Transition Culture

3 Apr 2007

Transition Town Totnes Launches Its New Programme of Events!

We are delighted to confirm the next TTT programme of events that will take the initiative through until the summer. Printed in vibrant summer colours, it is an intriguing mix of practical, theoretical and philosophical, and indicates many of the new pathways opening up for the initiative. Printed copies will be available in time for the screening of ‘A Crude Awakening’ and then will be available around the town. You can download the pdf. versions of the flyer here, the inner and the outer. Hope to see you at some of these events. The programme in full is;

**Transition Town Totnes Programme of Events: April – July 2007.**

Saturday April 14th . Totnes Civic Hall. 1.30 – 5pm. Free.
*Jointly presented by Totnes & District Sustainability Group, Transition Town Totnes, Renewable Energy for Devon (RE4D), Envision & West Country Energy Action*
**RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL! Renewable Energy for All #1. Solar Hot Water, Photovoltaics.**

Saturday April 21st. Methodist Hall, High Street, Totnes. 10 – 2pm. Free.
**The “Transition Tales” Scrapbook Creation Day.**
Everyone welcome. Please bring a laptop if you have one, as well as your story telling skills, imagination, laughter and creativity.

Saturday April 28th. Totnes Civic Hall. 1.30 – 5pm. Free.
*Jointly presented by Totnes & District Sustainability Group, Transition Town Totnes, Renewable Energy for Devon (RE4D), Envision & West Country Energy Action*
**RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL! Renewable Energy for All #2. Solar Hot Water, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Wood Fuel.**

Tuesday May 1st. Totnes Industrial Estate. 9-11am.
*Transition Town Totnes in association with Envision and NISP*
**Totnes Business Swap Shop.**
Places Limited. Call Fiona Ward on 07790547710.

Tuesday May 8th. Foxhole Theatre, Dartington. £4 (£3 concessions).
*Transition Town Totnes in association with Schumacher College*
**Permaculture – designing for transition.**
A Talk by Penny Livingston-Stark.

Saturday May 12th. Totnes Civic Hall. 1.30 – 5pm. Free.
*Jointly presented by Totnes & District Sustainability Group, Transition Town Totnes, Renewable Energy for Devon (RE4D), Envision & West Country Energy Action*
**RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL! Renewable Energy for All #3. Solar Hot Water, Microhydro & Small Scale Wind.**

Wednesday May 23rd. St John’s Church, Bridgetown. £4 (£3 concs).
*Transition Town Totnes in association with Totnes Sustainability Group.*
**New Strategies for Zero-Energy Housing.**
With Bill Dunster (designer of BedZed) and Bob Thomlinson (Living Villages Trust).

Wednesday June 6th. St Johns Church, Bridgetown. 8pm. £4 (£3 concs).
*Transition Town Totnes in association with Schumacher College*
**The New Economics: From Growth to Wellbeing – plus a Report on the Totnes Pound.**
With Talks by Andrew Simms and Nic Marks of the New Economics Foundation.

Monday June 11th. Great Hall, Dartingtonl. 10am – 4pm.
*Transition Town Totnes in association with the Dartington Hall Trust and Schumacher College*
**Estates in Transition Conference**
This event is only open to estate managers and trustees.

Monday June 11th. Great Hall, Dartington. 8pm.
*Transition Town Totnes in association with the Dartington Hall Trust & Schumacher College;*
**Food and Farming in Transition.**
With talks by Patrick Holden, Chris Skrebowski, Vandana Shiva and Jeremy Leggett.

Wednesday July 11th. St John’s Church, Bridgetown. 8pm. £4 (£3 concs).
*Transition Town Totnes in association with Schumacher College*
**Land Reform? Lessons from Eigg.**
A Talk by Alastair McIntosh, author of ‘Soul and Soil’.

Wednesday July 18th. St John’s Church, Bridgetown. 8pm. £4 (£3 concs).
*TTT Heart and Soul Group in association with Schumacher College;*
**Personal Transformation, Planetary Transformation.**
A Talk by Marianne Williamson, author of ‘The Gift of Change’.

**The Great Reskilling – a Tool Kit of Hands-on Workshops.**

Friday April 20th. Follaton Arboretum. 11am – 2pm. £4 Adults (£1 children).
**Spring Trees for Health Walk**
Booking essential, call 0845 456 9325 or email info@treesforhealth.org

Saturday May 5th. Birdwood House, High Street, Totnes. 10 – 4pm.
**A Hands-On Introduction to YouTube Video Activism – worldchanging with a digital camera and a laptop.**
With Keith Ellis of movingsounds.org and Transition Town Lewes.

Friday June 8th – Monday June 11th June. Landmatters Permaculture Project. £150 (concs available)
**Rocket Stoves – most fuel efficient way to burn wood.**

Sunday June 10th. SPARC Centre, Dartington. Fee tbc.
**Paint Alchemy – home made paints for low impact decorating**
With Pam Macdonald of the Natural Decorating Company.

Saturday June 9th. Venue upon enquiry, Totnes. 10am – 4pm. £25.
**Wild Food Forage and Feast.**
With Clio Wondrausch www.wildhearth.co.uk .

**Gaia’s Kitchen – a series of hands-on cooking skills workshops**
With Julia Ponsonby, author, ‘Gaia’s Kitchen’. Schumacher College.
2nd June. **Breadmaking** – from basics to enriched doughs. £20.
23rd June. **Seasonal Delights – from the garden to the table.** £20.

Please book for these courses by calling Tamzin on 01803 840926 or email: greatreskilling@googlemail.com .