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Transition Town West Kirby now has its own blog. Go to here
Open space Event 7th June
About 30 people met and discussed 'West Kirby Beyond Oil'. Download a summary of our ideas from here.
We will be developing these ideas and others in the coming months.
5th June 2008
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement, gave a talk in West Kirby on 5th June.
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)
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In March 2008, the price of oil reached a new record of $110 per barrel. This is now a record even allowing for inflation - higher than the level reched in the 1970's during the political oil blockade that lead to an economic slump, and rationing in the USA.
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Wirral Council has announced increased spending on allotments in next year's budget ...[ more]. (Feb 08)
On 23rd January 2008, over 100 people attended a meeting in West Kirby dedicated to food
'FOOD FOR THOUGHT'.
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"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)
Contact us - Stay informed
Enquiries, offers of help, add your address to our email list etc:
0151 632 5366 ...[more]
Events
Sat Sept 13th - 12 to 4 pm
TTWK stall at FRIENDS OF CORONATION GARDENS CHARITIES & COMMUNITY FAIR
Coronation Gardens, West Kirby
Admission Free
Wed September 17th - 7.30pm
GREEN COTTAGE: ECO- RENOVATION OF A VICTORIAN END-TERRACE
A talk by Andy Hunt who is sustainability officer at Trafford Council. Andy has spent two years upgrading his terraced house in Bury and has written a fascinating account of his endeavours which you can read at www.local.theoildrum.com/node/4098.
A great event for anyone seeking to reduce their exposure to soaring energy prices.
United Reformed Church, Meols Drive, West Kirby, CH48 5DA
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.
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). As more people join our group we plan to set up subgroups to look at 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.
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