What we’ve achieved so far

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Kamil Pachalko

The journey of Transition to a low energy, happy and abundant society is a long, long one.

As any journey it starts with a thought and a first step and that was what we did by meeting for the first time in the library and setting up the steering group. The other steps and discoveries were:

12 Steps/Ingredients of Transition	Our action
#1. Set up a steering group and design its demise from the outset	A bit of history… screening of The Power of Community and deciding to form a steering group Kamil reports on our last public meeting at Southend Library, 5/3/2008 Three members of the group went onto Transition Training
#2. Awareness raising	www.southendintransition.org.uk The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins reviewed by Graham Burnett Transition Town Westcliff goes global!! Community Orchard – exhibition of watercolours by Graham Burnett 10 – 17 May 2008 ‘Grow Your Own’ film night at Springfield Drive Allotments, 19th June 2008 Transition Town Westcliff talk for the Chalkwell Ward Residents Association Wood Fuel for a low energy future Californian connections! A Recipe for a Transitional Winter Meal… We visited the Open Day at Springfield Drive Allotments with a display We got an invitation from the Resident’s Association of Westborough Check out the article in Echo here. And this is what GreenFutures has to say about Transition Towns. TTW in the Press Transition Westcliff Film Club Sack Growing and keyhole gardens ‘Permaculture – A Beginners Guide’ book signing event, Southend Library, Sat 28th March Southend-on-Sea in Transition Library Transition Westcliff on Youtube Pecha Kucha Night Vol.2 Southend – Grow your Own 2009 Map Big Issue at SEEC Priory Park Road Safety Course for Adult Cyclists March 2009 Anglia in Bloom competition Forest Gardening Film “What A Way To Go” film screening In the press Over 300 people on the mailing list, over 50 people on the Facebook group and the website gets over 1000 visitors a month as of Sept 2009. Newsletters
#3. Lay the foundations – working with various groups, networking with individuals and projects, supporting others in their work etc	Open Source Software for the Upcoming Transition Express and Explore with Emerge Give Coal the Boot – Greenpeace style South East Essex Friends of the Earth – keeping the pressure on… Grass Roots Reading Group We had a discussion about Transition Town concept at South East Essex Dragons We talked with people, visited the stand of the South East Essex Organic Gardeners Food Coop in St Marks Centre, Westcliff. Credit Crunch Cookery Course. Women’s Environmental Network – film screening, community allotment, plan for 2009 Transition Drinks on 29.01 and every month afterwards Cluny Square/St Lukes – stronger and greener Apple juice for life Food for Life Partnership in local schools Grassroots Reading Group A local author wrote a book A Matter of Scale – it is available here Sack gardening and keyhole kitchen gardens demonstration Healthy Life Essex Graham, published a book PERMACULTURE A Beginner’s Guide Essex Flood Forum Village Green and Kitchen Garden – Metal St. Luke’s Healthy Living Centre CIC Southend Credit Union 3rd Birthday Milton Community Partnership We’ve had a chat with Stephen and Ron from the Ferndale Baptist Church about possible projects in the St. Lukes/Cluny Square area Your chance to own a copy of the St Laurence Orchard Map! Chalkwell Hall Opening Event Support a Woodland Resource Centre in South East Essex New Southend YMCA concept shop Why not become a recycling champion Community in Harmony Health Show in Hockley The Big Lunch in Southend-on-Sea 2009 Visited the local Quakers, had a chat with the local Methodist Church, Coexist, 3Way Split Project, Camp Bling, Socialist Worker’s Party, Stop the War Coalition, Essex Beekepeers Association, Little ECO, Growing Together, Southend Adult College, Turning Tides, Open Arts, Sopocka Inicjatywa Rozwojowa (Poland), Uni of Essex, SEEC, Level 4, Camra
#4. Organise a Great Unleashing	Westcliff – the 47th Transition Town!
#5. Form sub groups
#6. Use Open Space	WEN Earth Day 2008 – Food Security Open Space at Porters
#7 Develop visible practical manifestations of the project	Scrumping – do you know a lonely fruit tree? Designed and creating a buzz: Eco Homes Tour and Talk Edible Garden Crawl Well-Being Fair Conflict Resolution Skills Cafe
#8. Facilitate the Great Reskilling	First Organic Gardening Seminar Credit Crunch Cookery Course FREE ‘EDIBLE’ WINDOW BOX PLANTING Introduction to Permaculture weekend, 31 October – 1 November 2009 keep a look out for various local courses
#9 Build a bridge to Local Government	Newsletters sent to local councillors and MP’s Contact made with council officers and other agencies, Sustainability Officer, Road Safety Officer, Energy Efficiency Officer, Parks team
#10 Honour the elders
#11 Let it go where it wants to go…	Where next for Transition Town Westcliff? Southend-on-Sea in Transition Transition Rayleigh/Rochford District? Rochford in Transition
#12 Create an Energy Descent Plan	Transition Southend Timeline Transition Tale – CSV Make A Difference Day Transition Tale – Organic Vegetable Growing Course

Sorry for all those I’ve forgotten. Please send in your suggestions. Some of the things above we’ve helped to publicize only and it is the organizers skills and commitment which actually made it happen.

Thanks for all the warm words of support we were getting, all the invitations and suggestions which helped us in the work. Thanks to all who have got involved and stayed in contact. It can only get better.

Where next we ask you:)

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#1. Set up a steering group and design its demise from the outset

The Power of Community and deciding to form a steering group

#2. Awareness raising

#3. Lay the foundations – working with various groups, networking with individuals and projects, supporting others in their work etc

#4. Organise a Great Unleashing

#5. Form sub groups

#6. Use Open Space

#7 Develop visible practical manifestations of the project

#8. Facilitate the Great Reskilling

#9 Build a bridge to Local Government

#10 Honour the elders

#11 Let it go where it wants to go…

#12 Create an Energy Descent Plan

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