Category Archives: Sheffield’s Communities

Manufacturing, built in obsolescence and apprenticeships

When stuff is made to last forever, you’ll need an army of highly trained people to keep them maintained and repaired which would solve sustainability, unemployment and  poverty. So writes Gordon Ferguson, a keen community activist who has been coming to … Continue reading

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FREE: Open Up Lobbying Sheffield Public Meeting, Thurs 12th April 2012

FREE PUBLIC MEETING:  Open Up Lobbying Sheffield, Unlock Democracy Website @ The Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, S1 2EW from 7pm to 9pm, on Thursday, 12th April 2012. Register FREE: http://tinyurl.com/lobby-Sheff; ASK your questions in advance. Organised by  Vicky Seddon, Sheffield for Democracy Chair Emily Randall, Unlock … Continue reading

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International Symposium: Climate Change & Energy Policy Post-Fukushima – What does the future hold?

Use our Online Booking Form  to find out more about the future of nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster? What impacts will this have on plans to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change? Until now nuclear energy has been … Continue reading

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Manufacturing Event Info, Powerpoints and Links

Book your place for  our final RAE Ingenious funded event where we’ll take a closer look at the mystery and magic of our manufacturing base from the many ways of punching two holes in a credit card to ways that XBox … Continue reading

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International Multi-Purpose Industrial Robots

Jim Heley’s talk on robotics  at our next event Yorkshire’s Manufacturing:  Our Future, Your Future … How can we transform our Region in to the UK Silicon Valley of Manufacturing? on Thursday 29th March will reveal startling stats about the global … Continue reading

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RAE Ingenious Transport EventFollow-up meeting notes: 26th January 2012

Transport event follow-up met to develop proposals from our RAE Ingenious funded Crowd Wise Transport event on 6th December 2011. As can be seen from our notes, two event groups merged to focus on their passion to improve information and … Continue reading

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Can you afford to Turbo-Charge your home?

With one event aim being to stimulate you, our audience,  our event experts have been beavering away to develop a question they believed would inspire you to rise to the challenge.  I think they’ve done just that with our revamped question … Continue reading

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RAE Ingenious Crowd Wise event feedback

Our remaining two RAE Ingenious events on housing and manufacturing are both at DLA Piper on 14th and 29th March respectively.  Registration is from 1.30pm for a 1.4opm start and end at  4.30pm for participants. After each event we’ll have … Continue reading

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Crowd Wise Ingenious Project: Transport Event Report – 6th December 2011

It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the time or pleasure to write a newsletter, however brief, so I’m delighted to attach our Report on Crowd Wise Ingenious Transport event Sheffield 061211 for RAE Ingenious funded Transport event. PLUS a reminder … Continue reading

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Sheffield Renewables need your support to help realise more renewable energy in Sheffield!

ONE DAY left to vote for Sheffield Renewables to win £100,000. They’re through to the energyshare Finals, a national funding competition where everyone can vote for them to receive a £100,000 grant towards the scheme. They need to win their category so … Continue reading

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