**1 week short PDC course at Monimail Tower – Aug 14 to 19th 2011**
Price £200 – £360 + camping @ £5 per night.
Subsidised places available on request.
This is a shorter version of the 2 week design course and is intended for anyone wanting to start using permaculture in your home or garden or for people too busy to do the 2 week course.
For full course details, booking form and flyer, please visit my website – www.jameschapman.org.uk
If you are looking for some delicious local jams and chutney then Cecilia ‘The Jam Lady’ is who to get in touch with. You can download her price list here where you will also find her contact details.
Cecilia with her jams at our Food Skills Day last summer
The Transport Group will be meeting on Thursday 30 June at 8pm in Collessie Victory Hall. Crispin had a great afternoon at the Gala last weekend sharing plans and gaining lots of feedback. If you have any ideas or would like to input to our bike parking or cycle path projects then please come along. For more information give Louise a call on 07879996845
Collessie’s annual Gala Day will be held on Sunday 19 June in Collessie Park from 2-4pm. It is always a great afternoon out for all the family with entertainment including a bouncy castle, kids races, BBQ, home baking & book & plant stalls, local jams and raffle.
Admission includes tea & scones (but not castle. Sorry!)
Adults:£2 Children: £1 Organised by Collessie Victory Hall Committee in aid of upkeep of Hall
The Transport Group will be there so if you fancy finding out more about the paths project then Crispin will be on hand for a chat. The Doorstep Bakery gang will be there with some freshly made bread. We will also see the return of the NHTT tombola with cakes a plenty and some bike related prizes on offer this year. See you there!
A Message from The Fife Diet:
Sunday 19th June We have Ron Gilchrist taking a practical workshop on Worms and Hot Compost. Ron is from Greenway Consulting who have been at the forefront of sustainable food production projects for over 15 years.
From the workshop you can expect hands-on practice at setting up a hotbox compost and a wormery, fantastic horticultural hints, on planting, soil fertility and more.
We start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Bring a pack lunch. There will be tea and coffee available.
Tuesday 5th July ? Local herb expert and plant wise-woman Elspeth Killin has been working with us to create a special ‘open to all’ herb garden and she’ll be leading a day of training in cultivating and tending culinary herbs.
Come and be inspired!
We start at 10am and finish at 3pm. Bring a pack lunch. There will be tea and coffee available.
These workshops are free but please book so we know you are coming.
To book and for more details email Elly at elly@fifediet.co.uk or phone 01592 871371
This conference will be held in Dundee on Friday 24th June. It will look at a range of topics relating to low-carbon living, including energy efficiency, renewables, car clubs and community information. For more information, or to register, visit www.solarcitiesscotland.org.uk
What better way to celebrate mid-summer than with good company and rabble rousing music? Well, we have just received the fantastic news that the much-loved ceilidh band, ‘Clamjamfry’ have agreed to come to the Secret Garden to help us celebrate the summer solstice, and will be raising the rafters in Letham Village Hall on Saturday 18th June.
Click here for more information.
Would you like to reduce the costs of driving and help to improve local air quality?
Car clubs provide a pool of cars that can be booked out for periods as short as an hour, at affordable rates. For people who drive less than 6-8,000 miles per year, this can be a cheaper option than running a car.
Interested in learning more? Then come along to Cupar YMCA at 7:30pm on Thursday 9th June at the YMCA. Sustainable Cupar and Carplus are holding an event where you can find out more about how car clubs work, hear about the car club recently established in Anstruther, and discuss whether one would be feasible in Cupar.
Refreshments will be provided.
Email: info@sustainablecupar.co.uk.
Website: www.sustainablecupar.co.uk
The Shelter is progressing well with Becky spending lots of time sharing her knowledge with the community. She gave a fascinating talk and slide show on Wednesday 11th in Letham Hall and the Community Open Day on Saturday 14th went well with many of the school children coming back for more.
We hope that the walls will be up in the first week in June (weather permitting!)
Some volunteers enjoying an afternoon clay building at last Saturdays Open Day
The Black Oil Brothers 3rd Annual Visit to Letham Nights
Tickets on sale now and selling fast!!!
4th June 2011 £7.50/ £5 concs – contact details below
More details in attached poster and on the blog…
http://letham.org.uk/lethamnights/2011/05/theyre-back-again/
Don’t miss out!
The Best Small Gigs in the World
tel. 01337 810372 Michael
mob. 07802 436391 Claire
or 07856 892705 Roy
lethamnights@btinternet.com
