ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS FREE EVENTS

RNRP has secured funding of £9,980.00, under the 'Awards for All' initiative from the Big Lottery Fund, to run twelve day long community workshops for environmental and skills development. It is planned to run the workshops over the next 12 months with most being held at the Newton Field Centre near Kettering, where there is a range of habitats appropriate to the needs and focus of the workshops.

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NENE CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP - SOIL PROTECTION REVIEW FREE EVENT

10.30am to 1pm Monday 8th February 2010
Meeting Room at Strixton Manor Business Centre, Strixton, Wellingborough, Northants

FREE workshop: Think soils for better yields using the new Soil Protection Review to get the best out of your field. These workshops are targeted at helping you identify any existing soil damage and how it can be remedied, and then how this may be entered into the new Soil Protection Review.

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NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARBON SINK FORESTRY WORKSHOP

13th January 2010 at Top Lodge, Fineshade, Nr Corby

River Nene Regional Park, Forestry Commission and North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit are holding a workshop to introduce the exciting concept of "Carbon Sink Forestry", and explore the potential for its adoption in North Northamptonshire.

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NENE CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH EVENT

9.30am to 3pm Friday 27th November 2009
Strixton Manor Farm, Strixton, Wellingborough

Aimed at improving water quality to the Nene Catchment by working with and advising farmers about reducing the amount of soil, nutrients and pesticides which are entering our rivers.

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SECOND ANNUAL EMGIN USER CONFERENCE 2009

The Second Annual EMGIN User Conference took place alongside the East Midlands EXPO 2009 which was held on the 8th October at the Walkers Stadium, Leicester.

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EMDA & EMRA GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SEMINARS & TRAINING WORKSHOPS

River Nene Regional Park organised these events in conjunction with emda and environmental partners with the intention to provide specialist support and mentoring for District Councils and other authorities in the East Midlands who currently have little or no GI support. It is hoped to show how Green Infrastructure can be delivered to Regional and Local government and non governmental organisations.

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MAKING LANDSCAPE MATTER: A SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE EAST MIDLANDS
Monday 23rd November 2009, 10- 3.30pm, Keyworth, Nottingham

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Select here for more information on the East Midlands Region Landscape Character Assessment and to download the document (Natural England website, New Window) >>>

LIVING WITH OUR RIVERS, COAST AND SEA
Wednesday 4th March 2009, Lincoln