Pines Garden Open day 5th Sept

Pines Calyx Film - Weds 7th May: The Vanishing of the Bees

The next Pines Calyx filmshow is this Weds 7th May at 7:30pm

Showing: The Vanishing of the Bees followed by a talk on by Dover Beekeepers

A documentary film that examines the importance of honeybees to human food production and the impact of their worldwide decline.

This is a free event. Licensed bar open from 7pm. The Pines welcomes donations towards the license fee.

Email volunteer1@baytrust.org.uk to reserve a seat or just pop down on the night

Cool .... Pines Calyx as a Giant Camera Obscura this weekend

Pines Calyx as a Giant Camera Obscura

By Jerome on April 12, 2014 in Events, Open Day

This Easter, the Pines Calyx is going to be turned into a Giant Camera Obscura. Come along and literally have your world turned upside down. Created by artist Sue Toft. Plus Sue’s Skyscreen installation and amazing light painted photographs by the Pines Calyx’s General Manager, Kevin Francis
Open Easter Weekend 18-21 April, 10.00am – 16.00pm
FREE with entry by donation to the Pines Garden

Films at Pine Calyx - 9th April Project Wild Thing

Films at the Pines Calyx: Wednesday 9th April, 11am & 7.30pm  Project Wild Thing

Project Wild Thing is a film led movement to get more kids (and their folks!) outside and reconnecting with nature. The film is an ambitious, feature-length documentary that takes a funny and revealing look at a complex issue, the increasingly disparate connection between children and nature.  And Project Wild Thing is much more than a film, this is a growing movement of organisations and individuals who care deeply about the need for nature connected, free-range, roaming and outdoor playing kids in the 21st century. Hundreds of people have already committed huge amounts of time, energy, resources and money to help get the project where it is today. Which is really just the beginning.

Calyx Films by the Sea

The Bay Trust will be screening a series of educational films depicting various aspects of sustainable living, at the Pines Calyx throughout 2014. 

Free Entrance* - Licensed Bar – Popcorn available – Doors open 7pm

Seats are limited so email volunteer1@baytrust.org.uk to reserve a seat
* Donations welcomed to cover license fees

 

DWI Visit to see the Woolly Pigs...

Deal With It Supporters spent a great day today seeing the Woolly Pigs at the Pines Calyx at St Margarets at Cliffe.

The three Pigs are Mangalitsa variety and are being used by the Centre to clear woodland prior to building some eco-Chalets. They are clearing about  a football pitch in a fortnight

The Pines Calyx is looking very good - the lovely flowering artichokes were my favourite.

see all the pics here

Thank you Tracy for arranging...

Pines needs volunteers for 7/8th Sept event

Calling all volunteers! We need you!

 

We are an environmental education charity based in St Margaret’s Bay, Kent. http://www.thebaytrust.org.uk/

We are looking for a group of volunteers to help start our WWII garden.

 

This will be a working garden with three main objectives: providing fresh food for the Tea Rooms, be an addition to the WWII Museum: Hellfire Corner and become a teaching tool for school groups.

 

We would like to make a start on it to entice potential regular volunteers at our Home Front 1940s Weekender on the 7^th/8^th September. https://www.facebook.com/events/480673945362082/                   http://www.pinesgarden.co.uk/                             

 

Garden Blitz: Wed 28^th – Thurs 29^th August 9.30am – 5pm (lunch and travel expenses covered – speak to Poppy)

Will involve mostly digging, shovelling earth, manual work.

 

If you are available to help on either day, please contact Poppy on poppy@baytrust.org.uk or call 01304 852790/851737

 

 

 

Poppy Jackson

poppy@baytrust.org.uk

T: 01304 851 737 or 01304 852 790

The Bay Trust

Pines Calyx - The Home Front - 40's Weekender

Our colleagues at the Pines Calyx have a '40's Weekender' coming up over the weekend of 7/8th September .... start digging for victory now!

Pines Calyx 1st Energy positive & Carbon neutral building in Europe

Inspiration on our East Kent doorstep: 1st carbon negative and energy positive Conference building in Europe

Pines Calyx eco conference & events centre becomes a ‘carbon negative’ and energy positive building. Environmentalist Sir Crispin Tickell joins celebrations as centre becomes the first conference venue in Europe to achieve this standard.

The multi award-winning eco conference and events centre The Pines Calyx at St. Margaret’s Bay, Kent, is celebrating its achievement in becoming one of the first energy positive and carbon negative buildings in the country.

Sir Crispin Tickell, who is Patron of the Bay Trust, visited the building today to share the landmark moment and to see how the Pines Calyx is leading the way in demonstrating the pathway to sustainable design and living.

The pioneering environmental building has installed cutting edge technology to generate its own power and heat with the capacity to produce more than it consumes – making it the first conference building in Europe to reach beyond ‘zero carbon’ and become carbon negative in energy use.
Through integrating a revolutionary new solar ‘PvT’ panel system (which generates both power and heat) and a water source heat pump, the building now has a capacity to provide all its own energy needs.

Alistair Gould, who is Chairman of The Bay Trust, the building’s owners, said: “From the beginning we have sought to apply every low impact approach to both the construction and use of the building. We’re delighted that this imaginative and economic addition to the building means we have attained the rigorous target we set ourselves when we commenced this project 10 years ago. Most importantly, over the next two years the building will be subject to close scrutiny from the Kent University’s Department of Architecture whose team will be monitoring all aspects of the building’s performance.
The Pines Calyx is at the centre of The Bay Trust’s remarkable visionary programme to create a centre for sustainability education and healthy living. The building features rammed-chalk walls, a living roof, and a wide use of reused and repurposed materials along with state-of-the-art technology to control lighting and other systems. The surrounding nine acres of parkland and woodland is managed and shaped through Permaculture and sustainable land management principles where the grounds both supply the building’s water needs and, through a reed bed system, handle all waste water from the building.

Speaking at the event today, Sir Crispin Tickell said: “I commend the Pines Calyx as something of a model. It shows what you can do if you try. There is a big picture into which this building fits which includes global, national and local responses. People need to see and even touch what can be done. In such circumstances the Pines Calyx is a showcase.”

Alistair Gould added: “This moment is a really important step for us in our journey to explore and share models of how we can live and work happily and healthily within the ecological limits of the planet”.

General Manager of the Pines Calyx, Kevin Francis commented: “We anticipate that conference and event organisers will appreciate not only the first rate facilities of this beautiful building and its stunning surroundings, but also how the significant ‘beyond zero carbon’ status adds further to what is already a unique and inspiring venue.”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Jerome in Sustainability

http://pinescalyx.co.uk/


http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Energy-efficient-building-St-Margaret-s-named/story-16944787-detail/story.html

Pines Calyx 2012 timetable...Sustainable building.

There is tons to do and learn especially on sustainable building at the Pine Calyx, East Kent's award winning eco centre and gardens in St Margarets-on-Cliffe this year  http://pinescalyx.co.uk/sustainable-living-courses-kent

Downshifting Week at the Pines 28th April

‘Downshifting Week’…Pulls Together the Threads of Simple, Green Living
What’s the secret to having better mental health and well-being, a firmer grip on the work/life balance in favour of ‘life’ and more money in your pocket? “Embracing a little downshifting”, replies Tracey Smith, founder of InterNational Downshifting Week, a non-profit awareness campaign in its 7th year - Saturday 23-Friday 29 April 2011.

„Downshifting‟ is a social behavior in which individuals live simpler lives to escape from the rat race of obsessive materialism and to reduce the stress, overtime, and psychological expense that may accompany it, rather focusing on life goals of personal fulfillment and relationship building instead of the all-consuming pursuit of economic success.

Visit Tracey’s talks and demo’s during Tuesday 19 to Friday 29 April as she completes a whistlestop tour of the UK covering Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Scotland, Essex, Cumbria, Suffolk, Cambridge, Kent and Hampshire. She’ll visit key eco-personalities and established & aspiring downshifters taking part in convivial „Knit Ins‟ for her Community Blanket Project. She‟ll be in Kent on Friday 28th April at the sustainable conference & event venue Pines Calyx.

„The Community Blankets Project‟ will pull together threads and people of all ages, all backgrounds, creeds, colours and sex…it even transcends the barriers of spoken language and has the common purpose of turning rubbish into a resource and keeping the vulnerable souls and respected elders in our communities, warm…and it’s all done by a bit of coordinated, convivial, collective knitting and sewing. So please come along, bring your unwanted wool and a couple of pairs of knitting needles!
Now before you run off proclaiming, “I can‟t knit for toffee” please read on.....
Knitting, sewing and repairing clothes and other fabrics are sadly flailing skill sets, but not in sustainable living circles. By taking part, you’ll be helping to bridge the knowledge gap and pass on this important and very enjoyable pastime and skill, and directly helping people in your immediate community in one fell swoop.

The Community Blanket consists of 18x10 inch squares sewn together to form a pocketed blanket that will have been made with wool sourced from the community (charity shops, old sweaters unravelled), knitted by the community and distributed to vulnerable souls in the community before the chilly season sets in; a perfect example of an inter-generational, skill-sharing event and she’s hoping for 2011 blankets in all.

Why knitting? Well, downshifters are thrifty by their very nature and they give a positive embrace to living with less by being incredibly resourceful. They are also helping to resurrect some of the old skills crucial for a bit of self-sufficiency, including mending and making.

Tracey has been a specialist writer/broadcaster on sustainable living and downshifting for over a decade, interacting with literally tens of thousands of actual/aspiring downshifters from all over the world. She has first-hand experience of their follies, foibles and fabulous successes and is almost evangelical in encouraging people to dip their toes into a bit of simple, green living, proclaiming the benefits can be felt in many aspects of our daily lives; it can even improve activities between the sheets!

Tracey will be checking in with Jason’s Breakfast Show on Taunton’s AppleFM every morning, as well as chatting with local BBC Radio stations across the country as she travels the UK.
Visit Pines Calyx on Thursday 28th April, 3-5pm where Tracey will be on the last leg of her Downshifting Tour. This is a free event, all are welcome, hear her talk about Downshifting, share your knitting skills and pay it forward with a Community Blanket.

Notes: Tracey Smith is founder of InterNational Downshifting Week, author of the bestselling Book of Rubbish Ideas, an eco-columnist for The Green Parent and journalist/broadcaster on many aspects of downshifting/simple, green living, predominantly for UK media. She presents and produces her own weekly radio show and is a regular on BBC Somerset. Three years ago, Tracey was made an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts for her book and work promoting sustainable living at grassroots. She’s a very uplifting, optimistic green speaker on the circuit and is currently in development of a series on Downshifting for British and American TV.

The Pines Calyx is far more than a conference centre and events venue. It acts as the centre point of an emergent Centre for Sustainable Living and a hub for sustainable enterprise in Kent, with activities and projects centred around the emerging low carbon economy and include building low carbon communities, sustainable projects and environmental education.

Contact: For high res jpeg images, quotes and to arrange interviews, contact Tracey Smith directly on tracey@downshiftingweek.com / 07817 156 391, or contact Sue Jueno – hello@mygreendirectory.info / 01634 322153.

Open Days at the Pines Calyx

The Pines Calyx Open Days

We are opening our doors!
A chance to look inside this award winning sustainable venue in St Margarets at Cliffe on the following dates in 2011;
21-22 May
28-29-30 May
16-17 July
20-21 August
Bring your family and friends, stroll around the garden and stop for a light bite in our tea room.
We look forward to welcoming you to The Pines Calyx and the Pines Garden this Spring and Summer

http://pinescalyx.co.uk/

Sustainable buildings workshop at The Pines 28th March

Constructing affordable, sustainable buildings for
the future

Monday, 28 March 2011
Pines Calyx Conference Centre, St Margaret’s Bay
9am – 11:30am (Optional Tour 11:30 ‐12:30)
Event is Free

Kent County Council and Remade South East invite you to an information and networking session on designing and building sustainable and affordable developments.


9:00am:    Registration and networking
9:30am:    Introduction to sustainable construction (Jae Mather, CarbonFree Group)

• Legal and policy context
• Barriers and opportunities for builders
• Best Practice Environmental Technologies

10:15am:    Case study (Andrew Bassant, Ecolibrium)

• Experience of designing and building low carbon building

11:00am:    Working together through the South East Business Carbon Hub (Jennie Colville, KCC)
11:10am:    Facilitated discussion (Jae and Andrew)

The results of the discussion will feed into the preparation of a Kent Green Supplier's Directory

• What issues are you facing?
• What do you need, to move towards sustainability?
• Any experiences?

11:30am:    Workshop End. Optional Tour of Pines Calyx, ending a 12:30

For further details and FREE TICKETS email Jennifer.blair@kent.gov.uk or call 01622 221030
Places are limited, and on a first come, first serve basis.

Carbon auditing course at The Pines

Understanding Energy and Carbon Auditing Explained 8th September, Free to South East businesses (normally £280)
This course aims to give learners an introduction to the principles and practices behind energy and carbon auditing for those who are new to this field or in the early stages of being involved. It will provide a practical foundation for those needing to develop skills and understanding of energy and carbon auditing for buildings and property portfolios.
How to book: email your name, company and contact details to: info@suscon.uk.net or telephone: 01322 312065

Course is at the Pines Calyx in St Margaret's at-Cliffe http://www.pinescalyx.co.uk

CPRE Kent Pines Calyx Video

A recent video from Protect Kent CPRE's 'Keeping the lights on' Meeting at the Pines Calyx in St Margaret's


Link is : http://www.yourkenttv.co.uk/community/tvpopupnew.aspx?aid=12394&vid=5451

Keeping the Lights on - 20th April - CPRE Kent Pines Calyx

The Kent area of the Campiagn to Protect Rural England have a conference event 'On Keepting the Lights On' on the Tuesday 20th April at the Pines Calyx centre in St Margarets10:30-1:45pm. £20 for CPRE members.
Speakers included:  Peter Harper (CAT), Alastair Gould (Carbon Free Group) and Sir Crispin Tickell.
http://www.cprekent.org.uk/read-event.php?id=3