2011 Events
Free Advice Clinic this Saturday with Trudy Thompson at Bricks and Bread Aldershot
Free Independent Expert Advice Clinic for homeowners, local residents and small businesses.
Advice Sessions are held at 11am, 12.00, 1pm and 2pm
Ask any question about eco building, renewable energy systems, green careers, social enterprise or sustainable business.
Book in for 30 minutes of free advice and have a look around the Centre. We can answer any questions from careers advice to give unbiased information about eco building or sustainable business techniques, products and services. Or bring in your quotations for renewable energy installations and we will give you our honest opinion on whether they are value for money and if the company has a good reputation.
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Events & training seminars Bricks and Bread are organising or hosting this month
28th November
The centre is being hired by the Core Assets Group, which provides a range of interventions to support children and families across the UK. They are holding an Innovations and Creativity Day for their South East staff at Bricks and Bread in Aldershot. Core Assets chose Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre as a venue for their event because of our commitment to providing innovative solutions to the needs of local families and communities
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PAST EVENTS THIS YEAR
Route to the Future event
- 1st – 2nd October
Open to the public at Loseley Park, Guildford
to showcase sustainable transport and realistic ways local people can reduce their cost of living and environmental impact
Aspire Defence Sustainability Challenge
- 7th October
Trudy Thompson is a judge for this competitionHollywater School
group work experience placement
- 10th to 21st October 2011
organised by First Partnership a local company we work with that places young people on work experience. Hollywater School caters for pupils with complex learning difficulties. There will be 7 students attending our work experience programme, 5 are abled students and 2 are in wheelchairs, one of the students came to us as part of the group experience we ran for the school last year. They will be accompanied by 4 teachers who will also be taking part in the work experience which will involve sorting our stock of reused waste materials and creative activities.
Surrey Hills Woodfair
- 8th & 9th October
- We are exhibiting at this event which is a celebration of wood and all that it offers, from biodiversity to renewable energy, with fun for all the family!
Merrist Wood College
- 10th October
Trudy Thompson is speaking to students about sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship
Guildford Institute talk
- 12th Oct
Trudy Thompson is talking about her sustainable living and eco building experiences
RSA House – Social Entreprenurs Network – Survive before you Thrive event for social enterprises
- 12th October, 6pm
Trudy Thompson is speaking about her experiences of creating a social franchise
Free Advice Clinic with Trudy Thompson & Tour of Oak Tree House eco retrofit showhome – to book click title
- 15th October
- 11am – 3pm
Free Independent Expert Advice Clinic for homeowners, local residents and small businesses.
Advice Sessions are held at 11am, 12.00, 1pm and 2pm
Ask any question about eco building, renewable energy systems, green careers, social enterprise or sustainable business.
Ethical Investment Conference
- 17 October
Friends House Euston – Trudy Thompson is a guest speaker at this event
National Sustainable Schools Conference
- 21 October
London Zoo – Trudy Thompson is a guest speaker at this event
Sustainable Innovation Conference
- 22th – 25th October
Organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design at Farnham Castle – Trudy Thompson is speaking about Social Sustainable Innovation on the 25th October
Free Advice Clinic with Trudy Thompson in Guildford - to book click title
- 29th October
- 11am – 3pm
Free Independent Expert Advice Clinic for homeowners, local residents and small businesses.
Advice Sessions are held at 11am, 12.00, 1pm and 2pm
Ask any question about eco building, renewable energy systems, green careers, social enterprise or sustainable business.
Cass Business School
- 31st October
- meeting about collaborating
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DECC’s Green Deal and the Big Society conference – 20th June – we are attending this invite only event taking place at the Royal Society, London
GreenThink event at The Centre for Sustainable Design – Friday the 24th of June we will be attending this GreenThink event run by Martin Charter from the Cfsd for Tracey Currer at www.ecomodo.com from 10.00 – 4.00 at UCA Farnham, Surrey www.ucreative.ac.uk. If you would like to attend as a trial of the benefits of the process for your organisation, please contact Martin Charter from The Centre for Sustainable Design. A 5 minute video about the GreenThink can be found at www.cfsd.org.uk/sids/greenthink
Sustainable Procurement Training at Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre – 22nd June – Aspire Defence have hired our experts and venue to hold a training session for their staff and suppliers about sustainable procurement. Bricks and Bread experts are jointly working on this event with Bioregional
AECB (Association for Environmentally Concious Building) Hampshire Network
We shall be chatting and eating and drinking till about 7.00 p.m. after which the eating and drinking will continue while we listen to Trudy Thompson’s talk about her experiences with sustainable building projects.
Wisdom In The Big Society – 4th July – House of Lords – Committee Room 3 – 6pm – 8pm The Wisdom Trust Helps Put Wisdom Into The Big Society.
Renewable energy training on PV-T (Hybrid Solar solution PV, solar thermal and heat pump intergrated in one system) – 6th July – Run by Newform Energy and hosted at Bricks and Bread, this training day is very popular and well attended, if you would like to book please click here Newform Energy is the suppplier of the world-first whole house heating and electricity solution – The Hybrid Solar Solution. They are also a wholesale provider of affordable renewable energy solutions to a broad customer base from large scale public sector projects to bespoke self-builds alongside a distribution network of MCS accredited installers.
Waste Reuse workshop run jointly by Local United/Bioregional/Bricks and Bread – 10 – 4pm, 13th July
Bricks and Bread, Aldershot – Starting Up a Community Reuse and Resource Centre – Making Ourselves Unstoppable: Overcoming the Challenges
This one-day interactive workshop is for community activists and entrepreneurs starting-up a Community Reuse and Resource Centre. The day is designed to give you expert practical advice and the chance to work through the issues you face with people who’ve done it before. The morning will start with a tour of a working example – the Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre http://www.bricksandbread.com This will be followed by a workshop on the challenges in reuse, repair, remanufacture and retraining with Kelvin Hughes who set up the Newbury Community Resource Centre. In the afternoon there will be question and answer sessions on the issues you face such as making reuse pay its way, choosing the right business structure, getting the logistics right and partnering with local authorities. We’ll be running “surgery” sessions with advisors on hand to answer your individual questions with tailored advice. So you’ll leave with answers to the issues you face in setting up your social enterprise and a clear idea of next steps. You’ll also able to build your own support network , link into the community resource networks FRN & LCRN and gain an understanding of the social franchise opportunities with Bricks and Bread. Book your place now at http://communityreusestartup..eventbrite.com. Cost: £5 to cover lunch and tea & coffee, please pay at the door.
Guildford Rural Business Group Meeting – 12th July – evening meeting for members of this group only – visit to Bricks and Bread with tour around the Centre
Farnham Heath End School – 14 – 15th July – Sustainable School education event run by Trudy Thompson for Year 8 school children
Free Independent Expert Advice Clinic – about eco building, renewable energy systems and sustainable business – for homeowners, local residents and small businesses
July 23rd
Advice Sessions are held at 10 am, 11, 12 and 1pm
Trudy Thompson the Founder of Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre will be holding her popular independent advice clinic at Oak Tree House, come for a tour of the building and get half an hour of free advice from Trudy.
She can answer any questions from careers advice to unbiased information about eco building or sustainable business.
Alternatively, you can bring in your quotations for renewable energy installations and Trudy will give you her honest opinion on whether they are value for money or a company with a good reputation.
Oak Tree House is one of the only fully functional low carbon retrofit show homes in the South of England and has been transformed from an ordinary 3 bedroom house to a showcase property for low carbon living with a wide range of energy efficiency measures and renewable technology.
Participants are sure to enjoy an action packed one day course at this inspirational venue with all courses being be hosted by leading industry experts. Plus! they will have the opportunity to look around the property to discover other ways which they can reduce their carbon consumption and fuel bills.
The Reality of Eco Building by Trudy Thompson – July 27th
£25 for a session lasting half a day, upon booking please state which session you would like to attend – Session A is 10am until 1pm or Session B is 2pm until 5pm
This is both a training seminar & networking opportunity for people who want to hear from a leading eco building expert with hands-on experience of both new build and retrofit projects, to share her knowledge and benefit from her network of contacts.
Whether you are an architect, planner, contractor, supplier, self builder or simply someone who is interested in finding out more about eco building. You will find this event very informative and inspiring, it will give you an overview of the whole process and typical issues/opportunities involved in building or retrofitting property sustainably.
You will also have the opportunity to connect with Trudy Thompson and her network of experts in eco building.
This seminar shares the lessons Trudy has learnt, her practical experiences and hands on knowledge and highlights the major aspects of managing eco building projects.
Trudy has managed 11 new eco builds and 22 retrofitting projects of existing properties, the seminar will cover the issues she has faced, mostly due to the general construction industry and suppliers lacking the practical knowledge and overall understanding about the process, regulations and systems for eco building. Trudy is the founder of Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre, she created the social enterprise to make it easier for people to live, work and build sustainably.
As this seminar is being run at Oak Tree House which is a retrofitted building you will have the chance to look around the building to see installed and working solar system, rainwater harvesting and energy saving measures.
Eco Entrepreneurs & Social Enterprise Business Support Event – 10th August
£25 half day session = Session A – 10am until 1pm or Session B – 2pm until 5pm
Whether you are considering running a social enterprise or have invented an eco product or simply want to run your own sustainable business in eco building, waste reuse, recycling, water saving or energy advice, this event will give you the most useful things you will need; from valuable business contacts, to business operation know-how, marketing support and sales opportunities.
This workshop is being run by Trudy Thompson who is one of the UK’s leading social entrepreneurs whose business interest is in incubating sustainable ventures at Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre.
The training session goes beyond most business support events as it will connect you into one of the largest incubator hubs for entrepreneurs and offer you next step solutions for your enterprise.
Ethical Investing Association Autumn Conference
- London 7 September
Trudy Thompson is keynote speaker at this event http://bit.ly/g0gpMz
Delivering Zero Waste through Reuse – run by Bioregional
- Thurs 15th Sept 2011 9am – 1pm
Email to register interest- ronan.leyden@bioregional.com
Bricks and Bread Reuse centre – FREE ½ Day Construction Industry Event - offering a site visit and information on:
Business benefits of reusing construction waste
Practical examples from those who are already doing it
Councils supporting reuse and enforcing site waste management plans (SWMPs)
Following the Government’s release of the new Waste Policy; this interactive event with site visit will provide demonstrations of practical ways to meet waste reduction targets, reduce costs, and contribute to local community.
Agenda:
Briefing on the latest government waste policy and resource efficiency drive.
Best Practice case studies of construction companies: reuse collections and zero waste sites
Latest info on council support for sustainable construction and enforcement of SWMPs
Site visit to construction reuse centre in action
Networking lunch
Participants will include construction industry, developers, local authority and training organisations.
SHINE Unconference
17th November
Trudy Thompson is a keynote speaker at SHINE which is the UK’s leading unconventional conference (or unconference) for socially-minded entrepreneurs (social entrepreneurs)
Pecha Kucha
9th November
Trudy Thompson is speaking about Bricks and Bread Sustainable Living Centre at this innovative event held at Cafe de Arts in Guildford and run by Simon Strong of Human Zoo
The Guardian website Live Q & A session on Social Enterprise Network
3rd November
‘Optimizing your revenue streams’
Trudy Thompson took part in this live Q & A session on The Guardian website, along with other experts in the social enterprise sector.
