Transition in the Media
Here you'll find links to stories about Transition Towns and Transition Leicester in the media.
If you work in the media and would like to contact us, either email info AT transitionleicester.org.uk , or call Doug Golding on 0116 2103637 or 07779 908235, or Andrew Reeves on 07848 007786.
Local Media Articles
National & International Media Articles
Local Media
If you'd like to put together a piece about Transition Leicester for local newspapers/magazines/TV/radio, or contact us for an interview, then get in touch!
In July 2009, we had a letter published in the Leicester Mercury calling for some discussion on new ideas for future of the Ecotown site - see it here.
In June 2009, the Leicester Mercury ran a story on Whetstone Community Harvest, the Community Supported Agriculture project that Transition Leicester is looking to develop - read it here.
BBC East Midland's Inside Out did a piece on the Transition movement in January 2009, which can be seen here.
The morning before the Inside Out piece was on TV, Radio Leicester did a short piece on Transition Leicester on its breakfast show - check it out through the Traydio website here or read all about it on our blogsite here.
In January 2009, Andrew Reeves did a First Person column for the Leicester Mercury on new evidence that the climate situation is more urgent than we previously thought. Read it as published here or as a word document here.
The Leicester Mercury did a very positive full-page spread on Transition Leicester's food group on November 12th 2008, which can be read here.
On September 11th 2008, we released our report "From Ecotown to Transition Town" - see the press release here.
Our Ecotown ideas were covered in September 2008 by BBC TV news in the East Midlands and on Radio Leicester. You can read about it online here or watch the TV news piece here.
The Leicester Mercury also published a First Person column on the issue by Transition Leicester's Andrew Reeves (read it here, or download as a word file here).
On June 17th 2008, Transition Leicester's Andrew Reeves wrote a piece for the First Person column in the Leicester Mercury, discussing Peak Oil, fuel prices and what Transition Leicester is all about. Read it online as published here or in word format here.
National & International Media
Courier Mail, September 2009
"Transition Towns project helps kick oil addiction" - an introduction to Transition from the Australian media.
Daily Telegraph, June 2009
"High noon on the high street" - exploring how the financial crisis is affecting two towns... one "normal" town (Chester) and one Transition town (Totnes).
Observer, May 2009
"Beyond Westminster's bankrupted practices, a new idealism is emerging" - putting Transition in the context of what is happening to politics in the UK.
Idea website, April 2009
"Peaking too soon?" - an article introducing the Transition movement and focussing on relationships between Transition initiatives and local authorities.
The Irish Times, January 2009
"Placing a gigantic one-way bet against the planet" - a piece from the Irish Times on the huge risks our current approach to resource use is bringing for us and advocating Transition initiatives as a response
The Times, November 2008
"Transition: Gearing up for the great power down" - a positive introduction to the Transition movement with an international flavour
Guardian, September 2008
"A Peak into the future" - a very positive profile of the Transition movement
Christian Science Monitor, September 2008
"Communities plan for a low-energy future" - a great piece discussing the beginnings of a Transition movement in the U.S.
Building magazine, May 2008
"Rob Hopkins: Eco Worrier"- Profile of Transition founder Rob Hopkins.
Birmingham Post, May 2008
"Birmingham should become a Transition City" - article by Clare Short MP.
Working Lunch, BBC, May 2008
"Lewes plans its own local currency" - about Transition Town Lewes's plans for a local currency
The Ecologist, November 2007
"Local hero Rob Hopkins: Transition Town Totnes" - piece on Rob Hopkins and Transition Town Totnes.
The Guardian, April 2007
"You are now entering an oil-free zone" - article on Transition Towns