Community Collaboration - Eden Project Communities
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Event description
Description
Please come along and meet or reconnect with other community organizers and volunteers from Northern Ireland at Garvagh Community Development Trust's building for a stimulating and invigorating day of sharing ideas and making plans to work together.
Our host for the event, is network member Karin Eyben who is the development lead at Garvagh People's Forest Project. It is open to all community organisers and aspiring community organisers in the NE and NW or within driving distance of Garvagh. However, places are limited to 30 so please book soon to avoid disappointment.
12pm: LUNCH at Garvagh Community Development Trust: sandwiches and soups, tea and coffee and vegan and coeliac options are available. Please let us know if you have dietary requirements at the time of booking. We will then take a walk to Garvagh Forest.
1pm: World Cafe in Garvagh Forest (weather permitting): We will get groups moving from one topic table to the next to draw out strengths, possibilities, collaboration opportunities. for more info: http://www.theworldcafe.com/key-concepts-resources/world-cafe-method/
2.15pm - Walk back to the GCDT cafe for tea, coffee and chat.
3.00 – 4pm What are you planning?: We will ask each person to name one thing they plan to achieve for the community or to tell us their plans to get involved in The Big Lunch or Big Walk, in the next 3 -4 months before the next get-together.
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Garvagh and District Development Association provides a welcoming, safe and neutral environment for people of all ages to meet and join many activities, classes and social events that are on offer. Garvagh People's Forest is a five year project funded by the Big Lottery to grow the value of Garvagh Forest with and for local people. Garvagh Forest School is a cross community partnership between five primary schools in the area with two more about to join. There is also an adult version: 'Unplugged in Garvagh Forest' taking place in their heated yurt in the forest, where they have sessions in making useful items out of reclaimed wood, crocheting, map making and mindfulness.
Eden Project Communities is funded by the national lottery to celebrate communities and inspire and connect community initiatives all over the UK. We have a network of people active in their community all over the UK who support and invigorate each other, and this gathering is designed to encourage deeper connections.
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