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Food for Life Partnership Local Programme Manager – Devon
The Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) has been commissioned by NHS Devon to support the delivery of the programme in the county. They are now looking for a locally based manager to work directly with schools to improve the knowledge and consumption of healthy and sustainable food, act as the first point of contact regarding the FFLP programme for schools, caterers, producers and others, and ensure that regional stakeholders are engaged in and value the FFLP programme.
Fixed term contract until 31st March 2013 with annual extension to March 2015 depending on further funding. 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE). Salary £29,877 pro rata.
A full job description is available from the Soil Association web site.
Earth Hour 31st March 2012
A lantern of the Earth hanging outside the TAAG on the evening of 31st March was the symbol around which we gathered to celebrate the amazing planet on which we live and to affirm our determination to protect it. We sang together, we ate together and many of us did our very best to draw a map of the world from memory – all by lantern light and after a few drinks. Not surprisingly the task not only provoked some animated discussion but also a great deal of hilarity!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the evening with lantern making, food and song including our friends in Bishopsteignton who sent over some food from their Earth Hour event for us to share. We would also like to thank Robin Brown and friends for providing the fabulous live music. See you all next year.
Mary
Iceland’s volcanoes may power UK
A web of sea-floor cables – called interconnectors – may be connecting the UK to countries around the world in the next decade, providing access to sustainable energy.
‘The energy minister, Charles Hendry, is to visit Iceland in May to discuss connecting the UK to its abundant geothermal energy. “We are in active discussions with the Icelandic government and they are very keen,” Hendry told the Guardian. To reach Iceland, which sits over a mid-ocean split in the earth’s crust, the cable would have to be 1,000 to 1,500km long and by far the longest in the world’.
See this Guardian story at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/11/iceland-volcano-green-power
Earth Hour events: Fri 23rd and Sat 31st March 8pm
Share with Teign Estuary Transition a celebration of Earth Hour on Saturday 31st March at 8.00pm.
Bring food and enjoy an evening of song, food and music by lantern light at TAAG, Northumberland Place, Teignmouth.
To ensure we have some beautiful lanterns for the night please also join us for a fun couple of hours of lantern making from 4pm on Friday 23rd March at TAAG. Materials provided.
Earth Hour
Earth Hour is is an annual global event when people across the world turn off lights for one hour between 8.30 – 9.30 pm to celebrate the planet together and raise awareness of climate change. More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. See http://www.earthhour.org/.
See what Teign Estuary Transition got up to for Earth Hour last year at:
https://teigntransition.org.uk/2011/03/27/saturday-26th-march-social-event-celebrated-earth-hour/
We also have a flier here for downloading if you would like to print out copies to put in your window or pass on to others
Building low carbon economies – Wed 7th of March 6.30pm, Exeter University
Transition Exeter University presents: Building low carbon economies: partnership, activism or transition?
Peter North-Low Carbon Liverpool/University of Liverpool
Pete North gained his BA in History and Politics in 1984. After a few years
working for the Departments of Employment, Trade and Industry, and
Environment, he gained his MA in Peace Studies from the University of
Bradford (1993) and his PhD from the School for Advanced Urban Studies at
the University of Bristol (1997). He was a post-doctoral Research Associate
on a project on Local Business Representation in Local Economic Development
at the University of Sheffield (1996-7). Between 1997 and 2002 he was Senior
Research Fellow at the Local Economy Policy Unit at South Bank University.
He joined the University of Liverpool in 2002. His research focus is on
alternatives to neoliberal globalisation, from a political economy
perspective. Peter is currently working on a one year Economic and Social
Research Council-funded project “Building the Low Carbon Economy on
Merseyside.” The project is a ‘knowledge exchange’ involving the
University, Liverpool Vision, Liverpool Chamber, and Groundwork Merseyside.
The project aims to understand the practical opportunities and constraints
in building a low carbon economy on Merseyside, moving from an emphasis
primarily on economic growth for what has been seen as an economically
lagging city. He is a founding member of Low Carbon Liverpool-the local
Transition Initiative.
Poldhu Room, Kay Building, University of Exeter
6.30pm Wednesday 7th of March
Seedy Saturday 11th February BOVEY CLIMATE ACTION
Seedy Saturday
Saturday 11th February 10am-2pm
Methodist Hall,
Le Molay Littry Way, Bovey Tracey
Free Entry – Seeds only 50p!
Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a complete beginner, come and stock up on really good vegetable seeds at 50p a pack!
Bring your saved seeds, to swap.
There will be expert advice, home-made refreshments, tombola and a junior-gardener area, where under 16s can pot up and take home free seeds!
Good wheelchair access.
Ring Gail on 01626 832478 for more information
Or e-mailgailbanham@talktalk.net
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