Permaculture Association Annual General Meeting

& Thriving Communities Gathering

Saturday 19 November 2016, 10am - 8pm

Graceworks, Leicester, LE5 6EA

Graceworks in LeicesterThe Annual General Meeting for members of the Permaculture Association will take place on 19 November.

Our venue, Graceworks is a LAND Learner, based at an old United Reformed Church in Evington. It is the home to their Introduction to Permaculture courses. 

The Annual General Meeting itself (free to attend, and just for members) will take place in the morning in Evington United Reform Church, followed by a light lunch. Then an afternoon Thriving Communities Gathering where anyone is welcome to attend.

 

Thriving Communities Gathering - an afternoon for all

The mission of the Permaculture Association is to "Empower people to design thriving communities across Britain, and contribute to permaculture worldwide."

This gathering is in honor of that mission with an intention to explore the value of permaculture to tackling some of the major social issues happening right now in this country, particularly those occurring within disadvantaged, predominantly urban communities.

 

Great taste 2016 1 star. Frozen turkeys from The Inkpot. Order now, collect at the AGM

Programme

See details of the sessions plus the timetable here

The day will begin with a light lunch and the chance for introductions, sharing and catching up with friends old and new.

Then, an afternoon of sessions, including:

  • World Cafe session on the new Friends of Permaculture scheme
  • A tour of Graceworks and local projects including a green roof and community gardens
  • Creating Gardens of Sanctuary - A refugee and asylum seeker project - with Ben Margolis
  • Permaculture and the Prison System - with Nicole Vosper
  • Designing Urban Spaces with permaculture - with Jennifer Lauruol
  • Positive Partnerships - Working with prisons, schools and local councils - with Jo Metcalfe of Greener Growth
  • Reciprocity in Communities - Working with deprivation - with Charlie Gray of Horton Community Farm & Grow Bradford
  • Hyde Park Source - Urban community project in Leeds that uses permaculture in design and process - with Pete Tatham
  • Using the Design Web - Diploma Accreditation with Anna Locke
  • Creative Dying - with Katie Shepherd
  • Update from the Inkpot purchase of a 90 acre farm - with Hannah Thorogood

Tea and coffee will be provided through the day, free of charge and we will end with a meal of locally produced food courtesy of the venue team.

 

The cost of this event to the Permaculture Association is around £24 per head. We wish to make this event affordable for everyone, so are offering a range of donation options. At the same time, we appreciate the support of anybody who can donate more than this amount.

The donation is voluntary and there is an option not to contribute if the figures above are not affordable or if you wish to attend only the AGM. If you have any queries about the pricing or wish to pay an alternative amount, please email [email protected]

For information about the Friends of Permaculture scheme, please see www.permaculture.org.uk/friends

 

 

Travel & Accommodation

The venue:

Wycliffe URC, The Common

Evington,


Leicester,

LE5 6EA

For information on the venue, please visit www.gworks.org.uk

 

From London: East Midlands Trains runs regular services via Leicester from St Pancras International. Journey time to Leicester is around 1hr. From the train station, you can catch a 22, 22A or 22B bus to Grocot Road, a 5 minute walk from the venue. To arrive for 10am, catch the 8.15am or 8.27am trains. The journey by car is around 2.5hrs up the M1.

From the North: Travel to Sheffield and catch East Midlands Trains service towards St Pancras. Depart train at Leicester Station.

Alternative route from North-West is via Manchester Picadilly (Virgin Trains) and Nuneaton (Crosscountry), a journey time of around 1hr45mins.

To arrive around 10am, catch the 8.35am or 8.49am train from Sheffield.

Catch bus 22, 22A or 22B to Grocot Road, a 5 minute walk from the venue.

Travel by car is around 1hr45mins down the M1 from Sheffield, 2.5hrs from Manchester.

From Bristol: Crosscountry Trains depart Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street. From there, a further train carries you direct to Leicester Station. Journey time of around 2hrs45mins including changes. Catch bus 22, 22A or 22B to Grocot Road, a 5 minute walk from the venue.

Travel by car is around 2hr45 mins via M5/M69.

 

Accommodation in Leicester: We recommend AirBnB for low cost accommodation options in and arounf Evington and Leicester. We are unable to arrange specific couch-surfing opportunities for this event. To visit AirBnB, please click here.