Transition Bristol

From the Bristol City Council website:
Plans to establish a citywide energy services company to spearhead renewable energy and energy efficiency projects worth up to £140 million and helping to create up 1,000 jobs were launched today by Bristol City Council Leader Barbara Janke.
Bristol is the first local authority in the country outside London to receive [...]

News release 17.1.12
Bedminster Energy Group, working with the Southville Community Development Association, has just discovered that their application for an award of £53,000 from the Department for Energy and Climate Change was successful. It is to support their work to help save energy and reduce fuel bills in Bedminster and Southville.
Supported by the council and [...]

From the Otesha website:
Do you want to make the world a better place next summer? Silly question, here’s your chance to become part of a sustainable mobile community. Pedal across the UK visiting schools and youth clubs, organic farms, fascinating sustainability projects and plenty more. Join an inspirational team of other volunteers, excited to share [...]

From the Bristol Big Green Week website:
Major Green Festival Announced for Bristol in June 2012
The city of Bristol is to host a world-class festival of sustainability from 9th – 17th June 2012, bringing together leading global experts and thinkers to share ideas and inspiration on developing a green future.
Bristol’s BIG Green Week will include a [...]

We’re excited to announce that we now have 40 homes around Bristol taking part in our next open homes weekend on 17th and 18th March 2012. Homes will open all around the city and in surrounding areas including Portishead and Keynsham.
So please put the date in your diary and visit www.bristolgreendoors.org for more information!
We [...]

If you’re one of those people who’ll start out 2012 with good intentions, then you may like to add one or two of these suggestions to your resolutions…
But if you just love local food, then you may like to try them anyway!
1. I’ll shop on a high street in a part of the city that [...]

[ January 23, 2012; 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. January 24, 2012; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. January 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. January 26, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. January 27, 2012; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] From the Green Capital website:

Join us for an important series of events, with Professor Herbie Giradet.
Several years ago, a series of World Cafe conversations resulted in the current Green Capital vision. Much progress has been made, but now there is an even greater need for action. With new understanding and recent changes to global systems, [...]

[ January 21, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] We are writing to invite you to be involved in our 2050 process.

Bristol 2050 is an attempt to use a participatory process, through a series of open public meetings, to plan a sustainable and fair future for our cities inhabitants.

We recognise that this is work that you are already deeply involved in, so we would [...]

[ January 18, 2012; 8:00 pm; ] From Transition Montpelier’s Urban Greening Group:
Urban Greening were recently awarded £1000 towards an Edible Montpelier project by Bristol Green Capital. We have been given a little leeway in how we spend the money, and we want to make as effective a use of it as we can, so we met on 15 Nov to [...]

[ February 5, 2012; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] From the Cube website (link):

Come on down this fine sunday all you green fingered types for the Cube’s first ever seed swapping event. Save yourself a packet, discover interesting and rare heritage varieties of fruit, veg and flowers that simply aren’t available from commercial seed companies and exchange gardening tips and tales too. There will [...]

[ February 29, 2012; 7:30 pm; ] Discussion
7.30pm 29th February 2012
Hydra Books, 34 Old Market Street

Ever questioned how many hours you work?
What would do if you had more free time?

This is an open discussion about how we use and value time and work. We will explore the potential for sharing work and income and the effects this could have on the environment, [...]

[ February 23, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] 23rd February 2012,
Hamilton House
7-9pm

The first BEN meeting of 2012 will continue in the established formula from last year – a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with progressive debate and, of course, an action orientation.

The meeting will feature three distinct sections:

News and progress from the four local LEAF scheme winners, possibly more if we keep [...]

[ February 18, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. March 17, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] PLUS free Saturday advice sessions (18 Feb, 17 March)

Urban Design Build’s large scale model of a cross section of a Victorian terrace house (recently exhibited at Grand Designs Birmingham) is now on show at Create. A series of activities and practical demonstrations exploring issues related to refurbishing a solid wall terrace property will take place [...]

[ January 30, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] If you love Bristol and its local businesses, we have very good news for you. This spring will be seeing the launch of the Bristol Pound (£B).

This project is run by volunteers making it a great place to get involved in doing something good for Bristol.

Can you help independent Bristol traders join the Bristol Pound?

We [...]