Good Living Week
Celebrating Sustainable City Living:
Bristol 10-19th June 2011
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Good Living Week has been established by Bristol's Green Capital Partnership and Forum for the Future to provide a focus for sustainable local living - we need to face the future with optimism and forethought, inspiring change and leading by example. We also need to find ways of living that make better use of our limited resources. Bristol has a lot to offer. We also have a lot to learn.
We have brought together some of the already established events, like Festival of Nature and Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride, and added other opportunities for businesses and residents to participate in activities and discussions.
Good living can mean many different things to different people - for us, good living is about living within environmental limits. Its about good business, not big business. Its about well-being rather than fast cars and money.
For more about the Green Capital Partnership go to: www.bristolgreencapital.org
10th June
Hosted by Bristol City Council and Hannover Impuls, the economic development agency for Hannover city and region, in association with the South West Environmental iNet and UKTI South West.
Themes:
This is an invitation only event.
Please contact Robin McDowell at Bristol City Council on 0117 9222931 or email robin.mcdowell@bristol.gov.uk
Location >
The Bristol Hotel,
Prince Street,
Bristol BS1 4QF
11th June
Bristol's secret vegetable growers are opening their garden gates and community plots for a special open day of tours, advice and family fun. Find out how to start growing your own veg, how to get involved with your local group, or just get on your bike and see how many you can visit. Activities across the city include chilli tasting, farm tours, grow your own workshops, 'meet the animals' and seed-planting for the children. Join us for Bristol's biggest celebration of urban growing.
For more information and directions:
www.bristollocalfood.co.uk
A number of homes showcasing solar PV (electric) and solar thermal (hot water) systems will be open across Bristol to visitors wanting to know more about these renewable energy technologies. During one-hour sessions, householders will share their experiences and demonstrate the products. Visitors will learn about costs, space requirements, maintenance, metering and adaptation of existing systems and about the money you can earn from the Government if you have a solar panel. Visits to homes are free, but donations are welcome. All visits must be booked through our online booking system.
For more information call 0772 544 7361 or visit:
www.bristolgreendoors.org
Join Create's celebration of good living in the city. There's an array of activities on offer at Bristol's environmental hub CREATE, including:
For full programme and directions visit:
www.createbristol.org
Location >
Create Centre,
Smeaton Road,
Cumberland Basin,
Bristol BS1 6XN
12th June
Join us on the UK's biggest free cycling event.
There's something for everyone with a choice of five routes ranging from 9 to 38 miles.
After the ride you can enjoy a relaxed and friendly atmosphere at the Harbourside where there will be food, entertainment, a bike market and loads of other activities.
Register:
www.betterbybike.info/bikeride
Location >
Rides start in
Millenium Square
BS1 5DB
13th June
This is the follow up to Zero Carbon Bristol's 2010 conference, learning from the best in Europe. The event will also be looking at new economic models and building on the work of Professor Herbie Giradet.
9.30am till 4.30pm including lunch
All inclusive ticket price of £20 for the day
This is a fun event that has the attraction of a series of 10-20 minute lectures from some of Europe's leading intellectuals in the field of sustainability and a zero carbon future.
You can apply for tickets via:
www.zerocarbonbristol.net
Location >
Hamilton House
80 Stokes Croft,
Bristol BS1 3QY
14th June
In order to open up Bristol's Good Living Week to people around the world, we are establishing 'Green Talk' - a web-based compendium of innovative and inspiring presentations that will be available to watch at any time.
The first set of talks will be filmed during Good Living Week and is being run on behalf of the Green Capital Partnership by Climateworks, sponsored by the European iNet.
Speakers include:
This is a ticketed event.
If you would like to be in the audience, the event will be taking place at the Arnolfini and tickets are £6.96 (£4.95 concession ticket). Time: 6:30pm - 8:45pm
For more information visit: www.green-talk.info
Location >
Arnolfini,
16 Narrow Quay,
Bristol BS1 4QA
14-17th June
This is a series of marine related films from venues across Bristol. The format will be a short film on various topics followed by a question and answer session with the film maker and a leading academic on the subject. The series is a partnership between the British Science Association (Bristol & Bath Branch), Festival of Nature, the organisations or individuals providing the films, and the venues.
Films showing:
This is a ticketed event.
All further information:
http://bscia-bsba.org.uk/
Location >
Various venues in Bath & Bristol
15th June
As part of Bristol's Good Living Week, The Design Programme is delivering an interactive workshop to introduce you to the role of design in making your products and services more sustainable. Whether that's through rethinking your packaging, communicating your key messages to your customers or creating whole new offers for emerging markets.
This workshop is free and will be for a small number of businesses as a one-off event for Good Living Week.
9.00am to 12.30pm
This is a ticketed event.
Book now to secure your place by contacting Sara Nicholson at The Design Programme on 01983 400867 or email sara@thedesignprogramme.co.uk
Location >
The Studio Room,
Knowle West Media Centre Leinster Avenue,
Knowle West,
Bristol BS4 1NL
16th June
The IMS Sustainable Business Conference 2011 brings together influential business people and internationally renowned speakers to facilitate discussion, learning and the sharing of best practice on the business case for sustainability.
This daylong series of talks and discussions is based on the successful format of the monthly Sustainable Business Breakfast, and is an excellent opportunity to hear from the experts on their experiences of embedding sustainability into the heart of business strategy and reaping the bottom line rewards.
This is a ticketed event.
For more info visit:
http://sustainableconference.org
Contact sbb@imsplc.com or Phone 0117 315 5239
Location >
Future Inns Bristol Hotel Cabot Circus
Bond Street South,
Bristol
BS1 3EN
17th June
Before the Festival of Nature opens to the public, our annual free Schools' Day takes place on Friday 17th June, which is sponsored by Clifton College. Bristol Harbourside will come alive with organisations running free hands-on environment and science activities for KS2 children. This year over 15 organisations, including Bristol Zoo Gardens, Avon Wildlife and the University of Bristol will run fun and interactive workshops for schools.
Visits to the Festival of Nature Schools' Day are free.
This is a ticketed event.
For more information or to book your school's place, please contact Sara Chapple on 0117 930 4926 or email sara@bnhc.org.uk
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Bristol Harbourside
18th June
Arnos Vale is a historic landscape, wildlife haven, heritage site, place of remembrance of Bristol's people - and a keen supporter of the city's heritage and wildlife.
Where better, then, to celebrate the roles of heritage and wildlife in our lives and settle once and for all, the ongoing debate on their pecking order. Join us in Arnos Vale for a light-hearted 'clash of the titans' as ecologist Mike Dilger & archaeologist Mark Horton battle it out in a public debate to decide which of their two passions - wildlife or heritage - is the most important to Bristol today, and in future. Enjoy the debate and cast your vote at the end.
This is a ticketed event.
For more info and tickets £10 (£7 concessions) go to: www.arnosvale.org.uk
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Arnos Vale Cemetery,
Bath Road,
Bristol BS4 3EW
18-19th June
The biggest event of its kind in the UK, this festival gives wildlife enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity to explore, enjoy and get close to the natural world - all free of charge. The Amphitheatre and At-Bristol's Millennium Square will be packed with organisations running fun and interactive activities and workshops. Over the weekend we will also be hosting an exciting programme of talks, screenings and scheduled events. The Festival's market is a bustling and colourful place, with produce and hot food from local and sustainable traders.
For the first time Festival of Nature, in partnership with Forum for the Future and UK Aware will be hosting a Contemporary Sustainable Living Show. Straight from Olympia in London, this will be the first large scale show of its kind in the Southwest.
This is a free event.
For more info go to:
www.festivalofnature.org
Location >
Bristol Harbourside
Bristol Green Capital Partnership
Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Cumberland Basin, Bristol BS1 6XN
info@goodlivingweek.com
0117 922 4180
Partnership Manager - Darren Hall
Project Support Officer - Elaine Ashley
Communications - Stephen Tucker