In this, the last part of four stories, we follow one woman in High Wycombe in the year 2099. Previously we saw a snapshot of events for her children (Jack and Jill) and for her neighbour (John). Jack & Jill discovered the joys of slow-flying in an airship, Jill wrote an essay for a competition and John rediscovered his community. Today we wrap up with a day shopping in High Wycombe’s new High Street. What will we see? Let’s take the tram and find out…
The Transition Network has published a wide variety of books. However I tend to find the books I recommend are from other sources. So I thought I would talk about just one of those books. Of course this could be the most boring thing ever so we won’t make it a regular occurrence! But let us talk about ONE book. Let’s try “The Third Industrial Revolution” by Jeremy Rifkin. It isn’t an old one, it was published just last year in 2011. It is one of several books written outside the Transition movement but which is highly relevant. It is talking about the transition. This is transition for everyone else. You should give it a try…. Continue reading
At the back end of May this year the TTHW Food Google Group whipped into a frenzy of life. The reason? The topic of local markets had been broached in connection with a letter published in the Bucks Free Press. The letter writer had hinted of disappointment that there were no local-producer markets in the town. Now doubt this may have been in response to the Italian Market that was prominent at the Mayoral Weighing Ceremony and May Fayre. Continue reading