
Landmatters Permaculture Project is a 42-acre, low-impact residential site between Totnes and Dartmouth, operating with principles of permaculture, and how they can be applied, and to make a valuable contribution to the vast and complex task of leading a simple and more sustainable life! A member of the community will work with you on each activity and answer any questions. Let us know your own skills and interests - there may be other things you could help with not mentioned below. Bring wet/cold weather gear, lunch and snacks, wellies/boots, and work gloves if you have them.
As well as the activities below, you are always welcome to explore the woods and fields, picnic, play frisbee and just chill out. We have a warm, dry space where you can rest and make hot drinks. We look forward to seeing you.

Increasing soil fertility is a major component of what we do, for which we need as much compost as we can make. We will be building more compost bins from palettes, wood and wire, for those who enjoy banging and sawing. The communal kitchen bender will have a roof made of hazel poles covered in tarpaulin. This will be a good time to walk through the woods, cut the hazel poles and carry them back. An opportunity to learn about bender building and hazel coppicing.

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For events at Sharpham Trust, Totnes see: www.sharphamtrust.org

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Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) - to see events and courses click here.

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Need a lovely space to run your course?

The TTT Gardenshare Project is currently running a Basic Gardening Course and had the first session up at The Woodshed, sculpture studio and community artspace., up at Bowden House nr. Totnes. It is a great studio / class space in beatiful surroundings, and many of you planning courses out there my not yet be aware of it...here is some more info...

The Woodshed, sculpture studio and community artspace offers a supportive creative environment for developing environmental awareness, practical sustainability, personal growth, and skill sharing. It is available for hire - a beautiful situated woodland studio room close to Totnes. Suitable for all sorts of workshops, courses, activities, and meetings. 27m2 (space for up to 20 people seated in a circle). Light and natural studio heated by wood-burner. Outdoor seating area with cob-oven and fire-pit. Green-woodwork area and internet connection in process. Tea facilities and toilet. Current Rates 2008: Day Hire £30, Hourly £10. Discounts for ongoing hire. Contact:ww.woodshedcollective.co.uk or email: dougkingsmith@yahoo.co.uk

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