Transition Town Westcliff in partnership with Westcliff Land Cultivation
Society present;

Grow Your Own film show and discussion/social
7.30 onwards, Thursday 19th June at the Canteen, Springfield Drive
allotments, Springfield Drive, Westcliff on Sea

Celebrate (nearly) the solstice with TTW as we show this homegrown
British comedy drama in which gardeners at an English allotment are
shaken up when a group of refugees are given plots there. Followed by a
discussion about the issues raised, and a chance to see some real
Westcliff allotment culture!

Free admission, however due to limited space and restricted access to
the site, advance booking is essential, please email
graham@... or ring Graham on 01702 303259 to ensure your
place.


Westcliff Land Cultivation Society www.wlcsallotments.org.uk

Transition Town Westcliff www.transitionwestcliff.org.uk
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SOME BACKGROUND

Transition Town Westcliff is an exploration of how the people of
Westcliff on Sea and the surrounding area can prepare for a carbon
constrained, energy lean world. TTW is a community-led initiative which
is working towards the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan for the
town. The thinking behind TTW is simply that a town using much less
energy and resources than we presently consume could, if properly
planned for and designed, be more resilient, more abundant and more
pleasurable than the present.

Climate Change and Peak Oil can cause us to feel confronted by something
overwhelmingly huge that we cannot do anything about. The central
message of the Transition Movement is that this state of mind is not the
place to start from if we want to achieve something, do something or
create something. Indeed, by shifting our mind-set we can actually
recognise the coming post-cheap oil era as an opportunity rather than a
threat, and design the future low carbon age to be thriving, resilient
and abundant – somewhere much better to live than our current alienated
consumer culture based on greed, war and the myth of perpetual growth.

SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

* What would a low energy society look like?
* How would Westcliff house and power itself?
* How will we meet our food and health needs?
* What will our transport look like?
* Where will business and economics fit in?
* What about education, arts and culture?

If these issues concern you and you would like to find out more about
how communities can respond and plan proactively and positively for the
future, please come along to our forthcoming meetings, events and
presentations. Our Blog site http://westclifftransition.wordpress.com is
also regularly updated with reports from meetings and events, articles
and other resources.

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Graham Burnett

Integrated Design for Local Environmental Resources

www.spiralseed.co.uk

www.grahamburnett.net

Transition Town Westcliff www.transitionwestcliff.org.uk