Big Launch Celebration 17th April

What's On
(click here to go to Group Meetings List)

 

April 2010 will see the big public launch of Transition City Lancaster - aka 'The Great Unleashing' . . . . any ideas or offers - just send them along to info@transitioncitylancaster.org . . . . events and programmes will appear on this site as they start to shape up . . . . there is such a lot going on just now . . please keep scrolling down this page to find the spring film series and the dates for the group meetings and the dates for the various workshop events coming up . . . . . .

 

STOP PRESS - April 20th evening - Rob Hopkins from the Transition Network will be in Lancaster

 

STOP PRESS - Saturday April 17th - will be a full day celebratory unleashing/launch event for TCL - music, talks, films, childrens activities . . .

 

Spring Film Programme

The spring film programme offers a great opportunity to socialise and meet new, like minded people, talk over issues or just enjoy a drink in the bar afterwards Showing each Thursday from 7:30pm at The Storey Creative Media Centre on Meeting House Lane, Lancaster(see map below).

A one night only film club membership charge of £3 will be made on the door to help cover the costs of each event.

 

 

In Transition

The Transition Network film offers a practical and inspiring guide to how ordinary people can make a difference

Thurs 11th Mar 7:30pm

 

 

 

What a Way To Go
Disturbing, compassionate, sometimes humorous personal essay about coming to grips with climate change, resource crises and environmental meltdown. www.whatawaytogomovie.com

Thursday 18th March 7:30pm

 


The 11th Hour

The film explores how we’ve arrived at this moment -- how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. The film will include some group discussion

11thhouraction.com

Thurs 25th March 7:30pm

 

 

 

 

TCL Groups

All the groups are open to everyone. For more info on what they're up to please see the 'groups' page on this website or else drop a line to the named contact person for each group - or just come along to the meeting . . . . you will be very welcome. If you're interested in a group that doesn't seem to exist then drop a line to info@transitioncitylancaster.org and we can see about getting it going!

 

 

March8

Bulding, Energy and Design for Life group meeting

Great ideas and projects on how to make our homes and all buildings more planet friendly. To help inspire some creative thinking have a look at the pod cast lecture on Sustainable Energy without the Hot Air by Professor David Mackay (it's 55 min long but worth every minute)

March 8th, 7.30 at 1 Ashfield Ave - Steve's

Contact: Steve Jenkins, email: Steve@guiver.plus.com

 

March10

Food Storage and Preserves Group

Introductory meeting! 7:30pm on Wednesday 10th March. The purpose of the meeting is to plan for the Home Made Preserves Swap Stall at the Storey on the 17th April. Anyone who is already a skilled chutney, jam, pickles, jellies or cordial maker would be very welcome. Anyone who would like to become skilled in these tasks would also be very welcome to participate in this group.

Venue: Catherine Goss's house, 7 Mill Street, Lancaster LA1 3PL ( at the bottom end of Borrowdale Road). Tel: 847013
Contact: Tony Haslam email: tonyhaslam@msn.com

 

March14

FRUIT TREE PLANTING

Sunday 14th MARCH 2-4 on the green space at the top of Esthwaite Gardens. This is part of TCL's Fruity Corners project.

Please contact Simon on 542742 for more info or just come along for a couple of hours and help plant a tree.

 

 

 

March14

Deep ecology group meeting

Sunday 14th MARCH

From 7 - 9 pm at the Friends Meeting House. This is an open meeting and everyone is very welcome. We share the 'work that reconnects' as gathered by Joanna Macy.

 

Contact@ Margaret Lyth

margaret.lyth@btinternet.com or 60387

 

 

 

March15

Food and Growing group meeting

The FOOD group is working on planting orchards and supporting individuals to grow more food themselves. If you want to learn more come along - our meetings are open to all those interested. There are lots of projects to be involved in if you want - but you can just come and see what is happening. In general we meet the third Monday in the month - please check this page for venue and confirmation of that.

March 15th 7.30 at Simon's , 51 Ashfield Avenue.

Group contact: Jennifer Lauruol email:jennifer.lauruol@btinternet.com

 

 

March16

Skills for community building - group meeting

We are working on lots of new ideas including 'Transition Cafe' events - please do come and join us.

March 16th 7.30 at 57 Ingleborough Rd

Group contact: Jill Robinson

email: jillrob@soundlife.orangehome.co.uk

 

March21

Deep Ecology workshop

The afternoon of Sunday March 21st at the Quaker Meeting House. Open to all. Please come and join with us exploring the 'work that reconnects' developed by Joanna Macy. There will be a small charge for this event.

Contact margaret.lyth@btinternet.com

 

 

 

April7

TCL Network Meeting

7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House next to the railway station.

The network meeting is to network everyone and anyone who is active in any of the Transition groups . . . so please do come along if that's you . . . we'll be looking to the BIG LAUNCH and planning for that as well as finding out what all the groups are up to.

 

 

May1

Transition Timelines workshop

A full day event led by Shaun Chamberlin author of 'Transition Timelines' to start off Lancaster's own timeline to a happier, healthier low carbon future. Open to all - it is a participatory full day event - not a 'drop in' . There will be a small charge to cover costs £8 or £5 low income. At the Quaker Meeting House, Lancaster. More info to follow . . . . Contact samagita@talktalk.net

 

 

June8

Transition Cafe

A brand new venture for TCL - come and eat - drink - and enjoy an interesting presentation and discussion afterwards. This months subject will be 'Pollution in Lancaster and it's links to the environment and health' with prof. Barbara Maher.

 

7.30 at The Storey - Tuesday june 8th - more info to follow . . . . .

 

July3

Oil dependency - and addiction workshop

Chris Johnstone from Bristol will be leading an afternoon workshop at the Storey 2 - 5pm about his work on our collective addiction to oil and lessons learned from his work as an addictions specialist. Chris is the author of 'Find your Power' - finding ways to overcome our individual and collective dependencies. The cost will be £15 or £10 low income.

Contact margaret.lyth@btinternet.com to book a place.

 

TBC00

Travel & Transport

If you'd like to help set up a Car Club in Lancaster we'll be looking at the ground work that one of the TCL members has already carried out - see the carplus web site and complete the survey form to register your interest.

 

Contact: Steve Jenkins, email: Steve@guiver.plus.com

 

 

Other Events

Click here to see Non TCL Events page

 

What do we want to see happening here in Lancaster?

Send your ideas to info@transitioncitylancaster.org