Something for your diary

Dairy Farming Bill

You may like to know that Stephen Phillips QC MP has a second reading of his Dairy Farming Bill in the Commons Main Chamber on 10th June 2011.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/calendar/?d=2011-06-10#cal19000

Special report: Why the victory over the Nocton super-dairy is only the beginning

'At the parliamentary level, some 200 MPs, peers, Ministers and shadow Ministers have engaged with or taken part in Not In My Cuppa.'

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/other_comments/847870/why_the_victory_over_the_nocton_superdairy_is_only_the_beginning.html

Special report: What's really in your cuppa?

'The British cuppa is an institution. But how many of us have actually wondered what goes into our favourite drink, or where the principal ingredients come from? The Ecologist investigates.'

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/other_comments/847867/whats_really_in_your_cuppa.html

Wildlife in Art: Family Day

Something for everyone at this Welbourn village event [Welbourn Village Hall & Castle Hill].

Saturday 21st May 2011, 10am - Noon

What's happening?

• Pond dipping Photography with Quincy Connell
• Bird Walk Art sculpture with Rosie Siddans
• Bug Hunt Digeridoo workshop with Greg Chapman
• Plant hunt Music workshop with Richard Sylvester
• Art sale and Exhibition including Toni Watts.
• Refreshments.

You may like to go along for a fun day of activities, leading to the development of the management plan for the Beck and Castle Hill meeting at noon.

Free with donations welcome for the village hall.

Visit to Caythorpe Recycling Centre

Thursday 26th May 3pm-4.30pm.  A special guided tour of what really happens to our waste: A very interesting, innovative approach to making money from muck. Please let Marianne Overton know if you want to attend marianne.overton@biosearch.org.uk
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