Reading Transition Town

Why not sign up to the Transition Town Reading Forums and join in with the lively discussions about all things Transition-related? To get your own forums account, please send an e-mail request to: communications@transitionreading.org.uk (Unfortunately, we’ve had to turn off self-registration due to the large number of bogus accounts that were being created.) We look forward to hearing from...

I was very happy to be present at the planting of Swallowfield Parish Council’s community orchard last weekend. The parish council put on a very friendly and social welcoming event for their planting, which took place in a green space owned by the Wellington Estate, just next to Riseley Memorial Hall. They provided delicious cake and biscuits before kindly letting me plant one of their...

Another stimulating, thought-provoking meeting was held on Tuesday evening. It was really heartening to see a few new faces too! Chris Rhodes has written a blog post about his experience.

I’m excited. For a while, we’d been talking about the idea of planting fruit and nut trees on public land around Reading. In many ways, it seemed like the perfect Transition project: a chance to sequester a little carbon, while providing free, healthy, local, organic food for local residents, creating a pleasant atmosphere and promoting local community. We’d been in contact with...