Big Society:

The Future is Local

Why should life in High Wycombe fall apart after a drop of snow or a fuel blockade? How is it that international economic problems or somebody else's war can bring us to our knees? There really is a better way. The days of cheap energy have now gone and with them goes the days of cheap food & local economic security. But there is hope for the future. A Transition initiative is here to help. We are big society and the future is now local. Let's talk.

TRANSITION is a powerful & positive vision of a happy, adaptable & prosperous High Wycombe abundant in local jobs, food and power, where all our children eat healthily, dad has a job and our pensioners are warm through the winter. Inspiring solutions. A future to look forward to..... but it needs everyone. It needs change. A transition. A Transition Town.

Transition Town High Wycombe is a Community Action Group gently pulling the Town towards its inevitable localised, resilient & low-carbon future. It is a place for people to come together, discuss, roll up their sleeves and make it happen. It is open to all and run by the Community - for the Community. Are you concerned about your future? Wondering what you should do to secure your family? Or just want advice about choosing solar panels? Then talk to us.

We aim to move our communities off an addiction to dirty, old-fashioned, fossil fuels and on to...

1. Local energy, energy security, home insulation, energy efficiency, energy saving, renewables for home heating, microgeneration for power - fossil fuels are the problem, not a solution, lets ditch them

2. Local food production for food security, health and well-being, allotments and gardens for all, creating an edible landscape, promoting permaculture, organic, seasonal & sustainable food -  free of fossil fuels

3. Local money, local jobs, local business - for local people - free of our energy & economic legacy

4. Community cohesion, adaptability & wellbeing, the "better way", community resilience-building, ie, combating fuel poverty, improving food security, ending economic insecurity & vulnerability

5. Education on the local impacts of climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels - education on economics & financial sustainability, promoting local abundance over global insecurity - education on the wider damage fossil fuel exploitation causes our society via war, terrorism, pollution and human-rights violations

6. Energy-transition action planning, consultations with Wycombe District Council, the Strategic Partnership, the Local Community Partnership and local Business on future local economic prosperity. Overcoming obstacles, bureaucracy and resistance to change. Adapting to change in advance. Supporting local businesses & networking within local civic society.

We are not an environmental group nor do we campaign against anything. We promote a brighter future through original thinking. Forewarned is forearmed.

What are we doing?

We are affiliated with the High Wycombe Society and we are on the Wycombe Strategic Partnership's Environment Sub-group. We are working with our partners for:

• Garden Swap Scheme (BareGardens & GrowZones)

• Local Food Directory (£1275-worth of grants awarded)

• Energy Saving Kits from the Library (£500 grant awarded)

• Renewable Energy buying group (Wycombe Home Power)

• Post Carbon Home - demo home (post-carbon-living.com)

..and potential future projects:

• Wycombe District Council's "Carbon Reduction Framework"

• Thermal imaging Street Surveys

• Community Allotments, Vegetable Gardens or Orchards

• Fruit Tree Planting around town

• Energy Road Show

• Future Buildings weekend

Interested? Please let us know.

What's on:

• Pann Mill Open Day - Sunday 12th September from 11am to 5pm

• TBD -  The Autumn Season is being discussed with a potential events including something interesting with Steve Baker MP (maybe), a joint film show with other groups, and a free talk on composting and food waste. Wach this space.

• Local Community Partnership Meeting - 13th October 2010 at 7pm - tbd

What have we done?

Join in: Local Food Directory

Grants totalling £1275 have now been awarded to TTHW to produce a Local Food Directory. We need volunteers to liaise with local suppliers to raise further sponsorship to cover the rest of the costs. We also need people to compile the actual directory and someone of suitable time & talent to lay it out for us. Can you help? Then please contact the Project Coordinator - Celia Carter (contact E:Mail below).

MAKE MONEY FROM THE SUN! Welcome to our group-buying club for renewable energy. We work with suppliers to bring you the best deals for High Wycombe residents and businesses. Get a great service, a good choice and save money with us. So let's get together. We are aiming for 500 Solar Roofs in High Wycombe. Click here for more information or download our brochure here.

Download our "How to buy Solar" Factsheet here.

HOW TO MAKE THAT MONEY. Government "Feed in Tariffs" ("FIT") for domestic renewable energy start in April 2010 & earn 41.3p/KWh for Photovoltaics ("PV") - the solar panels that generate electricity. This is in addition to the electricity you save and in addition to the money you earn from exporting your electricity to the Grid. What is more this rate is linked to inflation and is Tax-FREE! You will earn £hundreds every year for 25 years with payback in 15 years. All the money you earn after that is pure profit. Learn more here.

HOW TO MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY. From April 2011 (details in the 2010 Budget) you will earn money from your Solar Thermal ("ST") panels that make hot water. This will be priced at 18p/KwH for 20 years. A typical ST system is rated at 2000kWh/year. This is in addition to the savings you make in heating your water, ie, with Gas. The system will payback in under 10 years so all the money after that is pure profit. To learn more click here.

To sign up for Wycombe HomePower click here. You can E:Mail us to ask questions &/or sign-up by clicking

The 21st Century: a century of declining resources

Regardless of the occasional BBC News Report suggesting that "peak oil" is a "theory" we need only listen to the Oil Companies to learn what is going on. In 2005, Chevron's CEO announced to the world that the era of easy oil was over and went on a major advertising campaign to announce its solutions. In 2007, Total's CEO stated "we have all been too optimistic about the geology..." and went on to state that he couldn't see world supply ever going any higher than 100 million barrels per day. Also in 2007, the former CEO of Talisman stated "I think it's fair to say that the era of cheap energy is over." Then in early 2008, Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer issued a public email that stated "Shell estimates that after 2015 supplies of easy-to-access oil and gas will no longer keep up with demand." Everyone from the President of the United States down to the humble Times Newspaper agree: there are troubled times ahead:

"...what we must do now, for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, we must end the age of oil in our time... If anyone tries to tell you otherwise, they are either fooling themselves, or they're trying to fool you. "

US President Barack Obama (in 2008)

These troubled times are dictated by a fact: we use four times more oil than we find. We are living on borrowed time.

Oil Discovery Versus Oil Consumption

Note: we consume three times more oil than we discover

Its is NOT that we are running out of oil, gas or coal - it is simply that supply cannot keep up with demand. Bang goes your cheap energy and our whole way of life. Where did it all go? Before the industrial revolution there were 580 billion tons of carbon in the atmosphere. Today there is 750 billion tons. The evidence (that our Government uses) suggests that fossil fuel use should be curtailed for reasons of energy security, foreign policy and the risk of man-made climate change. Hence Governments will do what Governments do - they will tax, price and ration fossil fuels. Then they will hope that the markets get the message in time - and that we can all adapt. The market will be the least of our problems: removing fossil fuels from our society is like weaning a junkie off drugs. This will hurt and will take between 20 to 40 years. However this is a prize worth fighting for. There isn't an alternative. A decarbonised society really will be a better one. There is a better way. Read about it here.

So forget about filling your car and think about how you will keep warm. Think about what you will eat when the factory food system turns ten calories of oil into just one calorie of food. The end of cheap oil & gas is the end of cheap food. Resilience, decarbonisation and localisation are the new keys to our security... Getting there is going to be the greatest adventure in human experience. Join us and be witness to an economic and cultural renaissance the likes-of-which we have never seen.

The Challenge of Climate Change

Climate Change is a genuine phenomenon, and there is a non-trivial risk of major consequences. However there is no 100% consensus on how high the risk is, or how soon it is likely to materialise. We just know it is possible & probable. We mitigate risk. It really doesn't matter if the Climate Change is caused by humans or not. It doesn't matter if it is warming or cooling. We are vulnerable in all circumstances. A community that is unable to cope with global food shortages or extreme weather is at risk in a changing world.

Transition Town High Wycombe

This transition is a civic union between local Civil Society and Local Government. The plan is to promote a community transition to a life without cheap energy and food. Instead of global scarcity we'll be plugging into local abundance. It addresses topics of food, waste, energy, education, youth, money, economics, transport, water, etc., through the mechanism of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, an “Energy Descent Plan” and the ‘great reskilling’. Everybody, everywhere will be doing this. It is a Plan that the Community will build and implement. And if you don't like it - then join in and change it.

To learn more about this initiative go to www.transitiontowns.org or contact a member of the Steering Group. Get on board - don't get left behind...

You can E:Mail us directly by clicking

Phone us on 01494 858390 or write to us at:

• TTHW c/o, Krofire House, 5 Richard Gardens, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 7LT

Alternatively please E:Mail one of the Management Committee Officers listed below:

Want to help?

We always need more self-motivated volunteers. Passionate & driven people who can run projects and apply for grants. Experience with charities or in the commercial sector would be really helpful. You need enthusiasm and a bit of spare time. Or feel free to donate some money to the cause - whatever you can afford.

Why not donate?

If you are too busy to help then maybe you could help pay for our work? Your money helps our work continue. It can make the post-carbon future happen. We have almost no overheads so the money goes towards projects such as those listed above. Projects are part-funded by grants but we could always do with a little extra help for printing brochures and educational material. We welcome sponsorship and have a number of opportunities connected with Local Food and Local (Renewable) Energy that you or your Company/Employer can get itself associated with.

What's with the big words?

• "Transition" = (literally) 'change' or adaptation. A positive vision of a future and the building of the roadmap to get there. A change engineered at a grassroots level by volunteers (but implemented in partnership with others, ie, local Government). Emphasis on the pre-emptive adaptation to a future world with less conventional sources of energy & food. A philosophy & a new way of thinking. Encompasses localisation, resilience & decarbonisation.

• "Localisation" = the building of community resilience, spirit & cohesion. The shortening of supply chains for food, work and energy to break the reliance upon fossil fuels. Exploitation of local abundance and the avoidance of vulnerability to global scarcity. Not the rejection of globalisation but rather a rebalancing so we have diversity and choice based upon long term security requirements.

• "Resilience" = the ability to withstand shock from the outside. For example, the ability to maintain a working local economy in the face of prolonged severe weather, fuel blockades, natural disaster, civil disturbance, disruption to energy supplies, economic problems and loss of global food sources. Building a permanent culture.

• "Decarbonisation" = reduction in carbon footprints. Movement towards a low & post-carbon society. Achievable via a mix of technology, economic and cultural changes.

It's NEW Thinking

So what will Transition Initiatives do that cannot be achieved by National and Local Government action?

• Empowerment of individuals who would otherwise feel despair and lack of influence over world events. YOU can take part in Transition and get involved. YOU can make a difference. Think Global. Act Local.

• Positive thinking. Original thinking. Tomorrow can be better than today but only if we avoid dead-end paths of development. Create something inspiring. Reject negativity.

• Re-imagining the future. Future thinking - the modelling of a High Wycombe that we would wish to live in in 2050 or even sooner! Awareness of the challenge.

• Local decision making. The needs of High Wycombe decided by the people of the town.

• Peer-to-peer communication with other members of the public. Your neighbour will respect your view more than that of the Council. We get people talking. We are a forum.

• Shining examples, within communities and neighbourhoods, of positive action.

• Promoting Local over Global rather than simply what is the cheapest. Bring a new mix with diversity & security. 'Supply chains in depth'. Mixing food sources so 70% is local, 20% national & 10% international rather than reverse. Or energy that is 50% from your roof, 30% from your county, 10% from your country and 10% from abroad.

• Garnering public support for relocalised food and energy sources such as fruit tree planting in public places, wind-turbines, solar panels, and so on... that might otherwise be rejected by communities.

• Changing society group-think: rational personal spending habits & investment decisions. Let's get everyone insulating their homes, buying local food and investing in micro-generation. These investments pay-back!

• Building cultural change: offering better alternatives to short term unsustainable lifestyles. Promotion of metrics for well-being that go beyond money in the bank. Rejection of sustainable living as a "lifestyle choice" but acceptance of it as the inevitable future. Build a permanent culture through permaculture thinking. We are CITIZENS NOT CONSUMERS.

• FUN! More party than protest.

Downloads

To learn more about Transition Town High Wycombe....   Download our Brochure here.

Factsheets   Food and Oil How to Buy Solar How to Buy Firewood Local Firewood Merchant Survey - June 2009

To learn more about Transition Towns see our Presentation..   Download the notes here.   If you wish to have this presented to your group, as a PowerPoint + TTHW Speaker, please contact us by clicking .

To learn more about Post-Carbon Living and Post-Carbon Homes.....   Download the notes here.   If you wish to have this presented to your group, as a PowerPoint + TTHW Speaker, please contact us by clicking .

Transition Network News

The Better Way:

Localisation, resilience & security

Things can only get better when we get rid of fossil fuels. Relax. You DO have a choice. An easy choice. You could work over-time to afford car maintenance & petrol. You could eat a tonne of fast-food then pay a gym so you can work it off. You could work a long way from your family just to have enough money to take a foreign holiday - where you can spend your time at an airport or shoe-horned into economy class. Is this the better way? Is that even a holiday? Sure? It is a lifestyle and it can't last. It is now so 'normal' that to challenge it is to question people's deeply held beliefs. It has a religious quality. But it is irrational. During the fuel blockade in the year 2000 our shops came within days of running out of bread. We have forgotten what it is like to have a life without endless cheap energy and food trucked in from the other side of the planet. Our security has gone. It makes us ill-at-ease. We are vulnerable. We no longer eat properly or get the right amount of exercise.

Instead, let's clean up. Get a life not a lifestyle. Don't follow the herd. Be an individual. Set new trends. Spend more time with your family. Save your money and pay off debts. Keep fit by working in the garden, cycling or walking. Grow your own food, cook it and eat it......

.....Recycle more and insulate your home to the max. Heat your house and hot water with a mix of wood, solar energy and a ground/air-source heat pumps. Add value to your home & save money now. Get energy security and insulate yourself from energy price instability. Set yourself free of the system by generating your own electricity with solar power & wind. Benefit financially from lower food & energy bills. Gain even more from Government incentives such as 'feed-in tariffs' for getting your power from your own renewables. You stand to be rewarded handsomely and you'll have something just a bit special. Your neighbours will envy you. Be at the leading edge of new trends.

We know you have no time to listen to the lecturing of people trying to convince you of your guilt for the "environment" or "CO2 emissions". This isn't about the environment at all. It's about YOUR life and your future. This is an investment. Give it a go. Call it enlightened self-interest. Consume less, live more. Be happier. Stop wasting your time. Dirty high polluting lifestyles are daft and unfashionable. Cutting out your fossil fuel addiction is desirable and gets you back in control. Early adopters will be those best rewarded. Who wants to be a fossil? The "better way" is a local life. It embraces your local community as a treasure we have simply forgotten....but why "Transition"?

"Green lifestyles" and traditional "eco" messages make us only think about "cutting back". We feel bad for a while but then move on.. Afterall, who really wants to have less? There is always somebody else to free-ride on our sacrifice. We need to stop thinking about 'sacrifice' and think more about 'substitution' and change. What we forget is that we live in the best possible of all times and we would like to preserve a decent standard of living. This preservation of human well-being is core to Transition. "Transition" is a bright and vibrant vision of a fossil-fuel free society. A vision of healthy, localised, decarbonised and resilient communities. We can ALL contribute to that better future. We know the challenge. Our domestic Oil & Gas supplies are in decline. We now buy it in from remotest Russia or the troubled middle east. These are not secure supplies. Scarcity makes the price of fossil fuels rise leading to fuel poverty. We respond by ripping off mountain tops for their coal or digging up beautiful areas of Canada for their tar sands. These are dirty and inefficient responses. We are smarter than that.

The exploitation of fossil fuels around the world has bought untold misery to millions, not only through war and terrorism, but through human-rights violations. Fossil fuels were a one-off buried bounty of chemical energy. A gift that gave us plastics, cars, air transport, technology, medicine & all modernity. But when the cheap oil, gas & coal are gone - what then? We need to recognise the benefits and preserve them. Then we must recognise the terrible costs and eliminate them. High Wycombe can do this. We have all the know-how, technology and expertise. We only lack the will because we think this is an 'environmental problem' rather than a socio-economic opportunity. A local future is not sacrifice, it is a substitution. It's a change. A change for the better. We'll forsake the insecurity and scarcity out THERE with the security and abundance we have in HERE. It will be fun. An adventure. A better life not a lifestyle.

From 'not bothered' to 'empowered'

It is tempting to dismiss Transition as just another modern eco-fad. Just another bunch of liberal, white, middle-class, doom-mongers telling you the sky is falling. You may even feel that the transition is a curtailment of your freedoms... The trouble with that is that we aren't asking anyone to undergo some weird religious experience or have some strange "faith" in something we cannot demonstrate. We are not dogmatically-eco-anything. 'Freedom' comes with responsibility. We should be pragmatic. We only ask that you watch the TV news, read the papers and take note of Government reports. Make your own objective assessment. If we do not engage in the decarbonisation of our society then we will fall a victim of it. It will simply be imposed upon us by some big government. The change will be easier if you accept a slightly different future from the one you have been sold up until now.

We didn't move out of the stone age for lack of stones. We stopped using whale oil to light our homes when kerosene was found to be cheaper. The 'coal age' arrived in Europe because wood became scarce. At first people hated coal because it was so polluting. But then came the industrial revolution and our world turned upside down. In the 1980's onwards we started to phase out coal in favour of gas. Change is always occurring around us and we need only open a history book to learn about it. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Your Transition Town High Wycombe team have had a glimpse over that mountain. We have an idea as to what will transpire.

So, do you like a hot shower in the morning? Do you like TV & gadgets? Do you like crisps? It would bother you if you had to start sacrificing these things. BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. That is the point of transition. We'll change, We'll substitute something BETTER. It needs a team effort. Change is very rewarding for those who are up for it. The Government is putting in place various schemes to reward people for adopting renewable energy. We can be the community that wins. We can come out on top. The quicker the community embraces this change the better it is for everyone. We must all give our leaders the mandate they need to make change happen... But we can also do so much ourselves. We are now empowered.

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National Events

for your Diary

• Ministry of Food exhibition - Imperial War Museum from now until the 3rd Jan 2011. Go here.

• The 2010 UK Permaculture Conference (they call it a "Convergence") - 3rd to the 5th September at Lambourne End Outdoor Centre, Essex. Web site here.

• Sustainable Energy for the Home - 9th October at the Hackney City Farm, London. A LILI course run by Sandra Hayes of the National Energy Foundation. Web site here.

• Zero Carbon Britain Conf - Saturday 16th October 2010, Bristol Council House. Web site here.

National News:

Local News:

Saturday 21st August 2010

Energy Saving Kits a Phenomenal Success

If you were down at the Wycombe Town Library on the third Saturday in August you would have seen multiple Transition Town members rubbing shoulders with the Leader of the Council Lesley Clarke. We were there to launch the Energy Saving Kit for Loan Project. The day was a great success with all the kits being snapped up far quicker than we expected. (Pictured above left to right: Lesley Stoner WDC Environment Officer, Mark Brown, TTHW Chairman & Lesley Clarke. Photo WDC copyright.)

For more go here.

Wednesday 28th July 2010

The Turning Point comes to Wycombe

Thanks to everyone who joined us for movie-night in High Wycombe in July. We kicked-back and relaxed over tea & biscuits with the movie "The Turning Point". It covered the work of the Findhorn Community in Scotland and included the likes of Rob Hopkins and Richard Heinberg. Delightful.

Friday 23rd July 2010

Transition Books for the Library

On Friday 23rd July at around 11am the Transition Team dropped off copies of each of the four Transition Books (shown above). Each will be brand new. The donation was agreed with the Library in conjunction with our work on the Energy Saving Kits. We agreed that it would be appropriate to have such books available so the public could learn a more about Transition Towns.

For more go here.

Sunday 18th July 2010

Pann Mill in the Sun

Cold water cooled by the Sun anyone? We had quite a lot of takers for our special give-away at the Pann Mill open day. We joined forces with SolaSave for a Photovoltaic demo. They supplied fridge & bottled water whilst TTHW supplier solar panels, batteries & inverter. The demo attracted a steady stream of visitors through the day and was a great success.

For more go here.

Friday 16th July 2010

FOOD Directory wins grant

Transition Town High Wycombe's Local Food Group are pleased to announce the awarding of a further grant. Up to £1000 will now be available to fund the production of the Local Food Directory. Publication of "Food on our doorstep" is due sometime this Autumn. The money is from the Chilterns Conservation Board Sustainable Development Fund and we wish to thank them for their help.

For more go here.

Friday 2nd July 2010

Date Announced for the start of Public lending of Energy Saving Kits

After a successful meeting with the Wycombe Library we are pleased to announce that the public lending of Energy Saving Kits will start on Saturday 21st August. The launch event will be held in the Library Foyer.

For more go here.

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Local Community Partnership Action Planning Workshop

We attended another workshop with the Local Community Partnership intended to help develop an Action Plan. We focussed on the "Thriving Economy" because the "Sustainable Environment" has yet to contain anything to do with either the environment or sustainability. Until we engage more this isn't going to change...

For more go here.

Saturday 19th June 2010

Hamilton School Fete

Our thanks to the volunteers who manned a Green Stall (joint TTHW & Wycombe FOE effort - again!) at this year's Hamilton Primary School Fete. According to Ivan it seems that Celia' food competition attracted the most interest (see our Celia in action at the stall - pictured above).

For more go here.

Monday 14th June 2010

Wycombe 2026: Prosperity Strategy Launched

Those of us with very long memories will remember our consultation with Wycombe District Council on local Sustainable Economic Prosperity during 2008. Well the result of our joint toils was published in January 2010. The first we heard of it was when we were given a copy in June! A browse suggests they did listen to us. Well, sort of...

For more go here.

Thursday 10th June 2010

Wycombe District Economic Summit

The Bucks New University Gateway Building opened its doors early in June to the Wycombe Economic Summit. Over 100 attendees from local Businesses and related organisations attended. TTHW, as a member of the Strategic Partnership, was there.

For more go here.

Thursday 10th June 2010

Farmer's Market to Return

Rumours of the demise of the High Wycombe Farmer's Market have been greatly exaggerated. Despite the trial period in Frogmoor ending prematurely early this year we have now been told that the market will return, in a new home, for the Autumn.

For more go here.

Sunday 6th June 2010

Summer 2010 Spotlight

Have you checked out the Summer 2010 Spotlight yet? Landing on doorsteps on the first Sunday in June this issue is packed with Community News from East Wycombe. In this edition we get a "Green News" section sponsored by our friends over at SolaSave. Click on the picture above for the full read. The top section is our 300 word article submitted (appropriately enough) on the topic of Feed In Tariffs!

Sunday 18th April 2010

Wycombe Hustings

We gathered in the All Saints Parish Church late one Sunday evening for a Hustings. With an election only weeks away it was our chance to grill the four local candidates.

For more go here.

Wednesday 14th April 2010

First High Wycombe demo-Solar Roof completed

During April High Wycombe's largest domestic solar power station opened in Totteridge. Transition Town High Wycombe's Chairman - Mark Brown - was proud to start receiving free electricity and hot water for a solar array that covers the roof of his home.

For more go here.

Sunday 21st March 2010

TTHW in Spotlight

We have a 300 word article in this Spring's Spotlight paper. We got a slot on the Green Pages. It is something we hope to do more of if Spotlight are willing...

Saturday 20th March 2010

Eden "Green Day"

Saturday shoppers in the High Wycombe Eden Shopping Centre have been treated to a range of local 'green' exhibitors. This included a joint stand between Wycombe Friends of the Earth and Transition Town High Wycombe. FOE were promoting their Plastic Bag free day whilst TTHW was promoting local food and energy initiatives.

For more go here.

Friday 19th March 2010

£1000 awarded for Projects

The Wycombe Strategic Partnership has announced grants worth a total of £1000 for two Transition Town Projects. The first grant of £500 has gone to the Transition Town High Wycombe project for Energy Monitors for the lending library. The second grant has gone to the Solar Club Project run by Transition Town Marlow ("100SP"). Plans for how the money will be spent are now to be drawn up. Want to help?

To learn more about the lending library project please go here.

Tuesday 2nd March 2010

SPECIAL REPORT:

TTHW at Ecobuild, Earls Court

Two members of Transition Town High Wycombe paid a special visit to Earls Court to catch up with some of the seminars at Ecobuild 2010. Although sounding like a get-together for the building trade, the event actually boasted many well-known speakers and debates concerning sustainability.

For more go here.

Wednesday 17th February 2010

Energy Saving Kits for Loan Project for WSP

After yet another successful meeting of the Wycombe Strategic Partnership Environment Sub-group three projects have been recommended to be forwarded to the Executive Board. These are the Solar Project (jointly run with Transition Town Marlow), "Revive the Wye" and the proposal to get Energy-saving kits to be loaned from the Library.

For more go here.

Thursday 11th February 2010

Local Community Planning event

The Local Community Planning event held an early evening slot at The Hub on Easton Street. It was held so that we could agree the priorities to go into the Local Area Plan (LAP). Attendees were split into teams to review a list of between 10 and 20 aspirations across a range of topics from "Sustainable Environment" to "Thriving Economy".

For more go here.

Wednesday 20th January 2010

Local Community Partnership - Wycombe vulnerable to extreme weather?

Two members of Transition Town High Wycombe attended the Local Community Partnership Meeting at the Royal Grammar School this month. The discussions focussed on the Chiltern Rail plans to upgrade their line and extend through to Oxford. The handling of recent severe weather conditions, by local services, was also tackled.

For more go here.

Tuesday 8th December 2009

Now we are Partners

Transitioners from Marlow and High Wycombe had the great pleasure of presenting to the Wycombe Strategic Partnership in early December. This was to a meeting of the Executive Partners. The meeting concluded with an invite from the Leader of the Council for the Transition Towns to become full official members within the Environmental sub-group.

For more go here.

Wednesday 25th November 2009

Struck Dumb by Stupid

Wednesday night was movie night at the High Wycombe Environment Centre. Seventy members of the public turned up to see the climate change blockbuster "The Age of Stupid". The event went down a storm with a highly positive reaction by all who saw it. We pulled in an audience for as far afield as Maidenhead and Oxford.

For more go here.

Saturday 21st November 2009

TTHW at the Farmers' Market

One wet'n'windy Saturday in November we took again to the streets of High Wycombe. This time we stood in support of the new Local Farmers' Market on Frogmoor. It was our chance to pull in punters for The Age of Stupid movie show on the following Wednesday.

For more go here.

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