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Pausing Transition Town Wimborne
Its time to draw a line under TTW, for now. It seems that although there’s a lot of vague, generalised goodwill out there, very few people have the time or the inclination to actually do anything about it. Those of … Continue reading
Snowed off!
Thanks to the weather, the only sensible thing to do is cancel tonight’s meeting; the pavements are like glissades up in town and I’ve seen several cars slide straight into bollards today, so please don’t leave home & get cold … Continue reading
Christmas Parade – upcoming!
If you have any ideas for decorating our float for the Christmas Parade, please come along to the White Hart this Thursday, 2nd December, for the last chance to see your ideas on the street, on the day! Also – … Continue reading
Come and see us…
…at the Wimborne In Bloom annual Charities Fair at the Allendale Centre on Saturday 13th, from 10 a.m. We’ll be up on the stage – could this be our chance of fame at last?! Next meeting, Thursday 18th, 7.30 onwards, … Continue reading
Update 22/10/10
A quick update from last night’s meeting; we are going to aim to organise some kind of “energy event” early next Spring, provisionally called The Powerdown Day; much depends on securing a good venue but we hope to put on … Continue reading
Green Drinks tonight, 21st October
Just a quick reminder that there is a Green Drinks session tonight, 21st October, 7.30 onwards, starting in the White Hart; it got rather noisy last time, so we may move on in search of somewhere we can hear ourselves think! … Continue reading
Transition Town Wimborne & the Priest’s House Museum…
…would like to invite everyone to join us next Saturday, 25th September, from 10.30 -4 pm for a “Re-Skilling” day. Local craftspeople will be demonstrating traditional & modern skills from basketmaking & beekeeping through embroidery, knitting & patchwork to spinnning … Continue reading
On the future of Transition Town Wimborne
One of the suggestions from Rob Hopkins for starting a Transition Town is to “let it go where it wants to go.” After 12 monthly meetings, it seem to be that the Wimborne Transition Town initiative wants to go slowly. … Continue reading
Report: Steph Bradley’s visit to Wimborne
Steph Bradley is walking around the UK, visiting Transition Towns everywhere. She came to Wimborne in April and Angie wrote of the visit: “Well, what a lovely lady! And what an inspired idea and a Grand Adventure. Steph’s walking around … Continue reading
Suggest New Cycle Routes!
Michael, Chair of the Dorset Cycle Network and Transition Town Wimborne member, would you bring to attention that the County Council wants to get everyone’s suggestions of where new cycle routes are needed. The deadline is 26 February. Ideas can … Continue reading