Forthcoming events:
(Don’t forget our regular monthly events listed below too)
Mobberley Community Orchard: we are all invited to working parties at the Mobberley Community Orchard (bottom of Fieldhouse Close, Mobberley) 2nd Saturday each month, 8-12. Contact Nick Eadie, 01565 872306.
Wilmslow XR meet every Thursday 7.30pm The Old Dancer
They have the following meetings organised
Main:Spring Rebellion – date TBD (April-May) in London, mass direct action.October Rebellion – during the CPO26 meeting in glasgow, mass direct action.Regional:14th Feb – YOUTHSTRIKE4CLIMATE – https://www.facebook.com/events/509942886311239/23rd Jan – Heading for Extinction Talk Macclesfield- https://www.latest.facebook.com/events/3376196815783733/24th Jan – Climate Emergency public consultation meeting Cheshire West and Chester – https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/your-council/councillors-and-committees/the-climate-emergency/the-climate-emergency.aspxLocal:Film screening at the Rex – date TBD – screening of the film “2040” Trailer: https://youtu.be/p-rTQ443akE13th of Feb – Heading for extinction (and what to do about it) talk – The Old Dancer @7pm. Note: this will be similar to the talk that was given there by Ed and Kayla that some of your members attended.Public consultation meeting for Cheshire East Carbon action plan – date TBD – https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/media_hub/media_releases/council-wants-your-views-on-its-green-vision.aspx
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Thursday 23rd January 7.30pm Friends Meeting House Tree Group
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Saturday 1st February 10am Meriton Park Orchard: join Chris and Andrew for some pruning or learn how to prune your fruit trees!
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Saturday 1st February 1-4.30pm Climate Conscious Wilmslow presents the Wilmslow Sustainable Market! URC Hall Chapel Lane.
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Thursday 6 February Climate Conscious Wilmslow Meeting Professor Sarah Bridle Undercroft URC 8-9.30pm
Change Your Diet: The Easiest Way To Help Reduce Climate Impact
Wilmslow’s Professor Sarah Bridle has been studying dark matter and dark energy for the last 20 years, but when her kids started school she started to think about our own planet in the next 20 years and beyond. She learned about climate change properly for the first time, how it threatens worldwide food production, and how food causes about a quarter of all global warming.
Sarah wanted to know how much each of her food choices was contributing, and why. She delved into the academic research literature, and summarized the results in simple charts. The charts make it easy for the non-specialist to see the impacts of different meal options, and show that some easy food switches can reduce food greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent.
Most of us make many food choices every day, and by changing these we can significantly reduce climate change caused by food, and free up land that can be used to help reduce climate change overall.
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Thursday 20 February 7.15 for 7.30 TW AGM and Monthly Meeting Friends Meeting House
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Saturday 29th February 10.30 – 17.00 Professor Sara Bridle is talking at https://www.tedxmanchester.com/
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Friday 13th November 2020: venue tbc: the 5th Transition Wilmslow Lecture: Lindow Moss, it’s past, present and future. Professor John Handley.
Regular Events
Monthly Meeting:
Meets on the third Thursday of the month, 7:30pm, at Friends Meeting House, Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD.
Do come along and join us at these very informal meetings, share your ideas for a more sustainable Wilmslow and join in the discussion.
We’d be delighted to see you! But if you can’t come along and have ideas you’d like us to think about, please drop us an email.
Further details from transitionwilmslow@gmail.com
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Group Meetings
Details of our upcoming Group Meetings are listed below. These meetings are open to all, so if you’re interested in getting involved in a particular group please come along. Feel free to contact us on transitionwilmslow@gmail.com for group contact details if you’d like to get in touch beforehand.
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Food Group:
Tuesday evening meetings at our Community Garden at The Temp on Gravel Lane starting in Spring 2020. In the meantime there will be opportunities from time to time for tidy up, repair and planning. Check out information on this diary page and on notices placed at The Temp.
It would be good to hear from you if you would like to join the group. Contact us on transitionwilmslow@gmail.com
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Energy Group:
We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month. Come along with ideas about how we can reduce energy consumption in Wilmslow and beyond!!
Next Meeting: Thursday 9 January 2020 ***CANCELLED***. The next meeting will be confirmed as soon as possible.vContact Ali: alisonberry@me.com for more details.
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Lindow Moss Group:
Next Meeting: to be arranged
Contact pippatyrrelljones@me.com for more details
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Transport Group:
Meeting to be arranged for early 2020. To address local sustainable transport issues.
It would be good to hear from you if you would like to join the group. Contact us on transitionwilmslow@gmail.com
