May 2016 – Transition New Mills

Balsam Bashing June Dates

We are into our third year of trying to clear the New Mills area of the invasive alien Himalayan Balsam which is swamping our native flora. We know it is going to be a long haul but we are already winning in some areas. So we need to renew and redouble our efforts this yearContinue reading “Balsam Bashing June Dates”

FREE RETROFIT ADVOCACY TRAINING OFFER

Transition New Mills is offering to cover the cost of training up to 4 New Mills residents to gain the knowledge and skills needed to motivate others in our community to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, reducing carbon emissions, improving comfort and reducing fuel bills. The course is being hosted by the Carbon Coop,Continue reading “FREE RETROFIT ADVOCACY TRAINING OFFER”

Food and Climate Change

The next meeting of the Transition reading group is Monday June 27th, 8pm at Jill’s. The topic will be food and climate change – here are links to some articles (most are short but with links if you’re interested in further research): https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/livestock-climate-change-forgotten-sector-global-public-opinion-meat-and-dairy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/03/eating-less-meat-curb-climate-change http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/food-water-footprint_n_5952862.html http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sfn/su12cfootprint http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/grass-fed-beef-and-global-warming It has been suggested that, for subsequent meeting/s,Continue reading “Food and Climate Change”

Balsam Bashing Starts This Weekend!

Balsam Bashing 2016 We are into our third year of trying to clear the New Mills area of the invasive alien Himalayan Balsam which is swamping our native flora. We know it is going to be a long haul but we are already winning in some areas. So we need to renew and redouble ourContinue reading “Balsam Bashing Starts This Weekend!”

Important Dates for your Diary

There are 3 important dates coming up where we would really like to see you: New Mills Carnival; afternoon of Saturday 11th June AGM & Speaker(tbc); 7.30pm Thursday 30th June, Volunteer Centre One World Festival; afternoon of Saturday 2nd July We intend having a stall at the Carnival and One World Festivals, but we reallyContinue reading “Important Dates for your Diary”