Permaculture Manchester . . . lets put some green on the urban scene

There are still 4 place left on their beekeeping course starting on Saturday July 3rd. Please see attached poster for more info. Very good course, very good value for money. Pls contact Offshoots directly if interested .. details below.

Because it is such short notice, if you are unable to start until week 2, then this is OK.

Phill Dewhurst
Offshoots Project Manager
Offshoots Permaculture Project
Tel: 01282 450270
Fax: 01282 436138
Web: www.offshoots.org.uk

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40% prefer it to remain entirely green!

Our Hulme began its independent consultation on local people's opinions about Birley Fields in mid October. The following 2 charts show the opinions of the first 106 respondents. This page will be updated periodically as more people complete the survey.

The above chart shows that from 106 respondents:

• almost 40% would like to see Birley Fields remain entirely as green space;
• 76% of people would like to see half or more of the area remain as green space;
• less than 2% would like to see most of the green space developed.

Although the survey does not ask the question, their is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the sections local people would most like to see remain as green space, are the area known as 'Birley Common' opposite the post office, and the adjacent stretch down to Homes For Change housing co-op. These are exactly the areas where MMU plans to construct its high density 5,000 student campus. In terms of surface area, they are also the two most significant plots of land.

This is a network for people who want to seriously explore the promotion of sustainability in the Mersey valley bioregion - see Green Deal Manchester  for an attempt at defining this. OK, the terminology is different - that's because the boundaries of the bioregion are fluid. I've also done a glossary of concepts for bioregional development at http://greendealmanchester.wordpress.com/concepts-for-bioregional-d...

My pamphlet A Green Deal for the Manchester-Mersey Bioregion was favourably received, but we need to go further - developing thinking and proposals and linking them to action in a variety of ways (and see also the second pamphlet - The Replacement Economy). How to do that we need to debate.

I finally made the huge move of buying a home last year.
Having spent years in inpromtu eco communities and on the road I was so excited that I could finally be the one to provide the space, instead of being the one needing it!

Ten months in and my elusive housemates are still just that, elusive!!

I have such a gorgeous eco-run home, with a huge garden and I'm really keen to share it, but where oh where are you my healthy veggie eco kin...?!!

Or are we all sitting in our new homes thinking the very same thing...?!!

'-)

xx