Category Archives: volunteer opportunity

Volunteer Opportunity: “Manchester Carbon Literacy”

Posted on October 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly readers often ask us “what can we do?” We reply “do something in your local community that is likely to be successful, and that will leave you with more skills and enthusiasm than when you went into it.” That, … Continue reading →

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Action for Sustainable Living: socials, volunteering and secret gardens

Posted on September 8, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Every month we send out an email to lots of different groups about what they’ve done and what they’ve got coming up. Sometimes – for reasons of space or deadlines whooshing by – the information doesn’t go in the print … Continue reading →

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Action for Sustainable Living recruiting “Local Project Managers”

Posted on September 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Action for Sustainable Living have sent us the following: We are recuiting for this wave of Local Project Managers (LPM’s) Who knows where this opportunity may lead: New skills, new friends/networks! Are you ready for a challenge? Action for Sustainable … Continue reading →

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Help the Land Army grow organic food for #Manchester, or “what’s up docks?”

Posted on September 3, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Moss Brook Growers, an organic farm that supplies food to Unicorn Grocery in Chorlton, is looking for help from volunteers. The taller half of the MCFly editorial team spent an entirely delightful Saturday helping to pull up docks a couple … Continue reading →

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Off-topic: Become a “Digital Reporter” – 8 month course at Cornerhouse

Posted on August 20, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Climate Monthly exists to inform, inspire and connect.  Our vision of a fairer and “climate-safe” Manchester includes having many many more people reporting on what they – and others – are doing.  We are going to try to skill-up … Continue reading →

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Discussion Group: Climate Change and BME Communities Project

Posted on August 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This blog post is for participants of a project investigating how black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Greater Manchester could be affected by climate change. The project involves 16 different organisations supporting BME communities locally – from lunch clubs … Continue reading →

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Youtube about the Fallowfield Secret Garden Project

Posted on August 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Made by University of Manchester folks, this 5 minute video is well worth a look!! From the Fallowfield Secret Garden website…

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Volunteer opportunities: Land Army events in August

Posted on August 7, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A few months ago MCFly published a volunteer’s account of his (highly enjoyable) time with the Land Army. And we also fired questions at the organisers about health and safety, transparency etc (ones that they answered with aplomb). Now the … Continue reading →

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Volunteer to help make #Manchester Carbon Literate – tough questions answered

Posted on July 24, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A couple of weeks ago MCFly advertised a “please come volunteer” shout-out from Cooler Projects, a small social enterprise that’s doing “Carbon Literacy” work. Then it occurred to us that we really ought to be every bit as tough on … Continue reading →

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Birchfields Park Forest Garden

Posted on July 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Yasmin Quayyum writes about an exciting project that MCFly readers can get involved in. Having recently marked its five year anniversary and newly being added to the Agroforestry Research Trust’s network, Birchfields Park Forest Garden is a dynamic and developing … Continue reading →

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