Our summer social event has been renamed the Canalside Summer Party. It will take place on Saturday 20th July and tickets are now on sale here, soon to be available direct from Ali, or from Gaia in Leamington.
VEGETABLES THE NO-DIG WAY BY CHARLES DOWDING
MEETING ROOM 6, SUHQ, Warwick University
1-4.30PM
Talk on ‘no-dig’ gardening followed by practical demonstration at allotment
Warwick Allotment society welcomes you to join us for an afternoon workshop on ‘No-Dig Gardening’ with Charles Dowding.
The workshop will consist of an introduction to No-Dig Principles, questions and answers followed by a practical demonstration at the campus allotment (behind Jack Martin).
Admission free to members of Warwick University and £3 to outside members. Proceeds will go to Bath Place Community Venture.
Wellies recommended!
Oxfam would like to invite you, your friends, family and colleagues to join them in the UK’s biggest celebration of International Women’s Day. Here at Oxfam, women’s rights are at the centre of everything we do. International women’s Day is our chance to celebrate all the amazing things women achieve – as well as raise awareness of women’s issues that still need to be tackled.
During the week of 8th March, we’re asking people to Get Together with friends, colleagues and loved ones, to celebrate International Women’s Day and to raise money to transform the lives of women living in poverty.
Your Oxfam Get Together can be anything – last year over a thousand events took place across the UK, ranging from coffee mornings and cake sales to dinner parties and yoga classes! Whether at work or at home, however big or small, the money you raise really does make a difference – just £31 is enough to train a midwife in Ghana, showing that a little money really does go a long way.
To find out more, get lots of creative ideas of what you could do for your Get Together and register for your free party pack, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/gettogether today.
Action Week
Monday 24th to Friday 28th September
On Monday 24th September work will begin to transform the land next to the garages off of Old Road in to a community growing space for all to grow fruit and veg, and enjoy.
To make this happen we need your help.
We will be on the site from around 11am each day until 6pm.
Please help out whenever you’re free, for as long as you’re able to, there will be tools available and maybe even some biscuits!
There will be a notice board in the entrance to the garden with more information about what we will be doing each day.
Thanks,
David Garrett, Garden Organic
If you have any questions about helping out during the week please get in touch:
T: 024 7621 7742
E: dgarrett@gardenorganic.org.uk
A moment in English history and its relevance to land, food, the biosphere and human potential now
A Discussion and the film ‘Winstanley’
Saturday 20 October 2012
Kineton Village Hall, Kineton, Warwicks
3.30 – 7.00
With food policy expert Professor Tim Lang, English revolution historian George Yerby, Latin America land rights watcher Tony Campbell – and the film Winstanley.
In 1649, in defiance of local landowners, a group of activists and unemployed people led by Gerrard Winstanley, occupied the common land on St George’s Hill, Surrey and began growing food there. So began the Diggers movement.
Today we face big challenges of how we use and look after our land. Whether it’s global food security, or local community activism, land use and land rights are as relevant as ever. Who owns our land? What should we do with land? Nature or nurture?
To celebrate the Diggers and discuss their contemporary resonance, Getting Kineton Growing, in association with Rescue!History, is organising this afternoon event. It also dovetails with the Sealed Knot’s 370th anniversary commemoration of the battle of Edgehill.
Admission for the event will be by prior registration and will include the
cost of a wholesome, vegetarian, locally derived buffet supper.
Registration by 14 October
£10.00 wage-earners
£6.00 unwaged and students
For registration and more information Contact Marianne
at marianne@crisis-forum.org.uk
There are a limited number of places at this event, so register early!
Getting Kineton Growing c/o Mark Levene, Box Tree Cottage, Market Square, Kineton, 01926 641026
Rescue!History, http://www.rescue-history.org.uk/
Organised by Getting Kineton Growing in association with Rescue!History
Hi All
You may like to know about another of ARC’s projects….. We provide a litterpicking and recycling service at festivals and events within Warwick District.
Our next event is the Warwick Folk Festival at the end of July. If you volunteer to do a 4 hour shift we say thank you with free day pass to the Folk Festival held on the grounds of Warwick School on Myton Road, Warwick. All training and equipment is provided by ARC.
It’s lots of fun and you get to see some great acts – have a look at the Folk Festival website to plan what day you’d like to come and help: http://www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/
Volunteer shift times are as follows:
Thurs 26th July – Setting up, putting the bins out ( 2 – 4pm)
Friday 27th July – Litterpicking: 9am – 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday 28th July – Litterpicking: 9am – 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Sunday 29th July – Litterpicking: 9am – 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Monday 30th July – Packing up bins (8am – 11am)
Please contact Kristie if you’d like more details: kristie@arccic.co.uk ph:07906 262 364 or visit the website: http://www.arccic.co.uk/projects/event-recycling
Many thanks
ARC CIC
www.TradArtsTeam.co.uk
Here is our programme of traditional performance events for the summer. All of our monthly activities continue throughout July, plus an extra concert. Our regular storytelling and music sessions will be running during August when you can come along to join in or just listen. So if you are around and about over the summer we look forward to seeing you.
Thursday 5 July 8:00 PM
Traditional song session
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/song-sessions.html
Thursday 12 July 7:30pm
Music and song concert with the Moseley Village Band and Find Your Voice
Part of the Moseley Festival
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=381
Sunday 15 July 8:00 PM
Traditional music session
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html
Monday 16 July 07:30 PM
Worcester Storytelling Café with Storytellers Studio
Stories that Shakespeare Forgot
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Worcester-Storytelling-Cafe.html
Wednesday 18 July 07:30 PM
Birmingham Storytelling Café with Storytellers Studio
Sunshine and Shadow – both sides of the story
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Birmingham-Storytelling-Cafe.html
Wednesday 25 July 08:00 PM
Tales and Ales storytelling session
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/tales-and-ales.html
Sunday 19 Aug 08:00 PM
Traditional music session
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html
Wednesday 22 Aug 08:00 PM
Tales and Ales storytelling session
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/tales-and-ales.html
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk Monthly magazine. More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk
The 4th Annual Canalside Barn Dance is drawing near, and tickets are now on sale!
The event will be on Saturday 7th July 2012, and tickets cost £8 (non-members) or £6 (Canalside members). Children under 12 get in free.
Buy tickets here (please note website booking fee applies) or head to Gaia (7 Regent Place, Leamington Spa).
Hello all,
Thanks for your ongoing support of Foundry Wood. Just to keep you up to date – below is a drawing of the vision for the woodland site.
Foundry Wood – draft drawing
A more formal planning application has been submitted this week but the attached gives you an idea of what we hope to achieve. If you have any further queries or would like details of a specific project – please get in touch with Kath or myself.
Also, the next work party on site is later this month:
When: Sunday 20th May, 11am – 3pm
Where: Meet at Victoria Park Car park on Princes Drive opposite the entrance to the tip. If you can’t make it for 11, please phone Kath on 07814 605 245 and she will come and meet you
What: Levelling the ground where we’ve cleared the brambles (so a bit of digging), planting some wildflowers plus a few other jobs depending on weather!
Please wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing, tools will be provided as well as Tea/Coffee and biscuits!
Hope to see you soon
cheers
Kristie Naimo
ARC CIC
07906 262 364
www.TradArtsTeam.co.uk
This month we have the opening of a new Storytelling Café in Worcester and a traditional music workshop with the multi-talented Alistair Anderson. As well as listing all our May events there is advance notice of a community storytelling festival in June.
Thursday 3 May 8:00pm
Traditional song session, Kings Heath
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/song-sessions.html
Sunday 13 May 11am – 5pm
Traditional music workshop with Alistair Anderson
Open to all musicians but only a few tickets left
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=351
Sunday 13 May 8:00pm
Alistair Anderson in concert
Tower Of Song, Kings Norton
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=352
Tuesday 15 May 7:30pm
Wednesbury Storytelling Café
TALES AND VEILS
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Sandwell-Storytelling-Cafe.html
Wednesday 16 May 7:30pm
Birmingham Storytelling Café
DAVE TONGE
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Birmingham-Storytelling-Cafe.html
Sunday 20 May 8:00pm
Traditional music session, Moseley
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html
Monday 21 May 7:30pm
Worcester Storytelling Café
Opening night with GRAHAM LANGLEY
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Worcester-Storytelling-Cafe.html
Wednesday 23 May 8:00pm
Tales and Ales storytelling session
The Lamp Tavern
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/tales-and-ales.html
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 June
Martineau Gardens Storytelling Festival
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/storytelling_festival_2012.html
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk Monthly magazine. More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk