Posted by admin on 24 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements, Events
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
Posted by admin on 13 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Meetings
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
Posted by admin on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Local consulation
Salisbury District Council are in the middle of a 6 week consultation over its Local Development Framework (LDF).
All comments must be received by 25 April.
Salisbury and its district are predicted to grow considerably over the next 20 years and decisions have to be made about where or whether to build 12,400 new houses and provide premises and facilities for 14,000 new jobs. Is this a sustainable way forward for Salisbury and south Wiltshire?
To find out more you can attend the public meetings and visit exhibitions at the following places across the area (Amesbury meeting has passed).
All exhibitions will take place during these times: 1-6pm, 7-8.30pm.
13 March at Downton - Memorial Hall
18 March at Salisbury - Guildhall
25 March at Tisbury - Victoria Hall, Park Road
31 March at Mere - Lecture Hall
4 April at Wilton - Michael Herbert Hall
Read the Draft Core Strategy (Preferred Options)To submit your comments to SW Agenda 21 please leave a comment after this post or send your comments directly to Salisbury District Council.
Comments to the council should arrive by 11 April.
Posted by admin on 12 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements, Events
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:
Posted by admin on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements, Events
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.
Posted by admin on 29 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Newsletters
The new edition of the Action 21 Newsletter is now out.
Posted by admin on 23 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements
It’s time to enter the Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2008 Business Awards. This includes the Green Business Award sponsored by Salisbury District Council. The award will be judged by a team from South Wiltshire Agenda 21.
Application Forms are available from Miss Dunning on 01722 322708.
The deadline for applications is Friday 25th January. THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
Posted by admin on 23 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements
The next Forum Meeting is on 31 January 2008 at the City Hall at 6.30pm.
Download or view:
Agenda AGM 2008
Minutes of October Forum Meeting
Committee Nomination Form
Posted by admin on 21 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Newsletters
Coming up in Action 21 Newsletter, issue 8, Winter 2008
Posted by admin on 18 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Announcements
South Wiltshire Agenda 21 has been awarded a Wessex Watermark Award for our newsletter ACTION 21.
The award will be presented on Tuesday 22 January 2008 at 10 am during the weekly Charter Market in Salisbury. The giant cheque will be handed over in the Farmers Market section indicating our support for local produce. This will be followed by coffee in town.
If you are in the market on that Tuesday morning please join us and swell the crowd.