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Oxfordshire's Living Laboratory with Sally Povolotsky

7.30pm Tuesday 9th March 2021

The word ‘sustainable' is everywhere now, but what does it really mean? What is sustainability or even a circular economy? As the world changes, climate emergencies are declared and more dramatic extreme weather events and pandemics rise, how can being ’sustainable’ help solve these challenges and what can a community truly contribute to an ever-changing world? If we press the RESET button, what is the outcome?

We will discuss the elements of a Sustainable community and how Kindness can change the world….as long as we all adopt it.

Sally Povolotsky is a Sustainability and Prototype Engineer who in 2020 was voted one of the UK’s top 50 Women in Engineering in the field of Sustainability. She is also a Director of Living Oxfordshire and runs the Hendreds’ Hive Markets.

Join us by zoom (click) at 7.15pm for prompt 7.30pm start.

• If you missed the talk 'Beehives and Space Technology', with Paulette Elliott and Martine Barons, you can watch the full recording <here>.
• If you missed the talk 'We are Stardust', with Peter Allan, you can watch the full recording <here>.

Future talks at Wantage Cafe Sci...

• 13th April: Why did the hedgehog cross the road? And other lessons from the ecological study of the nation’s favourite wild animal, with Hugh Warwick

Join us for this FREE event - doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start!

More details:-

• When: Second Tuesday of the month
• www.facebook.com/WantageCafeSci (click)

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Mother's Day is just around the corner and The Star in Sparsholt is busy cooking up some amazing ways to make it special at home.

They might not be able to welcome you through their doors just yet, but they're excited to launch their Mother's Day At Home box, prepared with love for your mother, grandmother or whoever you are treating this Mother's Day!

Contact details:

• Phone: 01235-751873
• Web: www.thestarsparsholt.co.uk
• Email: [email protected]

The next 'meeting' of the book club will be on Monday, 15th March at 8pm.

The book this month is 'Excellent Women' by Barbara Pym, available from Hive (click link to visit).

Just a reminder that the Book Club is currently meeting via Zoom.  So if anyone fancies joining in with our reading and discussions over the winter,  they are welcome to do so.  However, once the Pandemic is over and we can again meet in our houses, we will have to restrict membership to 12.  Please call (number below) if you are interested.

To join the group, get in touch with Barbara.

Contact Barbara W for further information:-

Submitted by Barbara W.

The Census, which is taken every 10 years, is coming on 21 March, 2021.

The census gives provides our national and local governments with information about households across England and Wales, to make sure that the services you use meet the needs of our changing society. This includes hospitals, schools, universities, transport, education and health, and on cycle routes, schools and dental surgeries.

This census will also provide fresh information to improve understanding of the pandemic.

Census 2021 is a digital-first census, which means that we will be encouraging people to respond online if they can. You will be able to complete the census using any device, including your mobile phone or tablet.

Everyone will receive a letter with a unique access code in the post, allowing them to complete their questionnaire online. Paper questionnaires will be available on request.

For more information visit:

• census.gov.uk

Meetings in the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington, Faringdon, SN7 7RA

Meetings held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

Membership £10 per year. Visitors £2.50 per meeting.

Find out more:-

• www.uffington.net/clubs-asso-cns/garden-club (click)
• or email: [email protected]

WHITE HORSE GARDEN CLUB (Provisional) PROGRAMME 2021

• Thursday 1st April
  • ‘Peonies – how to plant, grow and propagate’
  • By Alec White from Primrose Hall Peonies
• Thursday 6th May
  • ‘Hydrangeas’
  • By Sally Gregson from Mill Cottage Plants.
  • Plants for sale. www.millcottageplants.co.uk
• Saturday 15th May – Plant sale
• Thursday 3rd June
  • DAY VISIT TO Bramdean & Maverleys TBC
• Thursday 24th June 6pm
  • VISIT to Buckland Gardens
  • Visitors £2.50
• Thursday 1st July
  • VISIT OXFORD ARBORETUM TBC
• Wednesday 14th July 2pm
  • VISIT to Englefield House & Gardens, Theale, Reading RG7 5EN. £7.50 includes tour.
  • Teas available in from Estate Café.
  • Plants for sale in estate garden centre. TBC
• AUGUST – free
• Thursday 2nd September
  • ‘The Care and Pruning of Fruit Trees and Bushes’
  • By Chris Lanczak from Waterperry Gardens, Oxford.
• Thursday 7th October
  • ‘Where did your Garden Grow – a fascinating history of our familiar garden plants’. www.broadleighbulbs.co.uk
  • By Christine Skelmersdale
• Thursday 4th November
  • ‘In the not so Bleak Winter’ by Timothy Walker. www.timothywalker.org.uk.
• Thursday 2nd December
  • AGM &Talk by Woodchester Valley Vineyard from Stroud. www.woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk
  • Seasonal refreshments and wines to sample/purchase