September 2011 Newsletter
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Southend in Transition, is supporting a personal and community level Transition to a more localised, happy and resilient lifestyle. Have a look at what we are working on with our friends and get involved. It has been a busy few months since the last newsletter and I hope you will enjoy the summary of the projects and events below.
Nurturing Health
is an initiative of Milton Community Partnership intended to improve the quality of life for residents of Milton Ward and the Southend on Sea area.
We believe that high quality, fresh, locally grown food is fundamental to a healthy life and a healthy world, and so we are supporting local people to grow their own vegetables and fruit using their gardens, allotments or even patios, balconies and window sills. Visit www.topofthecrops.org.uk
To help out at events or contribute ideas please get in touch Milton Community Partnership tel. 01702 213264 miltoncommunity@hotmail.com
Transition Together
The Transition Together project forms small, social groups of friends, neighbours and colleagues and then supports them in taking a number of effective, practical, money-saving and carbon-reducing steps.
One of the participants commented: “Everyone helps and inspires one another. As one of the team said in our first meeting, ‘we can grow and develop one another’s ideas to enrich our lives’ – and we do.
Taking part in this local programme could mean that you:
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save up to £600 pounds this year
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get to know your neighbours better
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save on energy and water in the home
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cut your bills and reduce waste
Southend in Transition is currently looking for:
– partner organizations and local agencies who would like to work with us on the editing of the workbooks to make them relevant locally – a great way to inform and involve local residents in your activities and programmes
– individuals interested in taking part – to start piloting the project in your street, ward or organisation – we will offer the handbook, support in starting and managing the group
Visit here (Totnes) and here (Taunton) to read up success stories.
Visit our local website Transition Together in Southend to get involved or if you want to be kept up to date.
Transition Drinks
LAST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH Next Transition Drinks – 29Sept 2011, 19:00 onwards. Cricketers Pub, crossroads of Milton Rd and London Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea (map) Transition Drinks, Transition Chat – a chance to meet for an informal chat about Southend-on-Sea in Transition and all green organizations and projects in our area. Update on Transition Drinks 25/08
Mapping Southend Food Growers and Producers
Local News and Events
Pictures :
from work day on Graham’s plot
visit to Growing Communties in Hackney
Permaculture Design Course
EcoDIY open weekend 10-11th September
Software Freedom Day FSD 17th September 2011
The Fantastic Food Exchange! 18th Sept 10-12 AM
Talk: Essex Bees! Home is where the hive is! 19th Sept 19-22
Free Shop is next open at Chase Road Community Project Saturday 1st October
11am – 4pm and Chase Road ‘Sewing Shop’ from 7pm on Monday 5th September and usually every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month.
Organic Vegetable Growing Course 30 September 2011 at The Growing Together Gardens
Orchard and Garden Open Day Saturday 1 October, 2-5pm at Mount Holly Orchard and Garden,
December Art of the Village, (www.artofthevillage.moonfruit.com) is is looking to collaborate with others in celebrating Tree Dressing Day over the first weekend of December.
To contact them email: artofthevillage@hotmail.co.uk
South East Essex Seed Potato Day 2012: Saturday 25 February at Growing Together
Gardening Project Southend Storehouse
Congratulations to Transition Chelmsford
FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE Apricot Centre starting October
Transition News and Projects
There are 352 382 Official initiatives 458 Muller initiatives In approx. 34 countries
from the Transition Network September Newsletter
In Transition 2.0′: update and appeal for crowdfunding…
Your suggestions will help us
The content of the newsletter can be be generated by you, the community members and compiled by the Steering Group. Any news about activities, updates and forthcoming events should be sent to kamilpac@googlemail.com for inclusion in the next newsletter and I will try to incorporate them as time allows.
If you have something you want to share with us, feel free to get in contact. Share information, your ideas and feelings and share in the work here.
Sent to you by Kamil Pachalko on behalf of Southend-on-Sea in Transition
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