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Up and Coming Events

  Last updated 23 June 2009                            

The People's premiere of The Age of Stupid was held at 65 cinemas across the UK, including Oxford, in March 2009. The global release is in in July and the US release in September. This is a must-see film - Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, compiling archive footage from 2008 and asking "Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?". There was an independent screening in Charlbury on Friday 15 May in the Memorial Hall - the hall was full. A second showing of the film will be Thursday 9 July - this will be free for anyone who came on the 15th and experienced the unfortunate technical hitches, it will also be free for the under 21s. Apparently 60% of the UK public don't believe that global warming is being caused by mankind's actions - compare this with only 1% of scientists! The facts have convinced the scientists, why not the public? If you are one of that 60% then you should definitely see this film.

Come to the Charlbury Big Lunch being held on the Playing Close on Sunday 19 July from 12noon - 4pm which is part of the national street party idea for the day from the Eden Project. Ours will be a Bring & Share Picnic with a special emphasis on local food, low food miles and zero waste giving it a low carbon footprint - how low can you go? BRING home-grown or local, home-cooked food and SHARE it with others, but local food and drink will also be available: pig roast, bread, crepes, ice cream, lager. Make it zero waste by bringing your own plates etc. Alan Fraser and friends will be playing music and there will dancing by Street Stage and Charlbury Morris. Come along with your friends for a relaxing lunch and afternoon. The event is being supported by CAWAG, Sustainable Charlbury, Churches Together in Charlbury, Charlbury Garden Society, and the Charlbury WI.

Charlbury's first Frock Swap was held at The Bell on Thursday 21 May. This was a great success so we'll be holding another one in September, so hang on to those good quality clothes (including scarves, belts, hats, shoes, bags, jewellery etc) you don't want and bring them along then. Doors open at 7pm, then there are two hours while more people arrive and clothes can be tried on. You tag the items you're interested in - bidding if necessary if someone else wants the same thing. Bids close at 9pm and then you can take your bargains away, if no-one else has bid for an item then it is free, you only pay for items that you were in competition for. In May, money was raised for the Romanian Foyer Trust which helps children leaving orphanages in Romania.

Use the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Quick Guide we distributed May 2008 for ideas about reducing your impact on the environment. Also check out CO₂ What Can I Do? for our growing list of simple ideas from people of Charlbury - many of which will save you money. Also tips on smarter driving to reduce fuel consumption. For more detail about specific items, use our on-line A-Z and for inspiration watch the "Story of Stuff" and "WakeUp, Freak Out - then Get a Grip". Food makes a very significant contribution to our greenhouse gas emissions, read about it under Love Food Hate Waste.

Bring along your tools for sharpening at the Spendlove Green Waste Collections on 4 July. Sharpening Services of Eynsham will be on hand to sharpen secateurs, shears, loppers, knives, scissors, saws, screwdrivers, spades, planes. They can also arrange to sharpen and service lawn mowers for you.

Remember, battery collection boxes are located at the Corner House, the Post Office and Charlbury School - drop dead household batteries into these boxes instead of putting them in your black box.

Buy one of the last few CAWAG jute shopping bags for £2. These are now only available from the School, Good Food Shop, News & Things, and FiveWays (Londis).  All proceeds go to the school's Eco Project.

There is still time to grow your own fruit & veg this year. This is the best way to reduce your food miles, reduce packaging and eat healthier! Register with Charlbury Sharecroppers if you have more fruit and veg than you can cope with or would like to help pick fruit and veg that would otherwise go to waste, or if you have some garden space you'd like someone else to grow vegetables on, or if you are looking for somewhere to grow veg. We will help put you in touch with each other.

Borrow books from our Bookshare Library - these are displayed at the quarterly Farmers' Market, Sustainable Charlbury events and also at the annual Wychwood Fair, but they can be borrowed at any time via the website.

Make an appointment to borrow the Low-Energy Lightbulb Library to find lightbulbs to suit all your light fittings or to borrow the wattage meter to find out how much energy various electrical appliances around your house actually use.

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