Big Launch Celebration 17th April

Transition City Lancaster News

Please send your news and info to info@transitioncitylancaster.org.

Car Club Survey

The Travel and Transport group are undertaking a survey to gauge interest in setting up a local car club in Lancaster(see the car club page). Car Clubs allow you to have a pay as you go car available when you need it. For full details of how car clubs help to save you money and save the planet see the national charity website CarPlus Car Clubs web site. Please fill in our online form here.

Spring Film Programme

You can see the latest list of films online now on the What's On Page.

The next film, Dirt will be shown on Thursday, 7:30pm at the Storey Creative Media Centre on meeting House Lane (see map below).

A4 film poster for the spring programme in pdf - please print off and display.

 

 

Dirt!
Takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. www.dirtthemovie.org


Thurs 25th Feb 7:30pm

 

 

A small film club fee of £3 is payable on the night and will help to cover the costs.

TCL mailing lists . . .

Hi there - every time we send out an e update or a newsletter - quite a few get bounced back - so if you've signed up to get stuff and it's not arriving - then please drop us a line at info@transitioncitylancaster.org and give us a very carefully written e address for you - dots and dashes etc . . and we'll sort it out.

Thanks!

 

Transition network national/international

conferences 2010

May 29-31 in Sussex and another one in the autumn in Scotland. Please put in your diaries now . . . more info to come as it lands . . .

Big Launch Party for TCL

We're planning to have a big launch party for TCL in April - provisional ideas are taking shape - many thanks to those who have already offered time, skills and energy - we'll be in touch very soon - anyone with ideas, offers or suggestions please drop us a line to info@transitioncitylancaster.org marked 'Launch' or fill in the online form.

 

Wendy is on the lookout for artists of any species to bring their transition passions and excitements into the 'TCL Big Launch Party' in April . . . . please drop her a line on wendy.haslam@talktalk.net

Not really lancaster - but great anyway . . . .

Have a look at what's been happening in Totnes - click here for a link to their latest events . . . fab!

 

Food Security

Locally produced low carbon food is essential to building our future food security in Lancaster. Happily there are already a small number of local farmers and producers in the area - we have started compiling a list of local organic suppliers . . . please click here - and please send in any further info . . .

It's frighteningly simple . . . we can choose to support local and organic businesses . . . . or we can choose to support globalised food industries with huge carbon footprints. The choice is ours . . . . .

 

Food Projects Launched - Help Needed!

See the details of the 'Fruity Corners' and Garden Share Projects online and see how you can get involved in your local food.

Urgent Help Needed to undertake surveying

Fruity Corners is an exciting new project initiated by the Food & Growing group. We are planning to establish fruit trees and bushes in four public areas this year. The largest Fruity Corner is planned to be in Scotch Quarry Park in the Primrose/Moorlands area of Lancaster. We need to survey both park users and nearby residents in order to inform the planting and to invite people to be involved in its design.
Simon Gershon has asked if you can spare an hour and a half to do some doorstep and park surveys. Simon is organising further sessions as required. We will meet outside the Premier store at the corner of Dale St/Dumbarton Road. If you are willing to help with the surveys, please email simon@51ashfield.me.uk or call 542742 to let him know.

TCL Leaflet

If you require copies of the TCL leaflet then please email info@transitioncitylancaster.org. If you prefer to print your own then you can get the TCLleaflet.pdf here but please remember it should be printed double sided.

 

TCL Programme of Films and Social Events

The autumn programme of films and social events has now finished. However, the Education group is busy with the process of organising more events. If you have any ideas or suggestions please email g.capstick@tiscali.co.uk

For full details of venues dates and times of TCL events see the What's On Page

 

TCL Group and Project Mapping

Samagita has understaken the task of mapping the groups and projects in development in order to get a picture of what TCL is up to and to help inspire people to get involved and celebrate the amazing efforts of those who already are. The map is a work in progress but, I'm sure you'll agree, is a fantastic document. Great work everyone - special thanks to Samagita for pulling this together. TCL Group and Project Map.

 

Ecotricity Donations

The Renewable energy company, Ecotricity will donate £20 for every domestic customer and £40 for every commercial/business customer who switches to their supply using the links provided by our web site. Click here to find out more. If you contact them direct please remember to mention Transition City Lancaster to make sure we get a donation.Thank you.

Webpage

Now that we have our webpage up and running the pages will grow as transition takes off here in Lancaster. Please get in touch with any web ideas you may have or local links and resources to add. Contact Samagita or Steve at info@transitioncitylancaster.org