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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
