Bits and pieces

We held our second public event on 8 April, and had another good turnout. This one was all about the ideas of those who turned up, and there was plenty said and a really buzzing atmosphere. It is quite a job to collate what was said, so bear with us, but as soon as we are able we will post a report here. Thanks to everyone who came along and took part so enthusiastically.

In the meantime, I thought these were worth a read, and relevant to what we're trying to do:

Andrew Simms asks 'How can we begin to imagine what it looks like to live within our environmental means?'

And today George Monbiot is asking why there is no official national contingency plan in place for the effects of peak oil - and he points out that even the International Energy Agency has started revising its previously complacent projections of how much oil is left.

And, if you can get past the distractingly bouncy presenting style, this went out last night (you can still watch it on the iPlayer) and contains some items interesting for transitioners. At about 15mins in, there is a section about the local shops loyalty card in Haslemere, an idea transition towns might want to consider for themselves. A section on living roofs, and how to green London by using spare scraps of land, starts at about 18m55s. At about 24m10s there is a feature on the lovely guerilla gardener of Elephant & Castle.