Envirolution 2015 spring news letter

February Newsletter 2015 Bike Hub is alive and kicking and we’re really excited to see what the future holds.

Envirolution and Platt Fields Bike Hub are constanly looking for funding and new ideas to futher develop the Boathouse - so please get in touch if you have any ideas or want to get involved Envirolution will be playing a big part in a new great event in July, and we need more helpers onboard to help make it as magical as we know it can be!

So... whats new?

Here’s the Year in Brief You’ll never believe that the last year has been terribly exciting!!

A trip to the friendly folk at Holi fair festival in early August for more magical happenings...

Just before running the The Green area at Audio Farm festival...

September saw den building and Envirolution festival 2014 was a fun in the woods at Festival no. 6 blustery success – over 500 people braved the elements to take part in a fun packed day of music, workshops and entertainment.

July kicked off with Beat Herder Festival where we helped run the kids area - seed bombs a plenty...

Get in touch if you would like to be part of team Envirolution at The Big Malarkey festival. https://www.facebook.com/EnvirolutionUK

An update from one of our Greeniversity teachers..

Elly Using my love and passion for Textiles I shared a variety of my craft skills through running Greeniversity workshops.

Three during Christmas 2013 including recycling jam jars to transformed into Sparkly Snow Globes and Recycled Rag Wreaths, and a further six in December 2014 Certainly a busy summer. It’s creating advent calenders from amazing that we found time to loo rolls, embellished Christmas apply for more funding and to cards... organise more Greeniversity workshops.

Skill- sharing I believe is someThe Boathouse project is coming thing that enables you to try on leaps and bounds – Platt fields something new and engage with

February Newsletter 2015 others within your local community.

Anybody can be a teacher and share a skill they love whether it be something they do day-to-day or something they have recently learnt.

It’s not until you stand back and look that you realise everybody has many skills to share :) I love

being a Greeniversity teacher seeing the enjoyment people get from the classes and knowing people are going away having learnt something new.

tions or would like some support Plus, as a special New Year’s starting your own classes. treat, anyone who signs up to Greeniversity as a new member Sign-up today and become a memor takes part in a class during ber of the growing GreeniJanuary and February will be in versity community in your area: with a chance of winning a wonderful hamper of your choice from www.Greeniversity.org.uk/sign-up Moss Side community allotments This goes for teachers running their classes too!There’s never been a better time to join the green skills sharing network.

The diary of our Envirolution Volunteer in Nepal:

After the dust settles from Christ- The Envirolution revolution in Nemas you may find yourself faced pal has mainly been going on inwith the clear-out of unwanted or side my head! unused possessions.

I have been enjoying being married and soaking up all the scents Well it’s time to drop that ‘throw and flavours of this mystifying away’ attitude and give your items land. Although, the journey has a new lease of life at one of our upcycling classes.

We will be running a variety of sessions across the region and

New year, new skills, new you!

What better way to shake off the New Year blues than to get yourself along to one of our great skillsharing classes.

not been incident.

we would love you to get involved!

Not only is it a fun way to learn new skills but it is also a fantastic chance to meet like-minded people.

As well as attending the sessions we are always looking for new ideas for classes so please get in touch if you have any sugges-

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My first outing was into an energised little fair-trade coffee shop close to where I am living in Patan (which I think of as the Salford of Kathmandu).

February Newsletter 2015

Karma Coffee is founded on the idea of karma, letting people pay what they feel their experience was worth. This attracts an eclectic mix from NGO workers to artists.

I have taken my foot off the gas from the frenetic work of Envirolution in the UK. I have missed working with the Envirolution Family and this has slowed my activism down.

However, I am now building up new networks and I have some

to people from all walks of life.

By developing partnerships with community organisations who are making a real difference, giving them a platform to engage more people, we hope to help create a positive impact and a more sustainable future.

‘Grow The Green’ Is an exciting new growing project led by Colin Bennett.

Based on the former bowling green in Platt Fields park the project aims to develop a self-

I supported the owner for my initial months in her attempt to establish a truly ethical brand of coffee.

very exciting ideas burning away to burst into life! Watch this space for some updates coming soon.

I was lured away from Karma by by Matt Rowe the international school that my wife works at to become the Eco https://tbsecoblog.wordpress. com Schools Coordinator.

I’ve been won over by the students I teach and the communities that we interact with through the school abroad ranging charity programme.

Highlights so far have been the gardening club I run initiated from an in-school Permaculture course, a school Fashion Show, workshops at some of Kathmandu’s orphanages and teaching eco-based lessons.

Link to karma - https://www.fa book.com/karmacoffeenp

A little about what we do..

Envirolution aims to raise awareness of environmental issues, providing solutions through direct interaction with members of the local community, through non-judgmental, holistic events and workshops that are open

funding permaculture project, and bring together community work, research and social enterprise for the benefit of the park and the communities who use it. h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / groups/GrowTheGreen/?fref=ts

The Future!

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! We would love to hear from you about what local environmental concerns you have, or what actions you think need to be taken in YOUR neighbourhood.

Festival 2015 th 30 May Platt Fields Park

Just get in touch with one of the Envirolution team. Look out for events popping up at the Boathouse in Platt Fields Park, and of course there’s the ENVIROLUTION FESTIVAL on the Saturday May 30th 2015, so look out for various events in the build up to the festival.

Volunteer Opportunities It’s going to be an amazing year with Envirolution.

We’ve got loads of ideas and projects we would like to get going, but we need YOU to help us!

No matter what you think you can do & how much time you can give, it all counts!

Please give us a shout and get involved. The more of us there are, the more impact we can have! for more information please email contact@envirolution.org.uk

Up and Coming Green Community Events 5 Feb

Manchester FoodCycle presents: Soul Kitchen

15 Feb

Volunteer Day 1pm@Platt Fields Park

Please find us and like us at www.facebook.com/EnvirolutionUK

1 Mar

Boathouse Spring Cleanathon

6 Mar

Everything’s Gone Green

Theres also a film or two on the page you might want to see.

8 Mar

Holi Festival of Colour

15 Mar

Volunteer Day 1pm@Platt Fields Park

30 May

Envirolution Festival 2015!

Thanks!

A big huge thank you for supporting us and the work we are doing.

Here’s to a fantastic 2015!

Please look out for our events, come along, get involved and join the Uprising!

Big love from the Envirolution team X

& The Big Malarkey – Watch this Space Please see our facebook page for more details