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I thought I’d take a few minutes to write a bit about a recent ecological/environmental conference I attended, which I found completely inspiring, energizing and life affirming. If you’ve not come across Green & Away, it’s Europe’s only tented conference centre, with everything in the open air or under canvas. Set in rolling fields outside Worcester, […]
Read More →Liz has been hosting a series of ‘Carbon Conversations’ meetings with neighbours in her front room: Our latest ‘CC’ is now taking a break for the summer, so I thought I’d take the opportunity for a quick update on how it’s gone so far, since we started meeting once a week. In mid June a […]
Read More →Two of us have just been to the annual Transition Network Conference in Liverpool Each of the 200-plus participants probably had a unique experience of the 3 days. Much of the time was offered in chunks of options… Exciting choices, because most of the parallel sessions looked tempting…but you needed to select just one! What would you do: choose […]
Read More →‘The change in direction represented by the Transition movement is as profound as any intentional change experienced by a civilisation’. I have been at the national Transition Town Conference in Liverpool for three days. An intense experience, characterised by almost constant conversation with 259 other ‘transitioners’ from all over the world and the UK. The […]
Read More →Transition Town Tooting is a partner in promoting the “Furzedown Low Carbon Zone”, a new project that will help achieve the goal of an energy efficient, resilient Furzedown. TTT has a stand at the Big Day Out and will co-host an inaugural meeting at the Furzedown Project, 91-93 Moyser Rd, SW16 6SJ on Monday 18th […]
Read More →This has been Recycle Week and we were delighted to welcome Wandsworth Council’s Recycling Team Sophie Chitty, at this week’s TTT co-ordinating meeting. She writes about her visit here:
Read More →The next Carbon Conversation in Tooting starts next week on Monday 20th June. Organiser Liz Darley says: “It should be fun and you should learn some new things!!” Carbon conversations are six meetings that explore how individuals and families can reduce their carbon footprint. Participants will find out how to make practical plans to reduce […]
Read More →Our monthly ‘First Tuesday’ meeting on 7th June met at Mushkil Aasaan – with many thanks for the use of the hall. Belinda, Tim & Charles used games and discussion to explore some of the interrelated features of the food we buy and grow – its nutritional value, its availability locally-grown, its ‘carbon footprint’, its degree […]
Read More →TTT will again be participating in this year’s BATCA Fun Day held as in previous years at the Gatton School and St Augustine’s church opposite in Broadwater Rd, Tooting. More details to follow soon but here is the BATCA poster:
Read More →The Trashcatchers Carnival which took place last summer in Tooting is one of four finalists shortlisted for Climate Week’s Best Event. The Carnival was a vibrant and colourful event that used recycling as a metaphor to build a vision of a low-energy future for Tooting. It aimed to create beauty from rubbish, using story, art, […]
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