Mar
5
7:00 PM19:00

Monkey Wrench in conversation with Noreen Masud

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Noreen Masud – author of A Flat Place

Noreen Masud's memoir, "A Flat Place," explores the understated beauty of the UK's flat landscapes. Through personal and philosophical reflections, Masud highlights how geography shapes identity and perception. Her eloquent prose reveals the calm and introspection these landscapes inspire, inviting readers to find beauty in the unexpected.

Noreen Masud is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol, and an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker. Her memoir-travelogue, A Flat Place (Hamish Hamilton [Penguin] and Melville House Press, 2023), was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year Award, the Jhalak Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Books are my Bag Reader Awards.

Join Dr Alexandra Jellicoe in conversation with Noreen Masud to discuss the healing power of landscape

Date and time: Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7pm

Venue: Bread and Jam Walcot House, 90B Walcot Street Bath BA1 5BG

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Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival
Sep
10
6:30 PM18:30

Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival

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Dr Alexandra Jellicoe will host a panel discussion at the Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival with activist and founder of 'City to Sea' Natalie Fee, sustainability expert Andy Raingold, and Future Planet founder and speaker Carl Pratt, as they open the conversation about plastic pollution, offering an inspiring insight on how together, we can create transformative, long-lasting change to our planet

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SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Jun
4
10:00 AM10:00

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Are small businesses the cure for climate catastrophe? Huge global conglomerates that exploit the environment are wrecking the planet. Local, small-scale, flexible businesses with thoughtful, sustainable practices can turn this crisis around. Dr Alexandra Jellicoe, an environmental scientist and writer, will discuss where we've gone wrong and what principles you can consider to make sure you're running the greenest business possible. Tuesday 4th June 10AM, The Table, Bruton

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ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING
May
20
7:30 PM19:30

ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING

Anyone who’s watched that episode of the BBC’s Blue Planet - the one where viewers were confronted with the shocking reality of plastic pollution of our oceans - cannot deny that our modern lifestyle choices have contributed to global environmental decline. Learn how to reduce your own impact and live more sustainably. Monday 20 May, 7.30pm, Babington House, Frome, Somerset

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