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Sustainable Clonakilty Group Activities 2006 - 2007 Date Subject 2006 4 October J Sleeman shows film ‘End of Suburbia’ 6 December First Meeting of formal group – brain stormed in small groups for local, practical sustainable ideas 2007 January No meeting 7 February Meeting – Swedish ‘Natural Step Philosophy’ introduced and accepted as guideline to work from. 6 March JS & AW spoke to Clon. Town council about the group and its mission and sought their cooperation. 7 March Meeting – Feedback on what members want from the group. Name changed to Sustainable Clonakilty 13 March AW spoke about Sustainable Clonakilty to Tidy Towns AGM 14 March How to Grow Your Own Vegetables – Talk by Jean Perry of Glebe Gardens 4 April Meeting – Talk on the Natural Step Process 12 April First Committee Meeting 18 April How to make worm compost & choose garden plants – Peter Fitzgerald and Adrian Marshall (Clonakilty Garden Centre) 30 April AW spoke about SC to a new group forming in Bandon 2 May Meeting - renewable solar & geothermal heating – talks by Ulltech & Solterra 10 May AW spoke about SC to group at Clon. Community college 10 May Committee Meeting 5 June Walkway & Cycleway to Inchydoney subcom. meeting with Jim Daly, Cork County Councillor 6 June Meeting - Visit to The Hollies Sustainable community 15 June Walkway/Cycleway subcommittee meeting 18 June Walkway sub-com. presentation to Western Div. Cork County Council 21 June Committee meeting 3 July Walkway/Cycleway sub-com. presentation to Clonakilty Town Council 4 July Meeting – Subcommittee reports and feedback from members on content of meetings 7 July Live Earth Event O’Donovan’s Hotel organised by M van Dam 9 July AW & JS to UCC for input into National Sustainable Development Plan 12 July Committee Meeting 27 July AW & MO’L attend Leave no Trace Workshop at Rosscarbery 1 August Meeting – Generated SC ideas for inclusion into National Sustainable Development Plan 13 August Report sent in on ideas generated on 1/8/07 25 August JS & AW represented SC at Sustain West Cork Festival, Bantry 5 September Meeting - Field trip to Pairc a Tobair 13 September Committee meeting 18 September JS, AW, BW & MC represented SC at Sustain West Cork Meeting, Bantry Sept-Oct Website mounted by Denis Croombs: www.sustainableclon.com 3 October JS & AW to Skibbereen to see Island Strand Intake Plans 3 October Meeting – Soapbox speakers event & Submission on Island Strand 4 October AW to Skibb. to deliver Island Strand Submission 10 October JS & AW met with Island Strand developer at his request 11 October Committee meeting 16 October AW & CO’S represent group at meeting of West Cork Community partnership. 24 October First and only meeting of sub-committee looking at Clonakilty Draft Development Plan 2009-2013 30 October Submission for Clonakilty Draft Development Plan 2009-2013 completed. Submitted on 5/11/07 7 November Meeting - Environmental campaigner Fr Sean McDonagh on environmental challenges 5 December Meeting - Bob Hilliard, local developer on his projects & Sustainable Development 7 December - Jennifer Sleeman awarded Cork Environmental Forum Outstanding Individual 2007 8 December - Clonakilty Sound the Alarm for Climate Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S84dSPzdtI 19 December - Meeting of Walkway sub-committee with consultant engineers for Clonakilty Traffic study 2008 10 January Committee meeting 16 January AGM & election of officers 31 January Committee meeting 12 January John Gormley , Minister for Environment, Heritage & Local Government officially launches our website http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfMMq3FRhsk 6 February Meeting - Trevor Buttimer speaks on making Clonakilty a Sustainable town though renewable energy 20 February - first meeting of Renewable Energy Project Group 28 February Committee meeting 5 March Meeting - Creative Vegetable Gardening with Joy Larkcom 11 March Renewable Energy Group Meeting 17 St Patrick's Day parade - Sust. Clon wins best in parade prize 18 March Renewable Energy Group Meeting 27 March Committee Meeting 1 April Renewable Energy Committee Meeting 9 April - Tunnel Vision- vegetable gardening with Marian Crudge 24 April Committee meeting 6 May T Buttimer and invited guests to presention on Gussing, Austira energy model 7 May Sust. Clon meeting at O'Donovan's Hotel 29 May Committee meeting 7 June Inaugural Clonakilty Sustainable Homes Fair 26 June Committee meeting 30 June AW & JS to talk in Bandon by Klaus Harvey on Transition Towns 2 July Sustainable Clonakilty Mtg - Garden visit to 5 Ard Charraig 3 July Sustainable Energy Working Group Meeting (new name of Renewable energy group) 8 July Submission made for Local Agenda 21 funding for energy info booklet for town 17 July Sustainable Energy Working Group Meeting |
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