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Quantock Eco - a community of action and hope
Small, rural villages being knit together by a common cause, a desire for a more sustainable future - Quantock Eco. Their next event is...
julijosh
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Transition Town Wellington - another great newsletter of ideas
https://mailchi.mp/992fd5c2037f/april-2022-newsletter?e=b109babd71 From mini community orchards to online Knepp seminars, from...
julijosh
Mar 31, 20221 min read
It’s the Transition Towns Wellington newsletter!
And it’s a biggie! From the Repair Cafe, through Foxes Field planting, to Electric Vehicle events, to The Great Big Wellington to Taunton...
julijosh
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Thinking about your next car being electric?
Thinking about your next car being electric - try the Fully Charged Show
julijosh
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Spring come early
An article from the University of Reading on the impact of seasonal change: https://theconversation.com/plants-are-flowering-a-month-earl...
julijosh
Feb 7, 20221 min read
A great start to the year
In a field above the River Tone, sixteen of us, three of school age, planted 50 trees to enrich the wildlife corridor which runs from...
ifloudon
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Conservation dates to start the year
All outings start at 10am. Monday 3 January: Planting trees in field above the Tone. Meet at Runnington Church ,10am. Bring spades and...
ifloudon
Dec 20, 20211 min read
National tree week, community energy generation, alternative Christmas ideas, and more
The wonderful TTW, shares ideas, hosts events and invites you to come along and enjoy. Do have a read - I dare your curiosity to not be...
julijosh
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Wellington Transition Town’s Marvellous Newsletter
its always worth a read, for local events, global news and great ideas. This month the Repair Cafe is back, electric cars are reviewed,...
OnePlanetLB
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Balsam Bashing - Conservation Group
We had a good, muddy session today, down near the Tone, on the Hortons’ land, pulling up himalayan balsam. Thanks to our mysterious...
OnePlanetLB
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Juicetastic!
Thanks to everyone who came and juiced at our first ever Apple Day, and thanks too to all the kind people who donated apples and bottles....
OnePlanetLB
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Earthshot - A Win For Optimism!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58948339
julijosh
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Greener Gardening Meet-Up
Hello, This is a reminder about the Greener Gardening Group meeting in the Jubilee Hall next Monday Oct11 from 10.30 until 12.00. It will...
OnePlanetLB
Oct 9, 20211 min read
TTW Monthly Newsletter
Transition Town Wellington’s monthly newsletter, containing this month information on collecting seeds for wildflower meadows, helping...
OnePlanetLB
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Beavers Are Back!
https://theconversation.com/beavers-are-back-heres-what-this-might-mean-for-the-uks-wild-spaces-166912?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%...
OnePlanetLB
Sep 11, 20211 min read
Community Apple Day
Love apple juice? Have spare apples on your tree? Bring them along to Runnington Farmhouse, TA21 0QW, on Saturday the 23rd of October,...
julijosh
Aug 31, 20211 min read
Transition Town Wellington Newsletter
Here’s the latest newsletter from TTW, including local history walks, no dig gardening, the repair cafe, foraging for local herbs, and so...
OnePlanetLB
Aug 30, 20211 min read
What might our eco-homes of the near future be like?
Link to this fascinating Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/27/what-will-our-eco-friendly-homes-of-the-fu...
OnePlanetLB
Aug 28, 20211 min read
Action at home
This is a great page from the Wiveliscombe Climate Action website, full of low carbon ideas that we can impliment in our own lives. A...
julijosh
Aug 25, 20211 min read
What if…
How would we affect the planet’s climate if every human planted and nurtured a tree a year for twenty years? https://theconversation.com/...
OnePlanetLB
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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