http://www.action21.org.uk Think Global, Act Local Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:26:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SCRAP is a new organisation affiliated to South Wiltshire Agenda 21 dedicated to ridding Salisbury of unwanted plastic bags and packaging. This is being done in a number of other towns and cities across the country. A meeting has been arranged to discuss the strategy and aims for the group: St ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/09/07/scrap-salisbury-residents-against-packaging/ 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 ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/08/12/economics-and-politics-of-climate-change-seminar/ The latest edition of Salisbury Campaign for Better Transport can be downloaded below. Features include: TransWilts cross-Wiltshire Rail Service (Salisbury to Swindon) Local Development Framework and transport impacts Westbury Bypass Stonehenge/A303 saga Salisbury CfBT Newsletter June 08 http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/07/03/salisbury-campaign-for-better-transport-newsletter-june-2008/ Message from Wiltshire Community Wind Energy about their next meeting: The next meeting of the Wiltshire Community Wind Energy Group will be on: Date: Thursday 17 July, 7-9pm Place: United Reformed Church, Fisherton Street, Salisbury. Further details at: http://www.wiltshirewind.org.uk/news.htm This will be an important meeting as we aim to build on the one held ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/07/02/next-wiltshire-wind-energy-meeting/ 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 http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/06/05/bike-week-in-salisbury/ 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 ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/05/23/a-crude-awakening-the-oil-crash/ 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. ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/05/23/salisbury-festival-green-food/ 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 ... http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/05/07/transition-towns-talk-15-may/ 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 http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/04/24/wiltshire-community-wind-energy/ The next SWA21 Forum meeting on 10 April has been cancelled and will be postponed to:  Thursday 15th May at 6.30pm City Hall, Salisbury Topic: Transition Towns - Addressing Climate Change and Peak Oil Speaker: Ben Brangwyn http://www.action21.org.uk/2008/03/13/next-forum-meeting-postponed/