Transition Hull

Turning Point - A return to community.

2010-09-30T22:55:00.006+01:00

This film takes an inspiring look at our potential to create a life-sustaining society as we face the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change.

It is a powerful film showing innovative and practical ways to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and we have a copy!!

If you would like to come along and watch this inspirational film for free we are now showing it on :-

Sunday 10th October 2010
2pm*
Boulevard Village Hall

Everyone is welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.

*(please note revised time)

Come to the Barn Dance!! Friday 17 Sept, Boulevard.

2010-09-08T11:38:00.008+01:00

Transition Hull are hosting a Barn Dance, Friday 17th September at 7pm (rehearsal tonite!! Weds 8th)

This will be at Boulevard Village Hall, Boulevard Hull.

Tickets for this are £3, available by phone and can be collected at the door, and £2 if you bring some homemade food to share!

07816 141169 or 07904 626479.

This is an autumn event put on by Transition Hull.

Hull Carnival

2010-05-15T15:36:00.006+01:00

Hull Carnival II

2010-05-15T15:13:00.008+01:00

‘Heading Towards The Perfect Storm'

2010-02-03T19:49:00.004Z

‘Heading Towards The Perfect Storm'

– Climate Change, Population Growth and Food Production’

Being unexpectedly offered a place at this important conference for local rural businesses, I took my Hull Transition Towns hat along to Bishop Burton on Tuesday morning to see what was what. 10 excellent presentations later, stimulated, excited and a bit tired, I sit down to to try to digest it all.

What came across mostly was just how enthusistically all were engaging with the challenges that are gaining a growing acceptance – climate change, decline in fossil fuels, economic crises et al.

Food security is the main agenda for everyone and the big challenge for farmers and food producers. But underlying the need for more and better local food is the need to prepare the land, reduce energy needs and alter energy sources, address water fluctuations, cope with the acceptable and reduce the unacceptable waste at all stages of growth, production and distribution.

No relevent topic was left out of the agenda which also dealt with issues around population growth, deforestation, water shortages, the conflicting demands of different states and countries and their global effects. All were dealt with with enthusiasm for the challenge, a sense of adventure, accurate knowledge, cogent argument and humour.

Small rural businesses and the farming community were perhaps not best pleased to hear from a senior economist that money was going to continue to be tight; adaptation and flexibility were going to be much needed attitudes. For me, though, I was delighted that so much work, research and effort was going into this whole field as a matter of course. These challenges are now being taken for granted as subjects with which we are all going to have to engage from here on in.

A flier for another conference in the south later in the year reads:

‘Transition Towns need Transition Farms’

That says it for me.
Diana

It's official! Hull is now a Transition Initiative

2009-11-09T17:25:00.014Z

Hull is now a Transition Town Initiative

"And to all of you - all around the world! - thanks so much for strengthening our growing network with your community initiative. This new set of "official" initiatives is truly wonderful - so many great people, so much excellent work already underway. We're constantly amazed at the people who are stepping up into the core groups - reading through the biographies is a truly humbling - and inspiring - experience. Y'know, mebbe we really are going to succeed in creating this ambitious future we've all chosen to pursue."

- Rob Hopkins and Ben Brangwyn

Hull Transition Open meetings

2009-10-12T09:25:00.003+01:00

Transition Hull

Open meeting, every second Monday at The Eagle, Anlaby Road.
Monday 8th February 7.30pm , the Eagle (side room).

What effect will population growth have on the environment and on food security?

2009-08-17T16:35:00.002+01:00

Population growth, environment and food security: what does the future hold? What effect will population growth have on the environment and on food security? (eldis.org) - report from Sussex uni.

IEA oil decline estmate jumped from 3.7% to 6.7% last year.

2009-08-04T14:16:00.008+01:00

George Monbiot talks to Fatih Birol, IEA, about the implications of this.

IEA oil decline estimate slides from 3.7% (2007) to 6.7% (Dec 2008) after studying 800 oil fields.

Transition Hull Constitution and primer.

2009-04-04T18:41:00.005+01:00

Transition Hull Constitution

Transition Initiatives Primer [PDF]

Transition Ideas by Les Wallace

2009-02-15T15:10:00.002Z

I have been forwarded this information from a few sources and it is well worth reading the six pages of A4 that I have visually edited it to. Some of the ideas are original, the rest a good reminder of their existence. As it is so long here is the link to the documents posting on the net. Copy and paste this into the address bar at the top of the web page and then press entre key.

http://my.huddle.net/huddleworkspace/document.aspx?workspaceid=3297813&documentid=3297865&folderid=3297818

Then go to ‘view online’ tab.

This is the first time I have done this so please let me know if it works for you or not?

Thanks

Sarah

MASTT, a good example

2009-02-07T20:21:00.003Z

We will be needing someone that will be able to construct us a website.

Marsden & Slaithwaite Transition Towns (MASTT)are a new initiative and I feel we can use this as an example...

have a look, it's a nice and straight forward site.

http://www.mastt.org.uk/

Minutes - 28th September 2008

2008-10-11T10:41:00.001+01:00

Transition Hull – 28th September 2008
Minutes (no.7) of meeting minutes taken at Recycle Unlimited

In attendance (clockwise from Chair)
Steve Hall (Chair), Sarah Morris (Minutes Secretary), Diana Sandy, Paul, Sue Dack, Joan Lee, Lausanne Tranter, Chris King, Lewis McNeil.

Apologies for Absence
Lee-Ann Williams (Press Officer), David Longthorn, Julie Waterman and Hillary Byers

Additions to last meetings minutes (no.6)
· None to ratify

Up and coming Events
· 7th October – ‘Leave it in the Ground’ Solidarity Demo, contact Lewis 07926 528413
· 13th October – TH meeting with Giroscope at Arthur Street HU3 6BH
· 9th November – Transition Talk, Film and Networking Event 1pm – 4pm Spring Bank Community Centre.
· 22nd November - FoE Green Faire, Spring Bank Community Centre.
· 30th November, 1 – 2pm Sunday - Tree Planting, bottom of Stepney Lane.

We initially listened to a recording of a Radio 4 Broadcast from the ‘You & Yours’ program on the subject of Peak Oil (PO). Important points raised that could be used in the introductory talk to the film and networking event.
· Society needs to recognise the PO fact.
· There’s confusion around the data available to clarify PO.
· Oil discovery peaked in the mid 1960’s, this is a fact.
· Production of oil is slowing.
· Oil prices are fluxuating.
· Society as a whole appears to be reluctant to face up to the PO fact.
· There was a 6% fall on production last year.
· Shell is investing in gas exploration as they say easily accessible oil will be over by 2015.
· BP is showing more interest in Nuclear Power.
· Politicians are not shore what to do, so they do nothing!

Where is Transition Hull at the moment?
· So that we can establish Governance and write a Constitution, making us a charity and so being able to apply for funding and receive donations, we have three named trustees; Steve Hall, Chris King, and Sarah Morris.
· The bigger film showing event is now going to possibly be in January, after the other events we are organising have highlighted the TH Movement.
· We are organising a TH networking & film showing event.
· We are organising a table to promote our group at the FoE Green Fare.
· Overall we are forming this Transition Network in preparation for the end of our oil propelled economy’s end.

Actions agreed at the meeting
· Sarah Morris is going to design and print the contact cards to be given out at the Transition Event and the Green Fare.
· Lausanne Tranter is to book Spring Bank Community Centre tomorrow (02/10/08) for the 9th November 2008 1pm – 4pm.
· Lausanne Tranter is to arrange it for our group to meet up with Gyroscope.
· Sue Dack and Sarah Morris will arrange the tables, teas etc for the networking part of our event after the film showing.
· Steve Hall to review the invitation and to contact Diana about final design, text etc.

FoE Green Fare - Transition Hull’s Part
· Computer showing ‘The Story of Stuff’ a very short film, which will be on a loop.
· Possibly in a gazebo or side room.
· Contact cards.
· Contact harvesting sheet (see page 3, does every one think this is ok?)
· People to talk about the TH network.

TH Film and Networking Event

‘The Whoever come are the right people’ (p168 The Transition Handbook)

· This exercise is to bring in more of people and groups from our society to TH to form categorised working groups in the near future. One person from each working group to represent their groups’ thoughts, ideas etc on a Steering Group.
· Present the Transition idea to attendies as a well established working idea already.
· The details;
o To be in the main room of Spring Bank Community Centre.
o 3hrs (1pm – 4pm) @ £15 ph + £10 lock up = £55.
o Sunday 9th November 2008.
o Lausanne Tranter to book tomorrow (02/10/08).
o A short talk on Peak Oil to introduce the platform on which ‘The Power of Community’ is to be shown and there-for its relevance to our future.
o ‘The Power of Community’ to be shown as it was agreed that to scare people could be discouraging and that a positive approach, demonstrating community orientated society and a better life style would be more encouraging to individuals to become involved in the Transition.
· Invitation (produced by Diana Sandy)
o ‘Population’ to be withdrawn due to being such a controversial issue.
o Title – to be decided.
o Steve Hall to review it and to contact Diana about final design.
· What we will need;
o A speaker to give the introduction.
o Literature.
o Contacts Harvesting Sheet. (see below)
o Contact Card.
o Projector.
o Laptop.
o Screen.
o Beverages – FT coffee, FT hot chocolate, we could all bring in a selection of our various FT teas.
o Organic rice milk.
o Organic cow’s milk.
o Biscuits.
o Cups.
o Fruit Juice.

Minutes - 15th September 2008

2008-09-23T21:53:00.000+01:00

Transition Hull Meeting
15th September 2008, Recycling Unlimited, Newland Avenue
Minutes and Action Points

Present: Steve Hall, David Longhorn, Diana Sandy, Martin Deane, Sarah Morris, Lee-Ann Williams, Jenny Parsons, Hilary Byers, Vicky Harvey (with Zita), Joan Lee, Judy Waterman, Lausanne Tranter, Chris King (Minutes)

Agenda Item
Details
Action by
Apologies received
Shan Oakes, Bill Rigby

Minutes of Last Meeting
None to ratify – only video shown.

Matters Arising
CK has produced a promotional poster for the allotment party on Sun 21st.

Actions to be carried forward
As we are still ‘raising awareness’ of the Transition Town concept, SH suggested that we link up with a ‘Freecycle’ event that is happening in the HU7 area.

SO brought up the question of a resource library for relevant material – books, films, etc. SH mentioned Eddie at Recycling Unlimited has said that he would be prepared to host a box / boxes and a loan system could be created for members. DS suggested a box that group members could use to store articles / clippings from newspapers that are relevant. SH suggested that it may be possible to get some used, unwanted box files from East Riding Council.

MD to find out about ‘People and Planet’ representation.

Discussion points
SH noted that the short film ‘The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil’ was shown at the last meeting. All enjoyed it, and those that could not make it are encouraged to watch it.

DL reminded everyone that the Newland Allotments Party is this Sunday 21st, 2 – 4pm. The entrance to the allotments is on Manvers St. The event is not just the about the allotments, but also about raising awareness of the tree nursery and orchard. MD offered to forward details of the event to everyone on his e-mail list. CK will forward the promotional poster to MD to attach.

In relation to the ‘speed dating’ event, SH noted that to hire a 70 person capacity room at the Community Church on Newland Ave is £25 / hour, or £85 for a half day.

L-AW updated the group on the Friends of the Earth (FoE) conference. There was discussion on how Transition Towns fit with FoE, particularly in light of their up-coming ‘Low Carbon Communities’ initiative. This will be more ‘political’ and closely linked to influencing existing power structures, ie. Councils and MPs. It is hoped that the two initiatives will compliment each other and draw in as many people as possible.

LT suggested that we could use Arthur St. for the ‘speed dating’ event. MD thought that the Spring Bank Community Centre would be a good venue. The group liked Spring Bank. DS proposed that the different groups invited might be offered a display table for a small fee – this would help pay for the event. HB said that FoE should be able to help fund it, but this would have to be ratified at their meeting in the first week of October. JW asked if it is good the event is planned for just after FoE’s Green Fair, as interested people might learn about it there and come along? DS added that was good, but we should be looking at a wider audience, not just ‘green’ groups. SH agreed to ring Spring Bank Community Centre and try and book the event for one Sunday in October.

DS pointed out that we need to concentrate on the core work of the group, whether that be showing films to various groups, getting on with achieving charity status or setting up a formal steering group. DL asked if we need to set targets for ourselves and have a clearer idea of what we are asking people to do? L-AW suggested that we actively go out to visit groups to promote ‘transition’. SH proposed that the next meeting be given over to a ‘backcasting’ session, where we will get everyone to give their ideas of where the group should be going. He asked people to think carefully in the next fortnight about what they want the group to do so they are ready for next time.

L-AW is going to ‘Transition training’ with SO and BR this week in York.

MD said that he can borrow a laptop from ‘Vol-Com’ (?) when necessary, if we need to use one.

HB asked if the group would like a stall at the FoE Green Fair? HB will send an e-mail to SH to formally sign up. HB will also put the date of the ‘speed dating’ event (and our regular meetings) in Hull Eco when it is confirmed.

SM asked if the local press might come to the allotment party on Sunday. L-AW said that she would ring Alison Coggan of the HDM to invite her.

L-AW suggested that we could have the next meeting at Gyroscope – this might help get the social enterprises there involved? LT said that she would find out about it, as she knows people there. We might also get Gyroscope staff to talk to the group about what they are doing and we can do the same, spreading the word a little.

L-AW asked if it should be an open policy to bring food to meetings? The group liked the idea! She also suggested that people should be rung or contacted in some way before meetings to remind them.

SH asked L-AW to show him how to use the Transition Hull Blog

Next meeting

W/C 29th September, exact day TBC – 7-30pm
Venue TBC – possibly Gyroscope?

Minutes - 28th July 2008

2008-08-12T15:56:00.000+01:00

Had a bit of a break away from the computer investigating caves at Cheddar Gorge and sympathising with locals about the demise of the pier at Weston Super Mare. So just catching up with minutes and meetings I've missed. Hopefully we will jiggle the blog about in future and organise it better. Lee-Ann

Transition Hull – 28th July 2008
Minutes (no.4) of meeting minutes taken at Recycle Unlimited

In attendance
Steve Hall (Chair?), Martin Dean, Shan Rigby, Sarah Morris (Minutes Secretary), Chris King, Bill Rigby, David Longhorn and Hillary ??????

Apologies for Absence
Lee-Ann Williams, Diana Sandy, Matt Hill and Lewis McNeil.

Additions to last meetings minutes (no.3)
· Lewis suggested a speaking group to be set up, trained and prepared to give Transition presentations.
· Matt Hill suggested a library network to be set up, to get all those dust collecting useful books in circulation.

Up and coming Events
· 11th August, next Transition Hull meeting, Sarah sends apologies for absence, on holiday.
· 1st September - Transition Hull Meeting.
· 21st September – David Longhorn’s Allotment Party.
· 22nd November - FoE Green Faire, Spring Bank Community Centre.
· 30th November, 1 – 2pm Sunday - Tree Planting, Bottom of Stepney Lane.

Where is Transition Hull at the moment?
· We are going to form a governing body.
· We are in the awareness building strand of the Transition Plan.
· Generally, meetings will be fortnightly.
· Establishing who we should contact and how.

What was planned at the meeting?
· Steve Hall is going to plan all this onto a time line.
· Steve Hall to produce communal (I have no word after this on my notes that you asked me to make SH?)
· The Group Sharing Event is going to be a semi-formal invite event, making it more noticeable than the average flyer'd event and so that we are not disguised in amongst the large amounts of junk mail and take-away menu’s.
· One of the aims of the Transition Movement is to find and enhance the transitional element within the existing ethos of the already established groups.
· The Group sharing event is to take place after David’s Allotment Party.
· We can advertise the invitation and event (news papers, radio, posters).
· The invite is for guest +1.
· The Group Sharing Event is a Germinating of the Collective Consciousness, it could be in the form of;
o World Cafe, ten themed tables (i.e. energy, peak oil, food, transport) with an allotted time on each table to exchange on the topic.
o Speed Dating, two minutes to exchange with person opposite your interests and details before moving along to next person.
o And/or Visioning Exercise
· The Group Sharing Event is planned for mid September,
· The Group Sharing Event and locals Film Night are to be separate events.
· The Locals showing is to be before Fresher’s week.
· The student film showing is to be in Fresher’s Week.
· The People and Planet group at Hull University will want to be involves in the Film showings at the University.
· The groups we should contact, who will contact them: on next page [not included]
· ACTION: This list is to be added to by Transitioners and Transitioners to volunteer to contact the relevant or related groups, this list is then to be sent to Steve Hall at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/compose?To=transitionhull%40yahoo.com.
· The list will then be put into order and sent back out for acting upon.

David Longhorn Allotment Picnic Party
· 21st September.
· Bring a dish and a bottle or donation at the gate.
· Excess harvest swap to take place.
· Hillary has volunteered to do the Barbecue.
· Invite Transition Hull immediate related groups and by word of mouth.
· Invite press.

Minutes - 14th July 2008

2008-08-12T15:49:00.000+01:00

Transition Hull – 14th July 2008
Minutes (no.3) of meeting minutes taken at Recycle Unlimited

In attendance (Meetings will be more regular in the near future but during the time of holidays we have to accept a certain level of absence.)
Steve Hall, Dave Callahan (Press Officer), Sarah Morris (Minutes Secretary), Lee-Ann Williams (Press Officer), Diana Sandy, Matt Hill and Lewis McNeil.
Apologies
Chris King (on holiday)

Blog
· Lee-Ann has kindly set up a blog: www.transitionhull.blogspot.com
· We are accepting ideas for posts (please send to transitionhull@yahoo.com).
· Currently it will be kept to local environmental items and our own news.
Charity Status
· We are to adopt a formal set of governing rules for the moment and consider charity status at a later point.
· Steve Hall will fill in model constitution the groups review at a later date.

Transition Awareness Generation: Coffee Morning
· This friendly coffee morning/evening (open to suggestions) is to explain Transition Town aims to specific groups and so that they can share their expeiences
· Groups/organisations to invite;
o The Green Way, formerly 5th Avenue School
o Craft Groups...
o Gyroscope
o Arthur Street
o Sea Cadets
o Army Cadets
o Boy Scouts
o Girl Guides
o Church Groups...
o Newland Avenue Traders Association
o Friends of the Earth
o The Green Party
o Green Peace
o Other youth, green, trading groups?

Transition Awareness Generation: A Film Showing
· The proposed film to be shown is The End Of Suburbia (72 minutes)
· There is to be two showings (Matt Hill is going to research the hire costs)
o Middleton Hall, Hull University; for local residents.
o Asylum Venue, Hull University; for students
· Invite University Students via posters and flyers within fresher’s week (29th September) to establish Transition Hull as one of their interests.
· Promote film and talk via;
o mail drop
o posters
o radio
o news papers
· At the showing bring in spokes person(s) from other Transition Towns to give a short talk (before or after?)

Next meeting Recycling Unlimitedat 7:30pm on Monday the 28th July 2008