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energyshare – green energy tariff
Tue 31 May, 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
energyshare – green energy tariff

‘Energyshare’ are providing an opportunity for everyone to buy electricity from renewable energy sources without it costing more pennies…
Energyshare is now offering British renewable energy at the same price as British Gas’ standard electricity tariff. …

Could you give a wormery a good home?
Tue 24 May, 2011 – 7:00 pm | 7 Comments
Could you give a wormery a good home?

Gael Gusti, a current member of Transition Worcester, is moving to France next week, and would like to give his two wormeries away to a good home or two. Could you help?
One of these wormeries …

Elderflower Forage and Cordial Making
Tue 24 May, 2011 – 1:44 pm | No Comment
Elderflower Forage and Cordial Making

Come along on Saturday 11 June to forage for elderflowers on a pleasant walk through Cherry Orchard Nature Reserve (start at 10am) through to Cripplegate Park. At Cripplegate Park, we will prepare the collected elderflowers …

Family Fun Bike Ride 2011!
Mon 23 May, 2011 – 10:34 pm | Comments Off
Family Fun Bike Ride 2011!

It’s back! We’re pleased to say that our extremely successful ‘Family Fun Bike Ride’, part of the National Bike Week,  is being run again this year. It was great fun last year with 80 participants …

Events coming up in the local area
Thu 19 May, 2011 – 11:09 am | No Comment
Events coming up in the local area

There are a few foody events coming up in the local area that I wanted to let Transition Worcester members and other interested people know about:
The first is an event called “The carrot that started …

CANCELLED: Food Co-ops Talk 18 May
Wed 18 May, 2011 – 10:23 am | 2 Comments
CANCELLED: Food Co-ops Talk 18 May

STOP PRESS: We are very sorry to announce that the talk this evening has had to be cancelled due to the low number of bookings. The idea of the talk is to get conversations going …

Volunteering Fair in Worcester 3rd June
Tue 10 May, 2011 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
Volunteering Fair in Worcester 3rd June

Please come along to the Guildhall in Worcester, between 10.30 and 2.30 on the 3rd June for the annual Volunteering Fair. Organised by the Worcester Volunteer Centre, Transition Worcester will be one of the many …

Walk to Work Week 2011
Sun 8 May, 2011 – 9:18 pm | No Comment
Walk to Work Week 2011

National Walk to Work Week, 9-13 May 2011, is the ideal time to give walking a go. An easy form of exercise requiring no special equipment, walking can be fitted in on your way to …

Greening Teenagers
Sun 8 May, 2011 – 2:10 pm | One Comment
Greening Teenagers

Following on nicely from my recent blog post about the Hive, a local environmental youth project which has done great things with plans for an Earthship, due to the enthusiasm and dedication of the young …

Support the plans for an Earthship in Worcester
Fri 6 May, 2011 – 4:00 pm | 4 Comments
Support the plans for an Earthship in Worcester

The Hive, a environmental youth volunteering group, is a fantastic group for teenagers to get involved with green issues – and solutions. They have been developing plans to build an innovative green “earthship” in the …

How to set up a food co-op in your community…
Wed 4 May, 2011 – 5:08 pm | No Comment
How to set up a food co-op in your community…

Food Co-ops are a practical way in which local people can take control of where their food comes from.
Join us on Wednesday 18th May for a talk on food co-ops, from 18.30 to 20.30 in …

Compost Awareness Week
Tue 3 May, 2011 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Compost Awareness Week

People are encouraged to join the thousands of residents around Worcestershire who have already started saving and wasting less during Compost Awareness Week.
Experts will be hitting the road throughout this awareness week (from May 1 …

Abundance Handbook by Grow Sheffield
Sun 1 May, 2011 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Abundance Handbook by Grow Sheffield

Well, it’s not done by us which is a shame, but Grow Sheffield have published an incredible ‘Abundance Handbook’! This group works closely with Transition Sheffield and although the handbook is local to their area, …