In the post below on ‘Community Approaches to the Green Deal’, we mention the video that was being made to accompany the project.Now it’s finished and ready to enjoy on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNRx6tNFG8U  It’s seven minutes long – do have a look, and keep an eye out for the local locations and stars!The partners in […]

Ecobuild was again a source of wonder this year.  I liked the re-use of materials such as the pallet arch, rubber band lampshade and some lovely tiles made from impressions in every day bowls and dishes.  And then there was water bottle man publicising the amount of water wasted in the home. It’s always amazing […]

On Thursday 15th March there were two fascinating local meetings which illustrated some of the interrelated aspects of making the low-carbon future a reality. The first one was held in the afternoon at S Thames College in Wandsworth, and speakers examined ways that the community can anticipate, influence and make the most of initiatives such as […]

There are lots of different ways to support Climate Week: encouraging… taking action… challenging… celebrating… What’s yours? Looking forward to this week, three Transition Tooting colleagues – Susan, Alice and Charles – facilitated a workshop a fortnight ago with a dozen staff in a UK Government department, to contribute a stimulus for the senior director to write a personal blog during Climate Week. […]

I step down after four years as TTT’s Co-Chair – an energising and rewarding role. Daunting at times, (what are we doing??? how do we DO this?) and ultimately inspiring on a daily basis to see what incredible opportunities there are to bring about change,  using our imaginations and our wits to invent a more […]

24 college students from the USA doing a ‘Sustainability in Europe’ course based in Denmark came to spend half a day in Tooting on Monday 5th March to kick off a week in the UK. Their curriculum explores the role of local communities as agents of change towards greater wellbeing and a more sustainable future. This […]

All welcome to an update meeting on the Furzedown Low Carbon Zone, at the Furzedown Project, 91 Moyser Road, Tooting SW16 6SJ, on March 1st from 7:00-9:00. We will: hear from Brixton Energy http://brixtonenergy.co.uk/, who are launching their exciting share offer right now for the UK’s first inner-city renewable energy project. That’s a scheme we would love to see in […]