So we had our first meeting yesterday at the Green Backyard and it was great to meet new people and to see some new faces getting involved in PinT! It was a very relaxed and child-friendly meeting … We had some general discussion about what Transition is and a few of our ideas for Peterborough. We also talked about making decisions based on consensus and this being a non-hierarchical group, in which anyone can start a project/event/workshop – so if you have any ideas just start a conversation about them on the forum and if it is something people are interested in you can just get going! Lauren would like to organise a pre-Christmas swapping event where people can bring their old books/toys/clothes etc. and swap them for new ones that other people have brought (we need a snappier title for this event… :)). If anyone would like to help Lauren organise this or volunteer on the day, please have a look at the ‘Swap event’ thread on the forum or email her at laurenpatrick@live.co.uk. We didn’t get round to discussing how regularly we would like to meet but a Sunday seemed good for quite a few families and the Green Backyard is great for the kids to run around together and come in and out of the meeting room – so shall we provisionally agree to meet on the first Sunday of the month at 1pm at the GBY? That would mean the next meeting would be on Sunday 4th November? Also, the next main PinT meeting is at 6pm at PECT on Monday 5th November if anyone can make it…
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An amazing, simple explanation for why we should divestment from fossil fuels. Please share far and wide!
What is Fossil Free? Why divest?
It’s simple. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground to avert a climate crisis. If it’s wrong to wreck the climate, it’s wrong to profit from that wreckag...
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Peterborough in Transition shared 350.org's post.
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Call out for gardening volunteers.
Are you interested in learning how to garden using permaculture principles and helping others do the same?
Headway Cambridgeshire still has spaces on their next Growing Together gardening course for volunteers who want to learn alongside people who have experienced a brain injury.
It doesn't matter how much gardening experience you have - as long as you come with an open mind.
The course is free and will take place at the Green Backyard in Peterborough from Thursday 13 September 2018 until mid-March 2019, after which there will be 3 months of practical application of the ideas we have explored on the course.
You only need to volunteer for two hours a week on a Thursday. Contact Simon Lacey on 01223 576550 or by email simonl@headway-cambs.org.uk for more informationPeterborough in Transition shared Friends of the Earth's post.
There’s a reason fracking has been banned in Scotland, Wales, France and the Netherlands. But it’s about to start in England. There’s just too much at stake to let the government get away with it. Please donate £5 today.