Monthly Archives: November 2009

Mill Road Winter Market

5 December 2009,

The 2009 Mill Road Winter Fair will take place on Saturday 5 December. This is a wonderful community event, held in the liveliest and most exiting neighborhoofd in cambridge.

It will open at 10.30am on Donkey Green (at the Parkers Piece end of Mill Road ) and go until about 4.30pm. The fair takes place along [...]

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Green Enterprise Workshop

10 November 2009, 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm

How to turn your green idea into a social enterprise or commercial business.

This half-day workshop is for people who are unemployed or underemployed (eg recent graduates unable to find an appropriate job), who have an idea for a way to make the world a slightly better place and want to explore entrepreneurial ways to [...]

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Climate Change and Copenhagen Question Time

27 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington Street CB2 1RR. (opposite Pembroke college)

David Howarth (Lib/Dem MP),  Daniel Zeichner (Labour PPC),          Tony Juniper (Green PPC)  & Dr Sarah El-Neil (Cons City Chair)     answer your questions on climate change and Copenhagen   – our global future hangs on these pivotal UN negotiations.                                                            [...]

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Talking one-to-one: A Communication Workshop

17 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: St. Luke’s Centre, Victoria Road.

Rosemary Randall, Director of Cambridge Carbon Footprint

What happens when you focus one-to-one on climate change? This workshop will help you listen at different levels, find your way round objections and enjoy your climate conversations. We will look at how to use our carbon calculator and other tools to initiate good [...]

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Grow Your Own: Preparing for Spring

9 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Ross Street Community Centre.

With Keith Jordan, local gardener and allotment holder

All levels of gardening experience are welcome!Special to this session: Time for planting garlic, sowing broad beans and other preparations for next spring.

Please email Sally or Siobhan, or call 01223 971353 for queries and to book.

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Volunteers’ Meeting

2 November 2009, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Venue: Cambridge Carbon Footprint office,  Citylife Social Enterprise Centre, 190 Newmarket Road, Cambridge.  Directions here.

Want to get active in creating a low-carbon future? Come to this meeting for

an introduction to the work of Cambridge Carbon Footprint and the many projects you can be involved with.
learn how to calculate carbon footprints on our stands at public [...]

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Carbon Conversations Facilitator Training

14 November 2009 to 15 November 2009

Venue: Ross St Community Centre, Ross St, Cambridge

This two day workshop is aimed at would be Carbon Conversations facilitators in areas beyond Cambridge. It introduces the materials and key skills needed to run a successful Carbon Conversations group. Included in the price are:

1 copy of the Member’s Handbook, 1 copy of [...]

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