Climate Connections Exhibition and Sewing for a Greener World
On The Environment Show from Tuesday 11 January 2011
On The Environment Show - Tuesday 11 January at 5pm & with repeats at 11pm Tues. and 6am on Wednesday 12 January 2011 (The same proceedure as two weeks ago, and the week before that: - some recycled features from last year, but relevant to current news items)
• Hear Gianpaolo Boldrini from the Brighton & Hove Climate Connections project and Ruth England from Brighton Peace and Environment Centre talking about the launch of this exciting local initiative - Climate Connections Exhibition in Churchill Square - From Monday, 10 January 2011 - 11:00am To Sunday, 06 February 2011 – 17:00 - Climate Connections large scale exhibition will be in Churchill Square, Brighton for four weeks until Sunday February 06. Go along and read stories of individuals and community groups from different parts of the world and from Brighton & Hove connected by the challenge of climate change
• And hear Kat Neeser from Sew in Brighton talking about the environmental benefits of sewing and making and mending clothes and about the classes she runs locally. For example: Beginner Pattern Cutting Course - starts Thursday February 17th 2011. 11 consecutive Thursdays 7pm-9pm at The Werks in Hove (off Palmiera Sq) BN3 2BE- The ultimate in 'designer' clothes...! Learn to make perfect fitting clothing patterns by making the pattern for an original skirt to your OWN DESIGN and measurements... then use the same techniques at home to create your own trousers, dresses, tops etc. - In this detailed course you will learn how to create lots of types of designs and styles including hipsters, splits, minis, maxis, panels, waistbands, pockets, seams, gathers, pleats, fit and flare and many more...techniques which can be used for designing shirts, dresses etc too. - There are 8 places left on the course (12 places available in total). Cost for the 11 week course is £130 (split payment option available) THE SEWING BIT - You will need basic sewing skills and have made a garment before to get best from this course. You'll also need access to a sewing machine to sew up your first skirt sample mid-March. If you need a few sewing classes or a sewing achine we run our popular Tuesday night sewing classes in Brighton OR can rent you a machine at our studio in Hove - £5 a session
Plus additional EnviroNews for Brighton and Hove
And great music from our city and the World - including: Carnival Collective, Sharon Lewis, Sparrow, Zora and the Tatsmiths and Cate Ferris
