The days will be held in each of the nine northern regions, and will bring together cooperative members, transition town groups and permaculture practitioners. Each day will include interactive workshops, presentations from local groups, stalls, lunch and an optional afternoon networking session where people can find out about a brand new £1000 grant for 'Transition Projects' in each region to help projects that are aiming to make their neighbourhood a healthier more sustainable place to live. You don't need to have any previous experience or eco-knowledge to attend, just a desire to make a difference. An interesting, rewarding and fun day is guaranteed!

The dates in each region are as follows:

* 19 May - North Cumbria: Penrith; Penrith Methodist Church
* 9 June - Northumberland: Alnwick; Northumberland Hall
* 23 June - Tyne & Wear: Newcastle; Star and Shadow cinema
* 7 July - Durham: Durham; Alington House
* 21 July - North Yorkshire: Whitby; The Coliseum
* 22 Sept - East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire: Hull; Quaker Meeting House HU3
* 6 October - Leeds & Wakefield: Leeds; St Georges Centre (city centre) LS1
* 20 October - West Yorkshire: Bradford; Great Horton village Hall BD7
* 3 November - South Yorkshire & Chesterfield: Sheffield; Quaker meeting house S1
* 8 December: - Pan regional

Running from 9:30 to 4, the event will consist of workshops in the morning followed by lunch and networking in the afternoon.

There will be 4 workshops at each event: Keeping bees; Create a sustainable home using permaculture concepts; A local permaculture project and how to get involved; and one on a local issue identified by the Transition groups in each area, ranging from thermal imaging projects to creating a local food website.

Full details and locations for all the events will be added as soon as we have them. Places are free but limited to 50 for each event. Please contact the office  http://www.permaculture.org.uk/contact or phone 0113 2307461 to book a place.