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SCAN meetings
Our monthly meetings are held at the Friends Meeting House on Eastcott Hill. SN1 3JF (A short walk from the bus stops in Regents Circus) Everyone is welcome - please come along and get involved.
NEW! We will open at 7pm for refreshments and conversation before the meeting starts at 7.30pm
Sunday 27th April TWIGS Open Day, Cheney Manor Garden Centre, SN2 2QJ, - gardens, allotment, plants for sale, children's activities
Sunday 4th May Westmill Windfarm SN6 8TH site open from 11am. On the Highworth to Shrivenham road, this is the biggest renewable power project in the Swindon area. See link (The event on Saturday 3rd May is intended for members of the Windfarm co-operative)
Friday, 9th May, 2008 Annual General Meeting of the CPRE: North Wilts and Swindon Group at Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall 6.30 Hall and bar 7.15 Start (doors closed)
Debate: "How will climate change affect the countryside?"
Chari: THE RT. HON. LORD KING OF BRIDGWATER CH. Panel members: Mr. CHRIS GINGELL from the National Trust, Dr. RICHARD PAGETT international environmental expert and oceanographer and MR. JEREMY BIRCH from Friends of the Earth on the effect of airport expansion.)
Sunday 11th May Literature Festival Eco-Ideas & Practices Day at Lower Shaw Farm, SN5 5PJ. A varied day of self-sufficiency, Fairtrade and sustainable living in an era of climate change. See this link.
Wednesday 14th May Also of particular interest in the Festival, The Global Warming Survival Kit - how to survive extreme weather, by Brian Clegg at the Arts Centre, Devizes Road SN1 4BJ 12.30pm £5, £4 concessions. These lunch sessions are just under an hour to fit with lunch breaks. See this link.
Wednesday May 21st Transition Towns talk by Ben Brangwyn of the Transition Network 7.30pm in the Council Chamber, Swindon Borough Council, Euclid Street SN1 2JH
Hear about how 'Transition Towns' are preparing for a low-carbon future in a post-oil world.
What you missed...
Wednesday 16th April SCAN monthly meeting and AGM.
A presentation & discussion by Swindon Borough Council's Forward Planning group. The Swindon Core Strategy which is the outline for the planned growth of Swindon over the next 20 years - was presented in brief outline and comments offered. The Council were told in forthright terms by several SCAN members that climate change is not simply a box to tick, but the effects it will have impact all aspects of development.
This was followed by SCAN's AGM, when several people volunteered to join the committee, alongside the old hands.
Monday 10th March Joint film showing with Socialist Unity. The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80%. In the film, Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope. Victoria pub, Victoria Road SN1 3BD. 8pm start. Free. Please display a poster advertising this event.
Thursday 20th March Green Pub Quiz at the Nine Elms pub, Old Shaw Lane, SN5 5PD. 8:30pm start, £2 per person, teams of up to six people. Contact viv@swindonclimate.org.uk to book a table in advance. The Nine Elms is on the No. 19 bus route. Please display a poster advertising this event.
On this page we can list events which are coming up. Please include, at least, the following pieces of information:
- Title
- Date
- Time (if applicable)
- Location (a link to a map on StreetMap would also be useful)
- Description and any other information which is relevant - you could also attach a flyer or poster for the event to this page and put a link to it in the event description.
Please keep the events in chronological order, with the earliest first
Don't forget we also have a calendar on our Yahoo web site, which can send e-mail reminders of events to the group.