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Get Growing Garden Trail 9-10 June 2012!
Posted on April 15, 2012 | No Comments[ June 9, 2012; June 10, 2012; ] Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June Opening times vary from garden to garden. Please check back here or the Trail leaflet for individual site details. A google map showing the location of the participating projects will be appearing soon. Bristol’s secret vegetable growers are opening their garden gates and community plots for the 2nd Get Growing Garden [...] -
Bristol City Council updates Climate Change and Energy Security plan
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Bristol City Council website: From bigger bills to hosepipe bans, climate change and energy security affects everyone, so saving energy and cutting carbon are essential. And many of the things that can be done to improve the city’s carbon efficiency will also make it a better place to live, work and play [...] -
SusWot AGM and Open Meeting 19 April
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 19, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] Thursday, 19 April 19:30 Open Meeting/ AGM Bentley Room, Northcote (26th Bristol Scouts), Great Brockeridge, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS9 3TY (map) Come and see what SusWot is doing. Brief report from all group chairs. Refreshments http://suswot.wordpress.com/calendar/ -
Next Sustainable Redland Meeting: Beyond the Brink showing 28 March
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 28, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] 7:30 pm at Redland Green School A combined meeting of Sustainable Redland with Sustainable Bishopston and Redland Green School. Showing of Beyond the Brink, a high quality video put together by a student questioning our attitudes towards climate change, and wondering what we can do about it. Discussion about issues raised will follow, led by a [...] -
Sims Hill Shared Harvest community celebration 24 March!
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 24, 2012; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Sims Hill CSA will hold its Community Celebration of Spring on March 24, as a joint do with the Barton Hill Community Walled Garden crew, at the Walled Garden. Venue: the Walled Garden, 60 Barton Hill Rd, BS5 0AW Date: Saturday 24 March 2012 Time: 11am -3pm Activities will include an apple tree grafting workshop and seed sowing – [...] -
Bedminster Energy Group Energy afternoon 24 March
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 24, 2012; 1:00 pm; ] We are planning an open afternoon on energy at the Methodist Church on British Road on 24th March. There will be displays and demos on energy saving and renewable energy. You can find out more about local projects like the Myrtle Triangle underground heat system and what’s happening at the farm. We’d love to talk [...] -
Transition Montpelier Open meeting: get involved with the BIG energy event
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 14, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] We are holding an open meeting on Wednesday 14th March, 7.30pm in Cafe Kino to discuss the upcoming community energy event. This will be a mini-festival of all things energy efficient, and is probably to be held on Sat 14th April, 2-5pm in the old Fairfield School. The event is paid for by the LEAF [...] -
Satish Kumar speaks on Reverential Ecology 14 March
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ March 14, 2012; 7:45 pm; ] Satish Kumar is coming to Keynsham! Wed 14th March 7.45pm for a 8.15pm start. St John’s Parish Hall, 1 The Park, Keynsham, BS31 2BL. £5.00 per person. Limited seating. Tickets to be pre-booked by texting 07971 582332 We are thrilled to be co-hosting this talk with a collection of organisations in Keynsham including the Keynsham Fairtrade group, Churches together, Keynsham Creative [...] -
Help celebrate Bristol Independents Day 4 July 2012!
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments[ July 4, 2012; ] Plans are underway for a celebration of Bristol's Independent Traders on 4 July. Help make this a success! If you have experience of marketing, PR, campaigning, events organising, e-communicating, or retail - or if you just love your local high street - then we'd love to hear from you. Work on the campaign will involve [...] -
Next Bristol Green Capital event: Slimming Bristol’s Waste
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No Comments[ March 21, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] How everyone has a part to play in reducing waste in our city The next eagerly awaited Green Capital public event is here. This time we are talking about Bristol’s second favorite topic ( after the buses ) – Waste . How to produce less of it – how to make use if it – what [...] -
World and Community Night – ‘Out of the Ash’ an evening with George Ferguson, Thursday 15th March
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No Comments[ March 15, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Venue: Zion Arts, Bishopsworth Road, Bristol BS13 7JZ Thursday 15 March Doors open 7pm Free A story of cultural regeneration, George Ferguson CBE, founder of the Tobacco Factory discusses his work on the regeneration of South Bristol. Ex-president of the RIBA, owner of the Bristol Beer Factory, Grain Barge and VIP in all things Bristol, George has made a [...] -
Living Memories, Future Worlds: Bristol Voices about Climate Change
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No Comments[ April 7, 2012; May 19, 2012; ] This is the title of an exhibition opening in the Create Centre on April 7th and running until 19th May. It is the brainchild of Older Woman for World Change (OWWCh!), a small group of Bristol women who went together to the Big Event in the Council House back in 2008. On that day the [...]
![Get Growing Garden Trail 9-10 June 2012! [ June 9, 2012; June 10, 2012; ] Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June
Opening times vary from garden to garden. Please check back here or the Trail leaflet for individual site details. A google map showing the location of the participating projects will be appearing soon.
Bristol’s secret vegetable growers are opening their garden gates and community plots for the 2nd Get Growing Garden [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/carrots-969x213-115x115.jpg)
![Bristol City Council updates Climate Change and Energy Security plan From the Bristol City Council website:
From bigger bills to hosepipe bans, climate change and energy security affects everyone, so saving energy and cutting carbon are essential. And many of the things that can be done to improve the city’s carbon efficiency will also make it a better place to live, work and play [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/turbine-install-close-up-banner-115x115.jpg)
![Next Sustainable Redland Meeting: Beyond the Brink showing 28 March [ March 28, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] 7:30 pm at Redland Green School
A combined meeting of Sustainable Redland with Sustainable Bishopston and Redland Green School. Showing of Beyond the Brink, a high quality video put together by a student questioning our attitudes towards climate change, and wondering what we can do about it. Discussion about issues raised will follow, led by a [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/silhouette-115x115.png)
![Sims Hill Shared Harvest community celebration 24 March! [ March 24, 2012; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Sims Hill CSA will hold its Community Celebration of Spring on March 24, as a joint do with the Barton Hill Community Walled Garden crew, at the Walled Garden.
Venue: the Walled Garden, 60 Barton Hill Rd, BS5 0AW
Date: Saturday 24 March 2012
Time: 11am -3pm
Activities will include an apple tree grafting workshop and seed sowing – [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mail-google-com-115x115.jpg)
![Bedminster Energy Group Energy afternoon 24 March [ March 24, 2012; 1:00 pm; ] We are planning an open afternoon on energy at the Methodist Church on British Road on 24th March. There will be displays and demos on energy saving and renewable energy. You can find out more about local projects like the Myrtle Triangle underground heat system and what’s happening at the farm. We’d love to talk [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BEG_Logo_96-115x115.png)
![Transition Montpelier Open meeting: get involved with the BIG energy event [ March 14, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] We are holding an open meeting on Wednesday 14th March, 7.30pm in Cafe Kino to discuss the upcoming community energy event.
This will be a mini-festival of all things energy efficient, and is probably to be held on Sat 14th April, 2-5pm in the old Fairfield School. The event is paid for by the LEAF [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/classe-energetique-514x250-115x115.jpg)
![Satish Kumar speaks on Reverential Ecology 14 March [ March 14, 2012; 7:45 pm; ] Satish Kumar is coming to Keynsham!
Wed 14th March
7.45pm for a 8.15pm start.
St John’s Parish Hall, 1 The Park, Keynsham, BS31 2BL.
£5.00 per person. Limited seating.
Tickets to be pre-booked by texting 07971 582332
We are thrilled to be co-hosting this talk with a collection of organisations in Keynsham including the Keynsham Fairtrade group, Churches together, Keynsham Creative [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/satishkumar-115x115.jpg)
![Help celebrate Bristol Independents Day 4 July 2012! [ July 4, 2012; ] Plans are underway for a celebration of Bristol's Independent Traders on 4 July. Help make this a success! If you have experience of marketing, PR, campaigning, events organising, e-communicating, or retail - or if you just love your local high street - then we'd love to hear from you. Work on the campaign will involve [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cornstreet11-115x115.jpg)
![Next Bristol Green Capital event: Slimming Bristol’s Waste [ March 21, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] How everyone has a part to play in reducing waste in our city
The next eagerly awaited Green Capital public event is here. This time we are talking about Bristol’s second favorite topic ( after the buses ) – Waste . How to produce less of it – how to make use if it – what [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/waste_debate_pict1-115x115.jpg)
![World and Community Night – ‘Out of the Ash’ an evening with George Ferguson, Thursday 15th March [ March 15, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Venue: Zion Arts, Bishopsworth Road, Bristol BS13 7JZ
Thursday 15 March
Doors open 7pm Free
A story of cultural regeneration, George Ferguson CBE, founder of the Tobacco Factory discusses his work on the regeneration of South Bristol.
Ex-president of the RIBA, owner of the Bristol Beer Factory, Grain Barge and VIP in all things Bristol, George has made a [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/header_back-115x115.png)
![Living Memories, Future Worlds: Bristol Voices about Climate Change [ April 7, 2012; May 19, 2012; ] This is the title of an exhibition opening in the Create Centre on April 7th and running until 19th May.
It is the brainchild of Older Woman for World Change (OWWCh!), a small group of Bristol women who went together to the Big Event in the Council House back in 2008. On that day the [...]](http://www.transitionbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Living-Memory-Exhibition-Photo_orig-115x115.jpg)