Transition Town Reading

Transition Town Reading Meeting: **Tuesday** 8 September, 7:30pm at Great Expectations Pub. Our regular monthly meetings are now on the second Tuesday of the month. Come along and discuss all things Transition Town Reading over a pint of beer or cup of tea. You can help to plan the future direction of TTR, including funding, communications, the website and thinking about what we should…

We’re having a break in August to allow ourselves a rest in the holiday season. There’s lots of exciting things coming up in September so keep your eyes peeled! If you’re not on our mailing list you can sign up  up here to get our monthly newsletter of events.

REP meeting, Wednesday 8 July, 7pm at RISC Reading Energy Pioneers in conjunction with Wokingham Borough Energy Pioneers have won a substantial grant from the Urban Communities Energy Fund to help set up community solar pv projects in our area. These will be funded by community share offers and loans. These will focus on community buildings, schools and charity…

Transition Town Reading needs you! We are looking for Steering Group to help direct TTR through the coming year. Come to our AGM on Thursday 21st May to find out more and to get involved. This month we also have Repair Cafe (17 May at RLab), a walk to Mapledurham with Reading Sustainability Centre, plus an exciting vegan…

Sunday 19 April, 12 – 4:30pm, Repair Cafe at Jacksons! Jacksons 1-9 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 3AS Get your garden tools ready for action this season! Bring them to Repair Cafe! The event is run entirely by volunteers and anyone can pop in to get help to repair a wide range of items covering areas…

Spring is here! Its’s warming up and bees, butterflies and flowers are out and about! There’s no better time to get involved with Transition – read on to find out about joining the Steering Group, Repair Cafe (19 April – bring your garden tools!!), and exciting updates from the Energy Group. With the election looming…

Sunday 15 March, 12 – 4:30pm, Repair Cafe at Jacksons! Jacksons 1-9 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 3AS The event is run entirely by volunteers and anyone can pop in to get help to repair a wide range of items covering areas such as: Electronics Mechanical items Computers (hardware / software) Bikes Clothing / textiles Tool sharpening…

Happy March in Transition!  This month will be filled with tree planting and opportunities to join in the Transition Energy group, as well as our regular Repair Cafe at Jacksons (Sunday 15 March) and projects planning meeting (Monday 16 March). It’s also time when we start thinking about who will be involved in running transition…

The TTR Energy Group was successfully re-launched in February! Lots of items were discussed including ideas for exciting new projects such as a solar PV scheme and biomass heating, for more details see http://www.transitionreading.org.uk/energy-group/. Watch this space for details of upcoming meetings.

Oil prices are currently falling, causing many to now think that the concept of Peak Oil is no longer relevant. Chris Rhodes, our Chairperson, has published articles on this recently, explaining the cause of the current price drop and where it will lead… for more information see http://www.transitionreading.org.uk/about-us-2/is-peak-oil-a-myth/