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SUMMARY:The Great Big Climate Circus
DESCRIPTION:Young people from across Gloucestershire will present performance and art projects under the big top of the Great Big Climate Circus at Stratford Park\, Stroud on Saturday 20 June from 1 – 6pm. A free public event thanks to the National Lottery\, the Great Big Climate Circus is a youth-led creative movement turning young people’s climate concerns into confidence and collective action. Stroud is the first location of the youth-led touring circus\, which will also visit Dursley on 11 July and Gloucester on 18 July this summer\, as well as different Gloucestershire locations in the future.  \nThe showcase will include a variety of performances by Gloucestershire’s young people including inclusive youth theatre from TwoCan\, and aerial trapeze and gymnastics by the School of Larks circus\, both from Stroud; street dance and hip-hop from Gloucester’s Your Next Move and the Hip-Hop Garden; and music\, rap\, spoken word and DJ sets from The Music Works\, also from Gloucester. The event will feature music by the county’s emerging artistes including Chaka\, Berty Sounds\, Arfa J\, and the youth rock band\, Asphodel.   \nThe family-friendly event will host free activities for all ages including workshops with Forest Green Rovers Community; sustainable creative crafting with Can’t Sit Still\, and a circus workshop with the Magnificent Mr. Kai\, as well as giant bubbles\, arts and crafts\, bike maintenance and clothes swap organised by young people. Stroud’s well-known pedal-powered Rinky Dink Sound System and other walkabout artists will be entertaining the public.   \nThe free event will include climate and community-related stalls so the public can find out more about the work of organisations including Creative Sustainability\, Ernest Cook Trust\, Bromford Housing\, Cotswolds National Landscape\, Forest Green Rovers\, and more. There will be talks and short films\, including photographs\, projections and films made by young people reflecting their climate concerns and hopes for the future.  \nAn upbeat youth-led movement\, The Great Big Climate Circus is delivered in partnership by five Gloucestershire organisations: Creative Sustainability\, World Jungle\, Cotswolds National Landscape\, Bromford Flagship\, and The Ernest Cook Trust. The project has been awarded £1\,498\,916 (£1.49 million) over four years from the largest community funder in the UK\, the National Lottery Community Fund.   \nSince April\, The Great Big Climate Circus has been engaging young people through free arts workshops in Stroud\, Dursley and Gloucester. As well as rehearsing performances for the showcase\, young participants from secondary school age upwards have been co-creating masks\, costumes and backdrops from recycled material to decorate the touring big top circus tent.  \nThe delivery of the Climate Circus workshops and events is by Gloucestershire-based On the Brink Arts and Art for Action with World Jungle. Ben Ward\, director of Dursley-based World Jungle\, said: “Rather than using fear or blame\, the arts are a brilliant way to engage young people and build confidence. It enables participants to express their thoughts and feelings about the planet and inspire others in practical and positive action.”  \nYouth climate action will continue after the summer events\, thanks to Stroud-based Creative Sustainability\, which will support young people from Gloucestershire to develop their leadership skills as Young Leaders. Honor Binning\, project manager at Creative Sustainability\, said: “The golden thread throughout all this work is young people’s voices. We have been working with a core group of young leaders to co-produce workshops for these events and future climate action projects. We are excited to see their ideas come to life.” 
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/the-great-big-climate-circus/
LOCATION:Stroud Area\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Environment,Recycling & Repairs,Social,Talk,The Arts,Wildlife & Nature
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Jungle":MAILTO:info@worldjungle.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T131131Z
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SUMMARY:Wotton's Swifts
DESCRIPTION:No other bird spends more of its life in the air. No other flies faster in level flight. No other sleeps on the wing. Join us to discover the extraordinary life of the swift – its closest and surprising relative\, its remarkable top speed\, why it rarely perches\, and where it nests here in town. Migrating\, sleeping\, feeding\, drinking\, and even mating are all carried out on its long\, elegant\, sickle-shaped wings. \nEach year\, these incredible birds travel thousands of miles from Africa\, returning faithfully to Wotton for the summer. Their arrival is one of nature’s most thrilling seasonal spectacles.Local swift champion Mark Pasco invites you to look up and rediscover this iconic yet often overlooked visitor. \n \nEvent Schedule: \n\n7:00pm – Short walk around the Chipping to take in nest sites and (hopefully) enjoy some swift fly-bys\n7:30pm – Illustrated talk\, including fascinating insights\, stunning images\, poetry\, and time for questions\n8:45pm – Approximate finish\n\nCome along to be inspired\, informed\, and amazed—and to help raise awareness of this truly epic bird. \nFree entry and the bar will be open.
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/wottons-swifts/
LOCATION:Under the Edge Arts (UTEA)\, The Chipping Hall\, The Chipping\, Wotton-under-Edge\, GL12 7AD
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Environment,Talk,Walk,Wildlife & Nature
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wotton Area CAN":MAILTO:wottonareacan@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260119T175912Z
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SUMMARY:Propagation: Sowing Seeds and Taking Cuttings
DESCRIPTION:This relaxed and friendly course aims to grow your skills and knowledge in propagation techniques\, enabling you to produce plants at home with confidence. \nLearn how to produce a variety of garden plants through sowing seed and vegetative propagation including softwood cuttings\, basal cuttings and division. The latter involves lifting the plant from the ground and separating into smaller pieces for replanting or growing on in pots. Dividing perennials regularly encourages healthy\, vigorous plants which perform year after year. \nYou’ll also get tips on the best tools\, containers and growing media to use and advice on how to grow on your plants. You’ll be encouraged to ask questions and will take home your potted cuttings.
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/propagation-sowing-seeds-and-taking-cuttings/
LOCATION:Hawkwood\, Painswick Old Road\, Stroud\, GL6 7QW
CATEGORIES:Environment,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hawkwood":MAILTO:info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T150000
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SUMMARY:Next Steps in Gardening for Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:Understanding life cycles of the wildlife in our gardens is critical when we’re planning what to do\, what to add\, and what to change each year.  With this theme in mind\, we will use our structure of Food\, Shelter and Water to explore what you have in your garden and what you could do next to understand and support that wildlife. We’ll also explore a practical monitoring system\, which will help you with your decisions. \nThrough the workshop\, we explore these questions: \n\nWhat can we do to increase the amount of natural food for wildlife in our gardens?  From soil upwards\, what makes the most difference?\nHow do we provide natural shelter for wildlife that supports their life cycles? What part of their life cycles requires what shelter?\nHow much water and in what ways should we provide it?  Weather permitting\, this element will include a site visit to two gardens in the centre of Stroud to explore the power of micro ponds.\n\nThere will be plenty of time for you to discuss your own garden during the workshop.  You will be asked to do some homework before the workshop\, which will involve spending at least 15 minutes exploring and reminding yourself what you currently have in your garden.
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/gardening-for-wildlife/
LOCATION:The Pavilion\, Victory Park\, Lower Church Road\, Cainscross\, Stroud\, GL5 4JE
CATEGORIES:Environment,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Stroud":MAILTO:wildstroud@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T160000
DTSTAMP:20260119T175706Z
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SUMMARY:Getting Started in Your Garden
DESCRIPTION:Whether you want to overhaul a border in your garden or just want to learn more about gardening in general\, this relaxed and friendly course will teach you the essentials. \nWe start with the soil (the engine of your garden!) and look at how this determines which plants you can grow before covering other key factors for a thriving border e.g aspect\, availability of sunshine and moisture and whether the location is sheltered or exposed. \nWe’ll cover the basics in designing a border – the different styles\, selection of appropriate plants and how to keep it looking good. There’ll be hints and tips on weed control\, watering\, pruning and avoiding common gardening mistakes. \nThere’ll be plenty of time for general questions\, and we’ll be going outside to look at Hawkwood’s garden borders. \nExercises will include: \n\nKnowing your plants – Identify 10 commonly used herbaceous perennials in the garden (we’ll discuss their merits and how and where to grow them successfully)\nKnowing key gardening terminology – match the explanation to commonly used horticultural words and phrases
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/getting-started-in-your-garden/
LOCATION:Hawkwood\, Painswick Old Road\, Stroud\, GL6 7QW
CATEGORIES:Environment,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hawkwood":MAILTO:info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T153000
DTSTAMP:20260107T100914Z
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SUMMARY:Orchard Workshop - pruning
DESCRIPTION:This workshop focuses on pruning different fruit trees and managing them to reach their full potential. \nThe Severn Treescapes: Dead Wood Society has created a series of workshops to increase confidence among landowners to plant and look after traditional orchards and fruit trees. This workshop is funded by Wye Valley National Landscape\, Farming in Protected Landscapes. \nBeing a dual-purpose land use\, orchards can provide a vertical farming element to traditional farming and ultimately provide a new income from the fruit\, as well as providing a fabulous habitat for a huge range of wildlife and beneficial insects. This series of workshops looks to provide information\, education and confidence to enable participants to manage their orchards successfully. \nOrchards are iconic features in the Gloucestershire\, Herefordshire and Worcestershire landscape\, but have declined by at least 75 % in the last 50 yrs. The drive to plant new and restore old traditional orchards will help to reverse the decline of this priority habitat and of the wildlife that depends on it. \nWell-managed orchards create an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the wildlife potential in the vicinity. Orchards provide excellent feeding habitat for birds\, bats and invertebrates\, and where adjacent to strong mature hedgerow networks radiating towards nearby mature woodlands\, unimproved grasslands and other orchards\, increase connectivity across the wider landscape. \nTim Andrews of Orchard Revival\, and Gloucestershire Orchard Trust expert\, will be running the workshop. He has many years of experience planting and managing orchards in Gloucestershire and making cider from the produce. \nMaintenance pruning and fruit tree care \n\nLearn how to prune trees safely\, looking at different fruit types and varieties\, and how to manage the trees to reach their full potential.\nQuestions and discussion are encouraged throughout the day.\nThe day includes a strong element of practical work. Stout boots and good outdoor clothing are essential as much of the day will be spent enjoying the elements.\nAll equipment will be provided.\nHot drinks and lunch are also provided\, please let us know of any dietary requirements when signing up.\nThis event is to be held at the Tudor Farmhouse Hotel in Clearwell.\n\nTo see the whole series of workshops we are running this season\, please visit the collection here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/orchard-workshops-2912649?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/orchard-workshop-pruning/
LOCATION:Tudor Farmhouse\, Tudor Farmhouse Hotel\, High Street\, Clearwell\, GL16 8JS
CATEGORIES:Environment,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Severn Treescapes":MAILTO:severntreescapes@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T130000
DTSTAMP:20260224T090633Z
CREATED:20251126T121313Z
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SUMMARY:Looking after soil and composting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a practical\, down-to-earth workshop all about creating healthier soil in your garden.  Whether you are growing food or just gardening for wildlife the quality of your soil is important. We’ll explore what good soil looks like\, meet the worms and other tiny creatures that keep it alive and depend on it\, and learn simple ways to improve soil structure and fertility. We’ll also cover easy composting methods to help you turn everyday waste into rich\, garden-ready compost.  We will explore plants for different types of soil. \nTopics \n\nThe role of fungi and bacteria in our soil\nWorms\, different types and how to increase activity\nOther critters that rely on healthy soil\nWhat type of soil do you have and how to look after it\nWays to compost\n\nThis is a classroom workshop with practical elements.
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/looking-after-soil-and-composting/
LOCATION:The Pavilion\, Victory Park\, Lower Church Road\, Cainscross\, Stroud\, GL5 4JE
CATEGORIES:Environment,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Stroud":MAILTO:wildstroud@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T160000
DTSTAMP:20250313T100000Z
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SUMMARY:Mushroom Growing
DESCRIPTION:Learn from expert mushroom growers\, Slad Valley Mushrooms\, on how to grow your own fungi at home. Full of practical advice\, insights into health benefits\, and other marvels of mycelium.
URL:https://wildstroud.org/event/mushroom-growing/
LOCATION:Hawkwood\, Painswick Old Road\, Stroud\, GL6 7QW
CATEGORIES:Environment,Food,Wildlife & Nature,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hawkwood":MAILTO:info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
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