Market Harborough

A great and informative article from the great resource of the Oil Drum, give it a read and it certainly frames the urgent need for Transition in the UK       http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/7057

Hi all, One of the thoughts I have been pondering for a while now is should we push to hold a town show, something that celebrates Harboroughs rural character and reflects its history. Now, some of us may have wondered what was being planned for the show ground on the Airfield farm development but I believe this article kills two birds with one stone.   The Leicestershire County Show has been...

Apple Day Arrangements  - Important Information for members  We are counting down the days to the event now and the excitement levels are increasing. Today Judith and I did our first radio interview at Harborough FM. After a shakey start we finally got into the swing of things and hopefully got the message across to the listening public. We could still do with more publicity though so I you...

  This was the first opportunity to try out the 2nd commissioned Apple Press by the Transition Town Movement in Leicestershire. Lots of passers-by had the opportunity to taste the juice prepared. Some lingered to have a go and helped to cut the apples collected from a local farmer. Many remarked on what a great tasting apple juice it was and what a great idea it was to use up excess apples which...

I don't know how many of you remember Simon Cornwall who was one of our founding members but he has set up his own Blog which some of you might choose to follow which can be found at http://wibblesplat.wordpress.com/author/wibblesplat/ Enjoy Darren

  I just been reading your transition town website. I live in Shropshire and like you I am trying to find ways of going forward positively into the future. For me at the moment my focus is on growing food in a sustainable way and in particular I am experimenting with a range of perennial vegetables. They can be grown as part of a forest garden, integrated in a permaculture veg garden or a...