South Wiltshire Agenda 21

A seminar to discuss the Economics and Politics of Climate Change will be held at:

The Board of Education Centre, Devizes Road, Salisbury, SP2 9LY on 26 September 2008.

The seminar will be given by: Eliot Whittington (Climate Change Adviser with Christian Aid)

The Salisbury Diocese Environment Group will host a day-long seminar to help understand the Economic and Political Implications of Climate Change within a theological context. Download more information and booking form

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Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 June

Information about events taking place in Salisbury during Bike Week are available below:

http://www.salisbury.gov.uk/transport/sustainable-transport/cycling/bike-week.htm

Please join us on as many events as you can.

COGS

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There will be a FREE showing of the film ‘A Crude Awakening - the Oil Crash’: We’re running out and we don’t have a plan.

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2008
Venue: Hinton Hall, Tisbury at 7.30pm

Admission FREE but donations towards costs welcome.

Travel
Trains from Salisbury to Tisbury run every half hour at this time with a journey time of only 15 minutes.

Salisbury: 18.53 arrive Tisbury 19.06
Salisbury: 19.23 arrive Tisbury 19.36

Tisbury: 21.52 arrive Salisbury 22.08
Tisbury: 22.59 arrive Salisbury 23.13

A sketch map of Tisbury showing Hinton Hall off Church Road.

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Come along to the Green Food event of Salisbury Festival. This is a discussion to explore the current issues about ethical, organic, whole and healthy food and how to address them. A The Chair of South Wiltshire Agenda 21 will be on the Panel.

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2008, 6.00pm
Venue: Salisbury Playhouse 6.00pm.
Cost: £8.00

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The postponed Forum meeting on Transition Towns will be taking place on 15 May:

Details 
Thursday 15th May at 6.30pm
City Hall, Salisbury
Topic: Transition Towns - Addressing Climate Change and Peak Oil
Speaker: Ben Brangwyn

For more information about the Transition Towns network and to find out which towns in the UK are involved go to, visit http://www.transitiontowns.org/

To find out more about the talk and to forward information to friends and colleagues, download the following:
Transition Towns poster
Transition Towns flyer

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Wiltshire Community Wind Energy is a voluntary group who believe that appropriately sited wind turbines are part of a solution to climate change. 

Their first meeting will be on: Tuesday 27 May 2008 at 7pm
Bridge House, Stallard Street, Trowbridge BA14 9AE

Download Wiltshire Community Wind Energy

Contact info@wiltshirewind.org.uk

Other information at http://www.wiltshirewind.org.uk

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On 15 February, annual business awards were made by the Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce.

A panel of judges from SW Agenda 21 made the Green Business Award which was sponsored by Salisbury District Council.   Read the judges’ comments and verdict:

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Fair Trade Fortnight begins next week!

Events organized by the local Fair Trade Group and some supermarkets:

28 February - “Fair Trade Goes Floral” at Waitrose (Churchill Way West
Salisbury).
29 February – Fair Trade Lunch, Salisbury Arts Centre (off Bedwyn Street) from 12.00 to 2.00 pm.

The main dish that day will be taken from Sarah Stancliffe’s new book, “A Book of Simple Feasts. Cooking for a crowd through the Christian Year” and she will be present to sign copies of her book. The recipes focus on inexpensive, plentiful ingredients in season, Fair Trade foods and locally sourced produce.

5 March – Farmers Market will also have some additional stalls of a Fair Trade or ethical nature.

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