Green Infrastructure Plan Published

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This important document, Making the Transition: A Green Infrastructure Plan for Wilmslow and Handforth, was rolled out to the public at the Artisan Market on Saturday 18 May.

Despite it being a cold day, the interest displayed was encouraging and many people stopped at our stall to hear more. Transition Wilmslow’s Environment & Planning Group were especially pleased that the Manchester University students – Jake, Becky, Simon and Matt – who had researched and written the report for their MSc course, were on hand to explain their project.

The report highlights how important our gardens are in making the area a green and pleasant place and additionally underlines their role in protecting against climate change, so we handed out a leaflet Top Tips for Wildlife Gardening giving information on capitalising on this asset and encouraging wildlife in our gardens.

Click the link for more information and to read the full report http://wp.me/P2mX4O-dg

Down at the veggie garden….

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our veggies are growing – and we are adding more; leeks, beans,, beetroot, celery, radishes and lots more!  The fruit trees are in blossom.

Come and see for yourself.  Gravel Lane Wilmslow between Cottage Grove and Beechfield Avenue.

Public Launch: a green plan for Wilmslow & Handforth!

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Visit us at Wilmslow Artisan Market Saturday 18th May.  At our usual spot on Grove Avenue we will be launching ‘Making the Transition; a Green Infrastructure Plan for Wilmslow‘.  Manchester University students have completed their audit of local green spaces and made recommendations on how we can capitalise on and develop our green infrastucture.  This is a really important document that can make a significant impact on future plans for Wilmslow and Handforth.  Come along and find out what it’s all about!

“Share a Skill Coffee Morning” Saturday, 11th May, 10am – 12noon at St Chads Church, Handforth

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Can you bake bread? Knit simple things? Make paper plant pots? Mend a hole in a pipe? Service your bike? Sew a patch or make a quilt?

Come along and have a go at some of the above to save money, develop skills, and have fun too.

We want people to work as a community, to do more to be sustainable in all sorts of ways, and to reuse rather than throw away. It’s been a challenge to think of what simple things we’d like to know and to find people who might share them on a Saturday morning, but we know people across Wilmslow, and Handforth, might appreciate the chance. Most of us seem to fail to ride that rusty bike parked outside, would love to reuse some old fabric, or learn to make something instead of buying a cheap but not good ready meal. If this works, watch out Wilmslow!

There will be a small charge – £2 for coffee, biscuits, and all the above activities, free for children with parent.

Community Garden planted out!

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Saturday 27th April saw the completion of the first stage of planting out the Community Vegetable Garden at ‘The Temp’, Gravel Lane.  Many thanks to all who came along to help, swap seeds/seedlings and chat to us about vegetable growing.  We were pleased that Local Councillors paid us a visit immediately after they had officially opened the new swings in the park, adjacent to the Garden.

Take a look at the photo slideshow.  Why not go along to the Temp to see for yourself?  Try out the uniquely shaped log bench seat!

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Community Garden Launch and seed/seedling swap, Sat 27th April, 2pm

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Raised beds

 

Come along to our Community Garden launch. The project actually began 2 years ago when Transition Wilmslow first planted 10 fruit trees on the site with the help of Ashdene Primary School pupils and local councillors.  Now it’s time for the vegetables!

Perhaps you have surplus veg. seeds and seedlings to swap with other vegetable growers? Do you have spare seedlings you would be willing to help plant in the new Community Garden raised beds?

We will be very grateful for all contributions, particularly Carrots, Turnips, Beetroot, Chard, Spinach, Lettuce of all sorts, Rocket, Pak Choi, Onions, Spring Onions, Broad beans, Peas.  If you have them in biodegradable pots – even better, we can put them straight in the ground!

The garden is seen as an education resource to inspire people to go home and grow their own. We are pleased to acknowledge financial support from a Tudor Trust grant (via Community Futures) and a donation from Wilmslow branch of Yorkshire Building Society.  Frankland Tree Services, a local business, has supplied materials.

You will find us at ‘The Temp’, Gravel Lane, between Cottage Grove and Beechfield Avenue. Refreshments will be provided.

New members are always welcome to join our Food Group; get involved as we make plans for Stage Two of the garden development.

Email transitionwilmslow@gmail.com for more information and to receive our monthly newsletter.

 

 

Response to Planning Application for extention of peat processing on Lindow Moss

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Transition Wilmslow have submitted a response to the planning application by Croghan Peat Industries.  From the point of view of Transition Wilmslow and the residents of Wilmslow there would appear to be no justification for any continuation of peat excavation on Lindow Moss. This represents the worst possible investment for local taxpayers. It is a poor business doing harm to the environment.  The Moss has some unique features, in that it has well preserved field systems around it from the time of medieval peat extraction in addition to the ecological features of the moss itself. It is also one of the green lungs of Wilmslow and has been highlighted as one of the ‘hidden gems’ of Wilmslow in our on-going Landscape Character Assessment.

Read the full text here  Response to Lindow Moss Planning Application

News Updates

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Transition Wilmslow Transport Group at the Artisan Market 20th April.

The Transport Group will be hosting the Artisan market stall (Grove Avenue) in April from which we will continue to run the 20′s Plenty petition, to reduce speed limits to 20 mph and enhance the quality of life for everyone on our roads.  There will be a family bike ride led by Cycle Wilmslow; registration can be done at any time in the morning at the stall; departure will be at 1:30 pm.

Transition Wilmslow Community Garden event at “The Temp” Gravel Lane, Wilmslow.  Vegetable Seed and Seedling swap,  2 pm Saturday April 27th.

Having raised the money and built the raised beds in the Autumn the time has now come to start planting the veg in the community garden. Please come along and take part, share your gardening knowledge as well as surplus seeds and seedlings. New to vegetable growing? Come along and learn!

Transition Wilmslow ‘Skill Sharing Coffee Morning’ Saturday May 11th, 10am ‘til 12noon at St Chads Church next to the Library in Handforth.

In this throwaway society we are losing the skills of past generations to make and mend. Come and join us for coffee and a chance to learn some new skills.

Green Infrastructure Plan for Wilmslow

Manchester University Students are seeking public consultation for their audit of Wilmslow’s green spaces.  Take part in their survey which can be found on http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2H9LH23.

Read more about these and other events in the April 2013 Newsletter

TW Film Night Wednesday 3rd April

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Transition Wilmslow welcomes you once again to a film night.  The venue is Wilmslow Library, Wednesday 3rd April 7.30pm.

This time we are showing two thought-provoking short films; ‘The Story of Stuff’ and ‘The Story of Change’.  Please join us for these viewings – it may just change forever the way you look at all the stuff in your life!  Discussion afterwards with tea/coffee and biscuits provided. Click here for more information Story of Stuff

News Updates

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 Open Space Meeting

This was a really positive and productive morning at the Quaker Meeting House Saturday 2nd March, with a number of new faces bringing fresh ways of looking at sustainability in Wilmslow. We had a number of groups looking at Green Spaces, the Town Centre plans, Transport issues and how to involve children and the wider community in our work. We’ll be looking to bring some of the suggested ideas to life over the coming months so watch this space!

The showing of the film “The Economics of Happiness”

This took place at Wilmslow Library, Wednesday evening 6th March, and drew a really good crowd covering a wide age range. It demonstrated how consumerism and globalisation has damaged the lives of not only the people of the village of Ladakh in Tibet featured in the film, but also people world-wide, making all less happy and affecting livelihoods. It was followed by a lively and constructive discussion about how we can turn a three-decade policy of globalization into mobilizing flourishing local economies in order to bring prosperity not only to our own communities, but to every community on earth.

More news in March 2013 Newsletter 2