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On the 24th April 2007, Alison Breadon donated £500 to help us out with our leaky roof. It has taken us a long time to work out how to go about spending this money, but now we have a plan. Instead of...
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On July 12th our latest speaker meeting, with Keith Budden, manager of Be Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership, and Jon Morris, Localise West Midlands' Green New Deal representative, sparked a l...
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The Energy and Climate Change action group has been working on a response to Birmingham City Council’s climate change action plan. We have adopted a constructive approach - providing praise wher...
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Food is essential, yes, that’s obvious, but it’s essential in so many ways – not just staying alive.
Food (and drink) are at the heart of every celebration, they punctuate and define the work...
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Friends of the Earth are members of the Take Back Parliament coalition for electoral reform. You may have seen people dressed in purple on the news around the time of the election. This was part of ...
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Three months ago, Francesca Rogers walked into a wine bar in South London to meet Mr. Lawrence, the owner. She made a simple deal with him: "Our Transition Town group will promote your business for fr...
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I'm currently putting together a proposal for funding to transform a piece of unused land in Lozells to a grow site for local residents to produce their own food. This pilot will be used to learn from...
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TransportBirmingham City Council now has a new cabinet member for transport, Councillor Huxtable, so the group is looking forward to engaging with him in constructive dialogue about the kinds of impro...
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We are looking to recruit 3 people to new volunteer roles in the campaigns group at Birmingham Friends of the Earth. The roles are all unpaid (although we cover expenses) and part-time, so can be done...
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It's time to make sure this country produces its food in a way that doesn't damage the environment. Birmingham Friends of the Earth has been campaigning hard to Fix the Food Chain over the past y...
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It has become a welcome tradition for drinkers at the Anchor's Organic Beer Festival to enjoy food from Birmingham Friends of the Earth's Organic barbeque and they won't be disappointed this year as i...
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'In Town Without My Car Day' is exactly that, a day (22nd September) when motorists leave their cars at home and use sustainable means of transport such as, buses, bicycles, car share or walking. The ...
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Speaker Event: Is there a job in the Green Economy for you?
Monday 12th July. 19.00 – 21.00. Bertha Wright Room, Carrs Lane Church, Birmingham
We are holding a speaker event on Monday on a very p...
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This September (Saturday 18th), Birmingham Friends of the Earth, in conjunction with Heart of England Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA), are organising a marathon length walk/run called the "...
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This weekend the Climate Change festival makes a return to Birmingham with 3 days of events.
First up on the Saturday is a host of events in Centenary Square (outside the Rep theatre and ICC) where t...
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