Anastasia, the first book of the Ringing Cedars Series, tells the story of entrepreneur Vladimir Megre's trade trip to the Siberian taiga in 1995, where he witnessed incredible spiritual phenomena connected with sacred 'ringing cedar' trees. He spent three days with a woman named Anastasia who shared with him her unique outlook on subjects as diverse as gardening, child-rearing, healing, Nature, sexuality, religion and more. This…

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I've just moved to the area and am currently reading up on the Transition Town project! I'd love to learn how to knit in a group like this! 

Save Charteris Sports Centre

A community resource.

Background:

As a sports centre it provides great value gym membership*.  It is the only local sports centre, which allows members to  "pay as your go". Apart form “gym” activities, It hosts team sports (e.g. football, badminton) fitness classes, martial arts and yoga.

Charteris is also a valuable community resource, far more than just a gym, offering, children's parties,…

Brent Council is planning to close six

libraries in the borough – they claim in order

to ‘improve the library service’. How you

improve a library service by closing libraries is

mysterious. Brent Council says that it cannot

afford to run these libraries because it is in an

extremely difficult financial position; however

according to its website it will be spending £100

million on a new Civic Centre in Wembley. It

would cost only 1% of that, £1 million,…

I've just joined and look forward to meeting others. Two points of interest

1. My husband and I live in a conversation area and have had some (unsuccessful) negotiations with Brent Planning over solar panels for our front roof. We're now going ahead with panels on the sloping roof of our back extension - not as good but the best we can do at the moment.



2. I'm a long time allotment holder and skilled at preventing the weeds from growing when I'm out of town or out of…

Set in acres of wildflower meadows and natural woodland our wood cleaving course is being run by Marcus Tribe who lives in the woods he loves. A master craftsman of

extraordinary talent he has agreed to emerge from the green to share his

lifetimes expertise, green woodcraft secrets and techniques. He will be joined

by Dave Wood, almost certainly Englands

leading…

Available now

Queens Park Library, 666 Harrow Road, London W10…