NB Have a look at the Incredible Edible video below forwarded to us by Una. We plan to discuss the idea of bringing this to Clonakilty - see what you think. Plus more about the community space project, and a chance to plan ahead for the first CFE swap day on Sunday October 7th.
Minutes for Clonakilty Favour Exchange Coordinating Group Tuesday 4th September
Present: Bev, Ger, Sara, Alice, Una, Yanic and Olive.
1. Minutes of previous meeting.
2. Matters Arising.
3. Membership and admin update.
Favours for Coordinating Group presented and approved.
Christine to be trained on Favour Admin. Olive and Ger happy to continue with Favour admin.
4. Asks.
Bev briefed Alice on her role as Asks coordinator. Alice to use web texting and emailing to match make members asks with skills and labour offered.
Bev raised idea to ask active members to contact newer and less active members in order to encourage more exchanging.
Bev suggested a lesson for new members in using website to best advantage.
5. Mums Pampering Session.
Sara offering to help with babysitting.
Suggestion that non members could be gifted with voucher for the day approved.
A direct contact approach to mums suggested to spread the word.
6. Pilates and Women's Group update
Sara and Olive talked about their positive experience with Gillian on her Woman's Group.
Bev talked about the upcoming Pilates session to be offered by Heidi. Dates and venue to be decided.
7.First Sunday Swap Day October 7th.
Any member can set up a stall. It was decided that in order to encourage participation there would be no favours needed to do so.
Direct swapping or favours to be used.
Members asked to encourage other members to attend and participate.
No tea and coffee to be provided as we would like members to support O Donovans with a purchase of tea or coffee.
Tables will be provided but it would be helpful to book one so we have an idea of numbers.
New members can be signed up on the day.
8.Update on Cafe space project.
Christeen and Lisa have been meeting and planning to get project off the ground.
Grace Centre to be the venue for the project. An open-ended approach to be used in deciding what the community would like to use the space for.
Bill to facilitate a workshop to raise funds. Free places to be offered to members. Date and time to be decided.
Favour Exchange to sponsor and run.
9. Logging Project.
Ger updated plan to get project going. Price to be sought for transportation of wood. Xavier has a possible storage barn offered by a neighbor.
Justin suggesting planting replacement trees.
Paul and Michele to advise on tree felling.
10. Kindergarden Request.
Members may offer business and fundraising advise. This would be funded by the Favour Exchange.
11. New forum on Website.
Bev shared his new forum this week. This will be an interactive discussion forum for members to share upcoming events or information.
12.Incredible Edible Clonakilty Project.
Video available to watch on CFE website.
Collaboration with other groups i.e.; G.I.Y.Tidy Towns and Sustain Clon was suggested to discuss the possibility of getting such a project going in Clon.
Alice talked about a community orchard in Kinsale.
Beth talked about getting local people to sponsor planting.
Community discussion needed.
13. AOB
Sara and Beth to take over Face Book page.
Sara proposed a CFE Sand Circle and picnic day at Inchydoney beach on September 23rd.
Beth talked about the possibility of having a permanent community cafe in Clon. She spoke of other such projects around the country.
Minutes of previous meeting Tuesday 7th August
Present: Ger, Bev, Idriz, Gjin, Lisa, Christine, Trish, Sara K
Apologies: Jo, Olive, Miriam, Beth, Vic, Deborah
Energy sub group progress and wood cutting exercise. Wood group set up and plans to collect, store and distribute wood from CFE members – investment in favours – spare wood to be exchanged for favours
Ballinspittle members and news from round the country
News of Dublin, Ballinspittle and Ballydehob Favour Exchanges
Cafe space project update and favour giving request
Lisa and Christine brought group up to date with new shared space idea. Group approved using favours to help run the space – two hours per week
Update on admin
Group approved favours for admin and other work
Ger and Olive & Christine also going to share website and favour registration updates.
New Asks person!
Alice will step in in September to help put members in touch with each other
Mother and women sub group info
Claire has a great project for mum’s to be pampered and children minded.
Incredible Edible video
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