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CALENDAR OF EVENTS     further details of events appear below the table 2012 Event Venue Time Organiser MAY   21st Somerset Community Food: Incredible Edible West Somerset Booking Essential call 01749 678770 or book online at w.somersetcommunityfood.org.uk Alcombe Methodist Church TA24 6AN 7pm to 9pm Transition Minehead and Alcombe 24th-29th Taunton Wildlife Week: download information by clicking here 29th Looking for Land Event Dunster Somerset Community Food JUNE 30th Biodiversity Day 2012 9.30-4.30 Somerset Biodiversity Partnership and Somerset Environment Records Centre SEPTEMBER 28th WATER: precious resource (working title!) Nether Stowey Village Hall 7.30pm Quantock Eco OCTOBER 20th Green Fair plus Food Special: Local producers invited to take tables at 10 each Crowcombe village Hall Quantock Eco

Looking for Land Events in 2012 Are you looking for land? On a waiting list for an allotment but eager to grow and don't know what to do next? Somerset Community Food are holding a series of events across Somerset this Spring to support individuals & groups looking for land. Information Evenings have been organised for Town & Parish Clerks, Councillors and Residents to explore, enable & support access to land for new and existing food growers. The first is taking place in Mendip on Tuesday 31st. For full details & to book your place see here. Provisional dates for the remaining Looking for Land events include:  Sedgemoor - Bridgwater, 29th February  Taunton & Deane - Taunton, 27th March  South Somerset - Yeovil, 24th April  West Somerset - Dunster, 29th May Sign up with Nicole (nicole.vosper@somersetcommunityfood.org.uk) for the latest booking information. If you can work with Somerset Community Food in your area to make the meetings a success, please get in touch as local knowledge is pivotal. They are also eager for landowners, public and private, to attend. Please get in touch.  For other Somerset Community Food Events click here to download their newsletter This year the Somerset Biodiversity Partnership and Somerset Environmental Records Centre are hosting a joint Biodiversity Event.   The event will take place on Saturday 30 June from approx 9.30 to 4.30 at the Edington Village Hall, TA7 9HA.  A map is available at www.edingtonvillagehall.org/map.php . There is parking available but we would encourage car-sharing where possible. . The theme will be Improving our knowledge of Somersets wildlife.  The day will feature a range of speakers from recording groups, SERC and others on collecting, managing and sharing wildlife data of all kinds.  In addition we will consider what this data is telling us about the health of Somersets biodiversity. A more detailed programme will be available nearer the time.   The event is free and a buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided (although donations would be gratefully received). There will be some space available for displays.   Dont miss out on this unique opportunity to collaborate with enthusiasts and specialists to improve your knowledge of Somersets wildlife. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis so please book your place by replying to this email and then completing the booking form below before sending. Please respond by 14 May 2012.   I hope you will be able to join us.   Joy Williams, Biodiversity Coordinator, Somerset Biodiversity Partnership, c/o Countryside Team, Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton  TA1 4DY 01823 355663  Work days: Mon-Thurs     BIODIVERSITY DAY BOOKING FORM   Name(s):     Organisation represented (if applicable):      E-mail Address: (please provide all e-mail addresses for people booking a place)    Telephone Number:     Programme Would you like a 5 minute slot on the programme to talk about any relevant projects you have been involved in?        Yes / No Guided walk Would you attend a guided walk at a Levels Nature Reserve from approximately 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm?        Yes / No Display Would you like to bring display material?        Yes / No If yes, please state whether you will bring your own display board or whether you just need some board or table space for display material or both.     Lunch Please state if you (or other attendees from your group) have any special dietary requirements. (eg 1 vegetarian meal)