summer rides 2008
tranquil countryside - quiet lanes - village pubs - relaxed pace
Events
Jam Busting June
BANES council is promoting sustainable transport with Jam Busting June.
Taking part is simple – commute to work by anything other than in the car on your own, for example walk or take the bus, or work from home during June and you could win a fabulous prize generously donated by local employers.
Register now on the Jam Busting June web site.
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Climate Camp 2008
Remember last summer’s Climate Action Camp at Heathrow? Two thousand people came together and magically transformed an empty field into a beautiful vision of the alternatives to airport expansion and the relentless growth of the fossil fuel economy. We set up sustainable kitchens, energy supplies, recycling and drainage systems. We ran workshops on everything from climate change science or how to build a wind turbine to the philosophy and practice of direct action. At the end of the week we took non-violent direct action together to shut down BAA's headoffice for a day, defying their efforts to stop the camp by(unsuccessfully!) seeking an outrageous injunction that would have prevented even the Queen travelling on the M4.
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A Sustainability Café for climate change related community groups
Wednesday 4th June 2008, 6 – 9 pm at the Create Centre, Bristol
This sustainability café is a follow-up activity to the FoE and Avon Wildlife Trust’s survey of Climate Change related community groups. It will build upon the results and recommendations that emerged from the study to explore ways of supporting and facilitating cooperation between community groups in the Bristol/Avon region.
Transition Bath Films
The Transition Film season is finally underway.
The first film, on May 1st, will be The End of Suburbia, a film that discusses the dwindling supply of cheap energy in the form of fossil fuels and its effect on society. Described as shocking, it's the "must see" film on Peak Oil.
A Cycling Summit for Bath
MP for Bath, Don Foster, has agreed to chair the forthcoming Bath Cycling Summit.
Key speakers are John Grimshaw, chief executive of Sustrans and Kieran Morgan, director of public health in BANES
The summit, being organised by Bath Cycling Campaign in partnership with BANES council will take place on 20 June 2008 - in bike week - and will bring together about 30 key decision makers and interested parties with inspirational guest speakers.
The summit's aim will be to inspire, connect people and have actions which can be taken forward to increase cycling in the area.
