Welcome to Transition Stourbridge
We are local environmental group based in and around Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK. We are part of the Transition Towns Initiative.
The group looks at how we can travel, work, shop, grow food and provide for ourselves and our community in a more sustainable way.
Juicing Day – Sat 22nd Oct, Stourbridge
You are invited to a day of juicing apples and pears
When: Saturday 22nd October, 2pm onwards
Where: 57 Corser Street, Stourbridge
Bring your apples and pears, or just the family. Also, bring bottles to take home juice!
For more info call Margy on 01384 351414
Growing food locally
This great 20min film looks at the need to grow more food locally and some of the different ways that can happen in a community.
These include, Garden Sharing, Allotments, Community Supported Agriculture farms, and more.
Source:
http://transitionforestrow.org/video/growing-food-locally
Energy Monitor Loan Scheme
Energy monitor loan scheme now available at Dudley libraries.
The easy to use devises are available from Stourbridge, Gornal and Netherton libraries FREE on 4 week loans.
Using the monitors can reduce energy use by up to 15 percent, resulting in a reduction in carbon emissions and an annual saving of up to £75 for households with an electricity bill of £500. Each monitor comes with an easy to follow instruction booklet which clearly explains how to fit the monitors.
Read More:
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/about-the-library/energy-monitor-loans/
Local Bicycle Information
From a fuel-efficiency perspective, bicycling is unrivaled: A bicyclist gets 2,500 miles per gallon based on the extra kilocalories of food required for pedaling, essentially eliminating greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants and requiring a fraction of the land to be converted to roads and parking spaces. Ride On!
BICYCLE RE-CYCLERS
Bicycle re-cycling at the Glasshouse College – Training for students with learning difficulties in bicycle building and maintenance. Donations of bikes and parts welcomed. Contact Andy at the Glasshouse College or at andrew.bill@ghc.rmet.org.uk Read more…
Date: Friday 17th June, 7.30pm
Where: The Glasshouse Arts Centre, Wollaston Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge, DY8 4HF
Description: An Evening Celebrating the Bicycle – this most amazingly efficient and fun form of transport. With two short films. There will also be many local bicycle organisations and events presented and showcased.
FILMS
Still We Ride: This action packed documentary is a glimpse into the shocking showdown between the monthly Critical Mass bike ride and the New York City Police Department in the months after August 2004.
http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/Still_we_ride
The World Naked Bike Ride: Why do 250 people strip naked and cycle through London’s busiest streets on a chilly summer’s day in 2005? Narrated by cyclist and Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow, this film tells the story of a small collective organising the largest naked protest event in British history. “It’s nudity with a purpose” says ride organiser Jesse Schust, “The ride makes people smile while raising important environmental questions about climate change, oil dependency, pollution, and sustainable transport.”
http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/movie/movie.htm
