November 2011
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Curtain lining workshop Saturday 26th November 2 -...
United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Road, Leytonstone E11 1AY (corner Fairlop Road)
Following Transition Leytonstone’s successful and highly enjoyable curtain lining workshop in May, we are running a second session. Come and line a pair of curtains, with expert tuition from Jan Ashford.
Charge: £10 or £5 (low income)
Premium quality lining material will be...
October 2011
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Transition Walthamstow has formed
Transition Walthamstow met for the first time on Fri 21st Oct 2011, with a lively debate and impressive range of ideas bringing to life our vision for Walthamstow in 2026.
The next meeting is at 7pm on Fri 4th Nov at the Hornbeam Centre; all welcome.
More information on Transition Walthamstow can be found on its website here: http://transitionwalthamstow.wordpress.com/
There is also a facebook...
September 2011
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Your Money and Your Life: Monday 10th October 2011
Your Money and Your Life Monday 10th October, 7.30pm-9.30pm Leytonstone Social Club, 603 High Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4PA Entrance free, donations welcome. This is a follow-up event to the ‘Century of Challenges’ talk on September 2nd, in which respected energy expert and financial blogger Stoneleigh (a.k.a. Nicole Foss) gave a hard-hitting presentation on the outlook for...
A Lark in the Pastures 24th September
Transition Leytonstone’s birthday party and family event This Saturday 24th September, 2 - 9 pm Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane E11 3DR 2 - 5 pm: Stalls, activities for children, music, poetry, refreshments 5 - 7 pm: Feast with barbecue 7pm: Film showing with a pedal-powered cinema Some highlights: Three birthday cakes, to be cut by the Mayor of Waltham Forest A...
August 2011
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King's Passage Triangle
Waltham Forest Council have given permission for Transition Leytonstone to develop and improve the triangle of land on the corner of Wallwood Road and King’s Passage, and have helped us to get some funding from Groundwork to work with the local community to carry out the work. The funding is through the Transform programme, inspired by the 2012 Olympics. We plan to talk to as many residents...
A Century of Challenges Friday 2nd September
A talk on the financial crisis by Stoneleigh, the blogger who tells it like it is (http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/). Friday 2nd September 7 - 10.30 pm Leytonstone Social Club 603 High Road, Leytonstone E11 4PA Entry free
Diana Korchien writes: I had the privilege of hearing Stoneleigh (aka Nicole Foss) at the 2010 Transition Conference. She spoke with exceptional clarity about...
Summer Holiday Quiz Night Thu 25th Aug
At home rather than away on Thursday August 25th? Then join Transition Leytonstone for a night of friendly competition, pitting your wits against the ‘awesome’ green brainpower of Northeast London’s finest! After the resounding success of our Spring Quiz at the Star of India, we are ringing the changes by holding this one at: Leytonstone Social Club 603 High Road Leytonstone...
July 2011
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Leytonstone Green Drinks - 15th of each month
They do it in Reykjavik, Santiago and Addis Ababa. Closer at hand, they do it in Balham, Hackney and Walthamstow.
So let’s do it in Leytonstone! Green Drinks is a chance for anyone interested in issues related to environmental sustainability and social justice, to get together with others once a month, over a drink. We’ll meet on 15th of each month, at the newly re-opened Red Lion in...
Community Local Produce Stall: every Saturday
In partnership with Organiclea, we launched our Community Local Produce Stall on Saturday 16th July. Selling local fruit and veg every Saturday 10am - 3.30pm, it is located just off the High Road behind St John’s Church.
If you would like to help on the stall, either on a regular basis or just now and again, please contact Ros Bedlow (rosbedlow[at]hotmail.com or 0208 556 0885)....
June 2011
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Fruit and Veg stall for Leytonstone
After the showing of ‘A Farm for the Future’ in March, we announced that we are working with Organiclea and the Hornbeam Centre to start a stall selling locally grown, organic fruit and vegetables and other produce. Well, it’s happening! St. John’s Church have offered us a site, and we hope the stall will open at the beginning of July. It will make fresh local produce...
May 2011
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Recycled Craft: Sun 5th June
Second meeting: Sunday 5th June 3 for 3.30 start* Scott’s Road, E10 * This should allow you time to attend the Big Lunch Picnic (see above) beforehand. We will discuss: 1. Proposed Make do and Mend event (provisionally Sunday 25th September) What can we contribute? 2. Objectives of Transition Leytonstone Recycled Craft Group (notes from our first meeting attached) Also: 3. Recycled Craft...
The Big Picnic Lunch: Sun 5th June
Sunday 5th June, 12 noon - 2.30 pm Garden of Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane, E11 Entry is free, but donations towards costs are welcome Bring a blanket or chair and a picnic to share with others To reduce waste, please bring your own plates, cups and cutlery We’ll be selling soft drinks, and there will be a pedal-powered smoothie-maker! This will also be a chance for you to see the...
Curtain Lining Workshop
Sunday 15th May 2011, 2 – 6 pm Leytonstone United Free Church, 55 Wallwood Road, Leytonstone E11 1AY (corner Fairlop Road) Charge: £10 or £5 (low income) Please book, as we need to make sure we have enough sewing machines and space! For more information, and to book, please contact Jan Ashford: janashford@talktalk.net Tel: 07896 698810 Premium quality lining material will be...
A Community Garden in Leytonstone
A community garden can be a place for people of all ages to enjoy growing food, learning and sharing skills, and enjoying the harvest. After our showing of A Farm for the Future in March, we invited people to discuss this idea, and there was a lot of interest and enthusiasm. We’ve been looking into ways to help make it happen, so we are holding a public meeting at the Centre to discuss ...
April 2011
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Transition Leytonstone: Quiz night
QUIZ NIGHT Transition Leytonstone’s Spring Quiz will be held on Thursday May 26th at The Star of India, 875 High Road, Leytonstone, LONDON E11 1HR
(Tube: Leytonstone. Map: http://bit.ly/hwoXOU )
The Spring Quiz is the first of a series of quarterly seasonal quizzes to be organised by Transition Leytonstone, with questions on a range of topics but with an emphasis on green, local...
Night of the green poets Fri 6th May
NIGHT OF THE GREEN POETS Featuring Transition Leytonstone’s ecopoetry performance group, E11 Eco, with Ru Litherland, OrganicLea’s blogger and resident poet, alongside Danny Chivers, ecopoet, activist and author of the new No Nonsense Guide to Climate Change. Come along to The Hornbeam, 458 Hoe Street, London E17 9AH, on Friday May 6th at 7.30pm for an evening of cutting edge ecopoetry...
March 2011
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Cut the cold, cut the cost: Sun 27 March
Saving energy with Transition Leytonstone and the HEET Project
Sunday 27th March 2011, 2 – 5 pm Leytonstone Methodist Church Hall, High Road, E11 3DA
Find out about: • Energy efficiency grants and discounts • Renewable energy • EcoTeams • DIY draught proofing – sign up for a draught busting session • How to line curtains – watch a demo and sign up for a workshop
Activities: • Make a...
A Farm for the Future - Free Screening Wednesday...
for the Future, Rebecca Hosking’s forthright investigation of peak oil, its implications for farming and food production, and an overview of potential solutions. The screening is being hosted by Transition Leytonstone. The screening will be followed by an audience discussion. Theme: `What can we grow in Leytonstone?’ Setting the tone, delicious local food from Hornbeam Café will be served at the...
December 2010
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Green Winterfaith Festival
Transition Leytonstone in partnership with Arts Versa: www.artsversa.co.uk A celebration of food, hospitality, music and poetry for all people, of all faiths and no faith The Epicentre, West Street, Leytonstone E11 Saturday 5th February 2011 2.30 – 10 pm Sunday 6th February 2011 3 – 8 pm This will be our winter seasonal food event, and much more! It will include a feast of...
Climate Change? – No Thanks
Transition Lerytonstone shows a film followed by panel discussion at Leytonstone Library, Church Lane.
Wednesday 12th January 2011
Doors open 6.30 pm – delicious food. Film starts 7 pm
First UK preview of Change Media Film’s controversial new documentary looking at attitudes to climate change impacts, filmed in Tamil Nadu, South India.
Contact rosbedlow@hotmail.com
April 2010
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"The End of the Line" on Fri 9th April 2010
The world’s first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing. Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act… Transition Waltham Forest is screening “The End of the Line”, at the Forest Recycling Project, 2c Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow E17 9AW. After...
February 2010
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Transition Leytonstone up and running
Transition Leytonstone is now up and running, with an active group of members planning an exciting series of events and activities for the coming year. If you would like to get involved or find out more, please get in touch using the contact form. Upcoming events include: Sunday 21st Feb, The Power of Community screening at the Lord Rookwood, 314 Cann Hall Road. Doors open 5.45pm, film starts...
November 2009
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The 11th Hour
On Sunday 29th November 2009, we will be showing our next film at 491 Gallery, Leytonstone - The 11th Hour. This feature length documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems. And our most prominent thinkers and activists paint a portrait for a radically new, exciting & sustainable future. The 491 Gallery is a relaxed space to chill out on...
October 2009
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Sunday evening movie - A Crude Awakening
On Sunday 25 October, we will be showing our next film at 491 Gallery, Leytonstone - A Crude Awakening. Compelling, intelligent and highly entertaining, the film looks at how our society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and re-created. The 491 Gallery is a relaxed space to chill out on a Sunday evening. Join us for some tasty, inexpensive homemade...
Power of the Community - post film discussion
Over 30 people came to the 491 Gallery in Leytonstone to watch The Power of Community on 27th September. The sofas and large screen made for very comfortable viewing.
The discussion after the film was very animated, and in order to capture the many ideas sparked off by the Cuban community’s response to the oil embargo, people were asked to write down their thoughts about what they would like to...
August 2009
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The Power of Community, 27 September
Our next film screening is ‘The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil’.
This fascinating and empowering film looks at how Cuba coped in the 1990s when imports of cheap Russian oil were stopped, and the resulting community and creativity of the Cuban people in creating solutions. The film will be followed by a discussion about what we can do as a community.
Details:
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Discussion following News from Nowhere talk
Thanks to the News from Nowhere Club for hosting a Transition Talk on 8 August in Leytonstone. In his talk, Paul Gasson set out the context of climate change and peak oil, and talked about the principles of Transition Communities, and some of the local activities. The talk was followed by a discussion in which people contributed their thoughts on what is important to them and can be done. These...
Talk in August, scrumping in September
[caption id=”attachment_76” align=”alignleft” width=”225” caption=”Pressing locally picked apples outside the Hornbeam”] [/caption] Paul Gasson will be speaking on Saturday 8 August at the News from Nowhere Club at the Epicentre in Leytonstone. For details of venue and evening please see: http://www.newsfromnowhereclub.org/ Description of talk:...
July 2009
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July newsletter
Below is the text of our July newsletter. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive our monthly newsletter, or get in touch via email, please use the contact form on the contact page of this website. CHANGES WE’D LIKE TO SEE AND MAKE It was great to see over 30 people gather at the Hornbeam Centre on Friday 26 June to watch the film ‘End of Suburbia’. The film clearly got...
June 2009
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Changes we want to see and make
Over 30 people gathered at the Forest Recycling project on Friday 26th June to watch the film End of Suburbia, followed by a five minute trailer for the film Power of Community. At the end, everyone was invited to answer three questions: What changes would you like to see? What can you do to live the change? What can we do as a community? The answers were captured on sticky notes, and divided...
End of Suburbia screening, 26 June 2009
Transition Films’ next screening is The End of Suburbia. This international award-winning documentary film looks at the dwindling supply of cheap energy in the form of fossil fuels, and its potential effect on society. It is a powerful introduction to the subject of Peak Oil. Join us for the screening and for a discussion afterwards about how we can begin to take action as a community to...
May 2009
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Meeting on 2 June
Over 100 people came to the Asian Centre on 22nd May to watch the community premiere of Age of Stupid. As one person said in the discussion group afterwards, although the film was upfront about the challenges we face, it was such a positive experience to watch the film in your local neighbourhood with people from your community. There was a real sense that if we work together as a community we can...
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Community Premiere of The Age of Stupid, 22nd May
Transition Films is showing The Age of Stupid in Waltham Forest on Friday, 22nd May. Communities around the country will be holding screenings of this important film at the same time to raise awareness about the effects of climate change. Come and join us to watch this powerful film, in which Pete Postlethwaite stars as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055 and asking ‘Why didn’t...