April Green Drinks – The Economics of Happiness

Green Drinks in April will be different. You are invited to the Cosy Hall, Water Lane, Newport, at 7.30pm on Saturday April 21st for a showing of the recent film

The Economics of Happiness

The film describes a world moving at the same time in two opposing directions. As governments and big business continue to push for ‘growth’ in the form of global trade, we are seeing an increase in climate chaos, financial instability and fragmented communities. But we are also seeing local communities all over the world coming together to re-build more human-scale, sustainable economies based around localisation.

We will start the evening with a showing of Newport’s short video specially produced to support our bid to become a Portas Pilot town.
A bar will be available with, of course, locally produced beer and fruit juice.
Do come and join us and share in the discussion of how we create the world we want for our future

Tickets £4 on the door
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Economics of Happiness

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March Green Drinks and change of venue

Just to let you know that we are moving Green Drinks to “The Phez” in the room at the back of the courtyard, near the car park entrance.

The next Green Drinks is a discussion on “Do we owe it to the less well off to drill for shale gas?” Wed 21st March 8 p.m.

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Green Drinks February 2012

For February’s Greendrinks meeting we have Matt Whitfield from T&W coming to have a chat with us about waste food collection.  This visit was arranged in response to a letter Newport 21 sent to T&W regarding the lack of waste food collection when  they could be using the anaerobic digester at Harper Adams  and alleviating the need to transport waste food from South Wales.

 Wednesday 22nd, 8p.m. Royal Victoria Hotel, St. Mary’s Street, Newport. If we’re not in the bar we may be upstairs.

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Green Drinks 24th January 2012


 
Sheila Royle and Bob Ensum of Sustainable Bridgnorth, are joining us for Green Drinks on Tuesday 24th January 8pm, Royal Victoria Hotel, St.Mary’s Stret, Newport in the lounge bar (to the right as you go through the front door). They will talk a bit about Sustainable Bridgnorth, and then go on to discuss the Crida Wind project, its background and progress – they have so far got as far as the  erection of a wind monitoring mast.  
 

Sustainable Bridgnorth is a local group committed to promoting action which helps the Bridgnorth district become a sustainable low carbon community.  It meets monthly with additional outings and visits from guest speakers. Our current activities include a local food survey, exploring opportunities for local hydro power and Crida Wind.  The latter is a joint project with Sharenergy and if planning permission is obtained, will comprise two medium sized wind turbines to be owned by a community led Co-operative and located about 3 miles from Bridgnorth.

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Green Conference 2012

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Christmas Green Drinks 2011

Please note the next Newport Green Drinks is to be held on:

Wednesday 21st December

We will be having a Christmas Social Evening with a free glass of mulled wine.
The meeting will start at 8p.m and will be held at The Royal Victoria Hotel, St. Mary’s St, Newport.

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Domain renewal for this site is due

Cost is £23.99 including VAT for 2 years from Namesco. Due date is 23rd December.

I personally paid for the first two years, and I also pay the hosting costs. I am happy to continue for now with latter (as I can do it on the back of other sites I host) but I think the domain fee should be paid by active members or other sponsors.

Please contact me to arrange payment. If I do not hear, the domain name will lapse and this site shall no longer be available.

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Green Drinks Monday 21st October 2011

 

Please note the next Newport Green Drinks is to be held on Monday 21st November meeting at The Royal Victoria Hotel, St. Mary’s St, Newport, 8pm (ish) there is a “Save Newport” meeting also at The Vic starting at 7pm, so we will wait for that to finish first.  This month we have Phil Brook formerly of NIAB/TAG and the Soil Association talking to us about soil fertility with particular reference to organic and conventional farming practices.

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Green Drinks 17th October 2011

The next Newport Green Drinks is to be held on Monday 17th October at 8pm at The Royal Victoria Hotel, St Mary’s Street, Newport TF10 7AB (see map).

The talk for this green drinks will be on fairtrade.

Starts at 8pm till it finishes or when you want to leave.

 

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