Transition Town West Kirby
Events
Saturday March 23rd - Sat May 11th
West Kirby Fire Station Community Cycling Hub, 10-12noon
Whatever your interest in cycling, come along and see us outside the fire station (April 27th at Farmers' Market):
Learn to fix a bike; Local guided rides; Free cycle maps; Safety info sheets; Adult - Learn to ride; Basic cycle confidence; Local 'Breeze' rides; 'Belle' rides; Adult basic cycle skills; Adult advanced skills; Help getting to your new job; Local Triathlon; Mountain bike tuition; General cycle enquiries; Local cycle racing. See poster here
*Security marking for your bikes*
Merseyside Police are helping us to offer security marking for a limited number of bikes at the Hub, but please let us know that you're coming. email ttwk.food@gmail.com or tel 625 0608.
Sat 20th April 10.30 am
West Kirby Wild Food Walk
A sedate walk along the Wirral Way, with Jesper Launder, lasting up to three hours.
Spring should be in full flow and the foraging should be bountiful. Edible roots, shoots, leaves and maybe mushrooms are the order for the day. Expect to find a wide variety of really worthwhile wild foods and have the chance to enjoy sampling these throughout the walk while on the move.
Meet at the West Kirby end of the Wirral Way (just opposite the Concourse)
Suggested donation £10 per adult.
Places are limited, so booking required - email ttwk.food@gmail.com
Sat April 27th, 9 - 1pm
West Kirby Farmers' Market
By popular demand - your monthly Farmers' Market in West Kirby. Today and the 4th Saturday in every month. Only genuine local producers selling their own quality artisan foods. Organised by the community (Transition West Kirby), for the community.
St Andrew's Church Hall, Graham Rd, West Kirby CH48 5DE
www.westkirbyfarmersmarket.co.uk
Sun 28th April 2.30- 4pm
Apple Avenue Celebration
Come and celebrate with us the start of an Incredible Edible Avenue along the lane off Gilroy Road (outside the allotments). Mellow Yellow present teas and tunes - bring a song, poem or tale!
This planting project is organised by Crass Routes (Arts and Recovery), bringing together Transition, Gilroy Road Community Allotments and Phoenix House.
Name a tree in remembrance of a loved one or to celebrate a birth or marriage - ask Marko 625 9974
Recent events
Tues 25th Sept, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Community Re-use event
Find out how your community and charity projects can get low cost, surplus building and decorating materials, from Recipro and Community RePaint.
The event is hosted by Recipro www.recipro-uk.com, a company that redistributes excess material from the building industry. Come down and see their warehouse and how they put these products to best re-use! Examples range from building raised beds at allotments, small refurbishments (eg new kitchen) to community buildings, and large new constructions for community use.
Blood of the Amazon - from pollution to solutions
Monday, 2 April 7.30pm
An evening with inspirational filmmaker Nicola Peel. Amazonian craft on sale from 4.30pm. Proceeds towards installation of rainwater filtering systems for indigenous people whose drinking water is poisoned by oil.
A varied convivial evening:
Friday 9TH March 7.30pm
'Honouring Our Elders'. A film with Friends of Grange Community Park. Local youngsters learn from elderly residents, highlighting aspects of resilient local life we can re-learn.
Annual General Meeting
Celebrating our Successes and Failures
Forgaing for razor clams
Friday 9th March 5pm
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall describes them as "wonderful, succulent shellfish" in his recipe "razor clams with chorizo"
www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/razor-clams-with-chorizo-07-11-15
4th Hoylake Local Food Fair
Sun 26th Feb 10:00 to 2:00pm
Buy directly from producers selling what they produce locally.
www.wirralfood.org.uk/hoylake.html
Who are we, What do we do, Why. woodlandtrust.org.uk
Wednesday, 22nd Feb, 7.30pm
Bring your community together to plant free trees from the Woodland Trust - and grow your own food and firewood, create new homes for wildlife and bring beautiful autumn colour to your local area.
Simple Solutions to Planet Pollutions
Monday 9th January 2012
A fun, highly practical session with demonstrations of how to make the following:
• A simple hay box oven
• A solar water heater from plastic bottles
• A solar funnel cooker
• A plant pot fridge
Energy efficiency and renewable energy in your home - what works, how to pay for it.
Tues Nov 22nd 2011
Presentation by David White
ACA, MSc (Renewable Energy (CAT))
Energy efficiency and renewable energy advisor
Followed by Q & A session.
All welcome, admission by donation.
URC Hall, Meols Drive, West Kirby
Download presentation from here
Transition Village Eastham is a new initiative emerging on Wirral. See website or contact Helena h.mayles@gmail.com or Neil 07754 897024 nchadborn@yahoo.co.uk
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement, gave a talk in West Kirby in June 2008.
Download his powerpoint presentation from here (12MB).
Listen to TTWK on 7 Waves Radio Community Hour
(broadcast 2008).
( 80 Mb mp3 track - may take a few minutes to download.)
To get a grip on your carbon footprint visit our own helpful calculator: www.carbonindependent.org
Resources
Incredible Edible Hoylake Newsletter June 2012
Why do local shops matter?
Where to buy local eggs in West Kirby
Download leaflet, recipes, fact sheets
Who are we?
...a group working towards a sustainable low-carbon lifestyle, based in West Kirby, Hoylake, and elsewhere on the Wirral.
We are one of dozens of Transition Town groups that have formed over the last few years throughout the UK and around the world.
The global challenges of climate change and energy shortages are approaching - we feel that we may not be able to do much at a global level, but can do a lot at the level of the local community - and that it is better to plan a local response in advance rather than wait until the problems become a crisis. And we feel that there will be many advantages of a low-carbon lifestyle.
Membership is open to all at no charge.
Read more about Transition Town groups
What have we done?
Since 2007, we have held a series of meetings, film shows and discussions. The West Kirby group has been accepted as part of the network of Transition Town groups based at Totnes in Devon. We've helped organise the Hoylake Food Fairs, the annual November 11th Latern Parades, campaigned for more allotments ...
... more about our meetings and other activities
What are our plans?
People joining the group are welcome to come to working group meetings on how the community should respond in individual areas such as food, transport and home energy.
About half of our membership comes from outside West Kirby, including Hoylake, Heswall, Meols and Wallasey. As the membership enlarges, we expect that separate Transition groups will develop, based in other parts of the Wirral.
Our Constitution
TTWK Blog
Regularly updated: Click here
Contact us
Stay informed
Enquiries, offers of help, add your address to our email list etc:
0151 632 5366 ...[more]
News
West Kirby Farmers' Market
A regular monthly Farmers' Market will be starting on November 24th 2012, and every 4th Saturday of the month.
If you are a local producer and would like to apply to sell at the market, application forms are available from the West Kirby Farmers' Market website www.westkirbyfarmersmarket.co.uk
FREE Adult Cycle Training and Maintenance
Organised by Merseyside Travelwise
Click here for more details.
Free House Insulation
Whether you're in private or rented accomodation, take advantage of an offer of free house insulation for all.
For more details see here.
TTWK national allotment report
Waiting list figures in England remain high, and councils are doing little to increase provision.
Download the full report
or the database of council responses.
Wirral Council launches CRed
This encourages residents and businesses to cut carbon emissions. There is a helpful website www.credwirral.org.uk that includes news such as:
• Help for community renewable energy projects
• funding for tree planting
• Green Schools Revolution
Why not sign up on the CRed website to make you own pledge to Wirral's Carbon Reduction campaign.
Listing of community events in West Wirral.
Sunday Bike Rides 8.30 am
Join a friendly group of intermediate cyclists on their weekly Sunday bike ride. They leave about 8.30 am from West Kirby, at the junction of Church Rd and the Prom. The ride lasts 4-5 hours, to destinations such as Delamere Forest, Cheshire plains, Mold and LLangollen. For more details tel Graham on 625 2246 or email grahamlloyd@sky.com