Cheltenham Spa

TTC is working with Cheltenham council this year to convert the Annecy Garden in Sandford Park (at the top of the Strand) into a vegetable garden which is both ornamental, productive and insect-friendly. Colourful annual flowers will be grown alongside an array of delicious edibles, to deter pests and attract bees and hoverflies, as well as people! It will be just as pretty as bedding plants, but...

Very enjoyable session in the sunshine Monday 21 May. We planted climbing French beans (Cosse Violette), runner beans (Painted Lady), sweetcorn and beetroot. The peas have started to climb, the broad beans are bushing out and all the little lettuces, salads and flowers are still there and still alive. The warm weather will bring them on, but also meant that watering cans were much in use. Lucky...

The Share Issue for Glos Community Energy Co-op is open 16 March-21 April. Chance for the communities of Gloucestershire to invest in their own energy production. The system, installed on the Glos Resource Centre, has been operating since early December thus qualifying for the higher Feed-In Tariffs.

April is the month when it’s good to review household bills. It’s the season when many of us have to face steep rises so it’s time to ask some important questions. Are you paying too much for your fuel bills? Perhaps you are interested in saving energy and carbon at home? With the new financial year starting, you might be concerned about your company’s fuel bills and carbon emissions. Transition...

Transition Town Cheltenham has been awarded a share of the £10M government LEAF (Local Energy Assessment Fund) grant for communities in England and Wales who are playing an active role in the development of a low carbon society. We will be using the grant for three main activities: A detailed study of Cheltenham's housing stock to see what the best measures are we can take to reduce our energy...

The Festival in Montpellier Gardens will be officialy opened at 11am on 23 Nov by The Mayor of Cheltenham. Come along anytime during the week for an amazing range of Transition and Community information. Be inspired, and help inspire!