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Centre for Environmental Living and Training
Centre for Environmental Living and Training
 
 
 
 
Promoting Conservation through Education

CELT is a community group and registered charity involved in:- Ecology, Nature conservation, Traditional skills, Environmental education, Training, Renewable energy, Wildlife, Sustainable Woodland management, Native trees, Willow-work, Lime / Hemp Plastering, Woodcarving, Sugan chair making, Woodland Wines & Beer Making, Leatherwork, Thatching, Blacksmith, Copper/Tinsmith, Coppice crafts, Native Tree Nursery and planting, Schools projects, Herbs, Canoe building, Yurt construction and more !

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Weekend in the Woods 2010 - 8 / 9 May, 17 / 18 July, 2 / 3 October. Proposed courses May event Also events during Heritage Week (early September).

CELT TREE NURSERY
Range of quality certified Native Irish Trees and Shrubs - available by post / courier !, plus Sweet Chestnut, Cob Nuts, Blueberries now available - reduce your carbon footprint now ! Price List

CELT Gift Vouchers - an ideal Xmas gift - buy a voucher 30 / 50 / 100 / 150 euro towards a training course - or trees (see above). Just send cheque or PO with note of Name of person the voucher is for, and your own name and address (it will be sent to you).

Deer-hound pups for sale Visitors to Bealkelly will remember Del's dog Silkie - she has 4 dog pups (7 weeks old) looking for exceptionally good homes ! Contact Del at 061-923041.

Sustainable Living Have you seen The Story of Stuff ?

TRANSITION EAST CLARE initiative - Developing resilience in the local community - the first 'get together' on Friday 29th May at MacNamara's pub, Scariff, featured a screening of the inspirational film 'The Power of Community' about how the people of Cuba coped with an energy and economic crisis. There was a short talk about how transition initiatives can work, a talk about the new East Clare LETS scheme (a kind of barter system), followed by an interesting discussion focussing on energy-saving, community gardens, community-supported farming, allotments, etc. Gathering in October was at Seedsavers with over 30 people, much discussion of ideas, music, pizza. More events will follow !More- also see: Transition Initiatives Primer

Climate Change
Essential reading : Climate Change, the challenge to all of us (Sean McDonagh)Ireland's Burning (Paul Cunningham); Five Minutes to Midnight (Kieran Hickey); Fixing Climate (Robert Kunzig and Wallace Broecker) - all available at Eason's. Also see Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth ? (Andrew Simms and Joe Smith - Constable) (see Quotes) and How Can I Stop Climate Change ? (Friends of the Earth - Collins) More on Climate Change

Deforestation - The Tribe that Stood their Ground - Sunday Times article by Christina Lamb

FOREST GARDENS - AGROFORESTRY - Article by Bob Wilson

Music Chill out with something hot ! And check this out too !

Photos from SUMMER IN THE WOODS 2008 See Indymedia article

CELT courses at Irish Seedsavers - Dry-stone walling - see Events

Join CELT now ! Send 15 euro (chq or PO payable to CELT) to become a member for one year ~ 25 euro for Family membership (1 January - 1 January OR 1 July - 1 July)

PHOTOS see
WEEKEND IN THE WOODS - 6th / 7th October - Pics -
Gallery 1 and Weekend in the Woods July 2007 and CELT at Scariff Harbour Festival - also About Us

Book launch - 'Outsider' by Del Harding - The true story of the outdoor nomadic lifestyle of a footloose fisherman, living off the land and eschewing the values, norms and laws of conventional society. A book of the countryside, nature, fishing, hunting, dogs, crazy people and crazy adventures - a search for the freedom of the wild places and the struggle to find and live one's own true nature. It is the story of an outsider. Order direct from the author (tel: 061-923041 at 20euro per copy plus p&p or contact CELT. More info

Wake up to the Global Emergency ! - Bob Wilson (CELT)

"Living through the Energy Crisis" - Booklet by Graham Strouts and Colin Campbell - see www.zone5.org

Deforestation and Climate Change - Article .............Biofuel madness - George Monbiot - + article by John Vidal - Article

Long-haul food may be greener - Article by Richard Woods

Reviews of "Enough" by John Naish - Click here

Climate Change - commentary by Chairman of Comhar, Frank Convery - click here ~ Article by Mark Lynas (The New Statesman) click here
Off-set your Carbon emissions - by supporting CELT Native Woodlands Projects Details

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Weekend in the Woods MAY 2007 - Photos

CELT Weekend in the Woods - October 2006 - Photos Photos by Mark O'Sullivan

CELT Weekend in the Woods May 2006 - Photo report by Niall Harnett on Indymedia


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CELT is a member of AONTAS (National Association for Adult Education), The Wheel (National Community & Voluntary Support Group), Clare Community Forum, Clare Environmental Forum, Clare Biodiversity Group and ISSA (Irish Seedsavers Association).
Assisted by The Heritage Council
Supported by Muintir na Coille (Coppice and Allied Trades Association), Woodland League
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Features
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Encampment at Bealkelly Woods



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Blacksmith's workshop at Weekend in the Woods
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Wood Carving workshop



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Dry-stone Walling
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CELT Tree Nursery
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Centre for Environmental Living and Training, c/o East Clare Community Co-op, Main Street, Scariff, Co Clare, Ireland.
Phone : +353 (0)61-640765 E-mail: info@celtnet.org

CELT (Registered Charity CHY 14519) welcome sponsorship of projects, programmes and events. Sponsors will benefit from any media coverage and will be included in our brochures and newsletters. Please get in touch if you can help - you can make an important contribution to environmental education and training. 
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