There are fantastic signs of new activity all over the place in Burngreave! See flyer for further info and contact details: Transition Burngreave Flyer.
We have been focusing on how we can respond to the issues of climate change and energy depletion in a way that can help local people to thrive in what would otherwise be difficult times. Burngreave Community Action Forum welcomed the emergence of Transition Burngreave as a focus for various activities around sustainability and the environment, and opportunities are appearing that can help us to shift towards a more sustainable and positive future.
Saleema identified a triangle of land which is available for food growing. She’ll be running a permaculture course in the autumn as an intro to designing the layout of the land. She’s also approached local schools to see if they’d like to be involved.
With funding from the Federation of Community Development Learning, Alison ran a couple of afternoon workshops in which participants chose to deepen their understanding of the choices we have in relation to climate change . There was representation from a range of different communities at the workshop, and there is potential to strengthen some of the links that have been made.
We’ve also been out and about at local festivals with a ‘One Planet Burngreave’ stall. At the Environment day and Abbeyfield Park festival, many people completed ‘save the planet’ quizzes and were surprised at some of the things they found out. We’d like to thank Isaac and May for making and giving away fab cakes as prizes. Others contributed to Ruth’s travel mapping exercise and some commented that a change away from taking the car wouldn’t just be good for the environment; it would also be good for them.
Moving onto plans for late summer, at least one green street party is in the offing, with backing from local residents. As well as an enjoyable day to look forwards to, they can be a good way for people on the street to get to know neighbours and build links for future projects. Other plans on the way include harvesting local fruit and running another film festival. See the flyer and get in touch if you’d like to help in any way, or you’ve other ideas for us.
Finally… our next meeting is planned for Mon 10th August at BCAF premises at 82 Spital Hill, Burngreave. Bring something nice to share!
