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Transition Ladock and Grampound Road - latest (16 November 2008)
Here are our latest notes come and join us, we have much to do!
First, well done Caroline and Jane and Jenny and Chris, what a triumph the Grampound Road Village Market was yesterday! Great atmosphere, good stalls (loads of cakes, yum), lots of people, altogether as good as we could possibly have hoped.. did anyone take any photos?
Second, anyone still wanting heating oil, Chris - 01726 883261 - is taking orders up till the end of today. It's a 4p a litre saving! For Christmas orders the deadline is 15 December.
Third, it's the Wind Energy meeting at Woodland Valley on Thursday 27 November
Fourth, Ladock school put in a fantastic performance on Thursday, delivering 100 household energy survey forms to every house in Ladock - and thanks Jenny, Chris and Chris who helped with the delivery, and to Caroline who also helped with collection - but mainly to Lisa and Elaine and the 5th and 6th year children, who excelled themselves and were perfectly behaved both in the village and for the film crew. Our response rate currently stands at 40%, with more yet to come in. Very pleasing. The first results should be ready for the wind energy meeting.
previous notes:
15 October - Orders for heating oil! Please get your orders in with Chris Dodwell (883261) for heating oil for this month, by 15 October at the latest. He willfind the cheapest source and get a discount - and for us this also means just one delivery to the parish rather than lots of deliveries. The plan is to order monthly after the 15th of each month.
22 October - Farming in a low Energy Future 30 places booked to date - please keep passing the news around - we've various plans we're putting in place (Mays, Griggs, Pengelly's, etc) but need to get the word out especially to farmers. Can anyone help on the door between 645 and 730pm?
13, 14 November - Ladock Household Energy Survey Lots of preparatory work to do here. We'll need volunteers to help the children deliver the forms (300pm on 13 November for one hour) and collect them (300pm on 14 November for one hour) though volunteers will need CRB clearance. Anyone?
15 November - Grampound Road Village MarketWe'll have 10 or 11 stalls here - looking good. The school's signed up for refreshments (cakes!!). If the market works Caroline Cudmore (882325) expects to run it for a further 6 months after Christmas, on the 3rd Saturday of each month so as not to clash with Ladock.
27 November - Public meeting on energy - Neil Farringdon, Community Energy Plus This will be chiefly on wind energy - domestic wind energy although focussing on larger scale community wind turbines. We're looking to have information available on wider issues too, around insulation, other forms of microgeneration, grants available, etc. More info to follow.
Eden We're following up the approach from Eden urgently and I'll circulate the date and time of the meeting as soon as it's arranged - do please come if you want. The purpose of the meeting will be to explore ways in which we can work together..
Next meeting We've changed the date (no-one has a meeting of Guy Fawkes' Day!) to Monday 3 November at the Fourburrow, Grampound Road, 730pm
Contacts
Oliver Baines 01726 882501 oliver.baines@virgin.net Kathy Marris 01726 883861 mickmarris@tiscali.co.uk Chris Jones 01726 882268 jones-farm@btconnect.com Caroline Cudmore 01726 882325 caroline.cudmore@btinternet.com Caz Stennet 01726 882782 cazstennett@hotmail.co.uk Kate Lutey 01726 884408 klutey@btinternet.com Chris Dodwell 01726 883261 chris@dodwell.demon.co.uk Pam Russell 01726 883682
Transition Ladock and Grampound Road – latest (11 September 2008)
The Blues in the Barn fundraiser took place at Woodland Valley on the 29th of August – copious refreshment was taken, a feast of music was enjoyed (three bands, including Vince Taylor who only signed up his crew on the morning of the event, having heard about it that morning on Radio Cornwall – well done and thanks Vince). Transitioners came from as far afield as Lostwithiel and Falmouth, as well as all points between. Many thanks to all those who came along, and especially to those who contributed time and effort to making it work, James, Viv, Janet and Alex in particular, and of course the musicians. Thanks to everyone’s generosity £600 was raised, which has been split between Ladock School, Ladock Playing field, and the Transition group.
Earlier in the month we were lucky enough to have Barbara Heinzen (author of Feeling for Stones, www.barbaraheinzen.com ) and Mike Jones of the Resilience Alliance come and lecture at Woodland Valley. This event took place at pretty short notice less than a week, but we had an audience of 32. They gave thought provoking presentations on resilience and current thinking on that topic, along with examples of how humanity has dealt with crises and rapid change in the past. A constant theme of Barbara’s is that of neighbourliness, and how vital that is if we are cope with the (rapidly) changing world.
We had our regular meeting at Grampound Road Village Hall on the 3rd September, where progress on various projects was reported on. One outcome of this meeting is that Caroline Cudmore is going to work rapidly now towards getting a village market set up for November 15th in Grampound Road: As Faith Truscott will verify this is very hard work, and we would ask that as many as possible turn out to support this event. Other projects are also afoot, so please watch this space, and our next regular meeting will be at Ladock Village Hall on Wednesday 1st October at 7.30pm.
Coming up we have a meeting with guest speakers David Rodda and Rob Hopkins on the 22nd October. David Rodda will be representing the Cornwall Agricultural Council, and Rob Hopkins is the man who initiated the Transition Towns movement in 2005. Anyone reading this who is remotely curious about the future of our Parish really should attend this event, as the subjects under discussion affect all of us.
If you want to find out more about us, why not join our email group – send your address to oliver.baines@virgin.net
Our July report:
Ladock School. We have been talking with Lisa Deeble and the year 4, 5, and 6 year groups at the school about carrying out an energy audit of the village. With your help we can find out how much energy is being used – and that will help us to plan how to meet our requirements in future. For more information contact Oliver Baines.
Local markets We want to do all we can to support Ladock Farmers Market (first Saturday of each month) and are researching the possibility of opening a local market at Grampound Road, to include other things as well as food. For more information contact Caroline Cudmore or Caz Stennet.
Allotments We’re keen to support anyone wanting an allotment – and there are several available in the parish. For more information contact Kathy Marris, or, if you can get 6 names together, you can petition the Parish Council – contact Kate Lutey.
Reopening Grampound Road halt A group of us went to see the County Council, with our county councillor, Des Mennear, to start the discussion again about reopening the halt. The County Council’s going to do some feasibility work and talk to Network Rail, and we’ll meet again at the end of the summer. Anyone wanting to be kept in touch, contact Oliver Baines or Chris Jones.
Woodlands We’re exploring some of the possibilities here, including community orchards and woodlands, woods for fuel and recreation, charcoal and briquette making. At the moment we’re working out what our priorities should be. To keep in touch, or to join us, contact Chris Jones.
Oil buying group We’re going to be negotiating a discount on heating oil deliveries this autumn, for standard lorry and small tanker deliveries. Anyone who wants to take part please let Chris Dodwell know by 1 October for early October delivery.
Energy meter We have an energy meter, kindly bought by Pam Russell, for anyone wanting to test their household energy use. Please contact Pam.
Meetings Our meetings are all open to everyone. Our next one is on
28 July, 7.30pm, at Ladock Village Hall. If you want to be added to our email list, please contact Oliver Baines
Contacts
Oliver Baines 01726 882501 oliver.baines@virgin.net Kathy Marris 01726 883861 mickmarris@tiscali.co.uk Chris Jones 01726 882268 jones-farm@btconnect.com Caroline Cudmore 01726 882325 caroline.cudmore@btinternet.com Caz Stennet 01726 882782 cazstennett@hotmail.co.uk Kate Lutey 01726 884408 klutey@btinternet.com Chris Dodwell 01726 883261 chris@dodwell.demon.co.uk Pam Russell 01726 883682
Transition Ladock and Grampound Road is part of a movement addressing the two great issues of our time: a changing climate and declining oil production. Our aim is to find ways of reducing our energy use in all aspects of our lives.