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We are looking to recruit 3 people to new volunteer roles in the campaigns group at Birmingham Friends of the Earth. The roles are all unpaid (although we cover expenses) and part-time, so can be done...
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It's time to make sure this country produces its food in a way that doesn't damage the envi...
It has become a welcome tradition for drinkers at the Anchor's Organic Beer Festival to enjoy food f...
'In Town Without My Car Day' is exactly that, a day (22nd September) when motorists leave their cars...
Speaker Event: Is there a job in the Green Economy for you? Monday 12th July. 19.00 – 21.00. Bert...
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This September (Saturday 18th), Birmingham Friends of the Earth, in conjunction with Heart of England Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA), are organising a marathon length walk/run called the "...
This weekend the Climate Change festival makes a return to Birmingham with 3 days of events. First up on the Saturday is a host of events in Centenary Square (outside the Rep theatre and ICC) where t...
For one Sunday The Moseley Swap Shop branched out, managing to infiltrate the infamous capital of consumerism that is Birmingham Bullring! Set up at the back of C.i.B.* we had a small space, just a co...
  Joe Peacock interviews Roxanne Green   How long have you been involved with BFoE?   About two years.   How did you first find out about BFoE and what made you decide to get involved? ...
  What would safer streets in Birmingham look like?20's Plenty, Shared Space and how we get there.By Matthew KeysImagine a city where you could walk or cycle to work, the shops, or school, without h...
In the Media - The Runway Saga – New Twists and Turns.   After the application for Birmingham International Airport’s (BIA) runway extension was approved, Advantage West Midlands was supposed...
  Should we Spend £30bn on High Speed Rail?   Before the election, the previous government put forward its plans for HS2, the high speed rail network that it said will revolutionise the transpor...
  Faith and Climate Change Out and About   On 2nd May, the Faith and Climate Change Project took over part of Cannon Hill Park alongside the Friends of the Park for the Family May Day Festival....
  Waste – what is it? It may be a truism to say that waste is simply what gets thrown away, but the make-up of what gets thrown away is often quite revealing. What makes something waste is not n...
    My daughter, Rose, was 10 weeks old when she first asked to use the toilet. I had taken her to the park in her pushchair for an autumnal walk with my husband. Suddenly Rose shouted “A!” an...
      Do you have experience of working with children or young people? Could you work with a team of other volunteers to produce fun and interesting materials for green lessons to help our eco-a...
Local primary schools have produced some stunning posters in a drawing competition organised by Birmingham Friends of the Earth as part of Bike/Walk to school week. The competition was on the theme o...
Birmingham City Council for some time has had an ambitious target to reduce its carbon emissions without having taken the step of establishing how this is to occur.On the 29th of March the council too...
On Saturday volunteers from Birmingham Friends of the Earth along with members of university and other social justice groups rode down the A45 from the council house in Victoria Square to Birmingham...