Events for 2012 will be added in the Near Year. Please check back then or join our email list. For more information on any of these events please contact Ruth Jennings.

SENS Events

Regular SENS Meetings All welcome to attend SENS meetings - for discussion on current local/national/global issues and events and planning of local projects and campaigns. The venue for SENS meetings is most often the Insitute room at the village hall but please check posters/email notice for confirmation.

Burning Wood Well Workshop All welcome. Tuesday 21st February, 7.30pm at the Institute Room in Staveley Village Hall. A workshop presented by local charity Cumbria Woodlands looking at processing and storing firewood, burning wood well and the Renewable Heat Incentive. Hosted by SENS (this workshop will take place instead of a general meeting but there wll be time for notices at the end). Download a poster here

Big Onion Events

Winter Big Onion Fortnightly winter Big Onion meetings at Wedge Hall have been cancelled as there was not enough demand. Following the 'Get Growing' event in February and planning meeting in March the Big Onion will return with the first big event of the year at Easter.

'Get Growing' Talks Come along to the Pavilion on Sunday 19th Feb for a talk from 3 local speakers on what types and varieties of vegetables and fruit they find grow well in Staveley, with our marginal land and rainy climate.
We hope this will provide a useful source of information and inspiration to help increase local food growing. All welcome - please come along and share your experiences.

Planning meeting for increasing veg and fruit growing in Staveley Come along to the Pavilion in Staveley on Sunday 4th March 2012 from 2-4pm to help plan the planting scheme for the public planting sites around the village, including the Forest Garden on the Recreation Ground and beds in the Mill Yard. All welcome.

Easter Pancake Event Sunday 8th April at the Pavilion

Harvest Festival Saturday 22nd September

Winter Festival 7th December