It's official...

The following communities have been officially designated Transition Towns (or cities, districts, villages and even a forest!)

To join them, you'll need to work on the checklist items in the list of criteria. These should tell you whether you're ready to embark on this journey, or whether there are a few initial things left to be done or considered.

We've introduced this slightly more formal approach to registering Transition Initiatives for a couple of key reasons:

  • Our trustees and funders want to make sure that while we actively nurture embryonic projects, we only promote to "official" status those communities we feel are ready to move into the awareness raising stage. This status confers additional levels of support such as speakers, trainings, wiki and forums that we're currently rolling out
  • In order to establish coordinated programmes (such as combined funding bids to the National Lottery) we need a formally established category of Transition Initiatives that we're fully confident can support and deliver against such programmes.
  • We've seen at least one community stall because they didn't have the right mindset or a suitable group of people, and didn't really understand what they were letting themselves in for.

There are also quite a lot more communities thinking hard about whether they're ready for this journey.

Who's next...?

In date order

  1. Totnes, England
  2. Penwith, England
  3. Kinsale, Ireland
  4. Ivybridge, England
  5. Falmouth, England
  6. Moretonhampstead, England
  7. Lewes, England
  8. Stroud, England
  9. Ashburton, England
  10. Ottery St. Mary, England
  11. Bristol, England
  12. Brixton, England
  13. Forest Row, England
  14. Mayfield, England
  15. Glastonbury, England
  16. Lostwithiel, England
  17. Forest of Dean, England
  18. Nottingham, England
  19. Wrington, England
  20. Brighton&Hove, England
  21. Portobello, Scotland
  22. Market Harborough, England
  23. Sunshine Coast, Australia
  24. West Kirby, England
  25. Llandeilo, Wales
  26. Bro Ddyfi, Wales
  27. Whitstable, England
  28. Marsden & Slaithwaite, England
  29. Frome, England
  30. Brampton, England
  31. Isle of Wight, England
  32. Waiheke Island, New Zealand
  33. Orewa, New Zealand
  34. Dunbar, Scotland
  35. Rhayader, Wales
  36. Seaton, England
  37. Bath, England
  38. Exeter, England
  39. Isle of Man
  40. Canterbury, England
  41. Kapiti District, New Zealand
  42. Carbon Neutral Biggar, a Transition Town, Scotland
  43. Presteigne, Wales
  44. Wolverton, England
  45. Leicester, England
  46. Holywood, Northern Ireland
  47. Westcliff-on-Sea, England
  48. Isles of Scilly
  49. Liverpool South, England
  50. Norwich, England
  51. Tring, England
  52. Crediton, England
  53. Boulder County, CO, USA
  54. North Howe, Scotland
  55. Lampeter, Wales
  56. South Petherton, England
  57. Armidale, NSW, Australia
  58. Chichester, England
  59. Bell, VIC, Australia
  60. Bellingen, NSW, Australia
  61. Berkhamsted, England
  62. Forres, Scotland
  63. Sandpoint, ID, USA
  64. Opotiki Coast, New Zealand
  65. Newcastle, NSW, Australia
  66. Chepstow, Wales
  67. Coventry, England
  68. Bungay, England
  69. Nelson, New Zealand
  70. Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia
  71. Dorchester, England
  72. New Forest, England
  73. Mersea Island, England
  74. Maidenhead, England
  75. Ladock & Grampound Road, England
  76. Leek, England
  77. Horsham, England
  78. Tynedale, England
  79. Stafford, England
  80. Chester, England
  81. Exmouth, England
  82. Cambridge, England
  83. Hereford, England
  84. Kingston-upon-Thames, England
  85. Buxton, England
  86. Taunton, England
  87. Eudlo, QLD, Australia
  88. Ketchum, ID, USA
  89. Kildare, Scotland
  90. Cotati, CA, USA
  91. El Manzano, Chile
  92. Sydney, NSW
  93. Lyons, CO, USA
  94. Whanganui, New Zealand
  95. Langport, England
  96. Sidmouth, England
  97. York, England
  98. Transition Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
  99. Louth, England
  100. Fujino, Japan
  101. Santa Cruz, CA, USA
  102. Monteveglio, Italy
  103. Arran & Holy Isle, Scotland
  104. Ely, England
  105. Monmouth, Wales
  106. Sampford Peverell, England
  107. Berlin, Friedrichshain Kreuzberg, Germany
  108. Tunbridge Wells, England
  109. Hastings, England
  110. Deventer, Netherlands
  111. Brooklyn, New Zealand
  112. Kilkenny, Ireland
  113. Wingecarribee, NSW, Australia
  114. Kenmore, QLD, Australia
  115. Newton Abbot, England
  116. Peterborough, ON, Canada
  117. Montpelier, VT, USA
  118. Portland, ME, USA
  119. Belsize, London, England
  120. High Wycombe, England
  121. Lancaster, England
  122. Sebastopol, CA, USA
  123. Bassingbourn, England
  124. Leamington Spa, England
  125. Sevenoaks, England
  126. Chesterfield, England
  127. Sheffield, England
  128. Woodbridge, England
  129. Laguna Beach, CA, USA
  130. Pine Mountain, CA, USA
  131. Ashland, OR, USA
  132. Kirkbymoorside, England
  133. Downham Market and Villages, England
  134. Berea, KY, USA
  135. Pima, AZ USA
  136. Dorking, England
  137. Hawick, Scotland
  138. Los Angeles, CA, USA
  139. Cooran, QLD, Australia
  140. Castle Ward, Bedford, England
  141. Tayport, Scotland
  142. Bro Ffestiniog, Wales
  143. Redland, Bristol England
  144. Barraba, NSW, Australia
  145. Denver, CO, USA
  146. Newent, England
  147. Whatcom, WA, USA
  148. Mount Shasta, CA, USA
  149. NE Seattle, WA USA
  150. Louisville, CO, USA
  151. Newburyport, MA, USA
  152. Omagh, Northern Ireland
  153. Oxford, England
  154. Thornbury, England
  155. Bro Gwaun, Wales
  156. Farnham, England
  157. Paso Robles, CA, USA
  158. Portland (PDX), OR, USA
  159. San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
  160. Hohenwald, TN, USA
  161. Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  162. Oklahoma City, OK, USA
  163. Guelph, ON, Canada
  164. Diss, England
  165. Maleny, QLD, Australia
  166. Llantwit Major, Wales
  167. Wigan, England
  168. Ashtead, England
  169. Helston and District, England
  170. Kurilpa, QLD, Australia
  171. West Marin, CA, USA
  172. Tucson, AZ, USA
  173. Greater New Haven, CT, USA
  174. Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  175. Trawsnewid Bangor Transition, Wales
  176. Downton, England
  177. Wivenhoe, Essex
  178. Dundas, ON, Canada
  179. Anglesea, VIC, Australia
  180. Siirtymäliike Hämeenkyrö, Finland
  181. Victoria, BC, Canada
  182. Stelle, IL, USA
  183. Hancock County, ME, USA
  184. Torquay, VIC, Australia
  185. Malvern Hills, Worcs, England

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