thegreenmoleforum For a sustainable Mole Valley
I recently witnessed (quite by chance, you understand) The World Naked Bike Ride, a “clothing-optional protest against oil dependency and car culture”, in Brighton.
This got me thinking how different life will be as cheap oil and gas become a thing of the past. Less energy (with an increased reliance on nuclear), visiting family abroad (forget holidays in the sun), exotic and non-seasonal foods, synthetic (plastic, nylon) and cheap imported products, etc.
Reasons to cycle – good way to keep fit, affordable (no road tax, insurance, MOT, minimal servicing), easy on the environment, reduces congestion and it’s fun!
Transition Ashtead has assembled a library of low-energy light bulbs for people to try at home. It’s a good way of finding suitable ones, especially before buying them online.
Transition Bookham is listed on Transition Network, the website for more info on the movement. Some members attended a talk by movement founder Rob Hopkins, in Godalming, in June.
On Village Day they announced their logo design competition, with the winner due to be revealed at D3
– Don’t Dump Donate day
in September. They launched their garden share scheme at a member’s Open Garden, and are making St Nicolas Pastoral Centre’s one more biodiverse – volunteers welcome.
Three people attended their June meeting, on a fact finding mission, with a view to maybe starting Transition Leatherhead. See the Transition Bookham page on our site for more on all that’s happening, and do try to attend their July meeting listed below.
I was invited to Transition Dorking’s excellent tour of Sondes Place Farm, given by manager Hugh Broom. It’s been farmed by the Broom family since 1897.
Much of the 320 acre mixed farm, located between Dorking and Westcott, is in the Countryside Stewardship Scheme, leading to environmental improvements such as new hedgerows, the creation of 3 ponds and wildlife corridors. Over 100 acres of conservation-grade grassland is managed without artificial fertilisers or chemicals.
They supply free-range eggs, lamb, pork and sausages and offer seasoned hardwood logs from their and other local woodlands.
“How Bad Are Bananas? The carbon footprint of everything” is a book by Mike Berners-Lee that “disentangles some of the carbon footprint myths”.
From big things (wars, bushfires, volcanic eruptions) to little things (sending a letter, newspapers, a pint of beer) it helps put everything into perspective. We hope to convince Bookham library to get in a copy!
The Green Mole Forum team
Local events for July 2010 see Events at left on website 4th
11:00-17:00 Box Hill Fair – Box Hill, Dorking
julie1.lever@btinternet.com 19:30-21:30 Transition Bookham meeting – St Nicolas Pastoral Centre TBA 10:30-12:00 LETS trading morning –
info@lets-mole-valley.org.uk
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www.greenmoleforum.org see Look Local at left for links and Contact at top 10:00-16:00 Surrey Produce Festival 2010 – On top of Box Hill, Dorking
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