The latest Transition Truro meeting was looking at how climate change and peak oil could impact upon health and healthcare. Anyone who has worked in the health service will know how heavily dependent upon oil it is – energy to … 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
Press release for Community Supported Agriculture events on 7th & 8th March involving Transition initiatives in Falmouth, Truro and Penwith follows. Click here for a poster and booking form for these events in Adobe PDF format. Calling communities to support … Continue reading
Temple of God 1, Temple of Mammon 0. Coming up to half time, Phil Lambert of Truro Cathedral F.C. ran round three defenders and headed in a scorching cross from Transition Truro by arranging for the Cathedral floodlights to be … Continue reading
T.T. are helping Nansavallon to live up to it’s name. Lesley Tonkin’s smallholding lies on the northern edge of the lovely “Valley of Apples” and includes a small overgrown orchard. T.T. are working with Lesley to trim the overhanging trees … Continue reading
T.T.’s Seedy Saturday raised awareness and £68 on 16th February. Our stall in the Farmers’ Market on Lemon Quay attracted a steady stream of visitors. On the stall we had: Our new leaflets, Jute shopping bags with the T.T. logo, … Continue reading
Local residents may have caused a few green headaches for housing developer Persimmon. Persimmon recently held a consultation with Truro residents over their plans to build houses at Tolgarrick, south of Green Lane and overlooking the lovely Nansavallon valley. 155 … Continue reading
Update on Newham biogas. As a result of pressure from T.T., South West Water has agreed to a meeting in April at the Newham sewage works to discuss the prospects for a biogas plant. Martin Ross, Environmental Manager, will be … Continue reading
Why can’t Truro do what St Erth and Liskeard do? St Erth and Liskeard sewage plants both produce small amounts of biogas which is used to power their sewage operations with sludge residues sold to local farmers as fertiliser. Truro … Continue reading