Wed 22 February 2012
Kent Smallholders meeting on ‘Dispatching, Plucking and Dressing your Chicken’.
Bourne Mobile Building, Hadlow College, 7:30pm
Monday 5 March 2012
We’ll be holding our next monthly meeting at 7:30 on Monday 5 March at the Two Brewers Pub in Maidstone Road, Hadlow.
Contact Hildegard on 01732 852054 or email us at: hadlowcarbon@gmail.com
Sun 11 March 9:30am – 1:30pm
Next Tonbridge Farmers Market – with over 65 stallholders, the market is going from strength to strength.
Tonbridge Farmers Market, Sovereign Way Long Stay Car Park TN9 1RG
Tuesday, 22 March 2012
Energy Talk ‘Rusthall Going Green’ at St. Paul’s School, Burdet Road, Rusthall, 7.00 for 7.30 pm start.
The Spring meeting is with Greg Clark MP and Mike Grenville from Transition Forest Row
Wed 25 April 2012
Kent Smallholders meeting on ‘Soil management and composting’.
Bourne Mobile Building, Hadlow College, 7:30pm
Tues 15 May 2012
BTCV are organsing a wildfood foraging day at the Singleton Environment Centre near Ashford
Learn how we can obtain food from our countryside. Go on a foraging walk during the day.
Singleton Environment Centre, 10am – 16pm
Fee: £20.00. To book a place contact Kent Adult Education on 0845 606 5606 or visit their website www.kentadulteducation.co.uk
Sat 7th July 2012
Cherry Day at Lynsted Community Cherry Orchard
Visit their website for more info
Past events:
Tree seed collecting fun event Sunday 23 Oct 2011 10am onwards
Part of the BTCV Big Green Weekend. Meet at Williams Fields at 10am. Come and help collect tree seeds for growing trees and hedges in the parish. Bring gloves and appropriate clothing/footwear. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For further details contact the Tree Warden on 01732 852095 or email davidcarey@gmail.com
10 Oct 2010 2:00
Spring Bulb Planting for 10:10:10
At the Old School Car Park, Hadlow.
Sun 7 Nov 10am-4pm
An Introduction to Coppicing
Romshed Farm, UNDERRIVER To book a place, please contact Tania Avard on 01622 662012 or email tania.avard@kentwildlife.org.uk.
Tutor: John Waller. John Waller has over 20 years of experience in woodland management and conservation and is a qualified tree surgeon and coppice worker. He also produces a range of woodcraft products, including hurdles, fences, baskets and furniture. More recently, John has worked with many schools to construct willow structures for school grounds. For more information go to Underwoodsman Ltd
Sat 13 Nov 2010
Permaculture / Transition Day
at Rifleman Cottage, Near FAVERSHAM, Kent
£25 including light lunch and refreshments.
This is a Permaculture LAND project, acknowledged by the British Permaculture association as an example of Permaculture. John and Stephanie are moving beyond an oil dependent lifestyle towards sustainability, come and see how. Jo, an experienced Permaculture teacher will assist us to experience the place with Permaculture eyes. There is a lot to see and will be of interest to both beginners and seasoned greenies.
With Jo Barker, John & Stephanie
Contact Jo 01227 832569/Dynamic-equilibrium.co.uk/or John www.riflemancottage.co.uk
Tues 23 Nov 2010 8:00
How to make listed buildings more energy efficient
HadLOW CARBON Community invite you to come along to a public talk by the local Tonbridge & Malling Conservation Officer on improving the energy efficiency of listed buildings or properties within a conservation area. This will also be of interest if you’re thinking of improving the energy performance of your house in general.
Location: Old School Hall, Hadlow, TN11 0EH
Free entrance. Refreshments will be available.
17 July 9:30 – 12:00 HadLOW CARBON Community will be running the Monthly Market Stall at St Mary’s Church in Hadlow on 17 July. Apart from tea, coffee and cakes we are planning to have a swap shop. Do come along, bring your unwanted goods (no clothes) and join in.
Update:
We had a successful morning selling out all the cakes, biscuits and home-made seasonal jams, as well as a lot of swapping going on.
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