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Event Report: “Creativity, energy and climate change shared learning workshop” 8-9 Feb, #Manchester

Roger Griffiths writes about a wander through time and place during a recent “Climate and Creativity shared learning” event in Manchester. A twenty minute walk along the Ashton Canal from Piccadilly Station takes you past several old mills.  These were … Continue reading

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“Little Green Feats” – AfSL’s Interactive #Sustainability Workshop for Kids in #Manchester

MCFly caught up with AfSL volunteer Shireen Malik to talk about the sustainability workshop she developed to help inform children about environmental issues in a fun and interactive way. Shireen will be holding the workshops until February 2014, so get … Continue reading

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From the coalface – Catrina Pickering from AfSL

Catrina Pickering, Development Worker, Action for Sustainable Living http://www.afsl.org.uk What is your campaign trying to achieve? Action for Sustainable Living or AfSL as it’s known helps people to live more sustainably by harnessing the power of individuals to become more … Continue reading

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Upcoming Event: Action for Sustainable Living Xmas Celebration in South #Manchester, Weds 5th Dec

you can sign up to go (it’s free), here.  This is their blurb – Action for Sustainable Living: AGM and Christmas Celebration Our Legacy, Our Future 6:15pm, Wednesday 5th December 2012 Platt Chapel, Fallowfield This is our big, booming annual … Continue reading

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Event report: South #Manchester Environmental For-out-of-five-um, 18th October

Local charity Action for Sustainable Living has rebooted its “Environmental Forums” with a pretty successfulish event in Fallowfield. Around twenty people gathered to mingle and learn more about volunteering opportunities and activities in South Manchester. Representatives from various groups (Moss … Continue reading

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Upcoming Event: South #Manchester Environment Forum: Thursday 18th Oct, 6.30-8.30pm

Action for Sustainable Living has a networking event coming up! “Ever wonder about what other well kept secrets of sustainability are underway in South Manchester?  Want to tell others about what you’re doing?  Want to find out what’s going on … Continue reading

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Upcoming Event: Trafford “Waste Ambassador” training on Saturday 6th October #afsl

Action for Sustainable Living is currently recruiting for people from Trafford to attend free Waste Ambassador training on Saturday 6th October. There are 10 free places available for Trafford residents. “The training will be fun and interactive teaching how to … Continue reading

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Job Alert: Freelance Energy Trainers… & unwaged slaves.

This from Action for Sustainable Living; We are recruiting again! This time we are looking for Freelance Energy Trainers (paid) and two voluntary intern roles: Volunteer Coordinator Intern and an Energy Intern. For more information and an application pack, please … Continue reading

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Job Alert: AfSL development worker

Action for Sustainable Living is going to appoint a part-time Development Worker (0.5) to manage the delivery of its BIG Lottery-funded work and support the charity through its next stage of development. Its Green Seeds project, “supported by the National … Continue reading

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Event Report: AfSL celebrates

Action for Sustainable Living, the Manchester-based charity that well… the-clue-is-in-the-name, held a “thanks and aren’t our volunteers really cool” event (1) tonight. It was at Platt Chapel , and in covering it we are in no way influenced by the … Continue reading

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