Category Archives: Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Fallowfield Secret Garden U-design day, 2nd June

Posted on May 28, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Mark Roberts (as opposed to MCFly cartoonist Marc Roberts!) answers some questions about the Fallowfield Secret Garden… What is the ‘Secret Garden’? The Fallowfield Secret Garden is the Fallowfield resident’s garden, it’s not an allotment. How did the idea emerge? … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “From Grey to Green”

Posted on May 27, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dave Bishop, MCFly’s biodiversity reporter, writes about an exciting new project. Last year the Greater Manchester Local Records Centre (GMLRC), which is attached to the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU), submitted a bid to the National Heritage Lottery Fund – … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: What if… Manchester was as sustainable as Havana?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s the blurb “Once upon a time, Havana, like Manchester, was a city dependent on fossil fuels. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the oil supply rapidly dried up, and almost overnight, Cuba faced a major food and … Continue reading →

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NEWSFLASH: Council to release report on Steady-State Economics

Posted on May 21, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

First the good news; Manchester City Council has committed itself to producing a report on Steady State Economics.  This follows an open letter to its Economy Scrutiny committee [see membership here]. last November. That letter was signed by co-ordinators of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a protest…

Posted on May 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Philip James ponders the ethics of non-violent direct action, and seeks readers’ opinions… Take the Flour Back is a non-violent direct action event against a crop trial of GM wheat taking place at the Rothamsted Institute in Hertfordshire … Continue reading →

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“What is it that is following me?” A southern voice on climate change

Posted on May 9, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From Kashmir to Delhi, Moscow to Manchester, what is it that is following me? by Irfan Syed, (Chair, Salford Interfaith Network and Co-Chair Salford Forum for Refugees) Lush green mountains, deep lakes, fresh air and singing birds of Kashmir. I … Continue reading →

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Manchester Brewing Co-operative going for green

Posted on May 8, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The famously thirsty MCFly talks to Jonathan Hartley of Manchester Brewing Co-operative, which is holding a beer festival in Levenshulme on Saturday 12th May. MCFly will be there, conducting extensive research. PS Latest MCFly out now. When did you become … Continue reading →

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Course alert: Internal Auditor Training (ISO 14001) – May 31st

Posted on April 26, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We got an email through from Groundwork. (ISO14001 is pretty tough. Back in January we reported on how Manchester-based law firm Pannone achieved it). We are writing to inform you of our ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Training day on the … Continue reading →

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“Climate Survivors” – who, what, why, how

Posted on April 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We asked the people at “Climate Survivors” to tell us about who they are and what they do.  Here’s what they sent us! Climate Survivors – supporting positive change in Manchester since 2009 “Never doubt that a small group of … Continue reading →

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Black & Minority Ethnic groups – £150 for climate change project participation

Posted on April 16, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you are Black/Minority Ethnic and you’re reading Manchester Climate Monthly, read this below!! If you arent’ “BME”, but you know someone who is and who would be interested, then please please forward this on to them.  Thanks! How will … Continue reading →

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