Newsletter20120917

Hi Everyone,

Come along to our newcomers' evening on Thursday night to find out more about Transition, or on Friday join us to enjoy eating a locally-sourced meal and hearing about some local food projects (a joint event with Cambridge Carbon Footprint). Don't miss the early bird deadline on September 25th for our workshop with Looby Macnamara on creating productive groups using permaculture principles, which takes place on October 27th.

CONTENTS

Transition News and Events

  • Thursday 20 September: Newcomers evening
  • Friday 21 September: Eat Buy Local
  • Saturday 22 September: CropShare - Be an organic farmer for a day
  • Tuesday 25 September: Food Group meeting + Cambake meeting
  • Fri-Sat 28-29 Sep 10am - 4pm: Grafton Centre Eco-event with TC stall (+ help needed)
  • Monday 01 October: Transition Cambridge AGM + new Transition film
  • Tuesday 09 October: Food Group newcomers meeting
  • friday 26th October time to be confirmed: People and Permaculture - book launch with Looby Macnamara
  • Saturday 27 October: People and Permacuture: Creating synergetic productive groups with Looby Macnamara
  • Events for your calendar

Community News

  • Hoop Springs Eternal
  • Lovely room to rent

Other News and Events

  • Wednesday 19 September: Workshop: 2030 vision for transport in the Cambridge sub-region
  • Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd Sept: Permaculture course at Dunton Community Garden
  • Sunday 23 September: Milton Produce Show
  • Monday 24 September: The Big Picture: Dr. Aled Jones
  • 6 Fortnightly evening sessions beginning in October: Carbon Conversations - October Groups
  • Saturday 06 October: SkillsFest
  • E-Petition against airport expansion
  • Contribute to the County Council's Transport Strategy

Transition News and Events

Thursday 20 September: Newcomers evening

19:30-21:00, CB1 Cafe, 32 Mill Road, Cambridge

Come and find out what the Transition movement is all about, what we get up to in Cambridge, and how you can get more involved! We'll show the first Transition film "In Transition", followed by a short presentation of our current projects, and then time for questions and answers and a chance to meet people. All welcome, free.

Friday 21 September: Eat Buy Local

19:00-21:00, St Andrew's Hall, St Andrew's Road, Chesterton, CB4 1DH

An exciting evening to celebrate local food! There will be a light meal made from local seasonal ingredients and short talks from local producers, including Waterland Organics, CamCattle, Hawthorn Farm, CamBake, Cambridge Country Market. You will also hear from members of Cambridge Carbon Footprint's Eating Local project, which is celebrating one year of eating local food - the highs and the lows! Come along for a delicious and fascinating evening! A collaboration between Cambridge Carbon Footprint and the Transition Food Group.Book your place now by email or phone 01223 301842. More details here.

Saturday 22 September: CropShare - Be an organic farmer for a day

09:30-16:30, Waterland Organics, Willow Farm, Lode CB25 9HF

Join Transition's community farming project, CropShare, to experience life as a real organic farmer for a day. This Saturday, CropShare will be having fun helping out on the farm from 10am to 12.30am, and 2pm to 4.30pm, sharing a lunch and a chat in between. You can join us for the morning or afternoon session, or both. See our blog to get a flavour of what workdays are like. It will be good healthy fun,a great chance to see our local countryside, and how food is grown on a large scale. We'll be holding farm work days throughout the season - so watch this space! Fill in this form if you would like to take part this weekend, we'll also help you arrange travel to the farm. Everyone is very welcome! Family friendly. More details here.

Tuesday 25 September: Food Group meeting + Cambake meeting

18:30-20:00, The Emperor pub, 21 Hills Road, CB2 1NW (upstairs room)

The Food Group's regular fortnightly meeting - we'll be making a plan for the newcomers' meeting on 9 October. We'll also be reviewing our stall at the Food, Garden and Produce Festival on 15-16 September. Followed by a meeting of Cambake (Cambridge's community bakery project) from 8.00pm.

Fri-Sat 28-29 Sep 10am - 4pm: Grafton Centre Eco-event with TC stall (+ help needed)

10:00-16:00, Grafton Centre Great Court

Last year this event was called Live Green and it was great fun. There were stalls from CCF, Recycling, Cambridge Wood works, a live cooking competition and a smoothie cycle. This year the energy group are putting on a stall - this is a 2-day event and we need lots of volunteers so if you could help us out for a few hours please let us know. We are especially short of people on the Friday - we won't not be able to run the stall on both days unless we get some more help!

Monday 01 October: Transition Cambridge AGM + new Transition film

19:15-22:00, Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane

Come and see the new Transition film In Transition 2.0 (recently shown at the cinema) at 7:15, followed by tea and cakes, and then join us for our AGM at 8:30. Come to either or both parts of the evening; suggested donation for the film screening £3-5. All welcome! Members of Transition Cambridge are invited to nominate officers for election or propose amendments to the constitution. More details here.

Tuesday 09 October: Food Group newcomers meeting

18:30, Baroosh, 8 Market Passage, off Market Street, CB2 3 PF - upstairs room

The Food Group has been a central part of Transition Cambridge since the early days. The link below takes you to more info. If you'd like to find out more about what we do, and our projects, you're welcome to come to this meeting and meet some of the people who are involved in the Food Group. All welcome! More details here.

Friday 26th October: People and Permaculture - book launch with Looby Macnamara

18:30, Heffers Bookshope, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1TY

People & Permaculture talk by Looby Macnamara. Looby will be talking about her new book People & Permaculture, the first book to explore the use of permaculture principles and design to enhance personal, social and planetary well-being. Please note that the time has changed to 18:30.

Saturday 27 October: People and Permacuture: Creating synergetic productive groups with Looby Macnamara

10:00-17:00, Trumpington Pavilion, King George V Playing Field, Paget Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9JF

Creating synergetic productive groups - a workshop with Looby Macnamara, author of People and Permaculture. We will explore group life and how to make the most of the group energy and people's skills. This will include decision-making, facilitation techniques and roles within groups. The workshop will be fun and interactive. Cost £45/ £35 unwaged if booked and paid for by September 25th. After this date the cost will be £55/ £45 unwaged. For more information and to book contact Penny More details here.

Events for your calendar

Community News

Hoop Springs Eternal

The Cambridge and Peterborough YMCA is calling for members of the local community to join them on Saturday 13th October at Parkers Piece between 12 and 4p.m to set a new world record. The Cambridge and Peterborough YMCA is one of 58 YMCA’S taking part in the YMCA’S worldwide record attempt for shooting the largest number of basketball hoops in one day. The challenge, which aims to gather 5 million people in YMCA’S across the world, officially starts at 8.am, local time in New Zealand and ends in Hawaii at 1700 following the time zone progression around the globe. This event is open to everyone so if you are interested in taking part, or want to show your support for the work of your YMCA please contact Andrew Wilbraham.

Lovely room to rent (with permaculture interest)

From Marina: "Hi, we have a lovely, large furnished room available in a peaceful, shared house run on permaculture principles. The room overlooks the garden and a nature reserve. There is an opportunity to participate in organic veggie and fruit growing. We're 2 miles from city centre and close to a supermarket. Sharing with 2 women (1 p/t employed and 1 f/t MA student) and a cat. Costs: £500 pcm + bills." Contact Marina here.

Other News and Events

Wednesday 19 September: Workshop: 2030 vision for transport in the Cambridge sub-region

18:30, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA

Come and give us your innovative ideas for what sort of transport system the sub-region should have in 2030. The discussion will be led by David Cleevely, with introductory talks by Dearbhla Lawson on the view from the County Council, and Dick Jarvis on the view from the Federation of Small Business. See http://www.cambridgeppf.org/vision/9/ for background information. Please email to confirm your place or telephone Nigel Bell on 01223 243830 ext. 205.

Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd Sept: Permaculture course at Dunton Community Garden

09:00-17:00,

Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living, integrating plants, animals, buildings, people, and communities. The course will be led by Hannah Thorogood, and will include an introduction to permaculture, observation of natural systems and how they relate to us, using some tools of permaculture design. The course aims to inspire you to be the change you want to see in the world, and is a chance to get to know like-minded people. Cost: £70 (£50 concessions) for the weekend. Booking is essential, please email, or phone 01767 313898. Poster here.

Sunday 23 September: Milton Produce Show

11:30-15:30, Milton Country Park

NOTE NEW DATE! Milton's village produce show, now in its fourth year, with categories for fruit, veg, flowers, home produce, handicrafts and photography, plus categories for children. It's fun, very informal and open to all - why not have a go at entering? Part of the Milton Country Park Food, Farming and Countryside Event. More details here.

Monday 24 September: The Big Picture: Dr. Aled Jones

19:30-21:30, Friends Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BA

Our Speaker on Monday 24th September is Dr Aled Jones, Director of the Global Sustainability Institute at ARU. Prior to this he was Deputy Director at the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. He will share with us his thoughts on the big picture, influencing government, policy and regulation. Dr. Jones' expertise includes chairing the working group on climate finance within the Capital Markets Climate Initiative on behalf of Greg Barker, the Minister for Climate Change, sitting on the UNEP FI insurance sector working group and setting up the Banking & Environment Initiative. He has also worked in academia, consultancy and a high tech startup. He leads research projects in climate finance, energy and behaviour, and resource management. Cost £5

6 Fortnightly evening sessions beginning in October: Carbon Conversations - October Groups

19:15, Various around Cambridge

6 friendly, practical meetings aimed at helping you halve your carbon footprint. Over 1,000 people have already taken part so come and join us! Cost is £15 for all six sessions and a copy of the 'Carbon Conversations' handbook. More details here.

Saturday 06 October: SkillsFest

12:00-16:00, St. Andrew's Hall, St. Andrew's Road, Chesterton

Following on from our successful SkillsFest with Transition Cambridge last year, Cambridge Carbon Footprint is bringing back SkillsFest for another year! A wide range of skills that will help you live more sustainably will be covered, from vegetarian cooking to knitting to growing your own with workshops and skills demonstrations all day! There will be so much to learn and do, so drop in and get your hands dirty! More details here.

E-Petition against airport expansion

The following is part of a HM Government official petition against the expansion of airports. "In 2011, the Government accepted that an oil supply “crunch” if not a peak in production was very likely before 2020 and promised to develop energy policies for a resource constrained future. Plans for airport expansion continue, despite studies indicating a shortage of aviation fuel by 2026." For more info and if you feel moved to sign, go to this link.

Contribute to the County Council's Transport Strategy

Cambridgeshire County Council is now consulting on issues for a new transport strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. They say: "Growth is being planned and we need to explore how best to accommodate this while improving accessibility and reducing congestion." Their consultation document highlights some of the main issues and challenges for transport in the area and seeks views on what approach we should take in developing a new transport strategy over the coming decades. The closing date for feedback is 28 September 2012. You can also attend various public meetings to find out more. More info here.

Have a great week,

Anna (and newbie bulletin-writer Hannah)

 

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