In Tooting This Week ...

Tomorrow, Weds 9th, we have a Tooting Green Drinks on Ecobricking at The Selkirk pub 7.30 - 10pm

On Thurs 10th we have a Foodival Debrief at Mushkil Aasaan 7.00. All welcome to give feedback on this year's event or help plan the next one.

And on Sat 12th there is a meeting re TTT Governance at Ravenstone Primary School Balham (probably but TBC)

Come along to any of these to find out more about TTT.

April TTT Meeting Notes

Thanks to Resina for chairing the April TTT meeting. Subjects covered included:

• Project income for TTT - Richard
• New Governance - Richard
• The Woodfield Project - Emma
• Ecobricking - Resina
• Big Day Out - Resina
• Plastic Free Furzedown - Moira from PFF
• Foodival - David
• BWTUC Press statement - Graham

The full notes can be found HERE.  

Our next open meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 14th May at 7.30 p.m. and will be chaired by Lucy.  Venue TBC.  All welcome to offer items for the agenda, speak or just come to listen in and discover what TTT is about.

Our tenth series of Carbon Conversations postponed to start on 20th April

TTT's tenth series of local Carbon Conversations is going to start on Thursday April 20th
We promise you will enjoy and also find a lot of practical value in this exploration of your own 'low-carbon living' choices and opportunities. 

The outcome of the series is an action plan for reducing your own carbon footprint by understanding the impact of what's in your own control - home energy, travel, food and purchases.

An active game about the carbon footprint of food

You'll find it friendly, fun & surprising
- and there's just two places left!










For all the details, please click here.
And for our recent blog post (including the new dates) - click here.
Don't hesitate to get in touch with Ben at bencuddon@gmail.com even if you can't make every date over the series of 6 meetings. 
We look forward to seeing you!

New series of free Carbon Conversations workshops starts April 20th

All welcome to join our Tenth Series of free local Carbon Conversations!

Do you want to make some changes to reduce your carbon footprint, save energy and save on your bills, but you're not sure how or where to start?

Join a group of local residents in a series of 6 meetings to explore how small changes can make a big difference.
You'll assess your own carbon footprint, then together we'll look at home energy, transport and travel, food, consumption and waste to help you make changes that fit your situation. We'll help you make an action plan of practical steps to take. The workshops are free.

When?

• Sessions will take place on Thursdays between 20th April - 25th May 2017
• Specific dates are 20th April, 27th April, 4th May, 11 May, 18 May, 25th May
• they will run from 7:00 - 9:00pm

Where?

• At 96 Besley St, SW16 6BD

What do we do in the sessions?

For a start, they are enjoyable!
We discuss what's important to us about 'low carbon living' - our values as well as technicalities. We're meeting in the home of one of the facilitators, so it's a friendly atmosphere and you can bring cake or samosas...!

We play some creative and instructive games, which lead to more discussion and planning. This one is about making travel choices.

We look at technical information, too. 
In this example we're exploring where heat loss occurs in a normal house.




For all the info on the workshops, download the series flyer

Please email Ben to join in, express an interest, or ask any questions. 

We ask for a voluntary contribution of £16.00 per participant to cover the direct cost of “In Time for Tomorrow?” the excellent Carbon Conversations handbook published by The Surefoot Effect.


To read personal blog posts by participants in an earlier series of meetings, click here and scroll down all six (they are in reverse order as we posted them live after each session).

All welcome - you do not have to be an expert!

TTT Dec Meet & Christmas Celebration

TTT has one more meeting this year and it'll be quite a short one from 7 to 7.30pm at the Antelope in Mitcham Rd on Tuesday 17th Dec. Happily this meet will also double up as a Christmas celebration from 7.30 onwards that could end anywhere in the beloved environs of SW17.  It's been a busy year with so many different contributions from so many people in a wide variety of different areas.  Thanks everyone for helping TTT go from strength to strength.  Do come along and celebrate, join us for a drink and a chat, followed by an optional sampling of any of the neighbourhood's culinary delights.  We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

'After the Foodival' open meeting 15th October

TTT Open Meeting Tuesday 15th October - looking forward at TTT and local activities to build on the energy of the Foodival

Please come along: we have a regular TTT meeting in the upstairs room at The Selkirk in Selkirk Road, SW17 0ES on Tuesday at 7pm. All are welcome. We'll aim to tap in to the energy raised by, and have a bit of a debrief from, the Foodival - and hear about ongoing opportunities to get involved with existing projects.

Maybe you have a project idea you'd like to develop with others?  

If so why not come along and share with the group?

This meeting will have a structured section as well as time to chat. 

Please contact us if you are interested in presenting at this meeting: email us here

Our latest TTT mail out to subscribers was sent on the 11th October: click here to read a copy.

No TTT post is complete without a photo: so here are 2 from yesterdays' plant printing session for families at Gatton School's Big Draw and Cultural Day - thanks for asking us!

Meanwhile TTT was also at yesterday's St George's Hospital Community Open Day, where we dished out a lot of Community Garden seeds and had some good conversations. 

And how about the medical students dance society?  They should have been on the stage at Foodival - maybe next year, they were great!

Eight days, six meetings

If good meetings take practice, then in the past week we've been rehearsing for a team yellow jersey with six meetings in eight days -sometimes an uphill climb, sometimes a sprint!

There was the last workshop of our sixth series of Carbon Conversations; our monthly TTT co-ordination get together; inaugurating the new 'SMART' artists' group; streamlining our web presence and communications; Community Garden planning; prep for the fifth annual Foodival (22 & 23 Sept).

Our last TTT email out said 'come and help us plan'...we will share more on the content later (& do come along next time to find out more).

For now, I'm simply sharing some images of people engaging, listening, challenging, laughing, connecting.

Sitting around tables may not sound like a priority when you think of the challenges we're all facing - but while planning isn't a goal in its own right, it's so important to do it as well as we can, and enjoy it together!   - Charles

Transition Town Meet-up

TT Tooting members were involved in a successful 21st Century Network Transition Towns meet-up at EnlightenNext in Islington on Wednesday (13th May). Lucy was speaking along with TT Brixton's Duncan Law and TT Forest Row's Mike Grenville while David was facilitating. Loads of good ideas appeared in the breakout discussions and I personally was particularly taken with the idea of giving my garden shed a green roof - something like this one perhaps. This group has someone with a good camera taking pics at every event that provide a good record. I think TTT could endeavour to do the same? Any Tooting Annie Liebowitzs or David Baileys out there?