Events
FCFCG 30th anniversary event, Nottingham
Event: FCFCG 30th anniversary celebration event
Dates: 3-4 September 2010
Venue: Various in Nottingham
FCFCG celebrates its 30th birthday in 2010. To mark the occasion we are celebrating community farming and gardening in the UK with a 30th anniversary national gathering and conference in Nottingham. This event will include a conference session at the University of Nottingham's Jubilee Campus, workshops and site visits, as well as a civic reception and a celebration ceilidh. A special garden plot using the shape of the FCFCG logo has been created in the grounds of Nottingham Castle for visitors to view.
Standard FCFCG members fee is £20 per person, or £70 for non-members (these fees include transport between venues, food and entertainment, excludes accommodation). For booking information go to www.farmgarden.org.uk/anniversary
Special offer! The first 50 places for this event are exclusively free to member groups (one person per group, does not include accommodation). To book a free place either contact FCFCG via 0117 923 1800 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
National Care Farm Conference, Shropshire
Event: 3rd National Care Farm Conference
Date: 16 September 2010
Venue: Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, 9.30am – 4.30pm.
This event will examine some of the practical issues facing care farmers and look at the next steps forward in the evolution of an organisation to support the movement across the UK.
Key issues to be discussed include:
• UK developments in care farming and the NCFI
• Regional experiences
• The experiences of new and existing care farmers
• Presentations from a commissioning perspective
Keynote speakers will include commissioners and care farming practitioners. Delegates will also have the opportunity to network and meet care farmers and others involved in care farming.
For further booking information download this Information Leaflet and Booking Form.
Good Food, Good Governance Workshops
Event: Good Food, Good Governance Workshops
Date: 1 July 2010 to 29 September 2010
Venue: Various
The Making Local Food Work programme is offering free Good Food, Good Governance training and advice workshops throughout 2010. The workshops are full days, from 10am-4pm with lunch provided, and are free of charge if you are a development worker or involved with a community food enterprise.
Places for the training days are limited and these workshops are often oversubscribed, so please visit www.mlfw.co.uk/training to book your place now.
Family Fun Day & Summer Holiday Activity Days, Essex
Event: Family Fun Day and Summer Holiday Activity Days
Dates: Family Fun Day, Sunday 12 September 2010, 11-4pm and Summer Holiday Activity Days, various dates between Monday 9 August and Friday 20 August
Venue: Lambourne End Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne End, Essex, RM4 1NB
The Family Fun Day will be a chance for all the family to get outdoors, try some new and different activities and have a great day in the countryside. You will have a chance to try your hand at archery, have a ride on the pony and cart and cross the ropes course plus lots of other activities including climbing on the new climbing wall.
Read more: Family Fun Day & Summer Holiday Activity Days, Essex
Spitalfields Show and Green Fair, London
Event: Spitalfields Show and Green Fair
Date: Sunday, 12 September 2010, 12-5pm
Venue: Allen Gardens and Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, London, E1 5AR.
The Spitalfields Show and Green Fair combines the annual horticultural show of fruit, vegetables, flowers and home produce with a Green Fair promoting the care and enjoyment of our natural environment.
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