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TENONS: The Environmental Network Of North Somerset

Events Calendar 2010


The Environmental Network Of North Somerset.

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Tues 26 January 2010

A presentation by Weston’s new Transition Group, ‘Sustainable Weston’ called The Future of Food in Weston – How are we planning to feed ourselves as oil becomes scarce and expensive?

 
      Tues 2 February: World Wetlands Day raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular
Tues 23 February ‘A Wander around North Somerset’ by Richard Greenland and friends, in which he will look at access to our natural environment, what to do when the way is blocked, how to prepare for a walk and more.  
       
Thurs 11 March Waste Not Want Not: a recycling and waste presentation by Carl Francis-Pester, North Somerset Council  
       
Sat 20 March Severn Tidal Power : Public Meeting 0945 - 1245
The Blakehay Centre, Weston-super-Mare          Admission free
 
      Mon 22 March: World Day for Water recognised by the UN Communicating Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities
Tues 13 April A convenient Solution – Energy DVD and Cafe Style Workshop  
      Thurs 22 April: Earth Day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment
Weds 19 May ‘What Lies Beneath’  
      Sat 9 May: World Fair Trade Day
      Sat 22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity recognised by the UN commemorate the adoption of the Convention on May 22, 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit. Theme for 2010 is ‘ Biodiversity for Development’
      Sat 5 June: World Environment Day recognised by the UN 2009, theme was Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change
      Tues 8 June: World Ocean Day is an opportunity every year to honor the world's ocean, celebrate the products the ocean provides, such as seafood, as well as marine life itself for aquariums, pets, and also a time to appreciate its own intrinsic value. The ocean also provides sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have resulted in drastically dwindling population of the majority of species. 2009 theme was one ocean, one climate, one future”.
Weds 16 June Where is Local Transport Heading?  
      Thurs 17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought recognized by the UN 2009. Theme 2009 - Conserving land and water - Securing our common future
      Fri 18 June: International Picnic Day
Sun 20 June International Picnic Day – ‘Picnic on the Beach’,
beach to be announced. Bring along your picnic and your home-made kite.
Weds 21 July One Planet Food : DVD and Cafe Style Discussion  
       
(August date to follow) Walk – Music on the beach  
       
Weds 15 Sept Subject to be confirmed  
      Thurs 16 Sept: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer recognised by the UN. Commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
      Wed 22 Sept: World Car-Free Day
      Fri 1 Oct: World Vegetarian Day brings awareness to the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle
      Mon 4 Oct: World Habitat Day recognised by the UN. The purpose of the day is to reflect on the state of our cities and towns and the basic human right to adequate shelter. It also aims to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the habitat of future generations
      Sat 16 Oct: World Food Day recognized by the UN. 2009 theme ‘Achieving food security in times of crisis’
Weds 20 Oct "Story of Stuff" - Consumerism Cafe Style Workshop  
      Mon 1 Nov: World Vegan Day
Weds 17 Nov AGM  
      Thurs 25 Nov: International Meatless Day
(Possible date in December 2010 to follow)    

Meetings: Blakehay Theatre and Community Meeting Place is in Wadham Street, Weston-super-Mare.
Meetings start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Admission: members free, visitors £2 unless otherwise stated

 

 
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