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Announcing the launch of the Transition Town Bromsgrove forum. The new forum is built on a completely new database and not only looks cool but has lot of social media gizmos. You can access the forum from the links on this site or at http://transitiontownbromsgrove.org.uk/forum. Continue reading New Transition Town Bromsgrove Forum
You may be asking yourself what the Arts have to do with the Transition process. Well, in the post-peak oil era the way that we entertain ourselves will have a great deal to do with how we cope as individuals to the transition between fossil fuel dependency and low energy existence. The Arts are extremely important to our mental well-being. Susanne K. Lancer has this to say about the Arts: Continue reading Culture- Arts, crafts and entertainment
New Zealand thesis I’ve had a couple of conversations over the past few months about the effectiveness of the Transition process,so I had a look on the www to see if I could find any research on it –here’s the first offering from New Zealand! Alison Horton
We were pleased to be invited to the Arts Alive Autumn Fair by one of our members, Nancy Frost, and took along a selection of pictures and cartoons inspired by the peak oil phenomenon to provoke thought and discussion. Thanks, Arts Alive!
Sky Ride is a national campaign from Sky and British Cycling created to inspire and help everyone whatever their age or ability to get on their bikes and have fun. Our ambition is to get 1 million more people cycling regularly by 2013 and we’ve created a whole range of ways for people to get involved. From big traffic-free events,to local rides,from routes and trails to courses and training,there’s something for everyone. Sky Ride –Where will your bike take you? Continue reading Sky Ride
 Many of us are throwing money away simply by wasting perfectly edible food! If you think that this sounds like madness,why not check out the Love Food Hate Waste website for top advice about how to reduce food waste in the first place,in addition to using leftovers wisely!
In addition to saving money,you’ll also help to save water. According to a Guardian newspaper article by Fiona Harvey,environment correspondent on Tuesday 22 March 2011 ”As consumers throw millions of tonnes of uneaten food into the bin each year,few give a thought to the hidden cost of such waste – the water that it took to grow the food. Continue reading Love Food Hate Waste
We’re hearing a lot about growing your own food in the media at the moment. If you’re still in two minds as to whether it’s for you or not,read on… Continue reading Grow your own for health,wealth and happiness!
 Isn’t it great when you discover a local group,which is passionate about the things you are interested in!
The Slow Food Worcestershire group is affiliated to the Terra Madre organisation,which began in Italy when a MacDonalds was opened in Rome (the last straw) and Italians finally decided to fight back and preserve their wonderful local,lovingly produced regional food and drink. Sue Braithwaite spoke about the group at a Bromsgrove and District Town Twinning Association and I was sold on the idea. Continue reading Slow Food Worcestershire
 I’ve recently looked at the passive house building standard. If you don’t know,its from Germany and houses built to it don’t require any heating. There are a few new builds in this country and also some retro fits. Having a heating bill of virtually zero sounds appealing,so I did a little investigating into what is involved in retro fitting my Edwardian semi.
Basically you:Continue reading Retro Fitting to Passive House Standards
 Most people would agree that the high fuel prices we are seeing is a bad thing for a society such as ours,which was built on and continues to be dependent upon a cheap and plentiful supply of liquid fuels such as petrol and diesel. The most commonest response to this seems to be complaining,however,in reality this doesn’t do anything other than vent a little anger. A more pragmatic approach is to adapt your living patterns so you use less fossil fuel and thus make yourself more resilient.
In practise that’s an easier thing to say than to actually do,but non-the-less there are practical things you can do right now. One of these is cycling around town instead of getting in the car. How many times do you jump in the car to pop down the shops or drive round to a friends house that is only a few streets away? Those types of journeys could quite easily be done on a bicycle. Its not going to free you completely from fossil fuels but its a step or should I say pedal stroke in the right direction. Continue reading Beat the price hikes,get on your bikes
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