Climate Friends
Exciting events during/around Climate Friendly
Fortnight 15 - 30 September
Discover the benefits of climate friendly living . .
Open eco friendly house - Minehead
Tuesday Sept 18, Wed Sept 19 & Thurs Sept 20, any time by appointment
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Visit a new build with many environmentally friendly features. Booking essential on 01643 703161.
Open eco friendly house - Monksilver
Thurs Sept 20, any time by appointment
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Visit an environmentally friendly house owned by a local eco hero. Booking essential on 01643 821664 or
email contactwsag@yahoo.co.uk
Farmers market - Minehead, Parade
Friday Sept 21, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Local farmers
Save food miles, support local enterprise and buy mouth watering local food.
Guided visit to energy efficient pottery - Wooten Courtenay, near Dunster
Friday Sept 21, afternoon
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group & Mill Pottery
See where environmentally aware artist Michael Gaitskell crafts his ceramics. A waterwheel provides power
and generates some of the electricity for the pottery. Booking essential on 01643 821664 or email
contactwsag@yahoo.co.uk
A Convenient Solution - Ilminster, Warehouse Theatre, Brewery Lane, off West Street
Saturday Sept 22, 2.30 - 5.30pm
South Somerset Climate Action
Al Gore’s update on the film “An Inconvenient Truth” and the Greenpeace film “A Convenient Solution” followed by refreshments and discussion. Tickets can be obtained in advance from Jo Burlington, 27 East
Street, Ilminster TA19 OAN or on the door. No charge but donations requested. Contact: Joe Burlington on
01460 55323 or email joe@jburlington.co.uk
Annie’s Book Cycle - Milverton (near Taunton), Methodist Church Hall
Saturday Sept 22, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Milverton Climate Challenge
Come and donate your old books and buy some new to you ones! Raise money for Milverton Climate
Challenge, save waste and keep it local. Please walk, lift share or take public transport to this event.
Open straw bale house - Butleigh (near Glastonbury), Brook Farm
Saturday Sept 22, 11am - 3pm
Caroline Barry
An open house event - discover this remarkable sustainable home, built with straw bales and cordwood.
Contact: Caroline on 01458 850243
Climate Friends at Carymoor - Carymoor Environmental Centre, Dimmer Lane, Castle Cary
Monday Sept 24, 4pm - 8pm
Carymoor team & Somerset Wildlife Trust South East Somerset Area Group
See solar panels, wind turbines and a straw bale house. Advice from Somerset Waste Action Programme
and site tour at 6pm. Children’s activities too. Contact: Rupert 01963 351350 or e-mail:
rf.swap@carymoor.org.uk
Climate Café at Berrow - Berrow Village Hall, Berrow
Monday Sept 24, 2.30pm - 6.30pm
Berrow Conservation Group & Rising to the Challenge
Visit the climate café. Sample local food, calculate your carbon footprint and get advice on how to slim it
down from a carbon coach. Half hour talks by local climate action experts at 3.00pm and 6.00pm
Launch of Glastonbury’s First Carbon Reduction Action Group - Glastonbury, Town Hall
Monday Sept 24, 7 - 9pm
Glastonbury Climate Action Now & Transition Glastonbury
Q&A with Amy Rawlins of the ECOS Trust on 'Setting up a Carbon Reduction Action Group' and meet
members of Glastonbury CRAG, including permaculture teacher and writer Patrick Whitefield.
More at: http://transitiontown.org/glastonbury/glastonbury or contact Anthony on 01458 835997
Open eco friendly house - Minehead
Tuesday Sept 25, Wed Sept 26 & Thurs Sept 27, any time by appointment
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Another opportunity to visit a new build with many environmentally friendly features. Booking essential on
01643 703161.
Introducing Zero-Carbon Construction Conference - Genesis Centre, Taunton
Wednesday Sept 26, 9.30am - 5.30pm
Ecos Trust
Bringing together policy-makers, developers, surveyors, planners and building professionals to understand
zero-carbon development and show how the issues are being addressed in practice. Delegate fee £90. For
further information call 01458 259400 or email admin@sustainablehousing.org.uk
Open eco friendly house - Monksilver
Thurs Sept 27, any time by appointment
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Another chance to visit an environmentally friendly house owned by a local eco hero. Booking essential on
01643 821664 or email contactwsag@yahoo.co.uk
Wildlife in Woodlands talk - Monksilver, EMN Hall
Thurs Sept 27, 7.30pm
Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Talk by David Manners, the well known wildlife photographer. See some stunning images and climate friendly
displays during interval. Admission £1.50.
Farmers market - Minehead, Parade
Friday Sept 28, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Local farmers
Save food miles, support local enterprise and buy mouth watering local food.
Eco-Hunt - North Curry (near Taunton)
Saturday Sept 29, 2pm - 5pm
Save It!
Eco treasure hunt, aimed at children and parents around the village organised newly formed action group approx 2 miles walking or cycling. Meet at Pavilion, Greenway. Contact: Brian Jeanes on 01823 490623
Home Composting Clinic - Taunton, Hestercombe Gardens
Saturday Sept 29, 10am - 2pm
Waste and Resources Action Programme
Get help and advice on all aspects of home composting. The event is free (but the normal admission price
for the gardens will apply). First 25 visitors will receive a free CD and home compost guide.
Open Day - Genesis Centre, Taunton
Saturday Sept 29, 10am -1pm
Genesis Centre
The Genesis Centre is the sustainable construction resource and learning centre for the South West. The
open day will allow you the opportunity to view the centre as well as visiting the shop and watching footage
of the construction. £3.00 entry charge.
Guided tour of Simonsbath Sawmills - Exmoor, Simonsbath
Sunday Sept 30, 10.30am
Exmoor National Park Authority & Somerset Wildlife Trust West Somerset Area Group
Guided tour around recently restored water powered traditional sawmill that produces all the gates, stiles,
signage etc for use in the National Park. Contact: Exmoor National Park Authority on 01398 323665
Milverton Eco-Bulbs Launch Milverton Community Market, Milverton, Victoria Rooms
Saturday Oct 6, 10.30am
Milverton Climate Challenge
Take advantage of amazing savings and buy Milverton Eco-Bulbs for as little as 60p each. See the full
range and be the first to buy at Milverton Community Market or pop into Milverton Post Office Stores where
they go on sale on Monday October 8.
Climate Friends talk - Long Sutton (near Langport), Village Hall
Thursday Oct 11, 7.30pm
Somerset Wildlife Trust Heart of the Levels Area Group
Wildlife Trust Policy and Campaigns Officer, James Nightingale, talks about climate impacts on wildlife and
how we can all make a difference. Entry £1.50.
Eco-Retrofitting event - Milverton, Victoria Rooms
Saturday Oct 20, 3pm
Milverton Climate Challenge
Join expert Tim Simmons of SCAT's Genesis Project to find out how to make your home more eco-friendly
and save money. In this first of a series of practical talks Tim will be looking at eco loft insulation. Sign up to
buy loft insulation from Bradfords on the day to get a discount on the normal retail price.
'It's Easy To Be Green' - Genesis Centre, Taunton
Saturday Oct 20, 10.30am - 3.30pm
The Co-Operative Group & Ecos Trust
Action packed day of practical advice, demonstrations and talks from Friends of the Earth, Exeter Car Club,
Southern Solar and Sustainable Redland Community Group. More from Chris Griffiths on 01884 266892 or
email chrisgriffiths@co-op.co.uk
Also watch out for the Climate Café run by our kind sponsors, the Somerset County Council, Defra-funded,
Rising to the Challenge team: Saturday Sept 22 - Yeovil, town centre; Sunday Sept 23 - Taunton, River
Festival, French Weir Park, and Tuesday Sept 25 - Glastonbury, town centre.
Visit the Climate Friends website for more www.climatefriends.org.uk and to record your green action.
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