Ideas to make a difference
Hundreds of great ideas have been submitted to Junction 49. Use our search facility to find one that interests you and discover how you can help.
Do YOU have a good idea to make a difference? Tell us about it
- Status Idea: MDX: Chop, Trim, Cut and Lop . . . Then Celebrate! read
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Founder: Richard Hazlett Idea Status: Underway
Date created: 09 October 2008
Fancy a day out in the country with some free food and drink thrown in at the end?
Lee Valley Regional Park have a ditch that needs clearing. Now, I’m sure your thinking “A DITCH?! Why would I want to do that?!” Well its not just clearing out a ditch, think of it as extreme gardening! This is some vital conservation work which the...
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- Status Idea: Alcohol Awareness DVD read
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Founder: Klodian Daja Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Loughborough, Leicestershire
Date created: 09 October 2008
raise awareness to 16 -19 year olds in relation to binge drinking and its effects.
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- Status Idea: De Montfort Uni: Build a Bird Box! read
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Founder: Glen White Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Leicester Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 07 October 2008
Come along to the centre of campus (outside the Kimberlin Library) on Wednesday 29th October at 12 noon and get involved with Junction49 here at DMU by learning how to build a bird box with help from members of the local British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV). On the day we will have information about how you can get involved in other...
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- Status Idea: UCL students: Belsize Bulb Bash read
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Founder: Nadia Cole Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Camden, London Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 01 October 2008
Belsize Bulb Bash – planting Spring bulbs in Belsize Wood Local Nature Reserve
Wednesday, 15th October from 1:00-3:00pm
Belsize Wood is a new woodland nature reserve, rescued from an area previously scarred by antisocial behaviour. It is now being transformed into a green haven in an urban area surrounded by a housing estate and high-rise...
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- Status Idea: Community Waste read
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Founder: wil Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Liverpool
Date created: 24 September 2008
Let the community handle its own waste disposal.
Currently Mersey Waste hold the Merseyside waste disposal contract. This is a private company that makes money from people dumping thier rubbish at the citys municiple tip. Theres is lots of money ot made with recycling and nearly every single item can be sold on in someway. As a private...
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- Status Idea: Medieval Barn Project read
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Founder: Helen Seacombe Idea Status: Underway Town: Bristol Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 22 September 2008
Interested in local history...
Conservation work...
Getting your hands dirty...?
This is an excting opportunity to be involved in volunteering in your local community. Currently a medieval barn (built in 1342) in the local area is being renovated. Work is being done to re-vitalise this nationally important agricultural complex.
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- Status Idea: Encourage Recyling read
- Status Idea: Switch to Low Energy Bulbs read
- Status Idea: Bird box building - taster session read
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Founder: Martin Crosby Idea Status: Underway Town: Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 10 September 2008
Give it a Go Day is on Tuesday the 23rd of September at Kingston University Students' Union. To give you an idea of the range of ideas Junction49 volunteers could come up with, we are holding a build a bird box taster session.
After 'Give it a go' day we will looking to hold an event putting the boxes up in Kingston University campus. All...
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- Status Idea: Springwatch read
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Founder: Catie Smith Idea Status: Done and Dusted Town: Barking, Greater London
Date created: 13 June 2008
A large walkthrough in Wollaton was massively overgrown and the local residents were scared of using it.
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