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Friday 23rd July 2010

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS
CAFE EVENTS | ART IN THE CAFE | CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS | ORGANIC VEG IN CLEVEDON


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FREESKILLING IN THE CAFE
These events aren't organised by us, but we're very happy to host them. If you want more information, please see www.justfortheloveofit.org.

Tuesday 27 July, 7pm
Life Drawing

An informal life drawing session with a clothed model. Please bring paper or sketch books, something to lean on and a selection of pens, pencils or charcoal. With Clodagh Scott.

Tuesday 3 August, 7pm
Fertility Awareness

Learn how the female body works and identify when it is fertile – or not, depending on what you are interested in! Men welcome too. With Patricia Perez.

Tuesday 10 August, 7pm
Be creative with driftwood

Make a plant pot holder out of driftwood. Wood supplied but please bring scissors and ball of string or twine. With Bristol Women’s Workshop tutor Anne Harding.

Tuesday 17 August, 7pm
Belly Dancing

Have a fun evening learning to shimmy, shake, and hip drop in the Egyptian fashion. Bring a coin belt if possible and a veil or large piece of light, floaty material like a large pashmina. With Laura Kelly.

Tuesday 24 August, 7pm
Homeopathy

Explore the amazing world of homeopathy and how it may help you with all sorts of complaints. With homeopath and earth energy healer Alison Wilding.


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If you’re a local artist and interested in exhibiting in the café, please email lucy@betterfood.co.uk or pop into the shop and leave your contact details with a member of staff. Be prepared for a wait though – the wall has been very popular. So far I have bookings up until January 2011. If you can fill a slot at short notice, that would be good to know… thanks.


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On Site Massage in the Garden at the Folk House
(or indoors if weather inclement)
Every Saturday 12-3pm
Louise Marchionne of www.foodfitforyou.co.uk offers a 20 minute chair massage for the special price of £15!
Spaces are limited so please call for your appointment now on 07779 642 563.
Louise is also qualified to treat allergies and digestive problems using kinesiology, reflexology and reiki - just ask her for more information.


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OTHER EVENTS:

Saturday 31st July, 10am-2pm
Summer forage
If you have a little bit of wild food knowledge, but can’t differentiate your dead nettle from you nettle or your borage from your comfrey then this is the day for you. At this time of year the group tends to be very jolly and it promises to be a fun day out and you will be surprised just how much you have learnt.
To book call Andy Hamilton 0117 9540788 during office hours (not weekends)

Sunday 1st August, 11am-noon
Food for free
Meet at Ashton Court Visitor’s Centre
Adults: £5; 18 and under: £2.50; Call 0117 963 9174 for details
Join Andy Hamilton for a tour of the estate learning about what can be garnered from the meadows and hedgerows to grace the plate.

Saturday 31 July, 11am-10pm to Monday 1 Aug, 11am-7pm
Tales from the plot exhibition
Harbourside Festival in the Bristol Village Fayre area
As part of the Harbourside Festival

Wednesday 4th to Saturday 21st August
Tales from the plot exhibition
Create Centre, Smeaton Road
A roving exhibition celebrating Bristol's allotments and history of urban gardening.

Saturday 7th August, 2pm
British Flowering Plants
Meet at Ashton Court Visitor’s Centre, £3
Learn to identify the common summer plants of Britain in this talk by local expert Richard Bland

Sunday 8th August, 2pm-4pm
Tree Gazing
Meet at Ashton Court Visitor’s Centre, £5
An hour’s walk looking at the magnificent and ancient oaks and chestnuts of Ashton Court Estate, led by local expert Tony Titchen.


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New Organic Fruit and Veg shop opens in Clevedon
Hurray for Carl

At last someone has opened an organic fruit and veg shop in Clevedon. Carl, who came to help us shape our new style shop in 2007, has just opened a shop called The Veg Box. It is in Old Street, Clevedon. So if you know any one who lives out that direction please let them know. Its a brave move, but driven by a passion to make good fresh local food available in his own town. He also does deliveries to towns and villages local to Clevedon.

We are delighted for him and for all those people who have asked when someone was going to do this. Carl is great with fruit and veg for freshness display and customer service.

Visit the shop at 17 Old Street, Clevedon, or see www.thevegbox.biz.


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