In the name of Transition Towns and all that requires cultural attention we have opened a new chapter in the book of many faces. FPK will be adding details of each event of our Spring Programme and any other worthwhile details to the FP_Kilkenny Facebook Group. So if you or your cyber buddies lean more […]
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The Rivercourt Hotel under the gaze of the castle played host to the Future Proof Kilkenny launch of the Spring 2009 Transition Town events which was opened by Mayor Pat Crotty. in his speach, Mayor Crotty spoke of moving the ‘Green agenda’ forward into the mainstream and praised the work of Future proof Kilkenny and […]
LightsOff is a small arts festival celebrating all things non-electrical. The concept is simple, we aim to make art and present it to the local community without the use of any electricity. This entails gallery viewings by candle-light, live sound installations, acoustic music gigs and interactive story telling. We aim to bring together a kaleidoscope […]
Micheal Miklis of the Biodynamic Association is kindly hosting two of our “for The Hands” events this season with a “Composting” workshop and a “Grow your own cereal” course. In addition to these he is also organising other events and courses throughout the year in Kilkenny, Thomastown, Wicklow and Clare. Below the fold is the […]
Anyone who has ever visited Ballytobin will be in no doubt that the camphill communities offer a model of how we can live sustainably in a post fossil fuel world and, in the process, have much healthier, fulfilling, wholesome lives that are enriched with a sense of community and connection with nature. Camphill communities were, […]