Transition Swansea
Introduction:
Transition Swansea is a grassroots initiative inspired by the Transition Town movement. Transition Towns is a positive way of preparing for a low-carbon future and lessening our dependence on oil. Ways in which this is done not only include energy efficiency, buying locally and consuming less. It also means sharing skills with one another, getting practical advice from the elderly about life before cheap oil and re-learning what it means to truly live in a community. The outcome of this will be a stronger community encouraging a more localised lifestyle, which will not only enable us to be more resilient in the face of climate change and peak oil but will improve the quality of all our lives.
To find out more about Transition Towns, see our Useful Links Section
Transition Swansea had its first public meeting in january 2008. There is a steering group of 11 people who have all volunteered to help guide the project through it's early stages. Since the first meeting several people have also taken the initiative and set up Transition-related projects. Some of these are:
- Community Tree Nursery - Providing trees for schools and community groups.
- Fruit Tree Grafting Day - workshop teaching the vital skill of fruit tree grafting.
- Market Saturday - event encouraging students to shop at Swansea indoor market.
- Transition Drinks - an informal meeting for people interested in the initiative.
- LIDS (Low Impact Development Swansea) - an existing group discussing the possibility of a low-impact housing group in Swansea.
The steering group is arranging the next big public meeting/event. This will include a film screening and short talks from representatives of other Transition Towns, and a question and answer session. We will post information about this event as soon as it becomes available.
Upcoming Events:
We are planning an event to celebrate harvest plus another film screening in association with Undercurrrents - details soon.
Previous Meetings:
First Public Meeting 14th January 2008
Steering Group 11th February 2008
Steering Group 28th February 2008
Steering Group 19th March 2008
First Film Showing 31st March 2008(poster HERE)
Steering Group 14th April 2008
Mapping Transition Swansea 12th June at the Friend's Meeting House, St. Helen's Road. A chance to find others in your neighbourhood who want to get something started and find out more about what to do next.
The Power of OUR Community June 19th at the Waterfront Community Church, Langdon Road, SA1. Plus a short talk and Q&A session from an established Transition Llandeillo. More information about the film please see http://www.powerofcommunity.org)
These files are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here for a free copy).
Useful Links :
- Transition Network - http://www.transitiontowns.org/
- Transition Totnes - http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/
- Transition Nottingham - http://www.transitionnottingham.org.uk/
- Rob Hopkins founder of Transition Towns - http://transitionculture.org/
- Transition Bristol - http://transitionbristol.org/
(Please send jenny@environmentcentre.org.uk your suggestions for other links that should be included.)
Keep in Touch:
Transition Swansea has a mailing list if you would like to get more information or take part in any way.
You can contact us at transitioncityswansea@googlemail.com.
