[Hazelhurst-Newsletter] Fwd: [transition sheffield news] Midsummer news

Tue Jul 21 19:32:37 GMT 2015

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 Hi all, it is suddenly midsummer, and there are lovely local and
 national events which bring people together to experience real
 sustainable projects and to envision socially fair
 and transformative possibilities.  There are also actions to take
 which can help to protect community resources, energy and food. And
 finally, it is time to say farewell to Transition Sheffield.

 FORTHCOMING EVENTS

 Saturday 18 July, Repair Café
 10 am–3 pm  Heeley City Farm, Richards Road, S2 3DT
 Got any broken household items or gifts that need fixing? Don’t throw
 them away!   Small electrical items, shoes, scales, toys, tools and
 wooden furniture have been successfully fixed at previous cafés. Bring
 items to the Repair Café where volunteer fixers will see if something
 can be fixed, and show you the magic of how to mend things for
 yourself.  The help is free but donations welcomed. Info at
 https://www.facebook.com/repairsheffield [1]Saturday 18th July: Freeman
 Biodynamic Garden open day
 Riggs High Road, Stannington, S6 6DA
 12:30 _Ruskin, Land and_ _Livelihoods _(talk).  With a panel of
 speakers on sustainable and local land management at St George’s Farm,
 Freeman College and Ruskin Land.  Free.
 2-5 pm  Public Open Day.   Come and explore Freeman Bio-Dynamic
 Garden’s wonderful rural site. Creative activities, seasonal land
 tasks, games, outdoor bread oven – bring a picnic! Free entry.   NB.
 Limited parking on site.  More info [2].Monday 20th July: Sheffield
 Green Commission’s Green fringe event: Shed talks.
 4.30 pm registration for 4.45pm start at Sheffield Hallam University
 City Campus Peak Lecture Theatre
 A dozen dynamic, influential local thought-leaders will provide 3-5
 minute fast paced “think-pieces” on sustainability. The
 speakers include professors from both Universities and grass-roots
 activists. The event will be chaired by Paulette Edwards from BBC Radio
 Sheffield.  Tickets can be reserved online [3].Tuesday 28th July,
 Transition Study Group
 11 am, Principle 5 Yorkshire Co-operative Resource Centre, Aizlewood’s
 Mill, Nursery Street, S3 8GG
 As the world is changing at an unprecedented rate, there is a need for
 communities to build up resilience to meet the changing circumstances. 
 This study group will explore examples of communities rising to the
 challenge, and a live proposal that a multi-stakeholder co-operative
 should be set up in Westfield (in Sheffield S20) to protect local
 community resources.  As a starting point, an agreement has been
 reached to secure the future of the Westfield Community Centre. For
 info, contact Steve Thompson of the Principle 5 Yorkshire Co-operative
 Resource Centre via steve.thompson at phonecoop.coop [4] 4th– 6th
 September 2015:  Small is Beautiful Festival, The Centre for
 Alternative Technology
 Explore positive responses to our future through low carbon technology,
 social justice and the arts. Includes hands-on workshops and activities
 to equip you with practical knowledge and new life skills in
 sustainability and social change. Sessions range from pico-hydro
 systems, strawbuild housing, reaching a Zero Carbon Britain, soil
 quality, and Hydrologists Without Borders.  There are also debates
 on energy, food and land, and the economy and talks from former Welsh
 Minister Dr Jane Davidson, Feimatta Conteh, Sustainability Manager at
 the Arcola Theatre and climate change expert Aubrey Meyer.
 See http://smallisfestival.org/ [5]8-16 September: International
 Permaculture Conference and Convergence
 IPCUK will bring together leading experts and practitioners from around
 the world. Together we will create a vision of a near future society
 that is caring, sustainable and fair, and explore how we can
 collectively design strategies and pathways to make it happen.
 Conference, 8-9 September 2015, The Light, Euston Road, London.
 Designing the World We Want – two days packed with presentations,
 workshops, academic papers, exhibitions, music, and art.
 Convergence, 10-16 September 2015, Gilwell Park, Essex.
 Designing the network we want – for people from around the world using
 permaculture in their everyday lives and communities. There are also
 Edge events, throughout the UK and Europe – from tours and courses,
 to talks and more.
 Book now for early bird tickets [6]

 TAKE ACTION

 Funding deadline: Wednesday 29 July.  £400,000 up for grabs via M&S
 Energy!
 If you’re a not for private profit organisation that wants to use
 renewable energy to provide community benefits, this is your chance to
 try to secure funding. Whether you’re a community energy group, a
 sports club or simply an organisation that wants to have a positive
 impact on the environment, this funding will be awarded to renewable
 energy projects in Great Britain who can demonstrate they have the
 support of their local community. Online application form available
 at https://www.mandsenergyfund.com/ [7]Campaign to Stop TTIP: 
 Trade deals are under negotiation between the EU and the US and Canada
 which are a threat to democracy, the environment, consumers and labour
 standards. But we can stop them! See https://stop-ttip.org/ [8]Prevent
 fracking in South Yorkshire:
 Fracking will accelerate climate change, delay a transition to clean
 energy, waste money chasing short lived resources and risk ground
 water contamination, and air pollution and earthquakes.  Find out more
 [9] and sign the petition [10]Vegbags from the Hazelhurst Community
 Supported Agriculture project
 If you live in Meersbrook, Netheredge, Norton, Totley or Woodseats, you
 can be part of an affordable weekly veg bag scheme which directly
 supports local growers. For more information about veg bags see
 http://hazelhurst.coop/veg-box/ [11] Explore the website to find out
 about the land, volunteering opportunities, and much more.Join the
 Green Homes Sheffield team
 If you’d like to get more involved in an active local project, then
 joining the steering group for Green Homes Sheffield might suit you.
 You’d be joining a small group of enthusiastic volunteers and would
 have the chance to make an important contribution. The project is in a
 good position, with funding in place and a series of events lined up, 
 so
 this would be an exciting time to join the team. Find out more [12]Help
 Sheffield Renewables find their next solar site
 Sheffield Renewables are currently looking for sites suitable for fully
 funded community owned solar projects; in return they can offer a
 reduction on electricity price, and help organisations fulfil their 
 long
 term environmental and carbon reduction commitments. For details of
 recent installations and future plans, visit their Community Solar page
 [13].Transition Sheffield Postscript
 In the last newsletter, a call was sent out for new members to join the
 Transition Sheffield Hub. Sadly a new group didn’t come together, and
 so it seems time for Transition Sheffield to change to a new format. 
 The
 intention is to simply maintain a website under the title
 of ‘Sustainable Sheffield’. This can continue to celebrate the
 great projects which exist across and beyond Sheffield, point newcomers
 to active projects in which they can get involved, and be a voice for
 change. If you’ve any questions, please contact
 susannah at transitionsheffield.org.uk [14]

 Links:
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 [1] https://www.facebook.com/repairsheffield
 [2] http://www.ruskininsheffield.com/events-in-stannington/458895710
 [3] 
 http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-fringe-shed-talks-tickets-17371242855
 [4] mailto:mailto:steve.thompson at phonecoop.coop
 [5] http://smallisfestival.org/
 [6] https://www.ipcuk.events/
 [7] https://www.mandsenergyfund.com/
 [8] https://stop-ttip.org/
 [9] 
 http://www.frackfreesouthyorkshire.co.uk/pedls-and-planning-applications.html
 [10] 
 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ffsy-says-no-to-fracking-and-unconventional-gas-and-oil-extraction
 [11] http://hazelhurst.coop/veg-box/
 [12] 
 http://www.greenhomessheffield.net/join-the-green-homes-sheffield-team/
 [13] http://www.sheffieldrenewables.org.uk/projects/community-solar-pv/
 [14] mailto:susannah at transitionsheffield.org.uk