Category Archives: Blog

Summer of Solutions

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1st Monday of the Month is back
following the Mayday break

June 6th – A Convenient Truth: watch trailer

July 4th – A New We: www.newwe.info

Aug 1st – Bhutan, Taking the Middle Path to Happiness: www.bhutan-film.com Continue reading

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LETS Co-operate!

The Wye Exchange LETS group

LETS use a system of community credits, so that direct exchanges do not have to be made. People earn LETS credits by providing a service, and can then spend the credits on whatever is offered by others on the scheme: for example childcare, transport, food, home repairs or the hire of tools and equipment. Continue reading

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We LOVE Our Bus!

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past event:
‘WE LOVE OUR BUS’

Campaign to protect and improve bus services in Herefordshire

PUBLIC MEETING @ 11am next Saturday, 16th April, 2011.

@ FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, KING STREET, HEREFORD, round the corner from the Library.

Candidates representing each party standing for election on May 6th have been invited to take your questions about their plans for our buses, if elected. They want your vote! Continue reading

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Food is better medicine than Drugs

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Is a bureaucratic profit-driven corporate-led government really going to make the best choices about health-care? Can you imagine that such a government will want you to be in charge of your own methods of nutrition? Continue reading

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From Waste to Taste:
Could fungus save the world?

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There are teams of scientists working on ways to use technology to solve the problem of waste; from turning plastic back into oil to recycling into new packages. but these strategies still use energy and ultimately fossil fuels to drive the process.Wouldn’t it be great to have a solution that didn’t require fuels and resulted in food rather than more plastic bags? Continue reading

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What A Way To Go: Discussion

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If you came along to the ‘1st Monday of the Month‘ film screening of What A Way To Go (or if you’ve seen the film separately) and you would like to discuss anything about the film’s subject matter or would like to contact Ocean, Ember or any of the other audience members from the night; please read on Continue reading

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Hereford of Old

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The skyline and appearance of our villages, towns and cities are perhaps one of the most noticeable and dramatic shifts that occur in our lifetimes. We can all remember older generations’ comments about “the way things were” and we have all witnessed the construction of an unsightly building where once there were fields and trees. Continue reading

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Let’s Go Plant a Tree!

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Where would we be without trees? Thankfully the coalition government have done a U-turn on their plans to sell off vast tracts of ancient woodland to the highest bidder (although 15% of the UKs woodland is still up for grabs), but it’s vital that we sustain woodland habitats, and even expand them if we are to achieve any kind of lasting harmony with our Landbase. Continue reading

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Website in Transition

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Welcome to the new Transition Hereford website! Please explore and enjoy this site. There will be additional content being added over the coming weeks and we hope this space will become a useful resource for anyone facing the challenges of Transition. If you would like to add articles, become a regular contributor or if you have any feedback about this site we would be very happy to hear it! Continue reading

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