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Past Events: Upcoming Events:
Date? What's On? Where & When? Details? Who to contact?
  2010  
Mon. 4th January 2010 POSTPONED Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 13th January 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 14th January 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(expanded to 2 days a month - now every 2nd and last Thursday of the month)
TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 28th January 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(expanded to 2 days a month - now every 2nd and last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 28th January 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 1st February 2010 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings POSTPONED FROM JANUARY)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 10th February 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 11th February 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(expanded to 2 days a month - now every 2nd and last Thursday of the month)
TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 25th February 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(expanded to 2 days a month - now every 2nd and last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 25th February 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 1st March 2010 POSTPONED Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 10th March 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 11th March 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(expanded to 2 days a month - now every 2nd and last Thursday of the month)
TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Wed. 17th March 2010 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at Rokeby School Anderson Avenue, Rugby. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Mon. 22nd March 2010 Brownsover, Benn & Newbold (BBN) Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at Benn Partnership Centre Railway Terrace, Rugby. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town North Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Thurs. 25th March 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 25th March 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 6th April 2010 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings POSTPONED FROM MARCH)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Thurs. 8th April 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market - NO LONGER TAKING PLACE)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Wed. 14th April 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 22nd April 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 29th April 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
BY Fri. 21st May Submit your entry or nominations for Rugby Business Awards to Jo Billings.
(One of the ten categories is Green Company of the Year, or Eco-friendly Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £20+vat 
Jo Billings on 01788 539991
Wed. 12th May 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 13th May 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market - NO LONGER TAKING PLACE)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Fri. 21st May 2010 Closing date for entries or nominations for Rugby Business Awards
to Jo Billings, Sales Manager, The Rugby Advertiser, 2 Albert Street, Rugby. CV21 2RS (One of the ten categories is Green Company of the Year, or Eco-friendly Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £20+vat 
Jo Billings on 01788 539991
Sun. 23rd May 2010 Friends of Cawston Greenway are looking forward to seeing as many people as possible 11am to 1pm to help give the path a pruning.
(They are a newly formed group that would love to welcome new members who want to get involved with their Greenway project)
They plan to do this every Sunday; See their Blog for details 
or email paul.hart@cawstongreenway.org
Thurs. 27th May 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 27th May 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 31 May - Sun. 06 Jun '10 Warwick Volunteers' Week Warwick Volunteers
June 2010 Rugby Area Office Locality Panels Community Forum meetings - Eastlands & Hillmorton 1st; Dunchurch 2nd; Rugby Town West 9th; Earl Craven 10th; Brownsover Benn & Newbold 14th; Fosse 15th. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
June 2010 Mikron Theatre Company touring on their narrowboat Tyseley, and by road - 7:30pm
Tuesday 1st June - Pedal Power Napton Bridge Inn £10; Saturday 5th June - Pedal Power Admiral Nelson, Braunston £10; Sunday 6th June - Striking The Balance £7 - 10 on the night Badseys Cafe Bistro, Lock Stop, The Locks, Hillmorton CV21 4PP
See the Tour Dates page for details
Fri, 4th June 2010
Annual Event
Rugby Business Awards, The Benn Hall in Rugby, 6.30 pm - Late
(One of the ten categories is Eco-friendly Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £20+vat 
Jo Billings on 01788 539991
Sat. 5th June 2010 POSTPONED UNTIL 31st July Renewable Energy Club: Community Energy Schemes, Jephson Studio, Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa, 10am to 12 noon and 1pm to 3pm
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club meeting: Includes presentation by Steve Welsh of Water Power Enterprises on Archimedes screw community-owned energy generation scheme in Todmorden)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Mon. 7th June 2010 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 9th June 2010 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at Overslade Community Centre, Buchanan Road, Rugby CV22 6AY. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Wed. 9th June 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 10th June 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market - NO LONGER TAKING PLACE)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Sun. 13th June 2010 Charity Fun and Cycle Ride on the new Rugby Western Relief Road between Potfords Dam and Lawford Road 9am-4pm
(by Rugby Rotary Club and RP Fighting Blindness for walkers, runners, cyclists and wheelchair users to be the first on this 4km southern stretch)
Rugby Fun Run 
07720 444084
Sun. 13th June 2010 Rugby & Coventry Bikeathon, Newbold Riverside School, Rugby, or Royal Oak, Brandon. Start: 10am, 10.30am and 11am
(Distance: 10,26 or 50 miles)
Rugby & Coventry Bikeathon 
Janet Haynes MBE 01926 632258
Mon. 14th June 2010 Brownsover, Benn & Newbold (BBN) Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at Newbold Riverside Primary School, Newbold Road, Newbold CV21 1EH . Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town North Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Tue. 15th June 2010 Global Wind Day (the start of UK Wind Week)
("people will gather to celebrate the immense power and potential of wind energy")
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 
and the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)
Sat. 19th- Sun. 20th June 2010 FoE stall at Leamington International Peace Festival, free arts and music festival, Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, 11am - 9pm on Saturday, and 11am - 6pm Sunday Download the 2009 programme
(44 page Mb PDF)
 
Mark 01788 560436
Sun. 20th June 2010 Friends of Cawston Greenway are looking forward to seeing as many people as possible 1pm to 3pm to help give the path a pruning.
(They are a newly formed group that would love to welcome new members who want to get involved with their Greenway project)
They plan to do this every Sunday come September (sometimes 1pm to 3pm); See their Blog for details 
or email paul.hart@cawstongreenway.org
Thurs. 24th June 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Mon. 21st - Sun. 27th June 2010 Recycle Week (Love your electricals - set them free) 
there is a lot of information for schools
Recycle Now
Thurs. 24th June 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Sat. 26th June 2010 Holistic Health Fair, Rugby Methodist Church Centre, Russelsheim Way, Rugby, CV22 7TB 11am-3pm
(ONLY £1 ENTRANCE. Health stalls, 30 min. Taster workshops and healthy snacks. RAYS Members get in for Free)
Rugby Area Yoga Society (RAYS) 
0787 6688099   or email rugbyrays@yahoo.co.uk
Sat. 3rd July 2010 Warwick Campus Rooms Clearance, Warwick University Campus. Warwick Volunteers are asking for volunteers to participate in their room clearances in partnership with Oxfam and Warwick Accommodation. Starting at 10am.
(The volunteering roles involve collecting and sorting the students' food and toiletries donations. Health and Safety Training is given, gloves are supplied. Packed lunches are supplied.).
Warwick Volunteers,
Warwick Uni,
Students Union (Level One, North)
9:30-16:30 Mon-Fri
024 7657 2763
Sat. 3rd July 2010 Rugby FoE plant stall at Village fete and street party; Stretton on Dunsmore Starts 2.30
Mon. 5th July 2010 Renewable Energy Club: Wind Energy, Senior Citizen's Club, Southbank Road, Kenilworth, 7.30 pm onwards
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club meeting: Includes presentation by Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive of Renewable UK - formerly BWEA)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Thurs. 8th July 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(TRIAL on 2nd Thursday - with small craft market - NO LONGER TAKING PLACE)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Wed. 14th July 2010 Summer Social - picnic near Cawston Greenway and a little walk along the disused railway line. Starting off south on the Western Relief Road near TW tyres at 7pm
(7:45pm Continue from The Bear, Bilton Ln, to Friends of Cawston Greenway Project's usual meeting point. If weather is good we will also walk to the "Fly Crick air" bridge. Back in The Bear from 9:15pm).
Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 15th July 2010 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Sun. 18th July 2010 Friends of Cawston Greenway are looking forward to seeing as many people as possible 1pm to 3pm to help give the path a pruning on the section towards Potsford Dam. Bring your own pruners.
(They are a newly formed group that would love to welcome new members who want to get involved with their Greenway project)
They plan to do this every Sunday come September (sometimes 1pm to 3pm); See their Blog for details 
or email paul.hart@cawstongreenway.org
Thurs. 22nd July 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 29th July 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Sat. 31st July Renewable Energy Club: Community Energy Schemes, Jephson Studio, Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa, 10am to 12 noon and 1pm to 3pm
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club meeting: Includes presentation by Steve Welsh of Water Power Enterprises on Archimedes screw community-owned energy generation scheme in Todmorden)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Wed. 11th August 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Sat. 14th August 2010 Open Day at Rugby Fire Station 10am to 4pm
Rugby Fire Station 
01788 572727
Sat. 14th August 2010 Annual Event Rugby FoE stall Millenium Green Fun Day, Benn Millenium Green, Craven Road, Rugby 2pm to 6pm
Photo of Millennium Green Play Area, Craven Rd in Rugby on RBC website
Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 26th August 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 26th August 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Sat. End of August 2010 New Bilton Party, Addison Road Recreation Ground (New Bilton) TBA Photo of New Bilton Party in the Park, Addison Rd Rec in Rugby 2009 on NBCA website photo gallery The New Bilton Community Association
or Mark 01788 560436
4th-5th September 2009 Back again for 2nd year, The "Small is ..." Festival, Practical Action's headquarters, Bourton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire CV23 9QZ
(a weekend summer festival in the grounds of The Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development, organised by Practical Action, Engineers Without Borders and Garden Organic).
"Small is ..." Festival 2010. If you have any questions or queries please email Practical Action for further information. (01926 634400)
Mon. 6th September 2010 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 8th September 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Fri. 10th - Sun, 12th September 2010
Annual Event
FoE EWNI Local Group National Conference 10, University of Reading
(including workshops, speakers, Earthmover awards, elections and debates.)
For local group members & local campaigners
18th-26th September 2010 Warwick Campus Postgraduate Rooms Clearance, Warwick University Campus. Warwick Volunteers are asking for volunteers to participate in their postgraduate room clearances in partnership with Oxfam and Warwick Accommodation.
(The volunteering roles involve collecting and sorting the food and toiletries donations. Health and Safety Training is given, gloves are supplied. Packed lunches are supplied).
Warwick Volunteers,
Warwick Uni,
Students Union (Level One, North)
9:30-16:30 Mon-Fri
024 7657 2763
Wed. 15th September 2010 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, Indian Community Centre, Edward Street, Rugby. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Mon.20th Sept. 2010 Brownsover, Benn & Newbold (BBN) Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at Brownsover Community School Webb Drive, Brownsover. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town North Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Tue. 21st Sept. 2010 Health & Well-being Fair at Benn Hall (Main Hall & Rokeby Room) between 10:00am and 17:00pm. It is open to all members of the public. Entrance is free and includes a light lunch, also free! 
(with many activities and exhibition stands including Act on Energy and another couple of dozen or more)
Karen Weber, Sustainability Officer at Rugby Borough Council on 01788 533392 or e-mail karen.weber@rugby.gov.uk
Thurs. 23rd September 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 30th September 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Wed. 13th & Thurs. 14th October 2010 Public exhibition of scaled down windfarm plans, Churchover Village Hall 12pm-9pm (Wed.) 10am-1pm & 3pm-6pm (Thurs.)
Bransford Bridge Wind Farm 
020 7529 1713
Wed. 13th October 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
25th - 31st October 2010
Annual Event
Energy Saving Week 2010. National campaign run during the week.
Details available nearer the date.
West Midlands Energy Saving Trust advice centre
Telephone 0121 543 2893
Thurs. 28th October 2010 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Thurs. 28th October 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 28th October 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Sun. 31st October 2010 Friends of Cawston Greenway are looking forward to seeing as many people as possible 2pm to 4pm to help clear the area around Cawston Bridleway's Victorian footbridge. Bring your own pruners.
(They are a newly formed group that would love to welcome new members who want to get involved with their Greenway project)
They plan to do this every Sunday (sometimes at different times); See their Blog for details 
or email paul.hart@cawstongreenway.org
Mon. 1st November 2010 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
8th - 12th Nov. 2010 Switch It Off week 2010. National campaign run during the week.
Details of participating restaurants available nearer the date.
WCC's "Switch If Off" website www.warwickshire.gov.uk/switchitoff
or email climatechange@warwickshire.gov.uk
or Telephone 01926 4104101
Wed. 10th November 2010 Rugby FoE AGM & Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 11th November 2010
Annual Event
Warwickshire Waste Partnership Conference 2010 at the Northgate Conference Centre, Warwick Caroline Faulkner, Waste Projects Officer, Warwickshire County Council
01926 418088
Fri. 12th November 2010
Sustainable Livestock Bill's Second Reading
Fri. 12th November 2010
Big Climate Connection meeting with Mark Pawsey MP at Sacred Heart R C Church, Bilton, Rugby Brian Davies, Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
Sat. 13th November 2010 Renewable Energy Club: visit to to look at the new innovative Baxi Ecogen Combined Heat and Power (CHP) boiler in action at Baxi Training Centre, Brooks House, Coventry Rd Warwick, CV34 4LL, 11am onwards
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting.)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Mon. 15th November 2010 Friends of Cawston Greenway Workday (11am start).
(They are a newly formed group that would love to welcome new members who want to get involved with their Greenway project)
They plan to do this every Sunday (sometimes at different times); See their Blog for details 
or email paul.hart@cawstongreenway.org
Wed. 17th November 2010
Ten minute Rule Motion by Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative MP for Daventry: Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation).
Sat. 20th November 2010 Rugby Friends of the Earth will have a stall at the Church 'Environment Day' in the John Lees Hall and Rugby Baptist Church, Regent Place, Rugby CV21 2PJ. Drop in between 10.30am and 3pm.
(Admission free and open to all members of the public. Wildflower Patch; Activities for children; many exhibition stands run by organisations and charities including the council with Information about allotments, energy efficiency, recycling, composting, green burials; Prayer stations in the church, and Refreshments. Try some free Wild and Free! samples).
Rugby Baptist Church Eco-Congregation 
01788 570410   or email office@rugbybaptist.org.uk
Mon. 22nd November 2010 "How to Make Money Out of Renewable Energy" Talk by Dave Green on Feed-In Tariffs at Carrs Lane Church opposite Moor Street Station, Birmingham, at 7pm, with doors opening at 6.30pm
(the event is free but spaces are limited)
If you would like to attend please email Birmingham Friends of the Earth
Thurs. 25th November 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 25th November 2010 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 29th November 2010 Brownsover, Benn & Newbold (BBN) Locality Panel Community Forum meeting, at St Andrew's Benn School, Chester Street, Rugby. Drop-In from 7pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town North Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Sat. 4th December 2010 One Planet Action seasonal celebration at the Dormer Conference Centre, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa CV32 5AA
- 7pm until 11pm.
(with a children friendly focus between 7pm and 9 and live arts between 9 and 11pm.)
Entry fee £3. Book by email:events@sparks-slc.co.uk. For further info call or text Derrick on 07812 795537
Wed. 8th December 2010 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm
Flyer for solar panel talk
(Includes a talk on what is happening locally in your community to save you money installing solar panels.)
Mark 01788 560436
Wed. 8th December 2010 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Limetree Avenue, Bilton, Rugby. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels
Fri. 10th December 2010 Rugby FoE Christmas meal - Venue TBA - Rugby from 7:30pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 23rd December 2010 Closing date for comments in Statutory Consultation on AECOM's Air Quality report for Rugby Borough Council.
(In December 2004 the council declared an Air Quality Management Area which covers the main urban areas of Rugby town and Dunchurch. A Detailed Assessment of air quality has been undertaken on behalf of Rugby Borough Council by AECOM in fulfilment of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) process. Printed copies of the full 56-page draft Report will be available in the reference section of the Library in Rugby)
Draft Air Quality Detailed Assessment Statutory Consultation for Nitrogen Dioxide 2010 . Comments can be sent to Anthony Devonish, Public Health and Licensing Team, Environmental Services Department, Rugby Borough Council by e-mail, post or Fax: 01788 533866
Thurs. 23rd December 2010 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month - except December when it will be held on the Thursday prior to Christmas)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
  2011  
Thurs. 6th January 2011 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Mon. 10th January 2011 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 12th January 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 27th January 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 27th January 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Wed. 9th February 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 24th February 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 24th February 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
March 2011 Rugby Area Office Locality Panels Rugby Area Community Forums meetings - Brownsover Benn & Newbold; Dunchurch; Earl Craven; Eastlands & Hillmorton; Fosse; Rugby Town West. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Area Community Forums
Mon. 7th March 2011 Sustainable Rugby AGM, Warwickshire College's new Rugby Centre, Technology Drive, Rugby CV21 1AR 6-7pm + debate 7-9pm
(SR meetings are bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 9th March 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 24th March 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 31st March 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 7th April 2011 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Wed. 13th April 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 28th April 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 28th April 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
BY Thurs. 26th May 2011 Submit your entry or nominations for Rugby Business Awards to Ginny Hunter.
(One of the ten categories is Green Company of the Year, or Eco-friendly Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £35+vat 
Ginny Hunter on 01788 539990
N.B. Rugby Business Awards 2011 are sponsored by Cemex
Wed. 11th May 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 23rd May 2011 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Thurs. 26th May 2011 Closing date for entry or nominations for Rugby Business Awards
to Ginny Hunter / Jo Billings, Advertisement Manager, The Rugby Advertiser, 2 Albert Street, Rugby. CV21 2RS (One of the ten categories is Green Company of the Year, or Eco-friendly Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £35+vat 
Ginny Hunter on 01788 539990
N.B. Rugby Business Awards 2011 are sponsored by Cemex
Thurs. 26th May 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 26th May 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
June 2011 Rugby Area Office Locality Panels Rugby Area Community Forums meetings - Brownsover Benn & Newbold 7th; Rugby Town West 8th; Earl Craven 9th; Dunchurch 15th; Fosse 16th; Eastlands & Hillmorton 21st. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Area Community Forums
June 2011 Mikron Theatre Company touring on their narrowboat Tyseley, and by road - 7:30pm
Friday 3rd June - Beer Street Admiral Nelson, Dark Lane, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HJ £10 Collection taken after show; Sunday 5th June - Hell and High Water Badseys Café Bistro, Lock Stop, The Locks, Hillmorton CV21 4PP £10 Collection taken after show; Tuesday 7th June - Beer Street Napton Bridge Inn, Napton, Southam, CV23 8NQ £10 Collection taken after show
See the Tour Dates page for details
Sat. 4th June 2011 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire: Home Biomass, Solar Water Heating and the Renewable Heat Incentive at Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club, Southbank Road, Kenilworth. CV8 1LA 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Wed. 8th June 2011 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting at Indian Community Centre, Edward Street, Rugby CV21 2EZ. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Town West Community Forum
Wed. 8th June 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Fri. 10th June 2011
Annual Event
Rugby Business Awards, Dunchurch Park Hotel, Rugby Road, Dunchurch CV22 6QW, 6.30 pm - Late
(One of the ten categories is Green Company of the Year sponsored by Converteam).
Advertiser's Rugby Business Awards microsite. Tickets £35+vat 
Jo Billings / Ginny Hunter on 01788 539990
N.B. Rugby Business Awards 2011 are sponsored by Cemex
Sun. 12th June 2011
Annual Event
Rugby & Coventry Bikeathon, Newbold Riverside School, Rugby, or Royal Oak, Brandon. Start: 10am, 10.30am and 11am
(Distance: 10,26 or 50 miles for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research)
Rugby & Coventry Bikeathon 
Janet Haynes MBE 01926 632258
Wed. 15th June 2011
Annual Event
Global Wind Day (the start of UK Wind Week)
(RenewableUK Launch of Action for Renewables, Curzon Cinema, Soho, London 6pm "people will gather to celebrate the immense power and potential of wind energy", Embrace My Planet Celebrating Wind Week, Beaufort Court, Egg Farm Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8LR Wednesday, 15 June 2011 - 9:00am - Saturday, 18 June 2011 - 10:00pm, Wind turbine exhibition, Echo Arena, Kings Parade, Liverpool Friday, 17 June 2011 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm etc.)
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 
and the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)
Fri. 17th- Sat. 18th June 2011
Annual Event
28th Rugby CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival, Thornfield Bowling Club CV22 5LJ Rugby Beer Festival
Sat. 18th- Sun. 19th June 2011
Annual Event
FoE stall at Leamington International Peace Festival, free arts and music festival, Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, 11am - 9pm on Saturday, and 11am - 6pm Sunday Download the 2011 programme lite version (no ads)
(15 page 3.6Mb PDF)
 
Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 20th - Sun. 26th June 2011
Annual Event
Recycle Week (This years theme is 'Recycling - Home and Away'; the Big Tidy Up events partnership between Recycle Now and Keep Britain Tidy.) 
there is a lot of information for schools
Recycle Now
Thurs. 23rd June 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 30th June 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
30th June- 12th July 2011
Fortnight-long Event
Rugby Festival of Culture
the first Rugby Festival of Culture, supported by Rugby First, Rugby Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council
Rugby Festival of Culture
Fri. 1st- Sun. 3rd July 2011
Annual Event
FoE stall at Godiva Festival, free festival, War Memorial Park, Coventry Godiva Festival
Sat. 2nd July 2011 Renewable Energy Club - general club meeting at The Newbold, Newbold St. Leamington Spa 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Sat. 2nd July 2011
Annual Event
FoE West Midlands Regional Gathering, Birmingham Mark 01788 560436
Sat. 2nd July 2011
Annual Event
Rugby FoE plant stall at Village fete and street party; Stretton on Dunsmore> Starts 2.30
Mon. 4th July 2011 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Thurs. 7th July 2011 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Wed. 13th July 2011
Annual Event
Rugby FoE Summer Social, 7pm
(details tba - there is no business meeting in July)
Mark 01788 560436
Sat. 16th July 2011
Annual Event
Music in the yard festival in Cotesbach, Leicestershire 12.00am - 12.00pm
Live music, local food, collective art project.
Music in the yard
CANCELLED: Mid-July 2011
(every 2 years)
Rugby FoE stall in Environment Marquee at 'Art in the Park'; Caldecott Park, Park Road, Rugby from 10am to 4pm.
(in 2009 other organisations in the Environment Marquee included Act on Energy, Blendavenda, RBC Parks, Rugby Fairtrade Steering Group, Sustainable Rugby, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) - Master Composters. Information was also available for Garden Organic Ryton, RBC Recycling and WCC Travelwise)
2006 pictures
Photo of Art in the Park in Rugby on rugbytourism website
Thurs. 28th July 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 28th July 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Wed. 10th August 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 25th August 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 25th August 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
SEPTEMBER 2011 Rugby Area Office Locality Panels Rugby Area Community Forums meetings - Dunchurch 7th; Eastlands & Hillmorton 13th; Rugby Town West 14th; Earl Craven 15th; Brownsover Benn & Newbold 20th; Fosse 29th. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Area Community Forums
2nd-4th September 2011
Annual Event
Back again for 3rd year, The "Small is ..." Festival, Practical Action's headquarters, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 9QZ

(a weekend summer festival in the grounds of The Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development, organised by Practical Action,
Engineers Without Borders
and Garden Organic).
Photo of The Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development on Practical Action's website
"Small is ..." Festival 2011. If you have any questions or queries please email Practical Action for further information. (01926 634400)
Sat. 3rd September 2011 Renewable Energy Club - Energy Descent meeting at VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED (The Newbold, Newbold St. Leamington Spa) 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Mon. 5th September 2011 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Fri. 9th - Sun. 11th September 2011
Annual Event
FoE EWNI Local Group National Conference 2011 "The route to 2050: the next forty years", East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham
(including workshops, speakers, Earthmover awards, elections and debates. £30, plus accommodation)
For local group members & local campaigners
Sat. 10th September 2011 Newton Show.
(Newton, Rugby, Warwickshire CV23)
Mark 01788 560436
Wed. 14th September 2011 Rugby Town West Locality Panel Community Forum meeting at Rokeby Primary School, Anderson Avenue, Rugby CV22 5PE. Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Rugby Town West Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Town West Community Forum
Wed. 14th September 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 22nd September 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Fri. 23rd September 2011 Church Lawford energy-efficiency evening at Church Lawford Village Hall 7:30pm
(speakers from Act on Energy, Action 21 Solar 300 and Community Energy Warwickshire [CEW] Ltd)
Keith Sinfield on 02476-542236.
Thurs. 29th September 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Sat. 1st October 2011 CANCELLED: Renewable Energy Club - General club meeting at Friends Meeting House, Warwick 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Thurs. 6th October 2011 Area Committee Meeting, at Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rugby at 6.30pm Rugby Area Committee Meetings
Wed. 12th October 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Sun. 23rd October 2011 Family "Eco" service in which MP Mark Pawsey will be officially presenting Rugby Baptist Church with its first ever Eco Congregation award in the church at Regent Place, Rugby CV21 2PJ at 10.30am.
(Follow this link for further details and details of last year's event.
Rugby Baptist Church Eco-Congregation 
01788 570410   or email office@rugbybaptist.org.uk
Thurs. 27th October 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 27th October 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
NOV - DECEMBER 2011 Rugby Area Office Locality Panels Rugby Area Community Forums meetings - Rugby Town West 23rd Nov.; Eastlands & Hillmorton 29th Nov.; Dunchurch 30th Nov.; Fosse 1st Dec. Brownsover Benn & Newbold 6th Dec; Earl Craven 8th Dec; Drop-In from 6:30pm (formal meeting 7pm) 
with representatives from the Police (Safer Neighbourhoods Team)
Rugby Area Office Locality Panels

Rugby Area Community Forums
Sat. 5th November 2011 Renewable Energy Club - Speaker - Subject to be confirmed - at The Senior Citizens Club, Kenilworth 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Mon. 7th November 2011 Sustainable Rugby - "A more sustainable town centre for Rugby" -
The Council Chamber, Rugby Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby CV21 2RR
7:00-8:30pm
(Guest Speakers: Adrian Hart [WCC Highways], Steven Burd [MD, Stagecoach], Robert Back [RBC Forward Planning & Development Manager], David Burrows [RBC Regulatory Services Manager]
Sustainable Rugby meetings are held bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
or email neil.sandison@rugby.gov.uk
Wed. 9th November 2011
Annual Event
Rugby FoE AGM & Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 24th November 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 24th November 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Sat. 3rd December 2011 Renewable Energy Club - General club meeting at The Newbold, Newbold St. Leamington Spa - VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED 10am to 12 noon
(An Action 21 Renewable Energy Club - Warwickshire meeting)
Action 21 Office on 01926 456067
Wed. 14th December 2011 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 22nd December 2011 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month - except December when it will be held on the Thursday prior to Christmas)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 22nd December 2011
Annual Event
Rugby FoE Christmas meal - Venue TBA - Rugby from 7:30pm (date not confirmed yet - this replaces December's monthly pub meeting) Mark 01788 560436
  2012  
Wed. 11th January 2012 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 26th January 2012 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 26th January 2011 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Mon. 6th February 2012 Sustainable Rugby, Town Hall, Rugby 6:30-8:30pm
(Bi-monthly on Monday evenings)
Sustainable Rugby 
01788 533827
Wed. 8th February 2012 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 23rd February 2012 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
Thurs. 23rd February 2012 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Wed. 14h March 2012 Rugby FoE Business meeting, Friends Meeting House, Regents Place, Rugby, 8pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 22nd March 2012 Rugby FoE Pub meeting, The Lounge, Alexandra Arms, James Street, Rugby from 9pm Mark 01788 560436
Thurs. 29th March 2012 Farmers' Market, Market Place, Rugby 9am-2pm
(trial of 2 days a month has ended - now only on last Thursday of the month)
Rugby First 
01788 572150
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