News
GreenReads - books from the library
Transition Sherwood has published a list of books about peak oil, climate change and other themes relevant for transition groups - all available to borrow free from Nottingham City Libraries. Click on the link below to download a copy of the list.
| greenreads_transtion_sherwood_booklist_november_2009.pdf |
Tree Walk
A small group is working on a project linking transport with art and nature, starting in Autumn 2009. The idea is to encourage walking and to promote 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, plus a visual artwork perhaps. If you'd be interested in getting involved with this, please contact the group via the website.
Community Food Garden
In late September 2009 the group got the go-ahead to set up a community food garden at the back of Sherwood Community Centre, in Mansfield Road opposite Woodthorpe Park. The original idea came from meetings in Autumn 2008, and in 2009 a small group started to look for land around the area, and talked to Peter Maxfield at Sherwood Neighbourhood Office. Since then the group has talkedwith neighbours, the local neighbourhood office, and members of the community centre, seen a slide show of community gardens in Australia, New York, Sheffield and Nottingham, and had met to discuss how the community garden might be developed.
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. Watch this space!
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. Watch this space!
What can Sherwood and 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.
Skills exchange
Groups will work on setting up a skills exchange system, and passing on skills through workshops and social events.
Transport
People volunteered to work on cycling, and researching into car sharing schemes.
