News
News from members of the Bradford Environment Forum. Click on the underlined titles to read the full articles.
Apple Day 2012
- Organisation:
- Bradford Apple Group
This year's Apple Day Celebrations are on Sunday 7th October, 12-4pm, Bowling Park Community orchard.
As well as the regular food, sales, juice, games and advice we have a special art project on offer.
We have been lucky enough to secure a visit from a solar powered Pink Milkfloat! It houses an old fashioned printing press and will set up for the day so people can have a go at printing their own Appley Posters...or whatever.
We have never had anything like this at Apple Day before...and I doubt we will again. So come and have a go, or just find out more about letterpress printing from the experts.
Find out more by following this link to The Print Project.
BEF Meeting
- Organisation:
- None Specified
The BEF meeting on wednesday 12th September will take place from 3pm - 5pm and will be held by BCEP at Unit 13, Carlisle Business Centre in Manningham.
Community Environment Youth Worker
- Organisation:
- Bradford Community Environment Project (BCEP)
BCEP are currently recruiting a Community Environment Youth Worker for details please see our vacancies page. http://www.bcep.org.uk/what_vacancies Closing date for applications is noon, Friday 29th June 2012. We will accept application forms by post or email (please email well ahead of the closing date and time to guarantee delivery before noon). Interviews will take place on Friday 6th July 2012.
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Climate Week
- Organisation:
- Bradford Environmental Education Service (BEES)
12-18th March is Climate Week - an annual awareness raising campaign.
There are a number of or activities, events and exhibitions in Bradford during the week - some of these are listed in the attached flier, but check the events calendar for more things that are going on.
BEES are organising a Pedalled Powered Cinema on the 12th, a bike to work on the 14th and will be planting the urban wildflower meadow and trees at Culture Fusion on 16th March.
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Climate Week is a national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It includes thousands of events and activities, planned by people from every part of society.
To find out more about getting involved in Climate Week go to www.climateweek.com,
email info@climateweek.com
or call 020 3397 2601.
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Enterprise & Innovation in Practice
- Organisation:
- Bradford Community Environment Project (BCEP)
The Enterprise and Innovation in Practice Module is a new undergraduate module which will run for the first time from January 2012. It offers final year undergraduate students the opportunity to work on a project of their own choosing or within an organisation on a ‘real world’ challenge or opportunity the organisation is facing. The organisation could be of any size in the private business, social enterprise, public, community or voluntary sector. Students will be placed in innovation teams and work together with academic staff and practitioners to identify enterprising and innovative solutions for the challenge/opportunity faced by the organisation.
Each project (organisation) will be allocated two or three teams and the project will run over twelve weeks from week commencing 23rd January to week commencing April 23rd. The organisation will be asked to prepare a one page proposal, present the challenge to students and then provide feedback to students along the way and attend final presentations. Students will be evaluated both on the quality of their final recommendations and the interactions with the organisation in the process. The aim is to make this a rewarding experience for both the students and the organisation, tutors will be working with both to ensure that the process goes smoothly and is mutually beneficial.
If this is of interest to you, please contact Shahid Rasul s.rasul1@bradford.ac.uk for further details.
Local Development Framework Consultation
- Organisation:
- None Specified
The Council has issued its Core Strategy: Further Engagement Draft and accompanying documents for public consultation.
This is to support the process of preparing a new dvelopment plan called the Local Development Framework which will replace the current Replacement Unitary Development Plan for the Bradford District.
There have already been a range of public consultations on the Core Strategy Issues and Options. This has led to the production of a Further Engagement Draft which sets out the proposed approach to managing development and cahnge to 2028.
There are several environment policies (within Planning for Place), covering open space and urban greenspace, biodiversity and geodiversity, historic environment, landscape, trees and woodlands, energy, development and flood risk and environmental protection
You can view a copy of the documents on the LDF pages of the Council website or hard copies can be viewed at Council offices (Jacobs Well, Shipley Town Hall, Keighley One Stop Shop, Ilkley Town Hall) and the following libraries; Bradford Central, Shipley, Bingley, Keighley, Ilkley.
The 12 week consultation period runs from 28th November 2011 until 4pm Friday 20th January 2011
Green Drinks at the University, 7th Dec
- Organisation:
- None Specified
Bradford Green Drinks in December is going to be a combined event with Bradford University - a rare opportunity for networking, socialising, sharing ideas between university students and staff and environmental practitioners across Bradford district (you).
Its an opportunity to get some new volunteers, new ideas, new projects, fresh blood into your organisation.
As with other Green Drinks, this will be an informal occasion, with some announcements (perhaps a few words about individual projects and organisations in Bradford) and a lot of meeting, chatting, circulating.
If its a success, we may organise a more formal event in 2012. It will be at 7pm on 7th December and held at th ebottom of the student central builingin the University. For more details, see www.greendrinks.org/bradford and sign up to our email list. or email me: rolandarnison@tiscali.co.uk
You don't have to register for this event, just turn up. But if you are thinking of coming and you want me to mention you / your organisation when we promote the event at the University, please get in touch.
Roland Arnison
Social & Therapeutic Horticulturalist Vacancy
- Organisation:
- Bradford Community Environment Project (BCEP)
BCEP wishes to appoint a suitably qualified
Social & Therapeutic Horticulturalist
The post holder will join our new team at Wibsey Community Garden, Wibsey Park, Bradford. The programme aims to: support multiple users, provide training, grow and supply high quality local organic produce and promote sustainable and healthy lifestyles. The post holder will provide worthwhile opportunities for adults with Learning Disabilities. They will be a caring and supportive person with a keen interest in organic horticulture, particularly growing food. They will work with individuals, to establish and work towards development plans through a range of horticultural tasks while ensuring that production schedules of crops are met. The post holder will delegate tasks to the emerging team of Therapeutic Horticulture Assistants and will help with recruitment and support of volunteers.
Closing Date: noon, Monday 5th December 2011
Interviews: all day Tuesday 13th December 2011
For more information on the role please call Isabel Swift, Wibsey Community Garden Development Manager 01274 607249 / 07534 076528
Applications packs can be obtained via our website:
http://www.bcep.org.uk/what_vacancies
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Green Drinks 7th Dec at University
- Organisation:
- None Specified
Bradford Green Drinks in December is going to be a combined event with Bradford University - a rare opportunity for networking, socialising, sharing ideas between university students and staff and environmental practitioners across Bradford district (you).
Its an opportunity to get some new volunteers, new ideas, new projects, fresh blood into your organisation.
As with other Green Drinks, this will be an informal occasion, with some announcements (perhaps a few words about individual projects and organisations in Bradford) and alot of meeting, chatting, circulating. If its a success, we may organise a more formal event in 2012. It will be on the evening of 7 December and held at a venue in the University.
For more details, see www.greendrinks.org/bradford and sign up to our email list.
or email me: rolandarnison@tiscali.co.uk
You don't have to register for this event, just turn up. But if you are thinking of coming and you want me to mention you / your organisation when we promote the event at the University, please get in touch.
Roland Arnison
New community growers network
- Organisation:
- Bradford Community Environment Project (BCEP)
We have recently set up a new Bradford and District Community Growers Network. The aim is to share ideas, skills, knowledge and resources between local growers. We have had one meeting so far, plus a visit around 3 local projects. It is supported by the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens.
The next meeting will be held on Fri 4 Nov, 9.30-11.30am at Wibsey Community Garden, Reevy Ave, more or less opposite Buttershaw Enterprise College. If possible, please park outside the park and walk into the Park, entering the Garden using the third big gate you come to on your left.
Can people please bring a sample of something to do with adult clients in winter/bad weather and be ready to tell us all how to do it! And we’ll also have a brief site tour and general catch-up.
It would be helpful if people let me know if they intend to come. If anyone would like to be on this list for future meetings/events, just let me know.
Jane Robinson
Bradford Community Environment Project
Unit 13 Carlisle Business Centre, Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD