Events
25 January 2012: Planning Meeting
What: A Public Meeting to get ideas on where the Greening Campaign should focus its efforts in 2012. Open to all. Voluntary contribution on the door to cover venue costs.
When/Where: Steyning Cricket Club. 7.30-9.30 pm.
25th February 2012: Steyning Showcase
What: We’ll have a stall at this big community event, showcasing all the local community groups and clubs.
When/Where: Steyning Centre. All day (details t.b.c.)
29th February 2012: Next ‘Green Drinks’ evening
What: An informal get together to meet others interested in green issue, and enjoy a discussion over a pint and a packet of crisps.
Where/when: 8.00pm in the back room of the Norfolk Arms, Church Street, Steyning. (Note there will be no Green Drinks in December)
4 March 2012: Give your stuff away day
What: The first opportunity of the year to give away those unwanted items you have stashed in your garage or loft.
When/Where: outside your house from 11.00-3.00 Check here for details.
“Previously on 10:10″
7 December 2011: Steyning Xmas Fair – we had a Greening Campaign stall – on the shop local theme – plus a ‘use it or lose it’ team at the bus stop, encouraging people to use the buses.
16 November 2011: Party at Steyning Cricket Club - a great evening celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Greening Campaign. We raised over £500 to go towards next year’s activities.
October 2011: Insulation month - a campaign to encourage homeowners to top up their insulation to save energy and money.
Insulation Annie in action on the High Street
There was an information stand in Steyning High Street and Hyde Square, Upper Beeding, every weekend. You can still sign up here for a free insulation survey, or book one by calling HCL on 01273 390420.
24 July 2011: First “Give Your Stuff Away Day” event – there were three in total in 2011, and more to come next year.
25 June 2011: Bramber and Upper Beeding Fete – 10:10 stall
30 May 2011: Steyning Country Fayre – we had stand telling people about the Greening Campaign. We also collected over 300 signatures from people who were very concerned (indeed outraged) by plans to withdraw subsidies for local bus services.
25 May 2011: Solar Energy Meeting at Steyning Cricket Club where around 80 people came along to learn about solar options.
The 'panel discussion' at the solar event
30 March 2011: Showing of the film “The Turning Point” at Steyning Cricket Club.
26 January 2011: Greening Campaign - Phase 2 Planning Meeting. An open meeting to canvas views from local residents, societies and other groups, on what the priorities should be for the next phase of the Greening Campaign. About fifty people came along. See the Greening Campaign section for more details.
8 December 2010: Steyning Christmas Fayre. The Greening Campaign had a stall promoting the ‘shop local’ theme – all the things that you didn’t know you could get in Steyning.
23 October 2010: The BIG Launch of the Greening Campaign at the Steyning Centre. The sun shone, around 500 came along, there were stalls with energy saving tips, green demos, and some wonderful singing from budding eco-warriors from age 2 upwards – all illustrating the 9 Green Challenges that will form the heart of the campaign. Outside there was be an Art Bus – full of pictures by children from Beeding Primary School, and a free Bike Clinic courtesy of Pro Cycles. A big thanks to everyone who contributed!
23 October 2010: WEA lecture by Dr Barbara Pilley-Shaw on “Climate Change and its Effects” – Where are we at?
24 August 2010: Environment Matters at Wiston House – a discussion and tour showing how the Wilton Park conference centre is adapting their business to be more environmentally friendly. There was an introduction by Roger Willamson, and a tour of their various ‘eco features’ – a biomass boiler, composting and recycling. Click here for an interesting Foreign Office video clip on low carbon opportunities for small and medium size enterprises. And click here for a report on the event on the Wilton Park website. A special thanks to Doug Arthurton, Paul Burke, and Robert Mitchell for the very informative tour.
And the winner of the spot the difference competition was Alfie Palmer
July 2010: Green Transport month in Steyning. We had a stand outside the Co-op each Saturday morning, displays in Steyning Library and in the window of Cameo Hairdresser. Local artist, Elisabeth Harden, drew two wonderful cartoons of Steyning ‘before’ and ‘after’ Green Transport efforts. This formed the basis of a ‘spot the difference’ competition at St Andrew’s Primary School.
28th June 2010: Bramber and Upper Beeding fete – 10:10 stall
10th June 2010: An “Eco walk” through Steyning, taking in several eco houses, the Rublees allotments, and a local micro-brewery, and finishing with a meal at a pub. Part of the Steyning Festival.
31st May 2010: Steyning Country Fayre – we had stand in the High Street that attracted loads of interest, with lots of people signing up to our email list.
27April 2010: Public Meeting to plan the Greening Campaign
21 April 2010: “Question Time” Debate for local Parliamentary Candidates – 190 people came to the a public debate on climate change and related green issues. Local parliamentary hopefuls Derek Deedman (Lib Dem), Nick Herbert (Con), Tim Lunnon (Labour) and Stuart Bower (UKIP) were grilled by members of the audience in a ‘Question Time’ style debate, chaired by Richard Burge (Chief Executive of Wilton Park). Held at Steyning Grammar School, it was a lively and constructive debate, with 6th Form students posing some of the trickiest questions – and showing that they care about politics, as well as the environment. Click here to see video highlights and photos of the debate.
27 February 2010: Steyning Showcase – where 10:10 had a display and met with a large number of local community groups and members of the public.
12 January 2010: A planning meeting was held on to agree Objectives and Ground Rules for the Campaign, and to put together an initial list of Proposed Activities and Events.
2 December 2009: To launch the campaign, the film “The Age of Stupid” was shown at the Steyning Centre. The idea of mounting a 10:10 campaign in Steyning received a strong endorsement from the 80-plus people who came. Click here to see their feedback on the film – overall it scored a very respectable 7.6 out of 10. If you missed the film, it’s available on DVD.
