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10:10 DIY Fayre, make your own 2010

written by Joseph Farthing on February 8, 2010

Join us in learning how you can fix/make/swap your clothes so that they are loved once again, make original presents to wow your friends and loved ones, get musical on the cheap and have fun for free! With governments taking ages to act on climate change, we can do so much in true ‘Do It Yourself’ spirit to cut our emissions by 10% in 2010.

11am-4pm, Thursday 11th February, Lounge/Middle Bar, Teviot Row House, Bristo Square, with free food and drink

Workshops Programme (meet in Teviot Lounge), free and open to all!

12-1pm, ‘Junk to Funk: make your own eco-accessories, musical instruments and other magic’, hosted by Fiona Macpherson, Waste Innovations

1-2pm, ‘Safe hitching: a how to’, hosted by Hitch Society

2-3pm, ‘Tips, tricks and gadgets to help you save money and the planet’, hosted by the Big Green Makeover project

3-4pm, ‘Home composting made easy’, hosted by Miriam Adcock, Waste & Resource Action Programme Scotland

Allotment Society’s Winter Wonderland

written by Joseph Farthing on

Though we may still be in the thick of winter, there are still plenty of ways to get your hands dirty on the student allotment at King’s Buildings. Allotment and Permaculture Society will be running practical winter gardening workshops from 12.30-3pm, Wednesday 10th February, at the Allotments, Kings Buildings. Meet by the Darwin Building at 12.30pm to find it.

Organised by the University of Edinburgh Allotment and Permaculture Society.