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Profile Information
- About Me:
- I live in Furzedown. I am married with two daughters. Keen (older) footbal player and supporter. I am Chair of Furzedown Community Network (FCN) which runs an annual festival each June and carries out other actvities that seek to make Furzedown a enjoyable and more sustainable place to live, work and play.
Also work with Living Streets (Furzedown) to improve the safety and livability of local streets. We have received £110k from TfL to improve a part of Moyser Rd, a major shopping parade in Furzedown.
As part of future FCN actions, I am looking for ideas to develop green projects in Furzedown such as a community compost. Ideas welcomed!
- Key Interests
- Recycling, Composting, Carbon Reduction, Gardening
- Experience/Skills
- Knowledge of the bureacrcay of local government and experience of getting things done via Wandsworth Council. Knowledge of the government's green agenda for communities.
Contacts via FCN to a range of local volunteers and actvitists
I can cook and sew and make flowers grow .......
Events
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Hospital Build India
September 3, 2010 at 10am to September 5, 2010 at 7pm – Bombay Exhibition Centre
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Herbal Medicine
September 4, 2010 from 10am to 5pm – Hackney
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Volunteer Morning
September 4, 2010 from 10am to 12pm – Ruskin Park
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Container Growing
September 4, 2010 from 10:30am to 1pm – The Regent's Park Allotment
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Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you - been busy busy busy! Would the Furzedown FCN like to get involved with a composting / education project around Pumpkins? I'm trying to start something up... please see the discussion in the Balham Composters group for info