Earth Hour, on Saturday 26th March at 8.30pm is a world event.
Lights will go off for for an hour. Private houses, business and public icons such as the Syndey Harbour Bridge and Toronto's CN Tower will become dark for just an hour. Switch on by switching off. Just so you know how to do it properly on the night, start practising at home right now. Find an empty room or hall that has a light on, and simply flick the switch off. It's that easy.
It's not a lot, but when millions of people join together, something changes.
http://www.earthhour.org/
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Fight the rent increase on Barnet Allotments
The Greenacre Project supports the fight against the rent increase for Barnet Allotments.
The London Borough of Barnet is proposing to increase the rent for allotments in the borough from the present £6 per pole to £17 per pole for Barnet residents and £34 per pole for non-residents. We believe such an in increase is unreasonable and unjustified.
Allotments offer a huge range of economic, social, health and recreational benefits to many different people. They support healthy living by providing physical activity and social contact as well as fresh, low-cost produce, important in these hard economic times. Allotments provide vital green spaces for the natural world, including birds and insects as well as a source for sustainable food.
The rent increases proposed by Barnet Council are outrageous and unjustifiable, especially against this background. They are likely to cause most hardship to those people who most need allotments. Moreover, if allotment holders are priced off their plots, there is a risk that some allotment sites might run down to the point where they could be sold for development.
Support the campaign against the rent rises by signing their petition.
http://www.barnetallotments.org.uk/
The London Borough of Barnet is proposing to increase the rent for allotments in the borough from the present £6 per pole to £17 per pole for Barnet residents and £34 per pole for non-residents. We believe such an in increase is unreasonable and unjustified.
Allotments offer a huge range of economic, social, health and recreational benefits to many different people. They support healthy living by providing physical activity and social contact as well as fresh, low-cost produce, important in these hard economic times. Allotments provide vital green spaces for the natural world, including birds and insects as well as a source for sustainable food.
The rent increases proposed by Barnet Council are outrageous and unjustifiable, especially against this background. They are likely to cause most hardship to those people who most need allotments. Moreover, if allotment holders are priced off their plots, there is a risk that some allotment sites might run down to the point where they could be sold for development.
Support the campaign against the rent rises by signing their petition.
http://www.barnetallotments.org.uk/
Friday, 10 December 2010
Latest news.
The Greenacre Project has been selected by Waitrose in North Finchley for its Community Matters financial support. If you shop there do please put your green tokens in the Greenacre Project box. The support will help fund next year's Greenacre Bicyle Rally.
For those of you on Facebook - we now have a Greenacre Project page - have a look - you will find pictures from the last two rallies and some of our other news. Spread our word by hitting the 'like' button.
For those of you on Facebook - we now have a Greenacre Project page - have a look - you will find pictures from the last two rallies and some of our other news. Spread our word by hitting the 'like' button.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Mass Observation Community Online (MOCO)
Dear Greenacre Project,
We at the MOCO Project want to thank you for the contributions that
have come from your group so far. You can see all contributions from
your members here: Greenacre Project
“A Day in your Life” 12th September
On Sunday the 12th of September we will be continue with our Mass
Observationinspired 12th of the month submission drive. As with our
August initiative we would like to get as manygroups as possible to
participate but this month we are proposing that groupmembers become
Mass Observers for the day. Mass Observation had a team of observers
that went into avariety of public situations: meetings, religious
occasions, sporting andleisure activities, in the street and at work,
and recorded people's behaviourand surroundings in as much detail as
possible. The material they produced is avaried documentary account of
life in Britain. We are encouraging community group members to be
Observersfor a day to record life in your community.
Last submission day 20th September
Monday 20th September will be the last day that we accept
submissions.Unfortunately the project is already coming to a close
after all positiveengagement we have had with groups across the country.
Answer our questionnaire: this task gives your group members a unique opportunity to answer a historical MO questionnaire from the 1930s!
Questionnaire
Keep a diary for a day: this task invites individuals to write a diary about their experiences and feelings for a day.
Keep a diary for a day
Observe life in a café: this task invites individuals to observe and record life in a café for an afternoon.
Record life in a cafe
Photograph a street: this task invites individuals to take 6 photos or a 5 minute video of their neighbourhood or an area of interest.
Photograph a street
All submissions received before September 20th will remain on the MOCO
website for at least the next three years and will also be donated to
the MassObservation Archive at the University of Sussex.
Additionally,each community group will receive a copy of their group's
submissions at theend of the project.
Please encourage your group members to participate throughout August
and September so that both your group and the MOCO archive can benefit
from further contributions!
Concluding Workshop 22nd September
The last workshop is open to everyone who has participated or who is
interested in learning more about the project and the outcomes. The
workshopwill include a technical session on how to use MOCO style
submission forms sothat community groups can use similar strategies on
their own websites.
12.30 – 4.30 Wednesday 22nd September, Universityof Sussex, Brighton.
Workshop is free and travel is reimbursed.
Register onlinehere.
All the best,
MOCO Team
--
Mass Observation Communities Online (MOCO)
A JISC funded project
Centre for Community Engagement
and The Mass Observation Archive
University of Sussex
www.mocoproject.org.uk
E-mail: info@mocoproject.org.uk
Tel: 01273 877 657
We at the MOCO Project want to thank you for the contributions that
have come from your group so far. You can see all contributions from
your members here: Greenacre Project
“A Day in your Life” 12th September
On Sunday the 12th of September we will be continue with our Mass
Observationinspired 12th of the month submission drive. As with our
August initiative we would like to get as manygroups as possible to
participate but this month we are proposing that groupmembers become
Mass Observers for the day. Mass Observation had a team of observers
that went into avariety of public situations: meetings, religious
occasions, sporting andleisure activities, in the street and at work,
and recorded people's behaviourand surroundings in as much detail as
possible. The material they produced is avaried documentary account of
life in Britain. We are encouraging community group members to be
Observersfor a day to record life in your community.
Last submission day 20th September
Monday 20th September will be the last day that we accept
submissions.Unfortunately the project is already coming to a close
after all positiveengagement we have had with groups across the country.
Answer our questionnaire: this task gives your group members a unique opportunity to answer a historical MO questionnaire from the 1930s!
Questionnaire
Keep a diary for a day: this task invites individuals to write a diary about their experiences and feelings for a day.
Keep a diary for a day
Observe life in a café: this task invites individuals to observe and record life in a café for an afternoon.
Record life in a cafe
Photograph a street: this task invites individuals to take 6 photos or a 5 minute video of their neighbourhood or an area of interest.
Photograph a street
All submissions received before September 20th will remain on the MOCO
website for at least the next three years and will also be donated to
the MassObservation Archive at the University of Sussex.
Additionally,each community group will receive a copy of their group's
submissions at theend of the project.
Please encourage your group members to participate throughout August
and September so that both your group and the MOCO archive can benefit
from further contributions!
Concluding Workshop 22nd September
The last workshop is open to everyone who has participated or who is
interested in learning more about the project and the outcomes. The
workshopwill include a technical session on how to use MOCO style
submission forms sothat community groups can use similar strategies on
their own websites.
12.30 – 4.30 Wednesday 22nd September, Universityof Sussex, Brighton.
Workshop is free and travel is reimbursed.
Register onlinehere.
All the best,
MOCO Team
--
Mass Observation Communities Online (MOCO)
A JISC funded project
Centre for Community Engagement
and The Mass Observation Archive
University of Sussex
www.mocoproject.org.uk
E-mail: info@mocoproject.org.uk
Tel: 01273 877 657
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Mass Observation Community Online (MOCO)
The Greenacre Project has recently become part of an exciting new project and needs your help!
The Mass Observation Communities Online (MOCO) project is working together with community groups from across the country, and we are happy to be one of them.
The project, which is based at the University of Sussex, uses Mass Observation material to assist people to record the changing history of their own communities. The Mass Observation Archive specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. For over 60 years, it has been developing questionnaires and diary writing techniques which build up a picture of life round the country. (see attached history)
The MOCO project is making a selection of MOA material freely available online for the first time. You can visit the MOCO website on www.mocoproject.org.uk and look at the material there and also see how you can become involved.
As a member of Greenacres, you are invited to take part in the project through a series of easy tasks including photography, diary writing and answering a questionnaire.
Learn more about the project at www.mocoproject.org.uk or contact me for further details.
HOW TO TAKE PART:
Answer our questionnaire: this task gives your group members a unique opportunity to answer a historical MO questionnaire from the 1930s!
Keep a diary for a day: this task invites individuals to write a diary about their experiences and feelings for a day.
Observe life in a café: this task invites individuals to observe and record life in a café for an afternoon.
Photograph a street: this task invites individuals to take 6 photos or a 5 minute video of their neighbourhood or an area of interest.
Individuals can participate in any and as many of the tasks as they like. There will be the option for participants to contribute anonymously if desired. All material contributed by your group members will show on you group’s own MOCO page on www.mocoproject.org.uk.
MOCO invites you to participate in…
A day in your Life: 12th August 2010
We are inviting community groups to participate in an exciting nation-wide one day history-making event…
In 1937, Mass Observation (www.massobs.org.uk) called for people from all parts of the UK to record everything they did and thought from when they woke up in the morning to when they went to sleep at night on 12th May. The resulting diaries provide a wonderful glimpse into the everyday lives of all sorts of people in the late 1930s. They are stored, with many other diaries and papers, at the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex.
Mass Observation Communities Online (www.mocoproject.org.uk) is expanding upon this tradition by asking community groups to participate in a nation-wide initiative. On August 12th we are inviting community group members to submit a photo diary of their day (six photos) or a written account of their day via the MOCO website.
The MOCO team does all of the work – the only thing your community group needs to do is ask your group members to participate via our user friendly website – we can provide you with all the relevant information.
With participation across the country, we are aiming to create a national archive of written and photographic accounts that will reflect a day in the life, not only of individuals across the UK, but also of the members of your specific communities. This will result in a valuable record of your community or organisation that each group will be able to keep. The submissions will also be displayed on the MOCO online archive and donated to the historic Mass Observation Archive.
For more info please contact the MOCO team at:
T. 01273 877657
E. info@mocoproject.org.uk
www.mocoproject.org.uk
The Mass Observation Communities Online (MOCO) project is working together with community groups from across the country, and we are happy to be one of them.
The project, which is based at the University of Sussex, uses Mass Observation material to assist people to record the changing history of their own communities. The Mass Observation Archive specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. For over 60 years, it has been developing questionnaires and diary writing techniques which build up a picture of life round the country. (see attached history)
The MOCO project is making a selection of MOA material freely available online for the first time. You can visit the MOCO website on www.mocoproject.org.uk and look at the material there and also see how you can become involved.
As a member of Greenacres, you are invited to take part in the project through a series of easy tasks including photography, diary writing and answering a questionnaire.
Learn more about the project at www.mocoproject.org.uk or contact me for further details.
HOW TO TAKE PART:
Answer our questionnaire: this task gives your group members a unique opportunity to answer a historical MO questionnaire from the 1930s!
Keep a diary for a day: this task invites individuals to write a diary about their experiences and feelings for a day.
Observe life in a café: this task invites individuals to observe and record life in a café for an afternoon.
Photograph a street: this task invites individuals to take 6 photos or a 5 minute video of their neighbourhood or an area of interest.
Individuals can participate in any and as many of the tasks as they like. There will be the option for participants to contribute anonymously if desired. All material contributed by your group members will show on you group’s own MOCO page on www.mocoproject.org.uk.
MOCO invites you to participate in…
A day in your Life: 12th August 2010
We are inviting community groups to participate in an exciting nation-wide one day history-making event…
In 1937, Mass Observation (www.massobs.org.uk) called for people from all parts of the UK to record everything they did and thought from when they woke up in the morning to when they went to sleep at night on 12th May. The resulting diaries provide a wonderful glimpse into the everyday lives of all sorts of people in the late 1930s. They are stored, with many other diaries and papers, at the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex.
Mass Observation Communities Online (www.mocoproject.org.uk) is expanding upon this tradition by asking community groups to participate in a nation-wide initiative. On August 12th we are inviting community group members to submit a photo diary of their day (six photos) or a written account of their day via the MOCO website.
The MOCO team does all of the work – the only thing your community group needs to do is ask your group members to participate via our user friendly website – we can provide you with all the relevant information.
With participation across the country, we are aiming to create a national archive of written and photographic accounts that will reflect a day in the life, not only of individuals across the UK, but also of the members of your specific communities. This will result in a valuable record of your community or organisation that each group will be able to keep. The submissions will also be displayed on the MOCO online archive and donated to the historic Mass Observation Archive.
For more info please contact the MOCO team at:
T. 01273 877657
E. info@mocoproject.org.uk
www.mocoproject.org.uk
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
GREENACRE ECO FILM CLUB - MONDAY 28TH JUNE 2010
presents:
Film/Presentation – Earth Whisperers
There will be a showing of the much acclaimed feature film Earth Whisperers by NZ director Kathleen Gallagher. It was filmed in spectacular locations around New Zealand and focuses on a group of New Zealander's who are out to prove that a shift in consciousness can heal the environment.
There will be a discussion about the issues raised by the film led by Kiwi born author Tony Kearney who will also talk about his book: Who Owns the Future? The book merges themes of environmentalism, philosophy, science, psychology, sociology, metaphysics, religion, gender relationships, politics, poverty, and population in its search for ways to address the challenges confronting us.
Refreshments available.
Mon 28TH June 2010 7.30-9.30pm
Blue Beetle Hall, 28 Hendon Lane N3 1TR
Admission by minimum donation £3
For more details: 020 8346 5503
Saturday, 22 May 2010
DON'T FORGET:
13TH JUNE 2010 10AM-4PM
Assemble outside artsdepot,
Tally Ho, Nether Street, Finchley, London N12 0GA
Dr Bike from 10-11.30am *** (FREE bike safety checks)
Tel: 020 8346 5503 with enquiries
Registration from 10am or beat the crowds and register online: MrGreenacres001@aol.com
(3-mile circular route from artsdepot to Friary Park plus refreshments AND green ride to Barnet Countryside Centre)
Something needs to be done to raise awareness and use of the bicycle in our area. The Greenacre Bicycle Rally, with your help will do just that. Picture the scene – hundreds of bicycles, fancy dress, flags flying, balloons floating upwards. If you missed it last year, do not miss it this year, as it will be bigger and better than ever.
We will set out on a triangular 3 mile circuit from artsdepot to Friern Barnet up to Whetstone and back down to North Finchley. The complete rally will be one and half laps with a refreshment/entertainment break in the middle at Friary Park. We will be escorted by trained stewards, police cyclists and St John Ambulance cyclists, so the event is safe and suitable for cyclists of all ages and experience providing they have good basic control of their bike and a measure of common sense.
Cyclists will assemble on the paved area outside artsdepot N12 0GA from 10am for a 12-noon departure. All cyclists need to be registered. Please allow enough time to register on the day - registration table closes at 11.30am or better still pre-register by phone or e-mail.
This year we will also be having a green ride that starts from outside Friary Park after our lunch break at 2.15pm. The ride will take the scenic route along Dollis Brook towards Barnet and finish at the Barnet Countryside Centre. There will be an environmental fayre taking place and hopefully tea and homemade cakes for the cyclists.
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