Monthly Community Groups Newsletter

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Extreme Energy

A report from Schnews looking at the climate of activisim against last ditch energy extraction techniques such as coal bed meathane, fracking, underground coal gassification, tar sands and so on here

Free Thermal Imaging Surveys Nov/Dec 2012 Jan 2013

As part of the HEAT party project in partnership with CAfS. To book your HEAT party or find out more email Ruth on warmerhouses[at]gmail.com

Thermal Imaging Training

Aimed at those able to volunteer to help with HEAT parties. More information here

SLACC TT AGM & 100 mile meal

Thursday 8th March, Georgian Room, Kendal Town Hall. All welcome, bring a dish to share of food sourced from within 100 miles of Kendal. Short AGM to follow. Check the next newsletter for details.

#Occupy Movement

Join the discussion on Occupy in Ulverston, see here. Lancaster Occupy facebook page and website. Click here for more general info on the Occupy Movement

SLACC Festive Ceilidh

Photos from the ceilidh (9/12/11) here here. Thanks to all especially the Macaroons

Fracking Update

NEWS 2/11/11 - rig occupied a second time. Report on Indymedia . Exploratory drilling for shale gas using a controversial technique hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, has been started by company Caudrilla in Lancashire. For more info and news of further actions see the 'Campaign Against Climate Change' here and 'Frack Off' here

Active Travel Guide

As part of our Active Travel project we have produced an active travel guide. Click here to download.

Peak Oil 2010 Report

Click here for our Jan 2010 peak oil update.

Kendal Eco Fair Video

Click here to see the video of our 2008 eco fair.

Top Tips

Read our Top Tips for reducing your impact on the planet.

Global Warming Myths

Click here to see the common arguments sceptics use to refute man made Global Warming and the counter argument by scientists.

2010 Annual Report

Click here for the SLACC Towards Transition 2010 annual report.

Welcome to SLACC Towards Transition.

South Lakes Action on Climate Change Towards Transition is a charity that is part of the Transition Town Network, an associated group of the Campaign Against Climate Change and a member organisation of the Cumbria Sustainability Network. We aim to link together like-minded, enthusiastic people with all the creative and exciting projects that are happening in the South Lakes as well as campaign on local, national and international issues related to climate change and peak oil.

If you'd like to see more solar panels in Windermere, more apple trees in Staveley, more bike rides in Kendal, or if you just fancy doing a bit of guerilla gardening in Ulverston, explore the website and see what you could get involved in.

SLACC TT Newsletter

SLACC produce a free monthly e newsletter to keep up with news, diary dates and actions.

Click here to download an example issue (aug 2011).

Sign up to receive it by filling in the contact form here and quoting 'newsletter subscription'.

SLACC TT Groups

SLACC TT is organised loosely on the Transition Town model, with groups which meet regularly, running their own events, projects and campaigns. SLACC TT groups currently include Food, Energy and Buildings, Transport, Creative Transition and Transition Futures. Find out more by subscribing to the SLACC TT e newsletter.

SLACC TT Membership

SLACC TT is a membership organisation. Click here for details on how to join and add your support.

So what exactly is a 'Transition Town'?

A transition initiative (could be a town, village, college, etc) is a community-led project that links into the national 'Transition Network'.

Here in South Lakes, the aim of SLACC Towards Transition is to address the twin issues of Climate Change and Peak Oil within the area by decreasing the dependence of the community on fossil fuels, lowering carbon emissions and by building a stronger, resilient community that is able to be more independent in areas such as food, energy, transport, healthcare and economics.

We believe that only with the cooperation and involvement of all sectors of the community - individuals, voluntary groups, local businesses, churches, council, schools - is it possible to deal collectively with the two greatest challenges facing us today and to come up with the solutions together.

Our Aims

The key aims of SLACC Towards Transition are as follows:

  1. To increase awareness of local and global issues surrounding Climate Change and Peak Oil.

  2. To reduce South Lakeland's overall Green House Gas emissions and dependence on Fossil Fuels.

  3. To establish and support South Lakeland as a Transition District.

  4. To take every reasonable step to minimise the Green House Gas emissions resulting from the groups' activities.

To find out what we are currently doing, visit the Projects page.