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Filmaker and political commentator, Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.The film takes a critical look at the War on Terror and its coverage in the news media and is the highest grossing documentary of all time.We usually...

In Spring something wild starts happening in the kitchen. People start talking about nettle soup and looking into hedgerows and verges in a determined manner. It’s the time of the forager and all manner of sharp and peppery leaves are finding their way into Transition salad bowls everywhere. Old favourites like dandelions, cleavers and alexander flowers are mixed with new try-outs like violet...

We are pleased to invite you to an afternoon of discussion amongst a number of forward thinking groups and individuals from in and around Norwich from 3-5pm at the Playhouse meeting room The idea is to use this special day to get to know each other and our visions as well as strengthen the Norwich civil society network. The detailed agenda is intentionally kept open, so as to encourage an...

It's just over a year since we first came up with the idea of starting the community beekeeping scheme that became Norwich Community Bees. We spent last summer getting things started, sourcing kit, getting the group bank account set up, putting the hive together and finally, at the end of summer, we managed to get a swarm installed. It was such an exciting event!Sadly, so very sadly, our...

We’re really pleased at Norwich FarmShare that our application to join the NHS Healthy Start scheme has been accepted. This means that if you’re a family on a low income with young children you can get vouchers from the NHS to pay for your share.You’ll be able to take part in all we offer in exactly the same way as all our other members: you can come and spend time on the farm, enjoy some...

The recent rain has done a lot of good at Grapes Hill Community Garden and areas of the garden which where the soil was baked hard are now bursting with plant life.The woodland flowers have been lovely: primroses, wood spurge, Anemone blanda and sweet woodruff. As summer approaches the mixed planting of ornamental and kitchen herbs will bring a wider range of colours as well as more pollinators...

With the Occupy camp in Norwich now taken down, I want to make sure that the energy for change in our economic structure does not dwindle, so I've written this survey to find out what the biggest concerns are amongst people in Norwich, and who's interested in progressing this real change. Please take five minutes or so and give your views! Concerns are divided into national/international and...

Spring is definitely here at Grapes Hill Community Garden and there are lots of flowers to see - Primroses, Daffodils, white and purple Anemone blanda and a beautiful Clematis armandii on the trellis. Our raised bed tenants have started to sow vegetable seeds and I'm gradually filling my windowsills and the greenhouse at home with seedlings to plant out at Grapes Hill and on my allotment when the...

The Energy Look outs will actually be out and about on March 23rd and March 28th, 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. doing a 'door audit' around the City. See here for the background. Even if the weather is mild, we'll be looking our for those blasts of hot air coming from on high over open doors, and other energy-wasters, in our efforts to encourage traders to be more energy-aware.Join us in The Forum, outside...

A skill and resource to shareThe next Transition Circle West meeting will be held at 7pm at Adrian's house on Monday March 26th. Following on from the focus of February's meeting on resource-sharing where we discussed appropriate rules and conventions for the circle's resource library, we will be discussing how to put this into action and how to include skills-sharing in the library.We will share...