Ian Owen – Transition Town Stafford

What are Transition Towns about? Life with less energy is inevitable and it is better to plan for it We have to act for ourselves and we have to act now The collective genius of the community can design ways of living that are more enriching, satisfying and connected than the present. We have lost local economic resilience

Life with less energy is inevitable and it is better to plan for it

We have to act for ourselves and we have to act now

The collective genius of the community can design ways of living that are more enriching, satisfying and connected than the present.

We have lost local economic resilience

Climate change ? Whatever your views on climate change adopting a more sustainable lifestyle makes sense. TTS

Whatever your views on climate change adopting a more sustainable lifestyle makes sense.

We are all affected by…………… Increased energy prices Increased food prices Cost of transport Carbon targets & carbon taxes

Increased energy prices

Increased food prices

Cost of transport

Carbon targets & carbon taxes

Transition Town Stafford Formed July 2008 Small group All volunteers Very limited funding

Formed July 2008

Small group

All volunteers

Very limited funding

Food Group Allotments Raising awareness of local food producers Swapping seedlings and excess produce Regional and national initiatives – F3

Allotments

Raising awareness of local food producers

Swapping seedlings and excess produce

Regional and national initiatives – F3

Local liaison Hosted sustainability forum with MP Established regular meetings with Council Lobbying re climate change issues Presentations at State of the Borough event Presentations to local FE College

Hosted sustainability forum with MP

Established regular meetings with Council

Lobbying re climate change issues

Presentations at State of the Borough event

Presentations to local FE College

People Group Regular meetings Supporting volunteers Understanding change Building personal skills Developing personal resilience Team working & decision making

Regular meetings

Supporting volunteers

Understanding change

Building personal skills

Developing personal resilience

Team working & decision making

Publicity/Film Group Raising awareness of TT Stafford Raising awareness of climate change & sustainability Organising film screenings Attending local events, fetes etc On line forum, web site, email lists

Raising awareness of TT Stafford

Raising awareness of climate change & sustainability

Organising film screenings

Attending local events, fetes etc

On line forum, web site, email lists

Networking & signposting Information and resource signposting Working with other groups FoE, Sustainability Matters, Sustainable Staffs and others Supporting other local TT initiatives

Information and resource signposting

Working with other groups FoE, Sustainability Matters, Sustainable Staffs and others

Supporting other local TT initiatives

Transition Town Stafford Challenges? Forming the group Sources of funding Ideas into action with limited resources Limited in project scope Keeping people motivated Increasing active membership

Forming the group

Sources of funding

Ideas into action with limited resources

Limited in project scope

Keeping people motivated

Increasing active membership

Transition Town Stafford The Future ? Work with Local Government Work with other groups Raise profile & awareness Develop skills and project funding F3 food project Primary school sustainability project Practical sustainability/local resilience

Work with Local Government

Work with other groups

Raise profile & awareness

Develop skills and project funding

F3 food project

Primary school sustainability project

Practical sustainability/local resilience

“ Never deny the power of a small group of committed individuals to change the world. Indeed that is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead www.transitiontownstafford.org.uk