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Transition Sherwood presents
In Transition - The Movie!
Thursday 24th March 2011, 7pm - 9.30pm, Sherwood Methodist Church Hall
‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground.
The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.
Sherwood Methodist Church, NG5 2EN
Mansfield Road, corner of Devon Drive, opposite the Chestnut Pub
Level Access
Nottingham City Transport Lime and Purple Line Buses
‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground.
The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.
Sherwood Methodist Church, NG5 2EN
Mansfield Road, corner of Devon Drive, opposite the Chestnut Pub
Level Access
Nottingham City Transport Lime and Purple Line Buses
An Afternoon with
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Transition Sherwood Energy Event
5th February 2011
10.15 for 10.30am - 12.30pm
" How can we save money
by saving energy? "
Open space conversations about energy
With refreshments and information
With energy costs rising, how can we use renewable sources in our own homes to save money? Come along to share your ideas and find some answers.
Sherwood Methodist Church, NG5 2EN
Mansfield Road, corner of Devon Drive
Level Access
Nottingham City Transport
Lime and Purple Line Buses
" How can we save money
by saving energy? "
Open space conversations about energy
With refreshments and information
With energy costs rising, how can we use renewable sources in our own homes to save money? Come along to share your ideas and find some answers.
Sherwood Methodist Church, NG5 2EN
Mansfield Road, corner of Devon Drive
Level Access
Nottingham City Transport
Lime and Purple Line Buses
Potato Day
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AGM and Film - The History of Oil
Thursday 23rd September 2010 from 7pm, Sherwood Methodist Church Hall
This will be Transition Sherwood's second Annual General Meeting, with updates from activities and projects, showing of the film 'A History of Oil', discussion, refreshments, and chances to get involved with Transition Sherwood groups and activities over the coming year.
This will be Transition Sherwood's second Annual General Meeting, with updates from activities and projects, showing of the film 'A History of Oil', discussion, refreshments, and chances to get involved with Transition Sherwood groups and activities over the coming year.
Sherwood Festival 2010
Transition Sherwood Cycle Group organised a stall at Sherwood Festival in June.
Dr Bike was there to give advice and do bike repairs, there was information about cycling facilities and routes in Nottingham, notepads collecting sketches for a Transition Sherwood logo, and cake and plants offered in exchange for ideas on saaving energy and living more sustainably.
Dr Bike was there to give advice and do bike repairs, there was information about cycling facilities and routes in Nottingham, notepads collecting sketches for a Transition Sherwood logo, and cake and plants offered in exchange for ideas on saaving energy and living more sustainably.
Sherwood Art Week and Festival 2010
Sherwood Art Week is a week long event showcasing artists & creativity within the local community. Organised by volunteers, artists & local businesses, art will be displayed in shop windows as well as temporary galleries dotted around Sherwood. The opening event will be a Craft Fair in the Secret Garden at the United Reform Church , Edwards Lane on Saturday19 June from 11am-6pm.
Information about Sherwood Art Week at:
http://sherwoodartweek.blogspot.com
Sherwood Festival - Saturday 26 June 2010, 12 noon to 8pm at Woodthorpe Park on the corner of Mansfield Road and Woodthorpe Drive. Transition Sherwood will have a stall at the festival, showcasing the Cycling Group and the new Garden Share scheme.
Information about Sherwood Art Week at:
http://sherwoodartweek.blogspot.com
Sherwood Festival - Saturday 26 June 2010, 12 noon to 8pm at Woodthorpe Park on the corner of Mansfield Road and Woodthorpe Drive. Transition Sherwood will have a stall at the festival, showcasing the Cycling Group and the new Garden Share scheme.
Sharing and Saving Skills Event
Saturday 17th April, 10am - 12 noon, Sherwood Methodist Church
Learn skills and information about:
- Growing vegetables in small spaces
-Clothes repair and alteration
- Keepiing chickens
- Cycle maintenance
- Knitting for beginners
and a family monster-making activity ....
Learn skills and information about:
- Growing vegetables in small spaces
-Clothes repair and alteration
- Keepiing chickens
- Cycle maintenance
- Knitting for beginners
and a family monster-making activity ....
Sherwood Bike Day
A practical and networking event at The Place, Melrose Street, Sherwood, 27th March 2010
Food garden at Sherwood Community Centre
Transition Sherwood is developing a community food garden on a site attached to Sherwood Community Association centre on Mansfield Road, opposite Woodthorpe Park. We got agreement in September 2009, a 'garden group' been meeting to plan during winter, and will be gradually starting gardening work in early 2010. The group is also hoping to link up with other local projects such as allotment groups to share skills and join in with schemes such as planting fruit trees in part of Woodthorpe Park and in the front of Sherwood Community Association garden.
Sharing and Saving Skills Event
Saturday 23rd January 2010, 10 am - 1pm, Sherwood Methodist Church
Workshops and demonstrations on saving energy, knitting for beginners, growing vegetables in small spaces, slow cooking, how to make kombucha and kefir, a thrifty tips exchange, and refreshments.
Workshops and demonstrations on saving energy, knitting for beginners, growing vegetables in small spaces, slow cooking, how to make kombucha and kefir, a thrifty tips exchange, and refreshments.
It's more fun in an Eco team...
Thursday 26th November 2009, Sherwood Methodist Church, 7.30
Tom Veitch ifrom Global Action Plan introduced Eco-teams - small groups where people meet once a month, usually in each others' homes, look at different aspects of energy saving and greener living such as energy and water consumption, waste, food and transport, take some key weekly and monthly measurements, and support each other to take actions and swap ideas. Eco-teams tend to work especially well with people who live quite near each other, such as on the same street or block, and have often led to longer term sharing and organising. We also heard from people who had taken part in Eco-teams locally last year - and some of the longer term results such as a shared worm composting bin, and experiences of keeping track of power consumption.
A training morning for people interested in leading an Eco-team was then held in January 2010, and several Eco-teams may be setting up around the area in the next six months or so.
Tom Veitch ifrom Global Action Plan introduced Eco-teams - small groups where people meet once a month, usually in each others' homes, look at different aspects of energy saving and greener living such as energy and water consumption, waste, food and transport, take some key weekly and monthly measurements, and support each other to take actions and swap ideas. Eco-teams tend to work especially well with people who live quite near each other, such as on the same street or block, and have often led to longer term sharing and organising. We also heard from people who had taken part in Eco-teams locally last year - and some of the longer term results such as a shared worm composting bin, and experiences of keeping track of power consumption.
A training morning for people interested in leading an Eco-team was then held in January 2010, and several Eco-teams may be setting up around the area in the next six months or so.
Community Food Garden meeting 12th November 2009
At the end of September, Sherwood Community Centre agreed that the group could go ahead with the community food garden. A small group met at the garden in October, and then met at Sherwood Methodist Church to start planning in more detail - both the actual garden and how to organise things - and to plan to get on with work that can be done in winter.
Annual General Meeting 15th September 2009
Transition Sherwood held its first Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 15th September 2009. The AGM was attended by 22 people, meeting in one of the community rooms built inside the recently refurbished church building at St John's Church Hall, Mansfield Road, Carrington.
The meeting covered formal business such as a report of the year's activities, confirming the constitution, agreeing the accounts, and membership of the co-ordinating group. There was a 'DIY Teach Yourself Peak Oil' activity, and discussion of ideas for projects and how to take these forward. New projects include cycling, small-scale skills sharing, and the idea of encouraging walking and promoting knowledge of trees, by a tree walk into the city through Sherwood - with trees along the route identified as a poetic sound-track that you can listen to while walking.
The meeting covered formal business such as a report of the year's activities, confirming the constitution, agreeing the accounts, and membership of the co-ordinating group. There was a 'DIY Teach Yourself Peak Oil' activity, and discussion of ideas for projects and how to take these forward. New projects include cycling, small-scale skills sharing, and the idea of encouraging walking and promoting knowledge of trees, by a tree walk into the city through Sherwood - with trees along the route identified as a poetic sound-track that you can listen to while walking.
Some group memberstook part in Nottingham City Council's 'Sherwood: Your Choice, Your Voice' event in October 2009.
Sherwood Festival, June 2009
The group had a stall at the Sherwood Festival in Woodthorpe Park on 20th June.
Film show 23rd April 2009
A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
The group showed the film 'A Convenient Truth - Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil' at Sherwood Methodist Church, Mansfield Road, at 7.30pm on Thursday 23rd April.
The film shows how the city of Curitiba has transformed problems into cost-effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world. The documentary
focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world. Uplifting, inspiring - and a good antedote to 'The End of Suburbia'!
Missed the film? see the clip on You Tube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQTTG3NcYY
The film shows how the city of Curitiba has transformed problems into cost-effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world. The documentary
focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world. Uplifting, inspiring - and a good antedote to 'The End of Suburbia'!
Missed the film? see the clip on You Tube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQTTG3NcYY
Transition Nottingham's Great Spring Sowing, Sunday 22nd March 2009, The Arboretum, Nottingham
The group had a stall at 'The Great Spring Sowing' event at the Arboretum on 22nd March 2009. We were busy all day meeting people and helping visitors to 'sow in what you throw' - planting seeds in trays made of reused household waste - margarine tubs, yogourt pots and all sorts. It was great too to meet up with people from other transition and environmental groups around the Nottingham area and swap news and ideas. More pictures of the event at
http://www.transitionnottingham.org.uk/greatspringsowing/
http://www.transitionnottingham.org.uk/greatspringsowing/
Film show - The End of Suburbia
The group showed the film ' The End of Suburbia' at Sherwood Methodist Church at Thursday 29th January 2009, followed by discussion and refreshments.
What can Sherwood & Mapperley do to be less dependent on oil?
There was music and food at events in August and November 2008 when local people drew up ideas for how the community could become less dependent on oil.
There were loads of ideas on the themes of energy, transport, skills and resource sharing, and community networking.
At the second meeting, people volunteered to organise or join groups working on community gardening, transport, and skill sharing.
Growing food
There were ideas for community gardening in local parks and unused spaces, and sharing gardens and skills.
Transport
People volunteered to work on cycling, and researching into car sharing schemes.
Skills exchange
Groups will work on setting up a skills exchange system, and passing on skills through workshops and social events.