FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Valentine’s Day Event: Thursday 11^th February, 10am – 1pm. Booking Essential                                                                                     Come and make beautiful chocolates, truffles & gift boxes for your loved ones!                                                                                                   Workshop by Loaf - promoting real food in Birmingham - www.loafonline.co.uk

Half Term Family Hour: Thursday 18^th February, 2pm – 4.30pm. Eco crafts from plastic bags, gardening, story time for the under 7's and advice on reducing your energy bills for parents while the children are busy!                                                                     

‘Beautiful Northfield’ Photo Competition Launch: Saturday 27^th February, 10am

Curtain Lining Workshop: Friday 26^th February, 10am.  Booking Essential                                                                                              Help to keep your home warm by insulating your curtains, save energy and learn a new skill.

Plastic Bottle Greenhouse Making Workshop: Sunday 7^th March, 2 – 4pm                                                                                                                 Learn how to transform 2 litre drinks bottles in to a greenhouse for growing seedlings, vegetables and plants 

Clothes Swop: Thursday 25^th February, 6.30pm – 7.30pm                                                                                                                                                                         Low on money? Fancy a new look for new year? Recycle your clothes and re-stock your wardrobe for FREE! Bring at least 1 item of clothing in very good condition and leave with something new for your wardrobe!

Ecotots Mothers Day event: Thursday 11 March, 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Cycle Maintenance Workshop (Part 2): Thursday 11 March, 10am – 12noon. Booking Essential                  Additional date: Adjusting brakes and gears.  

Evening Talk: An Introduction to Permaculture Thursday 11 March, 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Booking Essential     

Home Energy for Beginners: Saturday 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th March 2010.  10am – 12noon. Booking Essential  Make affordable improvements to your home, cut your carbon emissions and save money!

Call for

Artists & crafts people!

Creatives - Do you know how to make handmade crafts to furnish your home, make gifts or customise clothes? Do you reuse or recycle materials in to something new? .... and more

Gardeners - Do you know how to grow organic vegetables? Are you a dab hand at garden DIY? Do you reuse or recycle materials in to something useful for the garden? .... and more

If yes, we need you!

Northfield Ecocentre are looking for volunteers who would like to share their skills with our creative and gardening groups and at workshops: 

Contact Jane Baker for more information:

Campaigning for Beginners

EVERY SECOND THURSDAY 6.30am – 7.30pm  

Our individual actions account for around 40% of UK carbon dioxide emissions, we are taking action to reduce our own carbon footprint. What about the other 60%?

If you've never engaged with environmental campaigning or the political process before this is for you. We will hear from guest speakers, understand  where we have the power to change things and develop our communication skills & powers of persuasion. Find out how to communicate and engage with businesses and your political representatives at our campaigns group. If you're a seasoned campaigner please sugest this group to people you think might be interested.

Forthcoming Workshops   (Thursdays, 6.30pm – 7.30pm)

4^th March – Northfield Environmental Concerns: What would we like to change? Bring ideas!                             18 March – How are environmental decisions made? Understanding the political system                                         1 April – Power to the people: How can I influence environment decisions that effect me?                                      15 April – Invited guest tbc                                                                                                                                  29 April – How to attract media attention (media part 1)                                                                                       13 May – How to get in to the papers: writing press releases and features (media part 2)                                       27 May – Invited guest tbc                                                                                                                                    10 June – How to take part in a public climate action: demos & stunts (media part 3)

Campaigns We Support

When possible a part of these workshops we will also make regular campaign actions to support other organisation’s local, national and global climate campaigns by signing petitions or writing letters to councillors or MPs (e.g. Friends of the Earths 20's Plenty Campaign – for Northfield).

Do you want to learn how to make things? Do you have loads of ideas for recycling materials?

Regular FREE drop in sewing sessions at NORTHFIELD ECOCENTRE.           EVERY FRIDAY 10am – 12pm 

Next meeting - Friday 29th January 

Learn from each other. Make shopping bags, door stops, draught excluders and more, moving on to more advanced workshops in time. If you want something for your house, or a fashion item but don’t know how to make it come along to the workshop & we’ll work it out together. 

Bring any materials you have, some will be provided.

Forthcoming Workshops 

Fri 26th Feb - Curtain Lining. Help keep your home warm, save energy and learn a skill. 

Booking Essential: 0121 4480119

Gardening Group [New!]

THURSDAY MORNINGS. 10am - 12 noon

Come along to transform our lawn into a permaculture inspired organic fruit and vegetable plot.
 We are developing a pond, wildlife area, herb garden and more. We also hope to run themed garden workshops. Whether you need gardening ‘L-plates’ or you are an experienced gardener there will be something for you.  

Our garden, like our building is a practical demonstration of what can be done in most Birmingham homes. We even have examples of things that can be done without a garden such as window boxes. You don’t need to make a regular commitment either, just tell us when you can make it.         Tel: 0121 448 0119

Weekly Activities

Thursday 11th February - Preparing the garden for planting. Planting seed to grow indoors.