This weekend Spots of Time are taking volunteers on a journey to some of East London’s care homes for a day of pampering – anything from playing cards, to having a cup to tea to painting nails. It might just be the biggest mass volunteering event in the UK care homes .. ever! Exciting stuff. … Continue reading The Big Pamper
Category: Events
Social Innovation Camp: Young People and Health
A Lie in, a fry up and the newspaper in tow are pretty good way to spend a Saturday. But how about this: a Saturday spent working with a group of brilliant, creative. complete strangers solving some pressing health issues facing young people. On Saturday February 25th I’ll be helping the Social Innovation Camp crew… Continue reading Social Innovation Camp: Young People and Health
A Round Table with EU Environment Commissioner
Just before the Christmas break, I attended a round table discussion with the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potocnik. His visit to London and the roundtable discussion were coordinated by the Green Alliance and the CBI as part of a larger event on Resource Management. The discussion looked at three themes: resource efficiency, the… Continue reading A Round Table with EU Environment Commissioner