PREVIOUS EVENTS
This is a list of the events which have been held by Transition Lostwithiel.
- Battery recycling tube - thanks to the generosity of the people of Lostwithiel and the kind co-operation of Julie Manwaring, Transition Lostwithiel were able to install a battery recycling tube at Londis in Lostwithiel
Read the 16th July Cornish Guardian article
- Transition Handbook handover - to celebrate our first anniversary, a copy of Rob Hopkin's Transition Handbook was presented to the Town Council and Lostwithiel Forum Development Trust.
- Pencarrow Fayre - Smallholders' Country Fayre and Farmers' Market held by Cornwall Guild of Smallholders in partnership with Transition Lostwithiel.
- Lostwithiel Festival - stalls and entertainment all over town for the 2008 Lostwithiel Festival.
- Seedy Saturday - community seed and seedling swap, held in partnership with the Duchy of Cornwall. Read the 2nd April Cornish Guardian article
- Energise - Looking at the bright future of energy in Cornwall
On Friday 29th February and Saturday 1st March we held three excellent events covering the important areas of energy for Lostwithiel: renewable energy options for the home, a workshop around energy saving and efficiency, options for community energy projects and a case study from South Wheatley.
Read the 5th March Cornish Guardian article - Excess Baggage - Can Lostwithiel go plastic bag free?
On Friday 25th January we screened the BBC Natural World documentary Hawai'i - Message in the Waves, followed by a talk by Richard Bower MBE which inspired lively discussion about the possibility of becoming a plastic bag free town.
Read the 6th Feb Cornish Guardian article Read the 21st Jan Western Morning News article - Autumn film festival
During autumn 2007 we screened Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, Energy Crossroads: a burning need to change course and The Power of Community: How Cuba survived Peak Oil.
