For quality local produce, Young’s farm shop at Derwen College near Oswesty is excellent. A large amount of their stock is grown on site. Food miles are displayed on labels next to other produce – the vast majority comes from local suppliers within 20miles.
If you’re passing and looking for quality local produce at reasonable prices, you can’t beat it. For more information click on the following link: http://www.derwen.ac.uk/visitors/youngs-farm-shop-oswestry-shropshire.html
Our Stop Climate Chaos party was a triumph! Thanks everyone! See some of the photos below;
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Great news for our party – There will now be significantly more food available after the regional Coop team agreed to sponsor our event.
We now have access to £50 worth of food and drink from our local Coop. On a local, national and international basis, the Coop have a fantastic reputation for helping support social and environmental causes.
To find out more about The Cooperative’s principles click here: http://www.co-operative.coop/join-the-revolution/our-plan/
Free food and live music – Friday 25th November – 7pm start with free food until 8.30pm – St Collen’s Community Hall, Llangollen.
Hosted by Llangollen Friends of the Earth to celebrate the start of the UN Climate Talks in South Africa.
Open invite to all!
Full details for the Counterpower book launch can be seen below;
*** Counterpower Book launch – Sunday 13th November 2011 – 7.30pm – St Collen’s Community Hall, Llangollen – Upper room – Refreshments available ***
Tim Gee is the author of, ‘Counterpower’ (www.newint.org/counterpower) and also works for FoE UK as a campaign trainer.
Tim will be hosting a book launch along with a participatory workshop, or alternatively a talk followed by a question-and-answer session.
Light refreshments will be available on a donation basis. Hope to see you there!
Community Futures is a programme of courses for community volunteers from all over the UK to come and learn new skills to help them and the communities that they come from to become more sustainable. There are 12 new courses running from November 2011 – March 2012. Click here for more information.
An article from Simon Collinge, first published in the October edition of the Llangollen news;
In Augusts’ Llangollen News, under the Llangollen Town Council report readers might have noticed the application 03/2011/0696 Plas Derwen, Abbey Road – application for modification or discharge of planning obligation relating to the payment of commuted sum for the provision of affordable housing and public open space.
The Town Council quite rightly, raised objections. The original plans submitted for the development were for a much smaller and less intrusive build and included affordable housing for local residents. The developers, however, thought they could make more money from a larger, more prestigious development so submitted new plans for the incongruous development now dominating the approach to Llangollen on Abbey Road. Apparently, Planning Regulations require new build schemes should have a percentage of affordable housing and developers have to pay a “commuted sum” – in this case believed to be in excess of £200,000 – to the authority if they chose not to provide urgent needed accommodation for local people.
I wrote to the Town Council to ask if our two County Councillors would be supporting them and objecting to this attempt by the developer to avoid paying the commuted sum and their obligations to the community.
Ian Parry, the Town Council Clerk replied
Although the Town Council may object to an application we cannot insist that our County Councillors support our decisions. They may hold different views. Also I understand that they are ‘not allowed’ to indicate their position on a particular issue before an application goes to committee as this would prevent them from speaking at the meeting.
I will be writing to both our County Councillors asking them to consider supporting the Town Council in this matter.
Apparently the matter will be considered at the Denbighshire County Council Planning Committee in October and I would encourage residents to write and express their opinions regarding the developer not paying the “commuted sum”.
E-mail: your.voice@denbighshire.gov.uk
Website: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Following being granted leave to appeal, at the high court in London on 8th July 2011. Hafod Environmental Group has one final opportunity to stop the extension of landfilling at Hafod quarry.
We successfully challenged the Welsh Government’s decision to modify the 1995 planning permission. We are extremely grateful to our barrister Richard Harwood, his colleague Caroline Allen and to Gamlins Solicitors.
If we are successful in our Appeal, the lifespan of the site could be reduced from around 35 years to approximately 5 years.
We now need to start fundraising again for the appeal hearing which is scheduled to place in Cardiff on 30th November 2011. We plan to hold a Hot Pot Supper, Promise Auction and Raffle on November 11th. Anyone wishing to make a donation please contact; Pauline Smout 01978 810275 or Dorothy Tunnah 01978 841335.
Saturday 1st October – Manchester
Listen, be inspired and speak out! Join us for a day of workshops, then join the Bearing Witness procession and vigil on the eve of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
1.30pm: Be inspired by talks and workshops
6.15pm: Speak out at the Bearing Witness procession and candlelit vigil
7.30pm: Finish
A bus will be leaving from Wrexham. Contact Warren or Andrew for more information.
More information about the event…
Chester & District Friends of the Earth have organised a fun food fiesta event! There will be free food and a vaThe event will take place on Thursday 22nd September. Click here for more information.