Workshop, Awards & Seminar on Water
Dear Mr. Archive,
Just a week to go before the
“Lanterns & Masks for a spooky waste free Halloween” Childrens Art & Craft Workshop, facilitated by jessica Mason. This will take place on
Saturday 27th October from 12pm – 3pm @ the Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork. This is a free workshop for children aged 7 and up. Parents are not required to stay unless they wish to. Places are limited so please register your children by completing the Form and returning to bernadette@cef.ie.
Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and once we have received your application we will confirm by email if a place is available. We look forward to seeing you at what is always a fun and enjoyable activity.
Environmental Awards: The deadline for nominations is fast approaching so please fill up the
Form and
nominate someone you know in the public, private, community and voluntary or an individual category. There is also an award under community gardens, so if there is one in your community why not nominate them for all their dedication and hard work. We know there are many unsung heroes across all sectors working diligently on initiatives that in one way or another help to improve our environment. Let us know by filling in the form and returning by
31st October 2012. We are delighted to announce that our
Seminar on Water which will take place on
Friday 9th November at the
Imperial Hotel Cork from 9.30am – 1pm. There is an excellent panel of speakers and with a rapidly changing landscape in the management and delivery of water in Ireland as well as the global challenges and pressures on a very limited and precious resource this Seminar provides an opportunity to inform yourself and have your questions answered regarding many of the pertinent issues pertaining to water.
Speakers include: Ivan Grimes, Principal Officer, Water Services Policy Section,
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. His talk will address the
Changing Framework of Water Provision and Management in Ireland. Jacob Tompkins or Nicci Russell, Waterwise, the leading authority on water efficiency in the UK. They will address the issue of
Impacts of Climate Change and Efficiency Strategies for individuals and businesses.
Sean O’Breasail, who co-ordinated the South West River Basin District Project will speak on the
Achievements & Challenges in relation to the Water Framework Directive. Declan Waugh, Environmental Scientist, will speak on the topic of
Fluoride in Drinking Water, History of Water Fluoridation and Implications for Ireland. There will be a number of facilitated round table discussions on Water Policy, Water Conservation and Fluoridation. There is no charge for attending, however, it is necessary to
register by emailing
bernadette@cef.ie or contacting Bernie Connolly at 083 1468064.
Also see following for details of the UNEP Childrens Painting Competition which focuses on water!
Films to watch – “Trashed” (18
th Nov)
and “You’ve been Trumped” (this Sunday on BBC)
Corona Cork Film Festival to screen “Trashed” on November 18th This years 57th Cork Film Festival, November 11th to 18th, Is to include as part of its documentary section “Trashed”. Narrated by Jeremy Irons, it sees him set out to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem, as he travels around the world to beautiful destinations tainted by pollution. Trashed will screen on
Sunday November 18th at 2:00pm at Cork¹s Gate Cinema. As part of the focus on this documentary, the Film Festival are delighted to welcome the director Candida Brady to introduce Trashed at the screening.
http://www.trashedfilm.com/index.html You’ve Been Trumped’, the award-winning documentary by film-maker Anthony Baxter, will be broadcast across the UK next Sunday 21 October at 2200 on
BBC2 and BBC HD (2255 in N Ireland) and repeated at 0020 on Tuesday 23 October.
You've Been Trumped tells the story of the extraordinary confrontation between the tycoon Donald Trump and a proud and tightly knit community of Scottish residents, following the controversial approval of the Trump development at Menie by the Scottish Government of First Minister Alex Salmond. The Trump golf course has been built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) after the Scottish Government decided the ‘economic benefits outweighed any environmental concerns.’
Don’t miss it! (or if you do, catch it on i-Player).....and please, encourage all your friends, familiy and workmates to watch it too – this is a unique opportunity to really raise the profile of this story and get the nation talking about it.
Other events and activities you can attend/ get involved with:
Check our website for further infomation on all of these events and activities.
Finally, Michael Hobbs, our dedicated and tireless Chairperson bid farewell to the Management Committee as his term was up. We wish Mike some well deserved rest and all the best with his own endeavours. We welcome Conor McManus as the new Chairperson whilst Jennifer Franklin takes on the role of Vice Chairperson. We also welcome our new committee members Clair McSweeney, Joanne McNamara, Denis O'Regan and returning for another stint to help direct and lead the Forum, Dominick Donnelly.
Best regards,
Bernie Bernie Connolly
Development Coordinator
Mount Camel
Kilcolman
Enniskeane
Co. Cork
Email:
bernadette@cef.ie Mobile: 083 1468064
CEF Management Committee 2012
Conor McManus (Chair)
Jennifer Franklin (Vice chair)
Helen Barrett (Treasurer)
Anna Aherne (Hon Sec)
Darren McAdam-O'Connell
Mary Barrett
Ted O'Leary
Kieran Higgins
Clair McSweeney
Joanne McNamara
Denis O'Regan
Dominick Donnelly
Bernadette Connolly (Development Coordinator)
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