May 18, 2012 
Environment
Wildlife habitats set to be enhanced after Green Ridge grant awarded
Local wildlife group, Keep the Ridge Green (KTRG) and Brighton & Hove City Council’s countryside team will carry out some fantastic improvements to Green Ridge and Coney Woods. Contractors working in partnership with the two groups will carry out the work which is being funded by a grant of £27,269 from Community Spaces, Big Lottery [...]
Brighton event: My Swish children’s clothes swap @ The Preston Park Tavern 31 May 2012
Do you have loads of too small clothes cluttering up your children’s wardrobes? Then make a beeline for The Preston Park Tavern on Thursday 31 May from 09.15 a.m. where My Swish will be holding Brighton’s first ever childrens’ clothes swap. Sameera and Sarah from My Swish have years of experience organising clothes swaps for [...]
Fork & Dig It launch Brighton and Hove ‘Veg Share’
Organic community growing group Fork and Dig It are inviting local people to buy a share in this year’s harvest. By joining Brighton’s first community supported agriculture (CSA) scheme, Veg Sharers will get a weekly supply of ultra local, top quality organic vegetables and soft fruit delivered to their doorstep or workplace from May to [...]
Brighton event: Practical permaculture gardening @ Stanmer Park 6 – 7 October 2012
This course explores how permaculture design can be used to create beautiful, productive and wildlife-friendly gardens. Runs 10.00am – 5pm. The first day is based at the Earthship in Stanmer Park, Brighton and on the Brighton Permaculture Trust plot. The second day begins at Pippa Johns’ garden close to Southease station between Newhaven and Lewes. [...]
Brighton event: Introduction to permaculture @ Stanmer Park 23 – 24 June 2012
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*Repeats 9-10 August. This course introduces the basics of permaculture design and shows how this approach can be applied to individual circumstances to facilitate a move towards sustainability. Both days run 9.30am-5pm at Stanmer Park. Tutors: Bryn Thomas and Hedvig Murray. See website for full details. ***NOTE bookings can only be made via our website: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk [...]
Brighton event: Self-building an earthship @ Stanmer Park 15 – 17 June 2012
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9am – 5.30pm This course is for anyone interested in learning about the construction of an Earthship. It includes practical workshops and aims to give a thorough understanding of the process Tutors: Rebecca Sarll, Jon Kalviac, Paulina Wojciechowska, Mischa Hewitt. CPD CERTIFIED. See website for full details. ***NOTE bookings can only be made via our website: [...]
Brighton event: Community Orchard Training @ Stanmer Park 19 – 22 May 2012
Runs on three separate dates: 19, 21 and 22 May 2012 This course looks at the basics of how to nurture newly planted fruit trees – watering, feeding, disease prevention and pest control. It includes apple cookery, juice-making on a traditional apple press (which is available for hire to community groups) and ideas for celebrating your [...]
Brighton to go greener after Lewes Road plans announced
One of Brighton’s busiest roads is set to go green after plans for major refurbishment were announced. Lewes Road will be transformed with new bus and cycle lanes, as well as upgrades to traffic signals and pedestrian walkways with improved links to the nearby South Down’s. The revamp will be funded in part by Brighton [...]
Drought advisory meeting for Brighton and Hove businesses
The hosepipe ban may only be currently affecting Brighton and Hove residents but businesses in the area have been warned that this could change if the situation continues to deteriorate. An open meeting to brief businesses in Brighton and Hove on how they can best operate during the drought is to be held on Thursday [...]
Brighton event: Dispersing Fashion exhibition @ University of Brighton 10 May 2012
The durational installation ‘Dispersing Fashion’ invites you to witness a process of destruction that explores environmental issues. Over time, three dresses will slowly break down highlighting society’s reluctance to use water efficiently. The handcrafted dresses hang elegantly in the space, metaphorically representing the fragility of the rainforest. The work addresses the horrifying effects that our [...]
Brighton residents to help decide St Bartholomew’s Church regeneration plans
Residents of Brighton and Hove are being given the opportunity to have their say about the regeneration plans to transform a street and small park in front of St Bartholomew’s Church. Brighton and Hove City Council has announced five short-listed designs for the trial scheme, known as the Lively Cities project, which aims to see [...]
Brighton and Hove to mark Earth Hour with torch lit seafront walk
The World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) international Earth Hour will be marked in Brighton and Hove by a torch lit seafront walk on Saturday 31 March 2012. The walk, from the seafront bandstand to Brighton Pier and back, is being organised by the council as part of Earth Hour, which encourages people to turn [...]
Palmeira Square community composting scheme begins
The latest community composting scheme in Brighton and Hove has been launched in Palmeira Square, Hove this weekend (Saturday 10 March 2012). Residents in Palmeira Square will now be able to compost their kitchen waste. The implementation of this community composting scheme by Brighton and Hove City Council follows the success of other schemes, such [...]
University of Brighton to lead ‘smart e-bike’ project on streets of Brighton
The University of Brighton is leading a project that will involve trials of ‘smart e-bikes’ on the streets of Brighton in 2012 and 2013, as part of research into sustainable transport and mobile media. The particular project aims to understand how people use e-bikes, and how smartphones can monitor this use and give useful feedback [...]
Renewable World announced as official charity of Brighton’s Eco Technology Show 2012
The Eco Technology Show (ETS), which takes place at Brighton’s Amex Stadium on 15 and 16 June 2012, has announced its official charity as Renewable World. ETS will present new developments, ideas, practical advice and inspirational solutions, products and services within the build, energy, home, transports and lifestyle sectors. Organisers say ETS will highlight the [...]
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