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Monday, 30 November 2009

Malham Tarn Environment Research Seminar November 2009

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I have just had a great weekend. I used to work at Malham Tarn Field Centre in the limestone area of the Yorkshire Dales  and I still live...
Sunday, 22 November 2009

Settle Hydro - almost ready

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On the morning of Wednesday 18th, we had solid rain and I looked at the river Ribble outside my house which was as high as I had seen it all...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Settle Hydro - The Archimedean Screw Arrives

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They have been digging and preparing the site at Settle weir since summer. Settle hydro is a community project in Settle. Today - 28 Oct - T...
Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Archbishop of Canterbury's lecture on 13 Oct 2009

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The Climate Crisis: Fashioning a Christian Response Due to a meeting I was in London on 13 October and so was able to go to hear Dr Rowan Wi...
Sunday, 4 October 2009

Settle Climate Change Day of Prayer

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Well, we held the event and it went well. Now I can relax .. We had a meaningful, varied and worthwhile day, with contributions from people ...
Saturday, 3 October 2009

Preparation for Settle Day of Prayer on Climate Change and the Environment

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Tomorrow is the Day of Prayer I have spent quite a bit of effort in trying to get publicity for the Day of Prayer Nationally and regionally ...
Saturday, 29 August 2009

Day of Prayer on Climate Change and Environment

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Churches Together in Settle and District are going to have a Day of Prayer on Climate Change and the Environment on Sunday 4th October. See...

Algae and Lichens Walk

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We held the Algae and Lichens Walk on Wednesday 26 August. Five people came plus Allan and I which made for a nice group. Yes it did rain a ...
Monday, 24 August 2009

Algae (and Lichens) for Beginners - Malham Walk

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This was written in 2009.          Click for Other Posts about Lichens on this blog Note added on 8 Sept 2012: Today On 8 Sept 2012 I am l...
Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Jungle Jamboree

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It went well
Monday, 10 August 2009

Smallest Monkey in the world - Philippines

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I went to visit a friend with dementia condition in a Nursing Home/Old Peoples Home in Grassington. Many of the staff are from abroad from m...
Sunday, 9 August 2009

Jungle Decorations

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After the service today the team organising the Jungle Jamboree Children's Holiday club went across to the church hall to decorate it, a...
Saturday, 8 August 2009

Keep it Simple, Less is More

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Today I went to the Rainforest display in the church hall and to the Churches Together in Settle display next to it. I took half the pinned ...
Friday, 7 August 2009

Burning the Forest

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Burning the bush is an easy way of getting rid of scrub and weeds. I took this outside out house at Mathora near Magburaka in Sierra Leone, ...
Thursday, 6 August 2009

Green Books Resource Library in Settle

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Want to borrow a book on pemaculture? or transition towns. Or organic gardening? At the Eco-nite on Wednesday, Ann Ambrose suggested having...
Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Eco-nite at Settle - 1st Wed of month

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A group of people have started meeting at Settle on the first Wednesday evening of each month to meet fellow green/eco minded people and dis...
Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Rainforest loss News - FOE and Greenpeace

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Here are some articles about Rainforest Loss 1. Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars (Guardian 31 May 2009) 2. Gitta...
Monday, 3 August 2009

Jungle Jamboree

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The theme of the children's holiday club which will be held at St John's Church Hall next week (10-13 Aug) is "We're going ...
Sunday, 2 August 2009

Long Preston Deeps Flower Walk

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Today 24 people came on the Wild Flower walk I led at Long Preston Deeps. This was a Craven Conservation Group event, and we had 6 CCG peopl...
Saturday, 1 August 2009

Day of Prayer Re Climate Change - 4th Oct

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There is to be a national Day of Prayer in UK about Climate Change and the Environment on 4th October. I have just sent an email about it t...
Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Ferns of Ribblehead Viaduct - 26 July 2009

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Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line organised a second Walking of the Ribblehead Viaduct on 26 July. The first walking was two years ago. Wo...
Monday, 27 July 2009

Settle Big-Lunch 19 July 2009

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On 19th July communities all over the UK sat down for street-party big lunches. Between 150 to 200 people came to Settle Big Lunch We shared...
Monday, 13 July 2009

Burton Lonsdale Barbecue - tug of war and barn dance

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I was invited by Andy Ive and Alison Service so go and play my piano accordion and join them in running a country dancing session during the...

Dewsbury Choir

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Dewsbury URC and Methodist Church came to our church on the evening of 12 July. how they sang for us!. Several of us had made a sald suppe...

Vibrant London People - the World

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I attend a CEL Steering Committee Meeting on Sat 11 July held near Euston Station.. We agreed that CEL should sign up to the Prince's Ra...

Early Summer in Upper Wharfedale

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Spring is turning into summer .. (More to come)
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

14 June - Lichens Day at Giggleswick Churchyard

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The lichens Day/Wildlife workshop ran under near idyllic conditions- sun - a good turnout of interested people (over eighty) - sun - two goo...

13 June - Hawthorn flowering starts above Malham Tarn

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On the 13th June the Hawthorn was just coming out here. There is far more bistort in the field to the right of the wall than I have ever see...

13 June - hawthorn fowering starts

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Saturday, 6 June 2009

Flowers and Sedges at Malham Tarn

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This evening I will be starting to teach a two days sedges course at Malham Tarn Field Centre. Last week I taught a four day flowers course ...