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SUMMARY:Green Paddington Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next Green Paddington get together is on Monday 12 Apr
 il, 6pm – 7.30pm at Café Ami, 7 Marylands Road W9 5DU.\n\nBrief not
 es on the last one on 1 March:\n\nLow Carbon Zone\nParts of Queens Par
 k have been designated as a Low Carbon Zone (LCZ), with funding to sup
 port energy efficiency measures. Three key points from discussion:\n\n
 · Funding and measures for energy efficiency are complex, material ne
 eds to be produced to help people navigate through the options.\n\n· 
 As well as ‘techy’ measures there are things such as draught-proof
 ing that can be done on a more DIY basis but people need to know where
  to get advice or even training (e.g. see Kensal to Kilburn Transition
  Town).\n\n· Question: what scope is there to generate an income stre
 am for local communities through energy-saving and renewables (photovo
 ltaics etc)?\n\nFor more info contact Tim Starley-Grainger, Low Carbon
  Zone Project Manager (tgrainger@westminster.gov.uk). Tim also gave co
 ntact numbers for Westminster Energy Grants: 020 7641 6161, and WCC Wa
 rm and Healthy Homes Advice Line 0800 072 9005.\n\nIdea: something tan
 gible and visually striking is needed e.g. huge sculpture of recycle m
 aterial. It would be good to engage artists.\n\nComment: beyond tracki
 ng and reducing carbon footprint of individuals we want to get a handl
 e on the carbon footprint of the neighbourhood. And generating collect
 ive and organisational behaviour change as well as individual.\n\nFood
  growing\n\nThe constraint in Westminster is finding land. There’s t
 he Landshare approach of matching those wanting to grow with people wh
 o are happy to have their gardens put to use. However, the Landshare w
 ebsite shows far more people locally looking for growing space than of
 fering it. Whilst we lack green fields there are creative options from
  roof gardens to balconies to skip gardens (23 April to 2 May, Kings C
 ross).\n\nAlso noted (a) that many local people grew up overseas in a 
 rural environment and some retain horticultural skills; and (b) that f
 ood growing requires tools, so there is mileage in tool banks – savi
 ng on the storage, waste and expense that is otherwise involved.\n\nOt
 her points:\n\n· Look into using ‘ning’ to circulate info.\n\n· 
 Possible event in the summer, and film screenings?\n\n· Wish to conti
 nue meeting every month or so, next meeting 12 April.\n\nSome relevant
  websites:\nLandshare: http://landshare.channel4.com/\n\nRocket compos
 ter: http://www.quickcompost.co.uk/\n\nLift share: https://london.lift
 share.com/\n\nCar share: http://www.streetcar.co.uk/\n\nProject Dirt: 
 http://www.projectdirt.com/\n\nLow Carbon Communities Network: http://
 lowcarboncommunities.net/\n\nJulie’s Bicycle: http://www.juliesbicyc
 le.com/\n\nCOIN Climate Outreach Information Network: http://coinet.or
 g.uk/\n\nPaddington Development Trust: http://www.pdt.org.uk/\n\nRe sk
 ip gardens: http://www.kingscrosscentral.com/skip_garden\n\nGlobal Gen
 eration: http:///www.globalgeneration.org.uk/\n\nFor more information 
 visit https://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/events/green-paddington-meeti
 ng
DTSTART:20100412T180000Z
DTEND:20100412T193000Z
CATEGORIES:meet, up
LOCATION:Café Ami
WEBSITE:http://www.westbourneforum.org.uk
URL:http://www.westbourneforum.org.uk
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:Toby Gale
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