Cornwall Waste Action (CWA), a non for profit organisation based in Redruth, is currently looking for volunteer “Compost Mentors” in Truro and St Austell to take part in a project that aims to encourage more people to compost their food … Continue reading
Category Archives: Partnerships
Local juice and cider as well! A proposal by Transition Truro to plant 24 apple trees in the grounds of New County Hall by March 2010 has been accepted. Trees will be selected from local varieties such as Cornish Gillyflower … Continue reading
A strong and positive message from the people of Cornwall who want action not words at Copenhagen climate talks. Led by a horse and cart and Cornish piper, around 200 people marched through Truro on Tuesday 27th October to welcome … Continue reading
The Cornwall Diet – can Cornwall feed itself in the 21st Century? Why the Cornwall diet? Reduction in carbon emissions from the reduction in food miles (25% of emissions from food in the UK is from transport and food transportation … Continue reading
Though the waiting list is long, green shoots are growing. Transition Truro is a key partner in the success story of the Barrack Lane Allotment Group which has just won Third Prize on the site. Twenty-five Truro residents from the … Continue reading
Truro City Council has approved our use of two plots as a community allotment. Knowing of our interest in growing food locally and expanding allotment provision, Richard Budge, the City Parks Manager, has offered us two overgrown plots previously given … Continue reading
Cuban Environmentalist visits Cornwall as part of UK tour. Roberto Perez, a Cuban environmental educator and permaculturist, will be talking in Falmouth on 17th September about the experiences of Cuba in the early 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet … Continue reading
Transition Truro secured funding from Truro City Council to pay for a household battery recycling tube. Thanks to the Post Office, it has a convenient site – just inside the door. A TT member has undertaken to transport the batteries … Continue reading
Cornwall CRAG (Carbon Rationing and Action Group) and Transition Truro engaged shoppers in looking at their energy use. Saturday 26th April was the warmest day of the year so far, luckily for us, as it can be a bit Siberian … Continue reading
A one-day event organised by Cornwall Waste Action and Rezolve Kernow. A £300 prize will be awarded at an innovative event for individuals and community groups wanting to implement practical sustainable actions within their local communities. The one day event … Continue reading