Wildlife Gardening Forum Conference and AGM ~ Wednesday 23 November

Submitted by Admin on 26 June, 2011 - 18:29
23 Nov 2011 10:00
Europe/London

Wildlife Gardening Forum Conference ~ 23 November


We are pleased to announce that the next national Wildlife Gardening Forum Conference and AGM, will be held at the recently refurbished and award winning Mayville Community Centre in Islington.  

This exciting local building, designed by a local architect, will be the first Community Centre in the country to have been built with sustainability as an important focus, with the aim of reducing its carbon footprint up to Passivhaus standards.

 

Programme of Talks 

  • Introduction to the Mayville Centre ~ Trevor Mbatha ~ Chief Exec MCC
  • Urban Regeneration and Wildlife in Newington Green ~ Jenny Littlewood ~ Chair NGAG
  • Managing Urban Green Spaces ~ Richard Bashford ~ RSPB
  • Gardening for Bumblebees ~ Kate Bradbury ~ Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Tea and Coffee

  • Wildlife Gardening WIth Learning Disabled Groups ~ Jan Miller ~ Saith Ffynnon Wildlife Plants
  • LWT's Wildlife Gardening with Social Landlords ~ Mathew Frith  ~ London Wildlife Trust
  • Discussion: Room for Wildlife in the Big Society?

Vegetarian Lunch

Guided Tours:

  • King Henry's Walk Community Garden
  • Mayville Community Centre; Design for Sustainability

Wildlife Garden Forum AGM

Tea and Discussion

 

Venue: Mayville Community Centre, Woodville Road N16 8NA

              Accessible venue

Time:   10.0am - 4.0pm

Fee:      £20

Places limited to 80 people

If you are not a WGF member but would like to attend please contact:

Steve Head: wlgf@stephenmhead.com