Dorset’s Green Book and Directory is now available from local bookshops, farm shops, health food shops, tourist information centres and from www.southcoastbooks.com
Updated 9.4.09 11.27am
EVENTS:
Coming Up:
APRIL 2009
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April
Bark Festival
www.barkfestival.co.uk
Wednesday 22 April 7:30
Green Drinks – meetings to encourage networking on green issues
Purbeck Environment Action Team http://www.peat-da21.org
Thursday 23 April 7.15pm – 9.30pm
”Who killed the electric car”
At Oakdale Methodist Church, Oakdale Road, Poole.
Free admission. All welcome. Refreshments. Plus Dorset’s Green Books Book Stall.
Saturday 25 April
Bean Pole Day
Celebrating the hazel beanpole! part of National Beanpole week
see http://dorsetcoppicegroup.co.uk
Monday 27 April 17:00-20.30
AGM (annual general meeting) – TRANSITION TOWN DORCHESTER
At the Dorset Construction Centre – Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3AR
The group’s first annual general meeting. Local food (bring and share) – open discussion – sustainable construction speaker – opportunity to look around the Dorset Construction Centre and Weymouth College and student arts exhibition. Email info@transitiontowndorchester.org to reserve a place…. See also http://www.transitiontowndorchester.org
MAY
Friday 15 May to Sunday 31 May 2009
The Big Green Fortnight taking place throughout Bournemouth and Poole
Closing date to register an event 27 March 2009
Email emily@deac.co.uk or post it to Emily Bullock, Big Green Fortnight Programme Manager, c/o Dorset Energy Advice Centre, Bob Hann House, Shillito Road
Parkstone, Poole BH12 2BW. Tel: 01202 307413
JUNE 2009
Saturday 20 June 2009
Dorset Cyclists’ Network Annual General meeting
2pm at Wareham Parish Hall, The Quay, Wareham OS ref SY 923 871
Website: www.dcn.org.uk
Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2009
Bridport Food Festival
At Asker Meadow, Bridport
Website: www.bridportfoodfestival.org.uk
JULY
Thursday 23 July 2009 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
At Kinson Community Centre
Sustainable Environment Consultation Forum
This forum looks at all environmental, housing and travel issues.
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PAST EVENTS:
JANUARY 2009
6 January 2009
19:00 Green Drinks – Transition Town Dorchester.
15 January 2009
West Dorset Organic Gardening Group
Renate Diallo talks about the Nicaragua Schools Project.
15 January 2009 2pm
Charcoal Burning Talk
At Honeybrook, Wimborne BH21 4JD
Telephone: 01202 881120
Website: www.honeybrook.org
Learn all about charcoal making, particularly looking at Victorian Times.
£3 a person, includes Tea & Cake.
Please ring for availability.
Friday 16 January 2009
19:00 Sustainable Communities Act – Public Meeting – Dorchester
Saturday 17 January 2009
19:30 Screening of “The 11th Hour” – Weymouth
Wednesday 21 January 8.00pm,
The Kings Arms Pub, Langton Matravers, Dorset
PEAT (Purbeck Environment Action Team) meeting.
Email: peatda21@googlemail.com
Website: www.peat-da21.org
Wednesday 28 January 2009 8.00 to 9.30 pm
Fuel Cells and Solar Hot Water - Iwerne Valley Climate Change Forum
Venue: Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Clayesmore (to be confirmed)
Dennis Carey on ‘Electricity from fuel cells: a non-technical appreciation’
Malcolm and Sally Green on ‘A Foray into Solar Energy’
Email: jaf.ford@virgin.net
Thursday, 29 January 2009
19:00 Meeting of Weymouth & Portland TT – Weymouth
FEBRUARY 2009
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
19:00 Green Drinks – Transition Town Dorchester
19 February 2009
West Dorset Organic Gardening Group
Sculpture in Gardens.
March 2009
Wednesday 18 March 7:30pm
Green Drinks – meetings to encourage networking on green issues
Purbeck Environment Action Team http://www.peat-da21.org
Thursday 19 March 7.30pm
Transitions BH Open Meeting
At the Grasshopper Pub, 114 Bournemouth Road, Parkstone, Poole BH14 9HT
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Bournemouth University
Professor Adrian Newton
Professor Newton specialises in Conservation Ecology. In his lecture titled ‘The Global Extinction Crisis – Red List or Red Herring?’ he will be exploring the mass extinction of species that is currently taking place as a result of human activities.
All lectures will take place in the Shelley Lecture Theatre, Talbot Campus, and will start at 6pm lasting for one hour plus additional time for questions and answers. Teas and coffees will be available beforehand from 5.15pm onwards in the Atrium, Poole House.
Thursday 26 March
Tripartate screening of three short films interspersed with discussion relating to Transition plans in Poole.
At Oakdale Methodist Church, Oakdale Road, Poole. 7.15pm – 9.30pm
Free admission. All welcome. Refreshments. Plus Dorset’s Green Books Book Stall.
March 2009
Woodland Open Day
Bean Pole Week 09
At The Living Classroom site – Bonsley Wood just north of Blandford
Watch the members of the Dorset Coppice Group at work in the woods.
Have a guided walk around the bird boxes and see what is hatching.
Purchase your bean poles and pea sticks and other woodland products. Local Food refreshments will be available. 10.00am – 4.00pm
Telephone: 01258 472299
Email: info@dorsetcoppicegroup.org.uk Website: www.dorsetcoppicegroup.org.uk
APRIL
Saturday 4 April 2009 10am – 5pm
Dorchester & South Dorset LETS AGM
At The United Church Hall, South Street, Dorchester
See www.dorchester-lets.co.uk
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Dorset’s Green Book and Directory is now available from local bookshops, farm shops, health food shops, tourist information centres, Amazon and from www.southcoastbooks.com
