Its a wrap: Knot just for Christmas

by | Nov 27, 2009 | Blog

Another fun night was had at our second It’s a wrap crafting night on the 23rd November. We were a little squashed in the front resourses room at the Warehouse, but managed to move around the tables to make everyone comfortable.We had less sewing machines than we had...

Buy Nothing Day – Santa Parade Take 8!

by | Nov 25, 2009 | Blog

This Saturday, 28th November, we’ll be doing our 8th annual Santa Parade for Buy Nothing Day in Birmingham. The pictures below are from last year’s event, which as ever was a light-hearted affair with a serious message.This year, as well as the parade for...

Its a wrap crafting group

by | Nov 18, 2009 | Waste & Recycling

Birmingham Friends of the Earth has just formed a craft group "Its a wrap" after myself, Mary Horesh had been thinking about all the popularity of reusable bags for shopping, that we needed to move onto a new area of reusing and...

Does The 11 Go There?

by | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog

On the 11th November a group of BFoE people went for an evening out on the annual no. 11 bus 11-11-11, run by Jon Bounds of BiNS fame. Those unfamiliar with the 11-11-11 event should take a look at the 11 Bus website, but essentially it consists of riding a full...

20’s Plenty for Birmingham – Help our Campaign

by | Nov 6, 2009 | Blog

Birmingham FoE has been campaigning for a default speed limit of 20mph on all residential areas across Birmingham and recently I have been helping to organise the campaign locally.The recent successes in other UK cities, such as Portsmouth and Oxford, have been very...