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Record Numbers for Open Homes Weekend

09 May 2013

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As part of Bath..
 

A Big Thank You!

08 Mar 2013
The Local Running Adventure Team were out in full glory on race day on March 3rd.

Thank you to everyone who supported them. The totaliser has totaled and the LRA team raised a fantastic £1,636.10!!

If you would..
 

Wild Drugs

17 Jun 2012
At the end of May members of the Food Group visited Zoe Hawes Pharmacological Orchard in Carlingcott. We were lucky with the weather and arrived in time for a picnic lunch in the orchard with the sheep and chickens before Zoe spent nearly two hours..
 

B&NES Council MOD Site Redevelopment Consultations – Transition Bath Response

20 May 2012

 

Fareshare and Transition Bath going well

11 Jan 2012


Since FareShare Bath started deliveries in October 2011 we have saved around 6 tonnes of in-
date, good quality food from being land filled. This has provided around 14, 286 meals to
vulnerable people in Bath. If this food had..

 

Survey results out now

25 Nov 2011

CD09.jpgA huge thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the online survey we conducted last..

 

BWCE first installation

25 Oct 2011

Following the successful launch of Bath & West Community Energy’s share offer, work has started on their first installation at Corsham School. Solar panels capable of generating 50 kW of electricity are being put up over half term. This will provide..

 

Dry Arch Growers continue to develop

25 Oct 2011

dag-1.jpg Bath’s first Community Supported Agriculture scheme - Dry Arch Growers - continues to take major..

 

Reducing Food Waste and Relieving Food Poverty

17 Oct 2011

FareShare is a national UK charity that supports communities to relieve food poverty and reduce food waste. They obtain food from food manufacturers and retailers which is within its 'use by' date, but is surplus to their requirements, and distributes..

 

Fareshare Bath Launched!

06 Oct 2011

Very exciting news! The partnership between Fareshare and Transition Bath is set to begin in earnest this month, with the first delivery of food rolling out on the 10th of October.

The..

 

AGM Round Up

15 Sep 2011

Transition Bath had its first AGM as a charity on 6th September. The event was a relaxed affair and the minutes of the meeting along with the accounts can be downloaded via the links below.

The evening also saw the prestigious award of Hero..

 

Our Guerrilla Gardening 6 minutes of fame

22 Aug 2011

At the beginning of August our guerrilla garden at Gravel Walk featured on the National Britain In Bloom judges' route around Bath, to showcase the community growing we've been doing. Thanks to Barry Cruse, chair of the Bath in Bloom committee, we..

 

Minimal Food Miles Meal

16 Aug 2011

 

Can you make a meal for 17 people with all ingredients sourced from within walking distance? Well,..

 

Could you make a difference to Bath’s future?

22 Jul 2011

Are you prepared to put your energy into equipping our communities to meet the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil? Are you a positive thinker who can motivate others? Would you like to help guide, a successful community organisation..

 

Transition College

21 Jul 2011

With so many talents and skills we all have something to give back to the community.  What can you offer?

In the autumn to follow on from the Transition Talks we are aiming to begin a series of films, seminars, workshops and talks that will..

 

Satish Kumar's inspiring talk, now online

21 Jul 2011

Did you miss June's Transition Talk with Satish Kumar? Catch up or watch again now!

 

A Vision for the Future

10 Jul 2011

This year has seen some amazing projects and milestones for Transition Bath.  The trustees with the group leaders have been working for the last 8 months on a vision and focus of what the next 2-3 years might look like.  This has culminated in a
 

Creating Vegmead - The Movie

30 Jun 2011

Hot off the cutting room floor! Watch all 6 days' work creating the community vegetable garden in Hedgemead Park - 'Vegmead'. We're awaiting Cannes Film Festival nominations...

We'll be having regular weekend sessions to do all the weeding,..

 

Does money make the world go round? Watch the videos, now online

15 Jun 2011

You can watch Molly Scott Cato, Green Economist, and Mark Boyle, The Moneyless Man, in our videos from May's Transition Talk, below. Also featuring an introduction to Bath's local currency, the Oliver, from Jay Risbridger.


 

High Speed at Hedgemead

09 Jun 2011

Have a leisurely look at some speeded up hardwork on our NEW vegetable garden in Hedgemead Park with this time-lapse video - made from one photograph taken every 30 seconds. Come along on Sunday afternoons from 2pm if you'd like to appear in the next..

 

Bath Olivers for free at this Sunday's Transition Talk

16 May 2011

 The Bath Oliver team will be at our Transition Talk Does Money Make The World Go Round this Sunday 22nd May giving out FREE Oliver local..

 

A youth focus at latest TB Action Group meeting

14 May 2011

Transition Bath held it's regular 'Action Group' meeting last Monday, taking a youth focus, the meeting chaired by 17-year old sustainability activist, Tom Youngman, of Green Vision.

Pete Capener..

 

New retrofitting advice video from our first Transition Talk

09 May 2011

Do you want to make your home warm and cheap to heat? Will Anderson, Ozzie ffield and Cathy Hough offer you some good advice on home retrofitting in our Transition Talks video from March.

 

 

Watch our inspiring Transition Talks on our NEW YouTube channel!

26 Apr 2011

We're delighted to launch Transition Bath's YouTube channel today. You can watch videos of the great speakers in our Transition Talks series as well as other videos we'd like to share. You can go to our YouTube..

 

BANES Chair launches LETS

24 Mar 2011

The Speech by Chair of the Council, Councillor Sarah Frances Bevan at the launch of Bath Olivers currency, Monday 21st March, 12.20pm, Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath

Good afternoon everyone and thank you very much for inviting..

 

Bath's new local currency!

13 Mar 2011
The Economy Group announces the launch of Bath LETS's new local currency the Bath Oliver. Monday the 21st March kicks off at 12 with a media launch at the Chapel Arts Centre (opposite the Lamb and Lion); we'll be giving away free..
 

Are you interested in investing in local community renewable energy projects?

28 Feb 2011

Bath Community Energy is keen to find out. Please let us know what you think, click on the link below, the survey will only take 10 minutes to complete. Your thoughts and responses will be a great help to us as we develop our plan for financing the..

 

Do you have 2 hours spare?

21 Feb 2011

Transition Bath is looking for a number of volunteers to aid with its internal efforts.  If you can spare 2 hours a week support us then please get in contact with info@transitionbath.org

Specifically..

 

Charity Status Approved

17 Jan 2011

It is with great pleasure that we are able to anounce that we have had our charity status approved.  For Transition Bath this not only means we can now claim gift aid from donations but also access many more funding opportunities previously unavailable..

 

Bathampton CSA news

18 Aug 2010

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We had a fantastic and..

 

Do you need somewhere to grow vegetables?

19 Apr 2010
Bath Area Garden Share will meet on Monday 19th April 19.30 in the Love Lounge at The Bell, Walcott St. A  chance for those who want to grow vegetables but have no space to meet those who have spare space in their garden to have a visiting grower. FOr..
 

Transition Bath meter project yields energy savings

31 Mar 2010

One year ago the Transition Bath energy group launched a project to provide electricity monitoring meters to anyone in Bath interested to know more about their power usage and wanting to reduce it. This involved the purchase of four..

 

Launching a new regular Transition Social

10 Mar 2010

 

Transition Review: Where To Now?

26 Feb 2010

On 22nd February we invited everyone who has been involved in transition and anyone interested to look at our journey so far. Around 45 people came for a food share and discussion to the ‘Love Lounge’ at the Bell pub who generously donated the space...

 

Big Event Programme Released

12 Nov 2009

The Transition Bath Big Event this Saturday, 14th November, is looking to be a big sell out.  The event line up is action packed and a time table and details of speakers and workshops can be

 

Hydro Project Receives Grant

11 Oct 2009

The Bathampton Hydro Project has received a 75% grant for a Detailed Study, with the remainder of the money being financed..

 

Transition Your University

11 Oct 2009
 

One Step Closer for Transition Bath

24 Sep 2009

Earlier this month, Bath & North East Somerset Council voted unanimously in favour of a motion supporting the growing Transition Towns movement in Bath & North East Somerset.

The Council acknowledged and endorsed work done by us..

 
Check out the latest news from Projects and Groups here

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Vegmead Sunday
26 May 2013

Come along to a veg gardening session at Vegmead vegetable garden in Hedgemead Park from 11am til 12.30pm.


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Record Numbers for Open Homes Weekend
09 May 2013
Over 900 people from Bath and beyond turned out to visit 19 eco homes open across the city.

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A Big Thank You!
08 Mar 2013
A massive thank you to everyone who supported us and our runners at the Bath Half!

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Vegmead gardeners wanted
09 May 2013
Vegmead is a community vegetable garden in Hedgemead Park. We are looking for people who would like to share responsibility for the growing space.
Click to find out more..