Book Club Thursday 25 August
The Three Horseshoes 2 Church Street, StaplefordIn May we had an interesting discussion about 'Doughnut Economics' by Kate Raworth. We have decided to meet quarterly, and so our next meeting will be at The Rose, Stapleford, at 8 pm on 25 August. The book we have chosen this time is not so much theory, more one person's account of how we …
Fruit and Vegetable Swap
Jubilee Pavilion, Stapleford Gog Magog Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire, CambridgeBring any surplus fruit or veg from your garden or allotment and swap it for others! If you don’t have any fruit or veg but would like some, please make a small donation. All fruit, veg and money remaining at the end will be given to …
Social Cycle Ride 21 November
Starting from Stapleford Pavilion at 10.00 am, join us for a leisurely ride of around 20 miles on quiet roads and traffic-free paths, to include a coffee stop. Returning to Stapleford by about 1pm. Contact me to book at greener@sawston.org This will be the last cycle ride in 2022. We shall start again in March …
Social Cycle Ride 17 October
Jubilee Pavilion, Stapleford Gog Magog Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire, CambridgeStarting from Stapleford Pavilion at 10.00 am, join us for a leisurely ride of around 20 miles on quiet roads and traffic-free paths, to include a coffee stop. Returning to Stapleford by about 1pm. Please note that the ride scheduled for 19 September has been CANCELLED because of the extra bank holiday. The next one …
SAWSTON REPAIR CAFE
Sawston Free Church 1 High Street, SawstonWe are grateful to the Sawston Free Church for providing the venue for this event on Saturday 19 November. Bring along your broken item and a skilled volunteer will help you fix it! We can tackle a wide variety of repairs including clothes and fabrics, electrical items, jewellery and other items. We may be able …
Social Cycle ride Monday 21 November
Jubilee Pavilion, Stapleford Gog Magog Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire, CambridgeStarting from Stapleford Pavilion at 10.00 am, join us for a leisurely ride of around 20 miles on quiet roads and traffic-free paths, to include a coffee stop. Returning to Stapleford by about 1pm. Contact me to book at greener@sawston.org The next cycle ride will be in March 2023. Yasmin Emerson
2G3S Book Club Thursday 24 November: Silent Spring
The Three Horseshoes Stapleford 2 Church Street Stapleford, CambridgeOur next book/books are 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson / 'Silent Spring Revisited' by Conor Mark Jameson. 'Silent Spring' needs no introduction; it was a seminal work when it was published in 1962 and was a major factor in the banning of DDT some years later. The second book was published in 2012, and focuses …
Greener Sawston: Spicers path clearing
Spicers' path SawstonSpicers Path Clearing on Saturday 3 December: Meet at Spicers level crossing at 10am or on the Sawston-Whittlesford cyclepath later. Bring your own tools and gloves. Tea and biscuits provided. Will cancel if rubbish weather! This is an event organised by one of the 2G3S constituent groups, Greener Sawston. Contact: greener@sawston.org
Re-imagining our future….together
Whittlesford Memorial Hall Mill Lane Whittlesford, CambridgeWe have been liaising with Haslingfield and Harlton Eco Group and Eco Whittlesford to jointly organise a family-friendly event aimed at bringing together people from neighbouring villages. We aim to inspire each other, learn from what we are all doing and explore opportunities for synergy. It will be a fun afternoon with films; an ‘imaginarium’ …
2G3S Book Club
In February we will be discussing ‘Regenesis’ by George Monbiot, who attended the Cambridge Literary Festival recently to discuss the issues raised in this book. As usual with George Monbiot, this is a well-argued and challenging book. The depth and breadth of his research is impressive, and yet the book is very readable with the …