ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE |
Saturday, July 24, 1999 In a couple of months 'H' Gregg and Polly Webber have created a groundswell of enthusiasm throughout these valleys and hills for the proposed green centre of the north. Today, was the first open day at Hebble End Mill. Among the displays was the plans for a permaculture centre at Mayroyd. Hebden Royd Town Council has given its full support to the project and last week's jumble sale raised nearly £400. The first stage in creating and developing the centre is going to be some serious attempts at raising finance. The centre will be:
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Tel: 01422 842121 (day) From the Halifax Courier, 23rd July 1999: The long running saga of plans to develop the Mayroyd area of Hebden Bridge looks set to take a new twist. It would see an environmental education centre including a wildflower meadow and water garden alongside existing plans drawn up by the owners of the nearby Walkley's Canalside Mill ("Clog Factory") for a miniature railway, marina and garden centre. The idea is the brainchild of the HB Alternative Technology Centre and the HB Permaculture Action Group. Mark Clyndes, Walkleys' project manager, said he had been impressed by the possibility of bringing new investment into the existing scheme. Watch this page for more information. |
Hebden Bridge Web Comment: The Industrial Revolution started in our Pennine valleys, making use of the water to power the mills. Industrialisation, while bringing many benefits, has also led to the pollution and exploitation of the planet. The proposed Alternative Technology Centre could allow us to pioneer ways of using technology to live once more in harmony with the Earth - right here where it all started |
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