Geographical Area: Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Key Contact: Alison Jackson-Bass
Phone: 01433 623113
Email:
Website: http://transitionhopevalley.wikispaces.com/
The aims of Transition Hope Valley
Broadly based on Transition Towns concept which aims to help make the Hope Valley a closer knit, more self-sufficient and thus resilient community through events, workshops, re-skilling, awareness raising etc.
Past campaigns/activities/work:
Screening of Age of Stupid in Hathersage.
Forthcoming activities/work/campaigns:
· Have just produced a local food questionnaire to gauge interest in possibility of growing food locally, possibly through Community Supported Agriculture.
· Working with existing groups on energy production, orchards and community woodland creation.
· We will be arranging events over the coming year with guest speakers and local screenings of appropriate films that raise awareness of peak oil and climate change.
· We’re aiming to network with other groups in the region wherever possible and are planning to work with Live and Work Rural/Peak National Park Authority.
This profile was added in June 2010.