The grass in the Community Forest garden at Cae Bodfach has grown up good and tall. We have been mowing paths through it every couple of weeks and the pathways are looking lovely. We purposefully don’t cut some areas as long grass is great for wildlife. It provides good habitat, food sources and shelter needed…
Read MoreAs part of our community engagement programme and building on the work of the BRACE Llanfyllin group Steve Jones will be presenting a slideshow and talk on the history of Cwm Harry community growing aspirations that led eventually to the creation of the Cultivate centre. What began from very humble origins has helped change the…
Read MoreHurricane Florence: over 1m ordered to evacuate in Virginia and Carolinas I’m just going to say it. The NWS is calling #Florence “the storm of a lifetime”. If you live on the NC/SC coast, tomorrow is your last chance to leave. Go. Please. Guys, please, do not mess with this storm. If you have loved…
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Wanted: Communicator and Organiser. Interesting opportunity to join the One School One Planet project and help out producing our bi-weekly podcast. One School One Planet are facilitating and recording community conversations at the Cross Keys Llanfyllin, an open community space for use on our bi-weekly project podcast. Help with planning, resarch, inviting guests as well…
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One School One Planet is a three year project to investigate our community’s responses to the Paris Climate Agreement. Every school, every community and every individual is required to reconsider their relationship with the wider planet; we will need to evaluate where we currently are and forge a plan going forward that allows us shape…
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Wassail has its roots in In the cider-producing West of England (primarily the counties of Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire) wassailing also refers to drinking (and singing) the health of trees in the hopes that they might better thrive. However it seems appropriate to create our own version to suit the ambitions of the…
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Sir David Attenborough & Professor Johan Rockstrom speak at WWF UK’s Living Planet Lecture 2016. If you have not seen it yet, this is a brilliant lecture. Information dense but brilliantly presented, Prof Rockstrom presents a torrent of evidence, yet sticks to key memorable points helping you navigate through the detail. We still have time…
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