Tuesday 22nd November, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Garden Café
Free admittance includes hot drink and cake served at 7pm.
All are welcome!
How must we change the way we use our land in order to feed ourselves in a future governed by climate change and oil depletion while remaining environmentally sustainable and in harmony with nature?
We invite you to a talk from three local speakers:
- Dorienne Robinson - long term green activist, vegan and commercial horticulturist
- Sian Meredudd – vegan and stock-free gardener for 30yrs
- Dave Burridge - experienced local grower and teacher
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Tuesday 25th October, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Garden Café
Free admittance includes hot drink and cake served at 7pm.
All are welcome!
We invite you to a talk by David Edwards about the work of the Heart of Wales Line Development Company Ltd which is a Community Business Unit Trailblazer.
David's talk will explain the work of the company and describe some of its current schemes, such as their new caboose. The rail franchise for the Wales and Borders area is due for renewal soon, and David will also talk about how the company is working to get the best from that process.
About the speaker
David is Chairman of the Development Company. He started his career as a British Rail Management Trainee but denationalised himself and has worked as a trainer, management consultant and marketing specialist in a variety of sectors.
He now concentrates on the not for profit sector and is keen to ensure that the Heart of Wales line is used to maximum effect in aiding the regeneration of the businesses and communities along its route. .
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Further information
A copy of David's presentation, "The Socially Enterprising Railway", is available to download.
Renewing the franchise for the Heart of Wales Line
David has provided contact details for any enquiries relating to the franchise renewal:
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Contact details of companies preparing bids for the franchise:
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Keolis This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (consultants acting on behalf of Keolis)
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The above bidders have all now been approved and are working on their 'initial solutions'. Send in your suggestions for ways in which the current operation needs to be improved.
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Tuesday 26th July, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Garden Café
Free admittance includes hot drink and cake served at 7pm.
All are welcome!
Why are more and more people eating supermarket waste? … and why does our food system generate so much waste anyway?
We invite you to a talk by Charlie Spring about her research on efforts to feed surplus food to people. You'll learn about the causes of food waste throughout the food supply chain and hear about solutions for creating an environmentally sound and socially just food system.
Charlie will talk about research for her PhD on efforts to feed surplus food to people, from foodbanks to 'food waste cafes'. Her research has taken her from Manchester convents to anti-hunger activists and anarchist chefs in North America.
About the speaker
Charlie spent her teens in Presteigne and came back to mid-Wales in her mid-twenties to try living off the land.
She moved to Manchester to run a sustainability engagement programme at Salford University. She's now in her second year of a PhD exploring 'surplus food redistribution in the North of England'. She recently completed a Churchill Fellowship to the US and Canada to learn about their well-established history of food banking and anti-hunger advocacy.
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Tuesday 28th June, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Garden Café
Free admittance includes hot drink and cake served at 7pm.
All are welcome!
We invite you to a talk by Sally Owen about the properties and value of many common “weeds” that you can find growing enthusiastically in gardens, hedgerows and wild places.
Sally's talk will cover the history of herbal medicines, give you a few ideas of ways you might use herbs in your home, and why you should welcome herbs into your garden.
About the speaker
Sally Owen is a retired member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. She practiced locally for 20 years and lives on a small holding near Builth Wells where she collects herb plants and encourages wild life.
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Tuesday 24th May, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Herb Garden Café
Free admittance includes hot drink and cake served at 7pm.
All are welcome!
We invite you to a talk by TFSR Cymru Director and Trustee Ian Jones to hear about their work and how you can get involved.
TFSR Cymru collect unwanted hand tools and sewing machines from all over Wales. Volunteers refurbish them and send them to community groups in several African countries. They also sell Fair Trade tools made by Blacksmiths and Leather workers in Tanzania.
Over the past 30 years they have sent almost half a million tools to Africa.
They recycle tools of every description and nothing is wasted! Broken tools are repaired; blunt tools are sharpened; broken handles are burned in their wood burning stove in the winter to keep the volunteers warm, and unwanted metal sold as scrap. They have won awards from Powys Zero Waste and have a very low carbon footprint.
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Read more about May 2016 Meeting: Tools for Self Reliance Cymru
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