New Forest Transition - EVENTS

Talk & Presentation of the New Solar PV Equipment

nospam@example.com (Zebe Harris) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:00 +0100

28th June 2013 7.30-9 p.m.

and

29th June 2013 10-12 a.m.

Barry Frampton Ltd are holding two talks and presentations about new Solar PV equipment, monitoring equipment and intelligent switching gear. There will be equipment and data sheets to view and handle. They will also talk about the costs and returns of systems, the 'Feed In Tariff', how to reduce energy consumption, what the future holds and the manufacturing of PV.

This is a FREE event being held at Minstead Study Centre.

Tea and Coffee will be provided.

Spaces are limited, please can you register your interest with zebe.harris@hants.gov.uk

Green Doors - Wiltshire

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:05:00 +0100

Green Doors - Weekend 18th/19th May

The first Green Open Homes event in Wiltshire will take place in Salisbury, Wilton and the surrounding villages on the weekend of May 18^th and 19^th. Up to 10 low energy homes from new-build eco-homes to retrofitted older houses will open their doors to visitors and share their experience of energy saving. Similar events have been held elsewhere in the UK, and have proved very effective in stimulating action among visitors.

The event is organised by Wilton Community Land Trust, working closely with South Wiltshire Agenda 21 and other local organisations, and supported by Wiltshire Council. There are all sorts of ways to get involved, whether by putting your own home forward for inclusion, by volunteering to help beforehand or on the weekend itself, or even organising a related event. In return, you’ll get a behind the scenes glimpse of energy saving action, be invited to the launch and maybe meet some new friends...

If you’d like to find out more, please phone 07506283689 or contact southwiltshiregreendoors@gmail.com.

New Forest Spring Fair - Sun 5th May

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:37:00 +0100

The New Forest Spring Fair is set to take place on Sunday 5th May 2013 and is set to be a fun packed day for all the family. New Park is going to be open between 9.00am and 5.00pm with music until 9.00pm and it is free entry for all the family. It is going to be a ‘Street Party Themed Fair’ with 60 trade stands offering tasty treats, crafts, demonstrations and activities for everyone to get involved with:

Kid’s activities - face painting, bouncy castle, drum workshops and seed planting with New Forest Food Challenge.

Music, food and drink - enjoy live music from the New Forest Yokels, real ales and cider from Ringwood Brewery. Sample delicious regional fare and pick up some tasty treats to take home from the food stalls.

Demonstrations and activities - ferret racing, gun dog display, dog show, gypsy peg making by New Forest Coppice Crafts, Lusitano Display from Patrick Kemp and Tetua and Morris Dancers.

There is also the opportunity to enter your handmade items as there will be a Home Crafts Competition which include some classes especially for children. Classes for adults include a photography competition, decorated flower pot, handmade knitted items, shortbread and various cakes and for children, they can enter a decorated pebble, a handmade card, a miniature garden, a flower arrangement as well as some baked items. All entries need to be submitted by Wednesday 1st May 2013 and please click on the button below for the schedule of classes.

Come and have a great day out and enjoy the best the forest has to offer!

Roydon Woods - Woodfair and Local Produce - 9 June

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:20:59 +0100

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Roydon Woods Nature Reserve near Brockenhurst.

Woodland products ranging from charcoal to hurdles will be for sale on the day and there will be plenty of opportunity to have a go at woodland crafts. Come and find out about woods and their management. Lots of locally produced food and products will be on sale and a wide variety of children’s activities will be laid on. Plenty of parking at Roydon Woods Reserve, off Sandy Down, Setley, near Brockenhurst (Map ref. SZ 313 995). For further details, please contact Martin Boxall on 07970 564525 or e-mail martinb@hwt.org.uk. No charge but donations welcome. Dogs on leads welcome.

11am - 4pm

Website for more info

Romsey Green Fair - Sat 18th May

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:46:10 +0100

Romsey Green Fair 2013

Saturday 18th May 2013

at the Crosfield Hall, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Come along to Romsey’s 3rd Green Fair!

Entrance is free with a variety of stalls, events and activities on offer including:

Win a (refurbished, Windows laptop in our raffle
Twizy Electric Car on display
Free bike checks from Dr. Bike
Advice on the Government’s Green Deal scheme
Children’s workshops: making necklaces, painting plant pots, making ‘stained glass’ windows
Face Painting from 12.00-2.00 p.m
Story Telling for (children) 10.15 - 12.00
Interactive demonstrations (e.g. how to make your own lip balm)
‘Green’ volunteering Information Point
Games and competitions
And of course lots of interesting stalls from local groups and organisations.

Please bring your 2 litre plastic ‘pop’ bottles for Sherfield English Children’s Gardening Club, who will display how they will be made into a ‘greenhouse’

In addition there will be refreshments will be sold in aid of Romsey School’s ‘Romsey2Kenya’ project.

More details on our website:

www.transitiontownromsey.org.uk

Hub Meeting Notes - Tues 9th April

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:21:32 +0100

Hi all

I have attached the notes from the hub meeting in a doc that you can download, but here is a brief list of what was talked about.

Next meeting Tuesday 11th June, lunchtime meeting.

Hub Meeting Notes:

Funding 2013/14
Increasing membership
New Forest Vision 2030
Food Challenge Project
Schools Energy Project
Transition Training
New Forest Festival
Minstead Community Garden
Next Events - Jean Genie - Lymington Sat 20th April
The Human Predicament - Jonathan Porritt in Winchester, Mon 22nd April
Meeting Minutes - downloadable
HubMtg13.04.09.docx

Hub Meeting Dates 2013

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:46:00 +0100

HUB MEETINGS

Bi-monthly, second Tuesday of the month,

alternating - lunch 12.00-1.30 - dinners 7.30-9.00

New Forest Inn, Emery Down

Tuesday February 12th lunch
Tuesday April 9th evening
~~Tuesday June 11th lunch~~ now a BBQ at Anderwood 21st June
Summer Break (No hub meetings): July & August
Tuesday September 10th evening
Tuesday November 12th lunch

2014
Saturday January 11th lunch (AGM)

Whales and Dolphins - Talk Brockenhurst

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:31:00 +0000

Hi -

NEW FOREST FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ARE HOSTING A TALK & PRESENTATION ABOUT MARINE CONSERVATION.

TUESDAY 26th FEBRUARY

NEW FOREST FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AGM 7.30 - 8.00 p.m. Followed by...

MARINE CONSERVATION/EDUCATION TALK 8.00 - 9.30 p.m. 'Whales and Dolphins'

Nick Armitage is a local speaker for the Hampshire Wildlife Trust, a keen whale watcher with over twenty years experience in education. His talks & slide presentations are based on dolphin and whale watching experiences and Nick's passion for these fascinating creatures. Ever wanted to touch some baleen? Want to know how big a Blue whale tongue is?

QUESTIONS INVITED. FREE ENTRY & PARKING. REFRESHMENTS.

VENUE: OAK ROOM, BROCKENHURST VILLAGE HALL, HIGHWOOD RD. BROCKENHURST. S042 7RY

www.foe.co.uk/groups/newforest
Contact: pennyrussell T: 01425 621921

Volunteer Fair - Sat 2 March - Lyndhurst

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:07:00 +0000

Come and find out about:

New Forest Transition
the Food Challenge
New Forest Vision 2030 and the
Schools Energy Project on Saturday at the

National Park's Volunteer Fair 2013

Find out how you can get involved with different groups volunteering in the New Forest

Saturday 2nd March

Lyndhurst Community Centre

10.30 - 3pm

Meet people and get outdoors
Discover your passion
Learn new skills
Website

Minstead Summer Residential - July

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:53:02 +0000

Summer Residential 24th July - 26th July 2013

A Big Wildwood Adventure

Minstead Study Centre is running a 3 day residential for 8-11 year old children
10.30am on Wednesday 24th July 2013 - 4pm on Friday 26th July 2013

Day One

Will be spent out in the New Forest exploring the big wildwoods, enjoying a magical mix of activities such as being cocooned in leaves, barefoot on a deep dank but delightful Bog, marching through a gurgling stream and transforming into a wild creature.

Day Two

Will be spent making giant manure chocolate compost cakes, cuddling feathery chickens and woolly sheep, squidging and shaping clay and a brilliant bonfire under the old North Tree.

Day Three

The final day allows time for some face painting, creative crafts and a Map of Mystery around the stunning grounds.

Price £150 per child

Minstead Website Link

To book a place contact Zebe Harris 023 8
0 813437

Hub Meeting Notes - 12th Feb 2013

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:44:47 +0000

NEW FOREST TRANSITION HUB MEETING

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12^TH 2013, 12 Noon – 1.30 pm NEW FOREST INN, EMERY DOWN

Hub_Mtg_13.02.121.docx Please download file for full meeting notes

• Vision 2030 Project

Approx 65 people (from over 25 New Forest groups and associations) attended the Visioning morning on Friday 1st Feb.
8 groups were formed on the day, and one more has been formed since.
The website, http://newforestvision.ning.com has been set up and is now running. There are 31 members signed up already.
Website - further development : Front page, addition of a timeline, blogging page, strap line
Discussion - How to bring about change?
- How do we get the governmental organisations to sign up to our vision of the future and therefore to the steps that we put in place?
Coordination - We need someone in place in each 'group' to start to ask questions, open discussions, and generally 'facilitate' the conversations so that we can pull out some key tasks for the future and key dates. (JB to email current facilitators)
Vision 2030 exhibition – New Forest Centre has suggested two possible dates early next year
Fundraising – JB & SF to check into fundraising for additional website development, editorial fees, printed resources, exhibition assistance, etc.
• Schools Energy Saving Project Everything is ticking along fine at the moment, with schools each having their turn with the Thermal Imaging Camera, and their HCC Energy Audits being done. - HCC audits to be completed soon. We have 3 Minstead residentials this term (2 in Jan and one in March).
• Food ChallengeFood Trail idea - on going.
Stall booked for the New Park Spring Fair - Sunday 5th May
Demonstration booked for the Wednesday of the NF Show – In the education tent
• Transition Lymington Had an amazing Jean Genie event on Saturday. Over 40 people came along and made bags and bunting, cards and all sorts. Lots of good feedback too. They would like to run another one later in the year.
• Transition Residential Training, Minstead March 16/17 JB working on details with Lena to be sent out in the next week. We have about ten spaces still available.
• Volunteer Fair Sat 2nd March.
Stall booked for Transition and Food Challenge - we could ask people for their Vision of 2030 and sign them up to the website.

Hub Meetings - Bi monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month, alternating lunchtime and evenings. Held in the New Forest Inn, Emery Down.

Next Hub Meetings

Tuesday April 19^th - 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Tuesday 11^th June 12 - noon – 1.30pm

Tuesday 10^th Sept - 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Tuesday 12^th November - noon – 1.30pm

Warmer Homes, Lower Bills - Public Meeting

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:42:18 +0000

Warmer Homes - Lower Bills - Cooler Planet

Public Meeting and 'Question Time'.

TEST VALLEY FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Wants YOU to come and have your say on rising energy bills, fuel poverty and renewables.

Friday 1st March 2013
Venue: Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL

NB: Car park adjacent to venue.

DOORS OPEN at 7pm, meeting starts 7:30pm.
There will be stalls and free refreshments

GUEST SPEAKERS"

Caroline Nokes MP (Romsey & Southampton North)
Donna Hume, Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Martyn Williams, Head of Campaigner, Energy Bill Revolution

Hub Meeting - Tues lunchtime

nospam@example.com (John Pemberton) — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:50:30 +0000

Hub Meeting lunchtime this Tuesday, February 12th
New Forest Inn, Emery Down : 12 noon - 1.30 pm
To update on what's going on, including our latest project, New Forest 2030.

Hope to see you there!

Hub Meetings in 2013 are held bi-monthly, the second Tuesday of the month. Next meeting Tuesday evening April 9th, New Forest Inn.

Talk - Marine Conservation of the Solent

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:17:02 +0000

'MARINE CONSERVATION OF THE SOLENT'
Dr. Amy Dale from the Hampshire Wildlife Trust talks

- An introduction to the marine life of the solent

- The Wildlife Trust's Marine Project

- An update on the recent Marine Conservation Zones - currently at consultation

Please, please, support Marine Conservation Zone Friends and sign the campaign, come to the meeting to learn more.

Questions invited. http://www.wildlifetrusts.org./MCZfriends

Tuesday 29th JANUARY

7.30 - 9.30 pm

Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Rd. S042 7RY

Hosted by New Forest FOE 01425 621921

ALL WELCOME. FREE entry and free parking. REFRESHMENTS available

New Forest 2030 Vision

nospam@example.com (Sarah) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:21:20 +0000

Friday 1st February at Lyndhurst Community Centre 9.30am - 2pm

Vision: We want to create a living guide for a happy, resilient and sustainable New Forest by 2030.

The moring wil be a coming together of many groups and individuals who care about and are working for the health and well being of the New Forest, so we can generate ideas on how to achieve this. The outcome of the meeting will be to form groups that will put together different chapters for teh guide. If you'd like to be involved in the porject please contact us by email at events@ newforesttransition.org