Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire Free Spaces Newswire Archive

Nottingham's Speaker's Corner

12-02-2008 17:57 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Nottingham's Market Square is set to get it's own Speaker's Corner.

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns Part 22

05-10-2007 12:40 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Technology | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The walls for the whole building are now up!! Harragh!! This post shows the building up of the walls on the end section - 'soon to be' kitchen area.

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 21

24-09-2007 01:00 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Technology | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. Walls are mostly enclosing the larger part of building. Window-frames fitted. Now in the process of building up the walls on the end section - 'soon to be' kitchen area.

The Sumac Centre Reopens After Radical Revamp

20-09-2007 23:06 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

The Sumac Centre in Forest Fields recently reopened after it was closed for a few weeks during which volunteers redecorated the place and managed to get their hands on some much needed maintenance work. Local photographer Alan Lodge visited the centre last week to find out what all the fuss is about...

Hill Holt Woods Project 2

03-09-2007 13:08 | Ecology | Education | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Hill Holt Wood (HHW) is a 14 hectare deciduous woodland situated on the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border, just off the A46.

Hill Holt Woods Project 1

03-09-2007 13:03 | Ecology | Education | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Hill Holt Wood (HHW) is a 14 hectare deciduous woodland situated on the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border, just off the A46.

Sumac Centre Reopens Today After Maintenance and Redecorating Work

01-09-2007 11:48 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Many people have done a triffic job redecorating the Sumac Centre, whilst the rest of us have been lazing with our cocktails on some sunny tropical island - or getting trench foot camping in yet another flooded field.

Time to stop Beeston Tesco?

28-08-2007 17:39 | Free Spaces | Globalisation | Nottinghamshire

Now the site has been cleared is it time to reclaim the heart of Beeston?

Climate Camp needs Us!

Next month the second Camp for Climate Action will take place in the South of England, near to Heathrow, the world’s busiest international airport. It will be a working ecological village using renewable energy, composting waste and sourcing food locally. The camp is for all who share a vision for sustainable living. Its success depends on us, the people who go. Why not get involved now and help shape Nottingham's contribution to this vital grass-roots movement?

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 20

10-07-2007 18:29 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. Walls are mostly enclosing the building now. Window-frames fitted. Layers of lime rendering on the outside walls. Now, over the last few days, a start is made on the inside walls. A preparation of clay, sand and straw is mixed. Clay is sieved to remove lumps and stones. Sand added to the mixture and a little water added sparingly.

Sumac work-month - get involved!

03-07-2007 15:14 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

The Sumac is closed for business throughout the whole of July to do some long overdue maintenance and redecoration!

We are looking for anyone and everyone to get involved - whether you are highly skilled at DIY or just enthusiastic!

Sharphill Under Threat?

25-06-2007 20:23 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Repression | Nottinghamshire

Sharphill to get house building plans to go ahead?

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 19

16-06-2007 07:33 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The fitting of the window frames, was the end stages of the 'final enclosure' of the building

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 18

16-06-2007 07:25 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The fitting of the window frames, was the end stages of the 'final enclosure' of the building.

Sounds on the Downs, University of Nottingham

09-06-2007 23:06 | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Sounds on the Downs - June 6th, 2007
The Downs, University Park, Nottingham

The free green fields festival happened on Wednesday. It was an outdoor event.

Sounds on the Downs - Wind Turbine Set-up

09-06-2007 22:59 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

V3 Power build small wind turbines commercially and run courses teaching people how to make their own turbines.

They put a couple up at the festival, to inspire folks to get involved with such alternatives.

Sounds on the Downs

31-05-2007 12:12 | Culture | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

FREE GREEN Festival on the Downs of University Park Campus every Summer
Wednesday 6th June, 2007 1-9pm

Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 17

11-05-2007 12:04 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. The window frames, now fitted, is the first stage of the 'final enclosure' of the building.