Post on 01-Jul-2015
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Mobile (Ark) IT Cafe Showcase Eco-‐Village Rural Broadband Unit
Sometimes, knowing the problems – and the solutions, isn’t enough.
What we have to do -‐ is be in the position to share them.
Most of the best sustainable design solutions are available via the Open Source medium provided by the
Internet.
Via Mobile Rural Broadband, we’ll be able to show you the solutions of others, using ‘IT’ – even if you have
no Broadband access yourself!
This service can be provided via the mobile unit shown, a small Gazebo –
or a Land Rover (Defender) -‐ if you’re really rural & isolated.
For bookings and information: Email: Linda.Beamish@yahoo.com
“We’re here to help & advise rural
communities” Over the years, our healthy, happy
and rural existence has been plagued by a variety of problems.
Many rural hamlets, villagers, smallholders, & organic farmers are
all ‘feeling the pinch’.
A lot of areas in Norfolk now have no public transport, no shops, no
amenities, no hub – let alone a pub!
(Sadly, many isolated areas don’t even get any Broadband either.)
Across the UK, many rural communities have already formed
Eco-‐Villages, and have design awards as beacons of sustainability.
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By: UK Eco-‐Village Network Moderator: Linda Beamish, ‘An Ark Angel’, (Floating round North Norfolk) www.evnuk.org.uk www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ecovillageuk www.wiser.org/group/Ark www.wiser.org/group/ArkAngels
Global Ark “projects”: Norfolk The regeneration of our organic & Rural existence, begins: 2012
Village Network UK
“When it comes to ‘child’ & rural ‘poverty’ in North
Norfolk – we could virtually write the book!”
I’m Linda Beamish, a rural Social Entrepreneur (an ‘Ark Angel’), with over 20 years experience in the field of architectural design, Planning & Building Regulations.
In 2003*, our ex-‐lecturer warned of this recession, and advised that we should look at
CAT Eco-‐Village in Wales -‐ as a truly sustainable example of the affordable
solutions we’d need to emulate, in order to regenerate (& survive) through this recession.
In 2008, I formed an Eco-‐Village community together with a group of rural self-‐employed & freelance friends. (We were going to be a
cross between CAT & Lammas Eco-‐Villages) – helping others to build their own sustainable
communities in Norfolk.
-‐ We lost our proposed site in 2009, so I’m now a mobile ‘Ark’ showcase unit instead! (After writing so much about the lack of human rights for rural people, I was
promoted to ‘Moderator’: UK Eco-‐Village Network in 2011)
Rural Regeneration: Through Open Source Ecology, we’ll be able to show you ‘The Global Village Construction Set’ –offering a range of practical designs, free, virtually ‘off-the-shelf’. (Designs range from small tractors you can build from angle iron using a mig-welder - to 3D scanners & plotters.) We’ll also be able to show you a range of designs for small-scale renewable technologies, which you can build yourself to provide yourself with free electricity & free heating - many of which don’t need planning consent. If your community is ready for ‘the community right to build’ – we’re here to help you know which way to turn.
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Working freelance from home in the beautiful rural countryside in North Norfolk is really hard for everyone – and it’s especially hard if you also happen to be a single parent with irregular income.
In terms of providing you with the resources you need to live without mounting bills, please know that we’re not some flashy, sleek (or even rich) organization of ‘do-‐gooders’, we’re just ‘Normal for Norfolk’ – and know what you’re going through first hand.
We know the solutions – because we searched for them ourselves! (Research started in 2004* & now forms a virtual & Ethical Directory of sustainable designs.)
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We can show you how others in our network are living sustainably in Eco-‐Villages & Eco-‐Resorts – without any rent, electricity or heating bills.
Eco-‐Villages are formed by the communities themselves – and can easily be formed to help small organic farmers simultaneously.
Supporting Eco-‐Tourism by forming a network of Eco-‐Resorts, provides the rural regeneration which is much needed in our area (and all other rural areas).
We’ll bring this information to your community or farm, & help organize an Eco-‐Festival for the seed-‐funds you’ll need to ‘kick-‐start’ your own community’s projects. Text Mobile: 07810696800