Draughtproofing workshop success, meeting report, new blog

8 Transition Walthamstow members plus a number of curious onlookers crowded into a back room at The Mill last Saturday for workshop on reducing energy loss from homes. HEET experts Tom & Adam demonstrated how to fit draughtproofing for windows and doors, and reflective panels behind radiators, before equipping the participants with materials so they could get some hands-on practice.

After an hour of hammering The Mill sported a number of newly draughtproofed windows and doors. Pictures from the workshop are here. There is already a waiting list for a second workshop planned soon for Transition Walthamstow members, where we hope to further reduce the centre’s heating bills.

A summary of last week’s meeting and brief reports from each of the project teams is here.

Finally, a reminder we have a new blog page, already featuring 2 posts from Tom Bloor.

Wellbeing, growing, draughtbusting, £ Walthamstow, …

With a growing list of exciting projects to develop, we’ll be using open space technology at our next get together on Friday 27th January. We’ll start by snacking on organic popcorn whilst watching some film shorts at 6.40pm (including one by Sustain about OrganicLea & Hornbeam), and the meeting proper commences at 7pm.

Our meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in Transition and finding great local solutions to address climate change, resource depletion & global economic instability.

More details here.

We meet at 7pm on the 2nd Monday and 4th Friday of each month at the Hornbeam Centre, so if you can’t make this one, put our next 2 meetings in your diary: 13th & 24th February.

Read Tom Bloor on Alternative energy – a journey across Walthamstow in sun, wind & rain.

2012 meeting dates, draughtbusting workshop, new blog page

The next meeting is at Mon 16th Jan (see agenda here), and there’s a second one this month on Fri 27th Jan; both start at 7pm and are at the Hornbeam Centre.
From February onwards we’ll meet on the 2nd Monday and 4th Friday.

Outputs from our last meeting on 16th Dec where we started to develop two of our projects (awareness raising & draughtbusting) are on the website here.

We are planning a draught busting workshop (to learn how to draughtproof Walthamtow’s homes) and are seeking a house to be draughtproofed. If you know of a draughty property which needs some work around the windows and doors, would benefit from the installation of reflective panels between radiator & wall (and ideally has a loft) get in touch.

Tom Bloor has inaugrated our new blog page with a thoughtful piece on the role music can play in strengthening our local community.

Final meeting of 2012: Fri 16th Dec

Come and join Transition Walthamstow for its last event in 2011 this Fri 16th December at the Hornbeam Centre.

We’re showing the film ‘The Story of Broke’ at 6.40, just before the main meeting; popcorn will be served.

We’ll start the main meeting at 7pm on the dot, and intend to finish by 8pm so we can move on to the pub for well deserved refreshments.

Our planned agenda for Friday (as well as the impressive outputs from last week’s meeting) is here.

Next meeting Tue 6th Dec

The next meeting of Transition Walthamstow starts promptly at 7pm on Tuesday 6th December at the Hornbeam Centre (map: http://g.co/maps/ty88q ); you are welcome anytime from 6.15pm onwards.

Just before the meeting, at 6.40pm we are showing ‘Carbon Weevils‘, which is a short animation about a truly bizarre life form; popcorn will be served.

More information about the meeting format, and the output from the last meeting on 18th Nov is here.

Next Transition Walthamstow meeting Fri 18th Nov

Everyone is very welcome to the next meeting of Transition Walthamstow at 7pm this Fri 18th November; the main focus of the evening will be on starting to identify projects we want to run next year.

For more details about this meeting see here: Fri 18th Nov meeting

Meetings are help on the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Friday of each month, so the remaining meetings this year will be on Tue 6th Dec & Fri 16th Dec.

Walthamstow Energy Fair this Sat, Rob Hopkins at GLA 1st Dec

Energy Fair

Transition Walthamstow will have a stall at the Energy Fair 10am – 1pm this Saturday 12th November at Walthamstow Town Square.

We’ll be running an ‘energy generator’ visioning exercise for those who want to help shape our vision of a carbon busting, inspirational, fun, & resilient local community.

A number of local groups will also be present, including Forest Recycling Project (with a mini ‘give or take’), HEET, Bikeworks (who’ll be doing free Dr. Bike check ups), Friends of the Earth, OrganicLea and the Hornbeam Centre.

Do drop in to say hello.

Some inspiration, some celebration, and a bit of a shindig with Rob Hopkins

Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins will be promoting his new book The Transition Companion at the London Transition Groups Gathering at the GLA on Thursday 1st December. Come and share what you’re up to and what you’re learning ? Whether you’re already involved or just interested to know more, all welcome.

With London Low Carbon Zones, Project Dirt and the London Low Carbon Communities Network

• GLA, Rooms 4&5, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA
• Thurs Dec 1st 6.30pm for a 7pm start
• Tickets in advance only http://tiny.cc/dec1st
• Before Fri 18th £7 and £3 (concs). After Nov 18th £8 and £4 (concs)

Copies of The Transition Companion available on the night