PEAT held a very successful event to help with more than 30 people.  The evening was held to inform the community about the government’s new schemes to subsidise renewable energy through the Feed in Tariff and the Renewable Heat Incentive.

The slides can be seen here.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Derek Moss derek@ecofirstconsult.co.uk.

Many thanks to al the speakers- especially Derek and also thank you to everyone for coming along and enjoying the cakes!

Join PEAT for St Patrick’s day, Wednesday 17th March at the Kings Arms Langton Matravers 8.15pm onwards
 
Many thanks
:o)

Wool Workshop
WHEN - Every Wednesday (including school holidays)
WHERE - Corfe Castle Village Hall, Corfe Castle, Dorset
TIME - 9.45am - 12.30
WHAT - we are a group of 50 yarn crafters and have been running for 9 years now. We meet each week and are a very informal bunch. We meet to do what women have been doing for generations - create, chat, drink tea and put the world to rights! Although I do have to point out that we have a much cherished gentleman who knits with us and we would welcome more chaps! We have spinners, weavers, dyers, tapestry makers, and of course, plenty who knit and crochet! We run ‘workshops’ a couple of times each month where one of us passes on their craft to those who want to learn - these can vary from Dorset Button making, to felting, wire and bead knitting, anything you can think of really! If you have any interest in yarn crafts, or would like to learn, then do stop by, have a slice of cake and come and meet us.
Contact Beverly Evans
email earthweave@gmail.com
tel: 01929 427067

Click here to read…

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/archive/2010/03/02/Local+News+%28de_local_news%29/5035835.Green_campaigners__seek_support_for_Purbeck_wind_farm/

Also … currently parish and town councils are voting on the proposed windfarm and this week both Wool and Wareham Town have said YES!!

Hi all…
 
If you are interested in finding out more about being a Parish or Town Councillor there is an information meeting at Purbeck District Council on Monday evening, 1st March 6.30pm. This may be a good way of linking PEAT (Transition Purbeck) and the local councills. If you would like to attend please confirm with the Democratic Services Office:   PeterAston@purbeck-dc.gov.uk

When a number of Dorset transition initiatives met up with da21 at the 2009 Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, they asked da21 to help with a “skills audit” to find out what skills exist within each group.  The idea is that the various Dorset transition groups are likely to have different sets of skills among their members, and may be able to help each other develop their activities by sharing or swapping some of these skills.   As part of the preparation for the Dorset Transition Gathering on 13 March (details on the da21 website), we have now set up the Dorset Transition Skills survey on the Survey Monkey website.    The results from the survey will be presented at the Gathering, when ideas on how to share skills can also be discussed and taken forward.  But first it really is vital that everyone in the Dorset transition movement fills in the survey!  We need you all to fill it in whether or not you can come to the Gathering.  It really is very easy and quick – no more than 10 minutes, honest!  Just go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/dorsetransitionsurvey                                                 
 
Best wishes,Susan
Susan Anders
Sustainability Officer
GreenAssist Project
01305 213721
da21
PO Box 5789DorchesterDT2 8ZR
www.da21.org.uk

Plans to resume regular passenger train services from Wareham to Swanage need £3m by the end of the month, or the project could be delayed indefinitely.

The funds are needed to pay for essential track and signalling work, which would enable services to run.

The investment needed represents a significant step in the long running aim to restore the service, which was withdrawn in 1972.

Dorset County Council is seeking funding from central government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8513000/8513078.stm

Network Rail’s Poole to Wool resignalling scheme presents a unique and un-missable opportunity to reconnect the signaling for the former Wareham to Swanage branch line at an affordable cost. The Poole to Wool scheme will be delivered by the end of 2012, and if the resignaling to the branch line is carried out at this time, if will cost in the region of £2.5 - £3.0 million and be delivered by the end of 2012. If this opportunity is missed, the cost would be significantly greater and the branch reconnection is likely to be delayed, for around 50 years. The cost of branch line signalling as a standalone job would be astronomical.

Therefore we need to write to Jim Knight MP to encourage him to put pressure on central government to find the funding.

Write to Jim at his constituency office:
79 Lynch Lane
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9DW

Write to Jim at the House of Commons:
House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA

Send Jim an email:
jimknightmp@parliament.uk

This transport link is absolutely vital towards connecting Purbeck and getting people out of their cars and off the already congested roads.

For your interest….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0066mk9/One_Planet_18_02_2010/

:o)

Dorset Transition Gathering

The Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RR

13 March 2010, 09:00 to 17:00

Da21 is hosting the Dorset Transition Gathering through its GreenAssist project, supported by the Big Lottery Fund.  The aim of the Gathering is to help all the Dorset transition groups boost their effectiveness through:

• An opportunity for transition groups to meet each other and:
• o share experiences and successes
• o exchange lessons and ideas
• o establish networking contacts
• Identifying skills available within Dorset’s transition groups, for potential skill sharing.
• Sharing information on current sources of support.
• Identifying further needs (e.g. training).

The event will be facilitated by Jenny Mackewn, an experienced facilitator who has worked with many transition groups through the Transition Network.  To get the maximum benefit for all the groups, the programme will be as flexible as possible, with plenty of time given over to Open Space sessions which can cover whatever burning issues emerge on the day!

Participants are asked to bring food for a shared lunch. 

Tea and coffee will be provided. 

Attending the event is free of charge, but it would be very much appreciated if participants could make a voluntary donation on the day to help cover some of the costs.

Provisional Programme:

09:00   Registration

09:20   Welcome and introductions

09:30   Da21 ‘GreenAssist’ project

09:45   Dorset transition skills survey

10:15   Tea/coffee

10:45   Mapping transition progress in Dorset.

11:30   Open Space session  (Topics identified by participants)

13:00  Shared lunch & networking

14:00  Open Space session  (Topics identified by participants)

15:45  Tea/coffee

16:15   The way forward: future needs & support from da21.

16:45   Feedback.

17:00   Close.

Booking a place

To book a place at the Dorset Transition Gathering please contact your own transition group for details about registration. Information is also available on the da21 website (www.da21.org.uk)

or from da21 on 01305 213721 or susan@da21.org.uk