Peak Oil Article on Radio 4
by Dave Ackroyd - January 21st, 2010Peak Oil was discussed on Radio 4 last night.
Transition Derby UK
Tackling the challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change at the local level
Introduction to PermaCulture Course 13th & 14th March
by Dave Ackroyd - January 19th, 2010
Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or green lifestyles, the application of Permaculture principles empowers you to make a positive contribution towards a sustainable future.
This course is a two-day introduction to permaculture, which is the design and maintenance of sustainable human ecosystems.The course will enable you to apply permaculture principles in your individual circumstance to help move towards sustainability. You will be presented with ideas and case studies, and will learn through practical exercises, observation and discussion.
The course is open to anyone over the age of 16. No prior knowledge of permaculture is needed. For more info see Intro to PermaCulture Course
Video of Alvaston PermaAction Day
by Dave Ackroyd - December 23rd, 2009Giant Clothes Swap, Jan 30th
by Dave Ackroyd - December 7th, 2009
Forget the January sales, Transition Derby are organising a free clothes swap party. A similar event in the city two years ago saw almost 650 clothes swapped in one afternoon, which avoided all these unworn clothes going to landfill. So dig out your unloved clothes from the back of your wardrobe and swap them for something new (to you!) without digging into your purse.
At: Lonny Wilson Croft Community Centre, Stepping Lane, Derby. 30th January 2pm-6pm
Louise Adams talks up our Clothes Swap on Radio Derby.
The Big Stir
by Dave Ackroyd - November 23rd, 2009by Dave Ackroyd - November 9th, 2009
Save money, save energy,
improve your home at low cost workshop
November 21st 6.30pm – free entry – Friends Meeting house
Highly respected expert in Sustainability and Energy Conservation, John Beardmore, will help you to reduce your energy bills, reduce your carbon footprint and prepare for a future of ever greater energy costs and supply problems, at a special workshop in Derby on 21st November. The event, sponsored by Transition Derby, is FREE and open to all at The Friends Meeting House, next door to Radio Derby at 6.30 pm for a 7.00 am start.
Transition ‘The Movie’ – Trailer
by Dave Ackroyd - November 3rd, 2009Good articles in the Papers
by Dave Ackroyd - October 30th, 2009Guardian – A post-oil world gets less sci-fi by the day
Just think back to summer last year when oil prices spiked to $150 a barrel – 10 times the level of a decade earlier. In petrol stations in some European countries, people started to drive off without paying and drivers had to be banned from filling cars before they had paid up. In Britain, people stole heating oil out of the tanks that sit outside many houses in the country.
‘Bread and Buttons’ report by May Mason
by Dave Ackroyd - October 21st, 2009The Hungry for One World event was an afternoon with Derby Forum of Faiths www.ffderby.org.uk and Transition Derby UK www.transitionderby.co.uk – sharing bread from different cultures, looking at how our food supply is changing and seeing what we can do about it. A broad age range was in attendance of various religions, cultures and community groups.
