Dates for your diary from the February meeting

Here are dates for your diary and news updates following our meeting last week in The Cornubia

In brief:

• Weds 15^th Feb – Open meeting with Bristol Council Sustainability team - http://bit.ly/wEUvAd
• Sat 18^th Feb – Campaigning at “Big Wildlife Fair” on the Triangle HELP NEEDED! -  http://bit.ly/ytuaRS
• Thurs 8^th Mar – Regular monthly MEETING at the Cornubia - http://bit.ly/wi3DlB
• Sat 10^th Mar – Stop Hinkley - http://bit.ly/yrTXpx
• Sat 17^th Mar – Political Lobbying Training (Birmingham)
• Sat 17^th Mar – Bristol Central Jumble Sale at Cotham Parish Church Hall
• Weds 21^st Mar – Celebrating 40 years of Greenpeace - http://bit.ly/xPLTqv
• Thu 12^th April – Regular monthly MEETING at the Cornubia
• Sun 22^nd April – World Earth Day - http://bit.ly/yGlji7
• Thu 10^th May – Regular monthly MEETING at the Cornubia
• Fri 18^th-Sun 20^th May – Goblin Combe Away Days/Southbank Art Trail - http://bit.ly/yhYHvh
• Sat 2^nd – Sun 3^rd June –  Gordano Scout Jamboree, Wraxall
• 9^th-17^th June – Bristol’s Big Green Week - http://bit.ly/zvg9p2
• Thu 14^th June – Regular monthly MEETING at the Cornubia
• Sun 17^th June – Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride  - http://bit.ly/yH1RRQ

 If you are interested in any of the above events get in touch!    The default contact is Richard:  r.lancaster@blueyonder.co.uk  / 07505 990595.

In detail:

Attendees: Carol, Greg, Ian, Laurence, Richard B, Fi, Sue, Josh and Richard L, with apologies from Lauren, Paul, Natasha, Cordelia, Stacy and Iain.

Past events:

Previous Events VW Campaigning 21st Jan Whiteladies Road Farmers Market and 22^nd Jan Tobacco Factory Sunday Market – both were good venues but not the same footfall that we have at some of the more popular venues.

Upcoming Campaigns:  “Save the Arctic”, “Common Fisheries Policy” and ”Big 6 Energy”

Future events:

Sat 18^st Feb 2012,  VW campaigning We'll be meeting outside Browns at 10am 38 Queen's Road Clifton, Bristol, Avon BS8 1RE Please contact Fi (Firadford@aol.com) if you can help – people who volunteered at the meeting Fi, Loz, Carol, Richard B, Josh, Greg, Ian (probably) and Sue (probably).

10th-11th March Stop New Nuclear at Hinkley Point - Bristol CND is providing a coach on 10 March from Bristol to Surround Hinkley. Tickets are on sale at Katze's shop, 55 Gloucester Rd, Bristol (£10/£5). The coach will return after the Surround Hinkley action on 10 March, and will not stay for the blockade. (http://stopnewnuclear.org.uk/transportsurroundhinkley)

Wed 21^st March - 40^th Anniversary Event – it was suggested we organise a film night at the Bristol County Sports Club in Colston Street – this is a venue that we have used before and Richard Baxter will confirm the date is OK and then we will get HQ to email all local supporters

World Earth Day Sunday 22^nd April – South Bank of Avon Clean-up – Fi has suggested that we organise a clean up of the mountain of plastic bottles that have collected on the south bank of the Avon near the suspension bridge.  The date proposed in Sunday 22^nd April – more details at the next meeting but please put the date in your diary.

Goblin Combe Regional Skillshare 18^th-20^th May – This will include various training events and some socializing.  Josh has been putting together some training on getting the best from Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) and we will suggest to Malcolm that this might be worth including in the agenda.

June 2^nd/3^rd 2012 - Gordano Scout District - "Gordano Rocks" Jamboree. 500 scouts descending on the North Somerset Showground in Wraxall. We have been invited to assist with the introduction of a District Environmental Award– we have been invited to take part – at this stage just a date for your diary – more details later

Big Green Week 9^th – 17^th June – Fi has now registered us for the Fringe.  Fi writes “I have been very modest and just asked for a space where we could have a stall to display our wares and somewhere where we could plug in a DVD player to show films.”   So please make a note of the dates in your diary as it sounds as if we will need lots of help during the week to staff the stall. 

Sun 17^th June Bristol Biggest Bike Ride – if you would like a sponsor form please email or call me and I will send you one – Richard Lancaster 01275 790538 / 07505 990593 r.lancaster@blueyonder.co.uk 

It was also agreed at the meeting that it would be a good idea to rotate the chair/facilitator – recent meetings have been chaired by Natasha and Cordelia and the March meeting will be chaired by Richard B. 

Thurs 8^th March – Date of next meeting

Other: Greenpeace have prepared a survey to gain a better understanding as to who is activewith Greenpeace and what they want to do. Please take the time to complete the survey yourself; https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/getactive2012 so we can get a better understanding of who’s active, what you think, and what you would like to do to help us campaign.