Ipswich

Here’s a message from Susannah at the People’s Community Garden: Dear Supporters Please come to our plant fair at the People’s Community Garden on Friday 11 May, 1pm-4.30pm. Please help us by printing out and sticking up the poster, adding to your newsletter or website, putting on your intranet or forwarding to your contacts. Many thanks, and hope to see you there! There are several...

Interested in green issues – from fixing your bike (bring it along!) or growing your own food to global concerns about climate change and population?  Then come to Ipswich’s second Festival of Green Ideas, being organised by Ipswich Quakers and Transition Ipswich on Saturday 12th May at the Quaker Meeting House, on Fonnereau Rd, opposite Christchurch Park, 10am-5pm. Entrance is free and the whole...

My car is due to die soon – I will need to replace it, as I can’t move enough ecologist junk by bike or far enough. (Ok, I admit it,  I’m addicted) I would consider car club or electric – But I don’t think we have the infrastructure yet ( do we?) What options would you consider at present? I live in IP3 but need to get around Suffolk- not towns- with equipment ( e.g...

Come along to our public meeting to learn more about The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm, our future plans and all about our vegetable Community Supported Agriculture scheme. Starting at 2pm on Saturday 7th April at the Rushmere Baptist Church Hall at the entrance to Playford Lane in Rushmere-St-Andrew, Ipswich (the lane the farm is on), followed by a tour of the farm with grower Joanne Mudhar and...

We finally got together to put up the brand new shed after snow prevented our first attempt. Around 7 of us turned up in the warmest part of the day and we spent quite a good amount of time finalising where it would go and moving blocks and thuggish weeds so that we could get at the bare earth. We then spent lots more time communally levelling the ground, spreading sand and laying slabs. The sand...

http://www.transitionipswich.org.uk/30-mile-local-food-challenge/ This is the start. We look forward to this growing. Thanks to all involved. Bear with us as we skill our selves up. We accept all offers of help. lucydrake22@gmail.com      

The Community Orchard is coming on a treat. WE now meet at the Maidenhall Allotments IP2 8RE on the first Sunday and 3rd Wednesday of the month. We aim for 11am to 3pm. Follow signs and websites for the Peoples Community Garden to find out more on location. On  Wednesdays the community garden is open so use their side pedestrian gate. If you are new to Transition Ipswich and want to join in, do...

Dear All, The REconomy group has been getting on with lots of local initiatives. Transition Ipswich is one of 10 initiatives that are trying to see how the Transition Movement can increase job opportunities, the economy in a positive way. There have been many local campaigns and project which have been supported by those who are part of Transition Ipswich. The most recent is the purchase of a...

30 mile Radius From IP1 1DD   (click on this and then again on next page to get the map, 30 miles is a long way) We are busy creating new pages for the 30 Mile Local Food Challenge. This in essence means eating food grown and produced within 30 miles. Awareness raising to see what is produced locally and vital in terms of local resilience in a post peak oil world but also fun to see where the...