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The Good Brown Earth Story and other November events in Bristol

2009-11-10T15:38:43+00:00

Wednesday Nov 11th 7.45 for 8pm The Good Brown Earth and other stories

Alan and Kaye invite you to a relaxed evening in which to bring and share stories that inspire, challenge, motivate or underpin our desire for a more sustainable and enriching way of life. You may have a favourite author/writer (fiction or non-fiction), poet, musician, visionary, activist, a religious text, or a personal lifestory that you return to again and again for wisdom, wonder and wellbeing.

Sunday Nov 15th 8 for 8.15pm “Ectopia: Challenges from a future earth citizen”

Foundation Bristol hosts EarthAbbey for an evening of interaction and reflection on our future society’s energy sources, narrated by a future earth citizen

At Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road, Bristol BS6 6DG

Finishing around 9pm, with an invitation to Highbury Vaults pub afterwards

Sunday Nov 22nd 1pm Through Leigh Woods

A leisurely walk, with Alan, Gareth, Steve and Moira, through Leigh Woods stopping every so often to observe a tree, identify it and listen to a poem. Bring a flask with your preferred beverage, biscuits and cakes provided. Path is circular and buggy friendly. Meet at main car park to Leigh Woods at 1pm. Map here Moving at 1.15pm to wood entrance (with display boards), following purple trail. Late or lost – phone 07929090153.

Saturday November 28th 3 for 3.30pm Considering… ‘The Sermon on the Allotment’

With Tim Lawrence, a reflection on consumerism and grace in nature as taught by Christ, together with pumpkin soup and hot apple juice. Ends 4.30pm.

On Dundry View Community Allotment – found off Speedwell Rd between Plummers Hill and Cecil Ave, down a little lane, which will be near Tim’s bright yellow van. The gate to the allotments is at the end of this 50m lane. Climb over the gate and walk straight ahead and then through the gap (tractor size) in the hedge to get into the community allotment (look for the bay tree).

And to say that Laurie MacIntyre is visiting Bristol and would like to meet EarthAbbey people on Monday 16th November in the morning. He leads a church community in Australia that has recently re-imagined itself as an Abbey.

For more info on any of these events use the contact button on the home page or phone 07929090153

chicken house

2009-12-01T10:56:50+00:00

Sue and Graeme are looking for a chicken house - anyone know of a suitable shed/ chicken house that would do the job?

October diary now available

2009-09-30T13:51:26+00:00

The diary of EarthAbbey Bristol events for October is now available.
If you have not received yours by email please let me know.
I want to make sure that everyone in the Bristol region who wants to get this is on the appropriate list.
Thanks
Chris

Grow Zones

2009-03-09T12:20:24+00:00

Thank you to everyone who came to our garden on Saturday. You transformed an overgrown plant bed into a pond, created a new herb bed, made way for potatoes where brambles ruled, got branches ready for chipping and planted comfrey, all whilst apparently having the time of your lives! Looking forward to returning the pleasure…x

The Spiritual Challenges of Environmentalism

2009-02-23T16:29:35+00:00

The Spiritual Challenges of Environmentalism
with John Drane – internationally acclaimed commentator on spirituality

To be held at Easton Christian Family Centre, Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol BS5 0SQ.
at 7.30pm Thursday March 5th 2009.
All welcome.

Entry £3 payable on the door. Free to EarthAbbey members.
Book to ensure a place, or just turn up.
phone 0117 9574652 or through this site

Meals for Body and Soul

2009-01-07T11:48:33+00:00

Over the next six months we are going to run a series of monthly Meals for Body and Soul - designed for EarthAbbey members and their guests, where we

share food and drink - with an emphasis on local, fresh produce
participate in forms of creative worship, reading and contemplation
introduce one area each evening that EarthAbbey members may be interested to take forward in some way.

These evenings are being piloted in two places in Bristol.

We hope to share what we do through this site - for others in other places.

Our first evening is entitled ‘Consumers of the Earth’ and will take place on Jan 19th and Jan 22nd

Full details of our plans here