Zero Carbon Castle

The first ever Transition Bedford meeting is ready for the 22nd of June at the very beautiful Bunyan Museum and Church on Mill St in the town center. If you’ve never heard of the Transition Network take a look at this video clip for an introduction.

This an open meeting – free to attend – bring drinks and snacks to share and any photos and flyers of ongoing projects in your community. The overarching question is “Can Bedford transition to a sustainable and vibrant community?”

The Bunyan Museum has good town centre access for cycling and public transport and great big windows so no lighting needed.

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This article made for interesting reading - http://www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfu…

News like this does not get into the daily press but it should do.  When industries are coming together to think about something like peak oil, maybe we can reassured that the Transition Towns movement is going to be an important part of the ‘peak oil and climate change’ solution.

“At the end of the year, eight UK companies came together under the auspices of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security to publish a report entitled The Oil Crunch. It was a stark warning that cheap, easily available petroleum production is likely to peak by 2013, sending the price soaring and the markets into turmoil… “

Planting seeds for our common future

Take a look at some of the snaps from the vibrant local food day. A beautiful day and a beautiful crowd, where the herb garden stole the show, with the “Angelica” twins providing the staring performance. This event provided us with a glimpse of a future scenario, the non- apocalyptic one, with environment lead, social regeneration. In this new scenario, not only are people directly in contact with the source of their food but they’re directly in contact with their neighbours.

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ENERGY CLINIC FOR ALL YOUR HOME ENERGY ILLS
Energy efficiency made easy for residents! And the Great low energy light bulb give away! Drop in for free light bulbs! This is a one day event to explain the practical and easy ways to make your home more energy efficient! We’ve brought together local professionals, trades people and regional energy experts to explain home energy problems in older properties and practical ways to improve their efficiency. The day will consist of a series of ‘drop in’ talks, demonstrations and films with questions and answer sessions. If you want to save money and CO2 this is the place to be!

When: Saturday 14th March 11.00am until 3.30pm

Where: The Ent Shed Gordon Arms Castle Road

Prior registration: no

Cost: Free

Drop in for one or some of the following sessions:

11.00 – Current home energy use in Castle Ward – a short overview of the 2008 carbon footprint survey results – by Shane Hughes (ZCC)

11.15 – Energy use in your home – a case study of energy use in a Victorian property in Castle Ward – Mark Thompson (Home Energy Assessor)

12.00 – Home energy efficiency and what can I do today to improve it – Energy Saving Trust

1.00 – Window maintenance in Victorian properties – what you can do to improve efficiency of your windows – The Sash Doctor

1.30 – Renewable technologies for your home and community – where will our energy come from in the future? – Renewables East

2.15 – Solar hot water systems – a case study of a Bedford property – Hazel Mitchell (Bedford resident)

2.40 – Micro hydro turbine on the river Ouse and possible community ownership (Shane Hughes)

3.00 – Close