Zero Carbon Benefit Gig

Brought to you by Leamington's Transition Town.


Friday 4th September 7.00 - 11.00pm




at Leam Boat Centre, Mill Road (Jephson Gardens), Leamington Spa, CV31 1BH


A zero carbon benefit concert for the Zero Carbon Caravan (which is travelling by zero carbon transport to December's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen)

Bands playing:

All Sparks
Eco Worriers
Knoxville Paranoia
No Face

Admission £2.00

Bring a torch or candle
Solar power by Transition Town Leamington

Save The Planet With Fake Trees?

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st when I came across this newspaper article in the Daily Mail. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers are suggesting we use fake trees to soak up CO2 emissions. Apparently real trees aren't efficient enough......

Daily Mail article August 27th 2009

Leamington Food & Drink Festival 2009

Saturday August 29th & Sunday 30th August - Pump Room Gardens.






There will be cookery demonstrations, free tastings, stalls and live music.

Leamington's Transition Town group will have a stall there. Leamington became a Transition Town last year and is now committed to adapting to the challenges of climate change and peak oil.
Leamington's Transition Town blog

The Festival's website

Offenders gardening project hailed as a success

In a pilot-scheme in Rugby young offenders have been growing fruit and veg on an allotment, learning gardening, cooking and conservation skills. Some of the produce is donated to local Age Concern-run day care centres. The scheme may now be rolled out across Warwickshire.

Offenders turning over a new leaf - Rugby Observer article

Save the Walnut Tee Campaign

A campaign in Lillington to save the Walnut Tree pub from being turned into a Tesco Express has attracted worldwide interest. Tesco's have bought the pub but local people haven't given up their fight. The campaign has a website where you can sign an e-petition.

The campaign in Leamington Courier