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Request from Sheffield Renewables

The Sheffield Renewables Jordan Dam project is moving forward rapidly, and Sheffield Renewables are now looking for grants to help build the scheme. The online community EnergyShare is offering up...

 
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Friends of the Earth: The Big Green Bike Ride

The ride will start in London on Sunday 6 May 2012. We'll cycle almost 500 miles through breathtaking scenery, arriving in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, six days later. The route will...

 
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Blue Sky Green Space

This document outlines in the broadest sense the wide range of green spaces – from parks and gardens to city farms, country parks, woodlands and wildlife sites to play areas,...

 
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The Localism Bill - Sign our joint statement!

The Localism Bill will have a fundamental influence on the shape and development of our communities. Through the introduction of neighbourhood planning and a duty for local authorities to cooperate,...

 
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Managing green spaces- seven ingredients for success

England’s parks and green spaces are being managed in a context which is changing fast and fundamentally. Councils are being given greater autonomy to determine the services they...

 
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Community Assets seminar series
Wed, 04/05/2011 - 10:00 - 16:00

Various venues

Exploring the relevance and importance of community ownership and management of assets for society today. The JRF are bringing people together from across the public, voluntary and community and private sectors to encourage debate around the relevance of community control of assets for society today. We want to explore a range of questions for policy and practice which relate to community assets. This series of six free seminars will:

 
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National Park schemes to lessen impact of climate change

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is working hard to help local people to offset the effects of climate change. National Climate Change Week, which starts today (March 21),...

 
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Government abandons plans to sell forest estate – but woods are still not safe

As Government announces the formation of an independent panel of forestry experts as part of the planned review of forestry policy in England, the Woodland Trust is challenging both the...

 
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Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery

TCPA and partners have published Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery, a useful guide for communities in developing their own decentralised energy projects.

 
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Helping Green Drinks Bradford

Bradford Green Drinks is now one year old! We will celebrate at next Green Drinks on March 7thl. If you've come along to any of the monthly socials, you'll...

 
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