Durham Miners Gala
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Climate Action Durham is joining Grandparents climate Action, Climate Action Newcastle and North East Climate Justice coalition to march as a climate block behind the Crook Miners banner and the Jack Drum Band.
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Meet at United Reformed Church Waddington Street Durham DH1 4BG 9am. (7 minute walk from the station). If you can’t make 9am then head to the Market Place for 10am and look out for the banners in the march or ring Jacky!
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Join us on the racecourse field after the march at the Grandparents climate group or North East Climate Justice Coalition stall, both in the main tent.
If you would like to do a short stint at the stall just to give out literature or talk to people then please contact us.
If you would like to carry a banner, again please contact us.
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Join the NE Justice Coalition’s wide range of members to march in this historic and massively popular event.
We will be forming a climate bloc and marching behind the Crook banner and the Jack Drum Arts/Nordestinos band.
Meet at United Reformed Church Waddington Street Durham DH1 4BG 9am. (7 minute walk from the station). If you can’t make 9am then head to the Market Place for 10am and look out for the banners in the march or ring Jacky!
- Jacky Doran Climate Action Newcastle - 07798 747798
The march is stop start as bands play to the large crowds on the way but it is fun and the music will be great!
Once at the racecourse, you have the opportunity to relax and listen to the speakers, get something to eat, visit a wide variety of stalls or MOST IMPORTANTLY come and help on the stall in the main tent.
Join the Climate Group marching at the Durham Miners Gala
Saturday 12 July 2025
Permaculture Courses
There are some permaculture courses coming up at Abundant Earth (and plenty of other events and courses too). Here's my latest blurb about permaculture courses just two miles from Durham City on our amazing smallholding. We've been here nearly 25 years now.
We also have an open day / afternoon in our market garden on Sat July 19th from 2pm til 5pm. No need to book, just drop in, have a drink and a look around.
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For more info on booking on any of my courses or joining the discount club then please email me wilf.abundantearth@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/wilf.richards
Here’s the latest information about my upcoming permaculture courses. They can be attended as stand alone courses even if they are on consecutive days.
Summary (dates for your diary, let me know if you are interested)
Sat July 19th Market Garden Open Day 2pm - 5pm FREE
Sat July 26th 9.30am to 4.30pm, Systems Thinking with Amanda Woolley
Sun July 27th 10am to 4.30pm, Abundant Earth whole site tour
Wed Aug 13th 7pm to 9pm, The Abundant Earth Story, zoom
Sat Aug 16th 9.30am to 4.30pm Compost and Soil Health
Sun Aug 17th 10am to 4.30pm Market Garden Management (new)
Wed Sept 10th 7pm to 9pm Permaculture Ethics
Sat Sept 27th 9.30am to 4.30pm Well Being (new)
Sun Sept 28th 10am to 4.30pm Gut Health
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Details for Upcoming Courses
Sat July 19th 2pm to 5pm
A free open day (or rather afternoon) to come and see our market garden at Abundant Earth. Both Wilf and Lauren, who manage the one acre garden will be there to show you around, answer questions on what we do (grow veg using organic and permaculture methods) and how we do things (permaculture principles etc). Lots of hands-on things to show you like seed sowing, compost, raised bed management, biodiversity, soil fertility, rainwater harvesting etc. Lauren will also have plants and herbs for sale. We’ll provide some refreshments, by all means bring snacks and cake to share. It’s free so just turn up. Directions can be found here.
Sat July 26th 9.30am to 4.30pm
Systems Thinking with Amanda Woolley
(in person at Abundant Earth)
Amanda, a facilitator and coach who helps individuals and groups work well together, make effective decisions, and thrive with compassion and clarity with a PhD in decision-making psychology will be running a course here on Systems Thinking, which has had a massive influence on permaculture thinking from pioneers in that discipline such as Donella Meadows and Howard T Odum who delved deeply into systems including ecosystems and even coined the term sustainability. Whilst writing my permaculture principles book I did a bit of a deeper dive into Systems Thinking so I am super excited to be hosting this course.
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Sun July 27th 10am to 4.30pm
Abundant Earth whole site tour
We have been managing Abundant Earth as a worker’s coop for nearly twenty years now and have been based on this land for nearly 25 years. There is a lot we can show you about what we have done and also why and how. This session focuses on the aspects of the site through a permaculture lens including the market garden, veg box, renewable off grid electricity, livestock, woodlands, buildings and more.
Join my Club
If you are planning to attend at least three of my in person courses over the next 12 months or several online evening zoom sessions then consider joining my Permaculture Club. It’s a simple system of paying a monthly standing order and then you will receive a big discount of 35% on all courses that I run.
For more info on booking on any of my courses or joining the discount club then please email me wilf.abundantearth@gmail.com
Amanda says about the course…rather than breaking problems into isolated parts, Systems Thinking invites us to observe the dynamic relationships and patterns that shape the behaviour of whole systems—whether organisations, communities, or ecosystems. You’ll explore feedback loops, unintended consequences, and leverage points, shifting from linear cause-and-effect thinking to a more holistic, relational perspective.
