Transition Town Reading

This is a film screening (+ post-film Q&A), arranged with Transition Town Reading, to be held at the independent cinema, “Reading Biscuit Factory,” at 6 pm on April 17th (2023), and here is the booking link (or just turn up on the door) https://www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/living-the-change-qa Overview Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to…

By Dhriti Dawda. What is COP27 and why is it important? Firstly, COP27 is associated with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (UNFCCC), and COP stands for Conference of the Parties. The UNFCCC has been signed by 154 countries and its aim is to reduce human impacts that can harm the climate. Attendees…

 By Dhriti Dawda. In 2018, The UK wasted 9.52 million tonnes of food, including from within the supply chain, and in households. Indeed, 70% of this waste is from households (WRAP, 2020), a value which was the same in 2021 as it was in 2020. This corresponds to an annual 20 million tonnes of greenhouse…

From Tony Cowling… Hello everyone, I am leading the Reading DraughtBusters project, which has been running successfully for the past 8 years or so. We even managed to sort out some of the more urgent cases during the Covid lockdown period. Perhaps more exciting still, is that we now are helping to set up new…

As the culmination of many years of hard work, persistence and dedication, the “Reading Hydro” microhydropower system has been generating electricity on Caversham Weir (Reading, UK) since 13 August 2021. With a drop (“Head”) of about 1.4 metres and an average river water flow of 3 cubic metres per second (“cumecs“) passing through each one, its twin…

The TTR AGM is on Thursday 26th May from 7:30pm, via Jit.si. We will be celebrating the successful year we’ve had in Transition, despite the challenges of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. We will also be electing a new committee so if you would like to be more involved with Transition then this is great opportunity through becoming…

Transition Town Reading AGM: Wednesday 19 May, 7:00pm via Zoom. The TTR AGM is on Wednesday 19th May from 7pm, via Zoom. We will be celebrating the successful year we’ve had in Transition, despite the challenges of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. We will also be electing a new committee so if you would like to be more involved with Transition…

By Dhriti Dawda – TTR Newsletter December 2020 🎅 Happy holidays! 🎅 Welcome to this month’s TTR Festive Newsletter! Christmas Trees: A Christmas doesn’t have to involve a ‘real’ Christmas tree! Why not try an alternative approach such as an artificial tree that can be re-used, a succulent Christmas tree, or reusable wooden trees. For…

By Dhriti Dawda – Reading Hydro: Reading Hydro CBS is pleased to announce that following the recent reopening of our Share Offer to new investment, we have been successful in reaching our revised target of £980,000 to build and operate a twin Archimedes turbines by Caversham Weir in Reading, UK. https://hydro.readinguk.org/2020/09/14/share-offer-success/ Sustainability course: As we…

By Dhriti Dawda. Reading Hydro update – It has been a busy year for Reading Hydro CBS, the Community Benefit Society that has been set up to build a hydro electric plant north of Caversham Weir.   The twin Archimedean Screw system will generate 320,000 kWh of electricity per year, which is the equivalent of…