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Yes, I am! It would be good to get together, and perhaps include one or two others who are interested. I could meet up sometime next week, Monday to Thursday mornings around 9 or 10. Lenny's is a good venue... let me know which day suits.

Charlene

Nir, I'm very sorry, I didn't get your message in time to make the meeting (only checking it now at 10). As we hadn't confirmed time/place I hadn't fully diarised it, and in the hurly burly of this very busy week overlooked that. Can we try again for next week, Monday or Tuesday morning? 9:30 is fine for me as a time.

Charlene

Nir, I saw this and thought you might be interested.

By the way, we don't seem to be a group on the Ning site. Or am I missing something? Shall we set one up?
Charlene

WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY
> Thursday 9 October 2008 - Centre of the Earth, Birmingham
> There is ever increasing concern about Climate Change - its potential
> impacts and what we can do about it. There is also growing interest in
> actions to promote energy efficiency, affordable warmth and the use of
> renewable energy. This event will explore approaches to teaching and
> learning about these issues and how schools might work together with the
> community, voluntary sector, local authorities and business to explore these
> challenges and opportunities in the wider context of sustainable development
> – and also the potential for developing practical community based responses.
> The event will be of interest to teachers, local authority and voluntary
> sector officers either engaged or interested in working with schools and the
> community on these issues.
>
> EVALUATING CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS
> Tuesday 14 October 2008 - Islington Ecology Centre, London
> The 'Mother of all Threats', but does switching off the TV actually do any
> good, or do we just feel righteous when we do it? How do you know if your
> climate change project is working? And if it is making any lasting
> difference? This new event is based on a current formal evaluation process
> being carried out on two very different housing estates. Strict evaluative
> technologies are being used to analyse various climate change projects, to
> establish whether they achieve any measurable attitude change and then
> whether any behaviour change follows. The event will explore these topics,
> offer practical insights, welcome new ideas and provide a framework for
> participants to pick and mix according to their own situations. We will
> cover social profiling, baseline data sweeps using survey forms, examine
> setting up computer based surveys, overview computer based data analysis,
> the role of anecdotal observations, focus groups, street corner discussion,
> kitchen table demonstrations etc. The event is aimed at organisations
> wishing to check their own climate change project's social effectiveness, at
> those involved with climate change projects but needing to establish whether
> any lifestyle measurables are actually changing, and at those which fund
> such projects and need to help their recipients adopt genuine evaluation
> methodologies. Please note that the event does not cover the mechanics of
> how to set up and run an actual climate change project, and is not designed
> for organisations which specialise in evaluation.
>
> Fees: voluntary organisations £110 + VAT, local authorities, statutory &
> other non-voluntary organisations £165 + VAT
>
> For further details and to book a place please contact Helen or Jacki at
> ETN - 0121 359 2113, Email ETN@btcv.org.uk
> You can also now book online or request further details from the BTCV
> online shop - see http://shop.btcv.org.uk/etn, or visit www.btcv.org/shop
> select 'Training' and then 'ETN Programme'.
>

Hi Nir,
Have you thought about a new date for the permaculture course?

hi Nir,
We are up for you running the 1/2 Nov permaculture course here if you and Steve would like to - let me know ;-)
Rowena

Thank you, I wil write it on our calendar

Yes, I do want to come to the course. Is it al right if I pay on the day? And where exactly is it?

Nir, I'd be glad to come. It would help to speak beforehand to get clearer about how I can help. I don't think I have your number though; could you email it to me? (at charlenecollison@aol.com)

Charlene

thanks yes, I know of pfaf and had used their site when we planted up the swimming pond - a good proportion of the plants (and more than were originally proposed) are edible or useable in some way - though of course now I need to find some skill sharer who knows what to do with reedmace etc (yes, I know that pfaf does describe it fairly well but its not the same!) xR