tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13169349336519637042024-03-14T11:15:42.508-07:00Transition Town MarlboroughMarlborough is transforming into a 'transition town'. You can contribute to this process here or at http://www.transitionmarlborough.org/Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-2456083239071368812011-10-31T15:30:00.000-07:002011-10-31T15:37:10.591-07:00Why the world is burning more coal<div id="main-article-info">The inconvenient truth is that coal remains a cheap and dirty fuel — and the idea of 'clean' coal remains a distant dream, this is from the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/31/why-world-burning-coal">Guardian Environment Website</a><br /><br />Written by <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/fredpearce">Fred Pearce</a> for <a href="http://www.e360.yale.edu/" title="Yale Environment 360">Yale Environment 360</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/network" title="Guardian Environment Network">Guardian Environment Network</a> this paragraph is the key in my reading of it...<br /><br />Clean coal is a distant vision, which could someday be possible through a technology known as <a href="http://e360.yale.edu/feature/co2_capture_and_storage_gains_a_growing_foothold/2240/">carbon capture and storage</a> — in which CO2 is stripped from stack emissions, liquefied and buried underground. But large-scale deployment of what would be a massive new industry is at least a couple of decades — and tens of billions of R&D dollars — away. And industry will only do it if forced.<br /><br />Its a very interesting article .....Well worth reading in full<br /> </div>Rich Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352221524167697584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-29645169149034892652011-09-13T09:08:00.000-07:002011-09-14T06:09:01.139-07:00Surviving the Future: Outcome of the Transport Discussion Group<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The 3 most important transport concerns in Marlborough were:</b></span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Poor (but expensive) bus services - there are no direct bus routes to Devizes.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We do not have a train station - the buses from Marlborough sometimes miss the train at Bedwyn; there are no buses linking Marlborough to Bedwyn in time for the early morning trains. There is no regular bus service to Pewsey station. The Great Bedwyn residents are trying to restrict parking around their station.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Poor public transport is reducing job opportunities for young people and those without a car.</span></li>
</ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Other issues raised included the cost of parking in Marlborough and the need to restrict HGVs in order to reduce pollution and wear and tear on the roads.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">within 5 years: improve the bus service to Bedwyn and make it more integrated with the trains. Reduce the numbers of HGVs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">within 10 years: persuade the authorities to build a train station in Marlborough. Bring more skilled, green jobs into the town so there is no need to commute. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Group members:</b> Sam Page, Pepita Hurd, John Yates, Peter Turvey, Pat Turvey, Karen Bulsara, Ann Yates, Peter Noble.</span>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-52882043668694073872011-09-13T02:03:00.000-07:002011-09-13T02:36:52.311-07:00New Energy Group Proposed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QDeWCQ7j0n0ry7mewS9oFpLRwhrlL8uqsYsOQopvCo1qD926NzIgD61Z8nrC5P2Pa2Iwtssp73Iow0sYugINz3t2sTPbTE4geASDZVjA4PV5r7uetmvMiKE-1zil8OX-uVApcsdQ_zrH/s1600/SolarPV.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QDeWCQ7j0n0ry7mewS9oFpLRwhrlL8uqsYsOQopvCo1qD926NzIgD61Z8nrC5P2Pa2Iwtssp73Iow0sYugINz3t2sTPbTE4geASDZVjA4PV5r7uetmvMiKE-1zil8OX-uVApcsdQ_zrH/s320/SolarPV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651767673471435282" border="0" /></a><br />At last night's TT launch meeting, the Energy Table discussion resulted in the proposal for an Energy Group.<br /><br />There was a wide ranging discussion as energy costs cut across almost any activity. The way forward will be community energy projects which will come in many shapes and sizes from larger capital intensive investments to quite small voluntary schemes.<br /><br />Initially, there is a pressing need for unbiased, well informed advice on ways of saving energy, economically viable renewable energy schemes and what National and Local Government financial assistance is available.<br /><br />Can you help make this Group work? You don't have to be a technical supremo, just an intelligent persuasive person keen to know more and a desire to help others.Nick Stedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03779782354060687997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-48897071931070962702011-09-12T09:11:00.001-07:002011-09-14T15:31:10.244-07:00Did see you there on the 12th of September 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62nETA1hsLZTNiO-uxlutzDt2a7fBkWAR36NQrYnB1MsTj0qOhBsGrIt8pMR9LaXqTg1EYQ5t5tlLqDUx5Xcdj6NErIxF7LdlH2HRUmEkbkYKTcV4mzjoxnBf3twasbcTtE23ZoTqGiQ/s1600/townhall_%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62nETA1hsLZTNiO-uxlutzDt2a7fBkWAR36NQrYnB1MsTj0qOhBsGrIt8pMR9LaXqTg1EYQ5t5tlLqDUx5Xcdj6NErIxF7LdlH2HRUmEkbkYKTcV4mzjoxnBf3twasbcTtE23ZoTqGiQ/s200/townhall_%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651508849170955522" border="0" /></a>On the Morning of the 12th I wrote....<br />Really looking forward to the meeting tonight.....<br />Here is hoping for a good turn out 7:30 at the Town hall<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">BIG THANK YOU to the 55 People who attended, and made a really POSITIVE contribution to the discussions... It gave us some real projects to run with...</span><br /><br />They are starting to appear here <a href="http://www.transitionmarlborough.org">http://www.transitionmarlborough.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You will found us here, on the night<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=marlborough+town+hall+map&ie=UTF8&ll=51.420792,-1.730346&spn=0.006295,0.006295&t=h&vpsrc=6&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=marlborough+town+hall+map&ie=UTF8&ll=51.420792,-1.730346&spn=0.006295,0.006295&t=h&vpsrc=6&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small>Rich Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352221524167697584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-54752985947609982822011-09-07T13:40:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:00:54.390-07:00Our twitter account TTMarlb is being followed by @localworksIt was very flattering to see we are catching some attention of the sustainable community action groups... Our twitter account <a href="http://twitter.com/TTMarlb">http://twitter.com/TTMarlb</a> was "followed" by <a href="http://twitter.com/Local_Works">http://twitter.com/Local_Works </a><br /><br />See <a target="_blank" rel="me nofollow" href="http://www.localworks.org/">http://www.localworks.org/</a> which is Promoting and campaigning on the Sustainable Communities Act, possibly the most radical new law that our country has seen in over a century. A 1100 Town and Parish Councils have signed up to this set of principals, as a local town councillor I will be taking this to our next planning meeting for discussion, tell me what YOU think! The proposal is a modest and reasonable suggestion for the government to amend planning guidance in a way that would help locally elected decision makers. <p>In summary, the proposal is to require applicants of major developments to:</p> <p>- attend a meeting of the local Town or Parish Council, or of a duly called Town Meeting, to answer questions on the application for development; and</p> <p>- fund the council or duly called town meeting to commission an independent report on the application and critique of any reports that the applicant has submitted in support of the application for development.</p> <p>The rationale is that local elected representatives and local people should be making their decision on whether an application should go ahead based on the best evidence, and this would help ensure that evidence was available. </p> Read the full proposal and rationale <a href="http://www.localworks.org/files/localworks.org/Leiston%20TC%20SCA%20proposal%20and%20rationale%20for%20SALC.doc">here</a>.<br /><br />As a community we can use this act to ensure any new development is sustainable and fitting for the town. As I said have read and tell me what you think!Rich Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352221524167697584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-39601708853132791262011-09-06T16:19:00.000-07:002011-09-07T06:25:05.421-07:00Peak Oil ? Transition Town what is that?<style type="text/css">
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There is growing evidence that global production of crude oil has peaked and is now declining. In the long run, fuel prices will go up and up .</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's a transition town then? </span></span><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">All over Britain and around the world, Transition Towns are forming in local communities to help plan ahead for the end of cheap oil and to combat climate change. These communities have begun to make the transition away from reliance on fossil fuels - hence the name “Transition Town”. For more information please see<a href="https://www.transitionnetwork.org/"> https://www.transitionnetwork.org/</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #454545;">Marlborough's store has become a flagship in green stores for the Waitrose Partnership (apparently it had nothing to do with competeing with the new Tesco!) </span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The refrigeration units are state of the art. All the heat generated in keeping the fridges cold is recycled to keep the shop warm. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All the holes in the old walls were sealed to make them airtight. (They had men dangling from pulleys as they worked their way around!)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The toilets were streamlined. Having accepted that they had become the town’s toilets they updated and increased the number. The men’s toilets are air-flushed to save water. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At least 95% of the old fittings were recycled. They actually hoped to make it 99% in the end.</span></li>
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<div class="yiv2079686794MsoNormal" style="display: block; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545;">These are just some of things that she was told. And what’s more they didn’t shout about it. In fact they are willing to share their experiences with any other business that is due for a re-fit.</span></span></div>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-47721742422801603542011-09-03T03:31:00.000-07:002011-09-03T03:31:14.988-07:00Get serious about CO2!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Friends of the Earth is calling for local councils to:</div><ul style="color: #35434d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.foe.co.uk/imgs/common/bullet_green.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #464646; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Commit to cutting emissions in their area </strong>by at least 40 percent by 2020</li>
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</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #464646; font-size: large;"><b>What is our local council doing to meet this challenge?</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #464646;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Click <a href="http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/get_serious/info.html">here</a> to fi</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #464646; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>nd out more.....</b></span></span>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-79573221314659014442011-09-01T00:41:00.000-07:002011-09-01T01:40:32.768-07:00Wiltshire Warm and Well scheme - reduce energy costs keep warm.Loft insulation is one of the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">BEST</span> first steps you can do to save money on energy bills and help reduce your carbon footprint! The transition team Marlborough hope to run workshops on this and making homes less drafty in the future. There is however, more good news today as well. GROW - The Support Service for Voluntary and Community Groups in Wiltshire, (See their website<a href="http://website%20www.growwiltshire.org.uk/"> www.growwiltshire.org.uk </a>), recently highlighted in their newsletter, that Wiltshire Council has a New Free Home Insulation Scheme. <br />
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The new "Wiltshire Warm and Well scheme" is open to all home owners and private tenants and enables residents to improve the energy efficiency of their homes through installing loft and cavity wall insulation – saving money on bills and making homes warmer. <br />
<h3>Energy efficiency assistance from the council</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/counciltaxhousingandbenefits/housing/housinggrants/repairsassistance.htm">Decent Homes Repairs Assistance</a> for heating work.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/counciltaxhousingandbenefits/housing/housinggrants/repairsassistance.htm">Warm Front Top Up</a> (assistance provided to top up a Warm Front grant) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/counciltaxhousingandbenefits/housing/housinggrants/hardtoheathomesgrant.htm">Hard to Heat Homes Grant</a> (assistance provided to improve the energy efficiency of your home) </li>
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Rich Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352221524167697584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-52209859869521781102011-08-28T04:27:00.000-07:002011-08-28T04:27:58.524-07:00Next Hub Meeting...will be on Thursday 8th September at 8.30 pm, in the Wellie. We will be finalising arrangements for the Public Meeting on Monday 12th September. Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-81527053558534553122011-08-22T12:49:00.000-07:002011-08-24T02:33:19.388-07:00A Public Meeting Organised by Transition Town Marlborough<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
<div id="yui_3_2_0_5_1314003243421465"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma, times, serif;"><b><h1 align="CENTER" class="western">“<span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 40pt;">Surviving the Future”</span></span></h1><div align="CENTER" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>__________________________________________________________________________</b></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">Please come along to a public meeting, debate and discussion: </span> </b></span></span> </div><div align="CENTER" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">Marlborough Town Hall</span></b></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Monday 12th September at 7:30 pm<span style="background: #ffffff;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">_________________________________________________________________________</span></span></b></span></span></div><ul><li><div class="western"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;">There are positive ways to deal with rising food & energy prices.</span></span></div></li>
<li><div align="LEFT" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you know about the new “Green Deal”?</span></span></div></li>
</ul><div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(Could this help to reduce your domestic heating costs?</i></span></span><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span>)</span></i></span></span> </span> </div><ul><li><div align="LEFT" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is Marlborough's poor transport system restricting job and education opportunities for our young people?</span></span></div></li>
</ul><div align="CENTER" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">______________________________________________________________________________</span></span></b></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">At the meeting you will be able to :- </span></b></span></span> </div><ul><li><div align="LEFT" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">Vision a better future over the next 20 years.</span></b></span></span></div></li>
<li><div align="LEFT" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">Get involved in community resilience projects.</span></b></span></span></div></li>
<li><div align="LEFT" class="western"><span style="font-family: FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: #ffffff;">Question our local councillors and Wiltshire's Senior Climate Change Officer on what they are doing to help us survive the future. So for more information visit the website</span></b></span></span></div></li>
</ul></b></span></div></div>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-67982425613937608402011-08-22T04:52:00.000-07:002011-08-22T07:12:32.004-07:00Parking at Bedwyn Railway StationWiltshire Council is proposing to impose severe parking restrictions in Great Bedwyn in response to complaints from residents that their village is turning into a huge car park. The number of commuters from Marlborough who use this rail link has increased massively since the rises in fuel costs. If these parking restrictions go ahead it could pose serious problems for us. We have been invited to air our views at at Bedwyn's village hall on Wednesday 14th September at 7.30pm in front of the Parish Council and Wiltshire's Traffic Engineer.<br />
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</span>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-14460412213824063102011-08-21T11:30:00.000-07:002011-08-21T12:44:24.778-07:00An Exciting project11:30 It was for me a very exciting moment to have members of the community stand up at a full town council and ask if we would consider as a council being involved with this project...<br />
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I now seem to have been sucked into working on the hub committee, but I think as a councillor I should stand up for what I believe in and show some leadership in the run up to the meeting of the 12th of September I hope to explain why and how I think this is a most important development in our community... Rich Pittshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352221524167697584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-6808792721792694322011-08-20T06:44:00.000-07:002011-08-20T06:44:41.921-07:00The first Public Meeting will be held on Monday 12th September at 7.30pm in Marlborough Town HallThis will be a chance to vision the future over the next 20 years and to find out what our councilors are doing to build resilience in the face of peak oil and climate change. We want to hear your suggestions on what you can do as an individual, what we can do as a group, what our councilors can do and what the government should do.<br />
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7.30 to 7.45 Introducing ourselves<br />
7.45 to 8.45 Film: End of Suburbia<br />
8.45 to 9.00 Calculating Marlborough's carbon footprint: Wiltshire Council's Senior Climate Change Officer<br />
9.00 to 9.30 Discussion groups: Food, Energy, Transport, PledgingSam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316934933651963704.post-11500925831576168492011-08-19T03:32:00.001-07:002011-09-07T16:09:50.980-07:00The first Story....Here is an early story about the first steps of Marlborough Transition Movement/Org<br /><div class="news-det"><h2>Marlborough could become a Transition Town</h2><i>Pete Davison - 10/08/2011 From http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/<br /></i><hr /></div><div style="float: right;"><img src="http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/files/news/1312974758_small.jpg" style="padding: 0pt 0pt 15px 15px;" /></div>Marlborough could join a growing band of communities adopting Transition Town status in a bid to tackle problems like peak oil and food miles.<br /><br />Residents are being invited to a public meeting at which issues will be thrashed out and solutions discussed. <a href="http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/marlborough-could-become-a-transition-town">Read more here.....</a>Sam Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01194596345310056393noreply@blogger.com0