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Hoylake Local Food Fair
Sun 31st Oct 10am to 2pm
Come and meet real producers selling what they produce locally.
New ttwk national allotment report
shows 20% increase in allotment waiting lists in England in the last 12 months.Download the full report
and the database of council responses.
Visit the Transition Town West Kirby blog to see what's been happening recently:
• Honouring the Elders
• Lantern Parade
• Patrick Holden
• fruit tree planting
• Fungus Foray
• TTWK complete a national survey of allotment waiting lists
• TTWK and sustainable tourism
• Sun, stoves & energy saving
• Creative health walk to Hilbre
• Fruit prunimg workshop
• Ecover scheme details
• liftshare.com is waiting for you
2009 Transition Conference Report
May 2009
Battersea, London.
Listen to TTWK on 7 Waves Radio Community Hour
(broadcast 2nd Dec).
( 80 Mb mp3 track - may take a few minutes to download.)
The Open Space Event on 29th Nov 2008 resulted in working groups being set up for food, transport, and "heart & soul". An energy group is also expected to form soon. ...[more]
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement, gave a talk in West Kirby in June 2008.
Download his powerpoint presentation from here (12MB).
Rob Hopkins' book has now been published - essential reading for those concerned about what life will be like after the end of cheap oil. (Mar 2008)
...[more]
"The UK will be importing around two thirds of its energy by 2020"
according to a new report from the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
(Jan 08) ...[more]
Shell Chief Executive predicts failing world oil and gas supplies by 2015
The CEO of Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, recently said "after 2015 supplies of easy-to-access oil and gas will no longer keep up with demand"
(www.theoildrum.com/node/3548).
He advocated "innovation occur[ing] at the local level". (Jan 08)
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]
What's happening
Sat 11th Sept 1.30 to 4.30pm
Green Village
Rolling Presentations & Literature
• Concerned about high energy bills last winter?
• Want to improve insulation? ventilation?
• Want to speak to the experts?
• What can and cant (yet) be done with listed buildings.
• Need to know about possible grants and permissions?
• Feel free to drop in anytime during the afternoon
Port Sunlight Church Hall, off Bridge Street, Port Sunlight
To find out more contact Matthew Crook, 606 2121
email builtconservation@wirral.gov.uk
Talent Show - a community event
25th September 6 to 9pm
An evening of music, poetry, and art & craft.
St Lukes Methodist Church, Market Street, Hoylake CH47 2BF
An occasion for local creative people of all ages and ability to contribute in an informal and friendly atmosphere and enjoy a fun evening. Free entrance, donations welcome. Refreshments.
Contact Istra Toner 625 1337 or istratoner@googlemail.com
"Loaves of Love"
Wed 29th Sept - 7pm
A skillsharing session on making sourdough bread. Numbers limited, to book a place email ttwk.food@gmail.com
Fungus Foray
Sat 9th Oct 11am to 3pm
A repeat of last year's foray on Caldy Hill with mycologist Ted Tuddenham of the Famous Haringey Fungus Foray. Great fun last year when we found 44 different varieties, six of which were edible. Numbers limited, to book a place email ttwk.food@gmail.com
How to look after your apple espalier
Teaching session with hands-on pruning of established espalier at Dale Farm. Date to be confirmed. Let us know if you are interested in this day.
Sun October 31st 10am to 2pm
Hoylake Local Food Fair
Hoylake Community Centre
Hoyle Road, Hoylake CH47 3AG
For more details see www.wirralfood.org.uk
Meet real producers selling what they produce locally, and buy the best quality local fresh produce, support local producers and reduce food miles.
Interest so far from producers selling local vegetables, buffalo meat, honey, cheese, pies, handmade frozen ready meals, Champagne pâté in Kilner jars, speciality mayonnaises, dips, meringues / pavlovas, fresh herbs, handmade bread, cakes, scones freshly baked on site, Welsh cakes, traditional real ale & old fashioned still soft drinks, hot bacon butties, jams, jellies, chutneys, marmalades, sauces, mustards, cordials, compotes, fruit cheeses, yogurt, whole milk, smoothies, Cheshire brie cheese, and homemade pies from home produced beef.
This promises to be a really exciting event and we would love more local people to get involved. To find out more about how you could help visit our (very brief) online questionnaire.
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
TTWK food group is encouraging more people to get involved with plans for 2010 Click here to find out more.
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
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 on the government's boiler scrappage scheme and how to get free vouchers for TV standby savers and real time electricity monitors. Why not sign up on the CRed website to make you own pledge to Wirral's Carbon Reduction campaign.
To get a grip on your own carbon footprint visit our own helpful calculator. www.carbonindependent.org
Who are we?
...a group working towards a sustainable low-carbon lifestyle, based in West Kirby and elsewhere on the Wirral.
We are one of dozens of Transition Town groups that have formed over the last two 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. We feel it is better to plan a local response in advance 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.
Our Constitution
Read more about Transition Town groups
What have we done?
Since September 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.
... MORE ABOUT OUR MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
What are our plans?
We have a series of meeting planned (see Events panel). 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.