A-fe-We pub (a.k.a. The Grants Arms), Royce Road, Hulme

This meeting will follow on from the discussions at the Hulme Alliance meeting and the public meeting last week. There will be opportunity to discuss plans to oppose the proposals and also plans to work with MMU to get a better deal for residents.

It also ties in with the People's Kitchen: vegan meal for £1.50 at 7.00pm.

The 2006 Summer Programme

provided a Permaculture Design Course for local people, certified by the British Permaculture Association. The project linked up with local campaign group, Friends of Birley Fields, and participants worked hard to develop sustainable urban designs for the 40 acre site, as an alternative to the commercial regeneration strategy that had been proposed by the council.

Birley Fields, Hulme, Manchester
3pm-5pm
Acoustic music, comedy, poetry and fresh air ..

Click here to view images of Birley Fields, including:

• archive material from the Birley Tree campaign in 1999
• newsletters and publicity from the 2006 Friends of Birley Fields campaign
• action shots from the Hulme Jumps dirt ramps (site of protest camp)
• photographs, publicity and final designs from the 2006 Permacultue Summer Programme (72 hour design course)

Length: 2.53 mins
Date: Jan 2007