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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
Important Climate Change talk at St John’s Church, 10th November
There is a big talk coming up about Climate Change at St Johns church on the 10th November, by Sir John Houghton – the previous head of the Met Office – who will spell out what climate change means for … Continue reading
Transition Towns Dorchester Summer Newsletter
Transition Town Dorchester have just published their July-August Newsletter PDF – an inspiring demonstration of how Transition Towns can succeed in Dorset.
Thomas Fischbacher’s Transition Towns slides
Southampton-based Transition expert Thomas Fischbacher has published an excellent collection of Transition-related slides: http://nmag.soton.ac.uk/tf/talks/ He also has an excellent transcription of a Permaculture Design Course and a small collection of links to other high-quality permaculture interviews and videos.
Obama on limits to growth
Obama is saying Canadian tar sands can be “turned green” – which is sad – but more importantly, is recognising that the “Limits to Growth” concept is just around the corner: If we don’t, then we’re going to have a … Continue reading
A Quick Sketch of the Fundamental Determinants of the Economy Today
“A Quick Sketch of the Fundamental Determinants of the Economy Today” is a wonderful set of slides about how the economic crisis happened, and proposes some sensible solutions. I thought this quote was great: A Learning Strategy for Mission Critical … Continue reading
BH Open Meeting: Grasshopper, 27th January at 19:30
The next Transition BH meeting will be at the Grasshopper pub on 27th January at 19:30. The Transition BH website has all the details. – Dave Crossland