Upcoming Events
Please come along to one of our events, click on the entry below to find out more details.
Free paint
Warsop Recycling Centre
Organised by Nottinghamshire County Council
Booking essential
Nottinghamshire residents are invited to collect free paint at newly announced dates over the summer. Call Nottinghamshire County Council on 0300 500 80 80 to reserve a slot between 5pm and 7pm. Pre-booking is essential.
Energy for Business Drop In Session
10am-12pm
Research Acceleration and Demonstration (RAD) building, University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus
Organised by D2N2
FREE
Come and find out more about capital grants for SME who wish to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions or who are implementing sustainable energy technologies. The grants are for businesses based in the D2N2 region (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) and you must able to demonstrate a low-carbon element to your project. One of the Energy Innovation and Collaboration team will be on hand to answer your questions. The closing date for the new round of funding is 12th September.
Make Do and Mend: Sewing Workshop
9am-12.30pm
Mansfield Materials Recovery Facility (NG19 0FL)
Organised by Veolia
Booking essential
FREE
Learn the basics of using both a sewing machine and sewing by hand. You can also learn more about recycling in Nottinghamshire with a tour of the waste recovery site. Book your place by emailing: nottsenquiries@veolia.co.uk or calling 0203 567 4391.
Dr Bike Workshop
9.30am - 1pm
Queen’s Park north car park in Chesterfield (near miniature railway crossing)
Organised by Chesterfield Cycle Campaign
FREE
Free checks and adjustments by qualified mechanics, while you wait. Minor repairs can also be carried out. No charge for labour, just for parts if any are used or bring your own.
Propagate, Prosper, Preserve - A series of Workshops
11am-4pm
Organised by Whistlewood Common with Ryan Sandford-Blackburn
Cost: £35 per workshop or £95 if all 3 are booked
Includes handouts, some plant takeaways, food and home-cooked lunch at all 3 workshops.
(a limited number of concessionary places are available)
The third of three workshops
Propagate - Sat, 10th March. The underlying theme of the first workshop will be proliferation. It will cover planning your growing space and plant propagation.
Prosper - Sunday, 10th June. Bring life to your soil to grow healthy food for you, your family and friends. This workshop will cover ‘no dig’ garden beds, composting and mulching and green manure.
Preserve - Sunday, 9th September. Plan what to do with your harvest. Learn about making preserves and juice, as well as drying fruit. We can also cover setting up social systems, like small community groups, to help preserve and share abundant harvests.
Ecological Sustainability: The Impact of Plastic
6pm to 9pm
Derbyshire Eco Centre, nr Wirksworth
£50 (concessions available)
Learn about the impact that plastics are having within ecosystems and what choices the informed consumer can make. To book call 01629 533038 or email ecocentre@derbyshire.gov.uk
Make Do and Mend: Sewing Workshop
9am-12.30pm
Mansfield Materials Recovery Facility (NG19 0FL)
Organised by Veolia
Booking essential
FREE
Learn the basics of using both a sewing machine and sewing by hand. You can also learn more about recycling in Nottinghamshire with a tour of the waste recovery site. Book your place by emailing: nottsenquiries@veolia.co.uk or calling 0203 567 4391.
Incredible Edible Gardens Course
9:30am-4:30pm
Derbyshire Eco Centre, nr Wirksworth
£84 (concessions available)
Learn how to grow an edible garden that is both nutritious and nourishing. To book call 01629 533038 or email ecocentre@derbyshire.gov.uk