Just to let you all know that we are having a meeting this Saturday to set up a
new steering group for Transition Glastonbury. As part of this we have been
gathering information from people about Transition Glastonbury.

Thanks to everyone who has filled in the survey so far. Its been great to have
your feedback. We will let you all know later what we discovered!

If you haven't please do as it will really help us move Transition Glastonbury
forward next year.

The link for the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8WMGMM

Many thanks

Jane

Hi everryone and Happy New Year,

I've copied an email I received on another yahoo group. I thought this was
relevant to transition town, as I believe community and knowledge are very
important to any transition movement. With the prospect of rising fuel prices
due to peak oil, the journey to street library will probably become pretty much
unafordable for the less able bodied amongst us at some point in the future.

There is a public meeting on the third Jan 2011 in tor leisure from 19:30 -
21:30.

Best Regards,

Sophie B.

Reply-To:  <jeremy@...>

Dear good people,


It's Jeremy, Alison's partner, and papa to Dylan, Amber & Elmo, writing to ask
for your help in the urgent matter of saving Somerset's libraries from closure.



If there are just 2 little things people feel they can do to help our libraries,
they need to be:




*** sign one of the petitions that are around town


*** and the one I forgot - take a couple of minutes to do the on-line survey at 
http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/survey/libraries/





SCC has to take these seriously; it is their document. The questions are
horribly skewed so as to invite people to say 'yes, I would like to run a
library, rather than see it close', but hold firm and don't give any quarter -
this doesn't have to be the answer.



It is better to do the survey on-line, they were saying at the library this
morning, as the 'hundreds' of paper copies being completed at the library are
having to be transcribed by one poor soul onto the computerised format anyway,
and there is only so much time.




Again, please, home ed people, could you pass on or forward this message to
everyone you can think of.


I know some of you are not Glastonbury based or Glasto library users, but this
is a Somerset issue. Glastonbury library looks like being a test case in the
sense that its closure would contradict a whole mass of data and policy and
economic sense, but there are library campaign groups happening in other
affected pop. centres like Shepton, South Petherton, etc. if you want to look
these up. I don't mean to detract from the importance of any of our libraries to
the community they serve.


If people have any queries on this matter, please get back to me, or else go to
the Friends of Glastonbury Library e-mail or Facebook groups and ask the clever
and committed people there who are putting in a lot of hard work.


My particular focus is on Glastonbury, obviously, but the campaign is county
wide. They want to shut 20 out of 34 (btw 'offering them to the community to
run' is the current euphemism for this).


On Friday 7th January, Somerset County Council is holding a 'consultation'
'roadshow' at Glastonbury Town Hall, from 9.00-12.00.


Yes, it's on a working Friday! Genius! Clearly, this is deliberate. They know
they are on a very sticky wicket with their proposed closure of Glastonbury
library, one of the busiest, best-performing and cheapest to run in the whole
county.


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try to make it to this consultation event. IN NUMBERS!!


They are going to send a couple of bods to speak 1:1 with concerned residents.
It is vital that Glastonbury turn out in the hundreds, swamp the Town Hall and
make this process unworkable. We are expecting extensive media coverage
including television. As you may be aware, this is a national issue, with
hundreds of libraries threatened across the country.


Secretary of State Eric Pickles is on record as saying that libraries should not
be closing and that local authorities have many other options for cutting their
budgets, starting with trimming excess layers of management and 'back office'
staff.


Glastonbury is the 3rd best performing library in the county out of 34. Its
inclusion on the closure list is very very dubious, for a whole host of reasons.
We have a very strong case and some well thought out and costed alternative
proposals. Our library CAN be saved, but people power is required!


It should also be stated here that no-one involved in the Glastonbury campaign
wants any one Somerset library saved at the expense of another. Our argument is
that none should close. It is an economic, legal and ethical argument.


Please join or check out saveglastonburylibrary@googlegroups.com or the Friends
of Glastonbury Library Facebook page, to keep abreast of the campaign or to get
more involved.


I have highlighted already how home schoolers are an important library 'client
group', for obvious reasons. The Tories are meant to be pro-home-schooling!
Let's have a big home ed presence at the consultation morning, please, with as
many children and young people as we can muster. (Sorry I can't be there, as
I'll be at work. Doh! But the rest of my family will be).


Could you all possibly circulate this message to any home ed, or other, contacts
you have who might be interested. Please also ensure that you and everyone you
know in Glastonbury have done the following:


* signed the petition (just once, or it's invalid) (these are in loads of
places, e.g. Earthfare, Gothic Image) (5000 signatures across the county and SCC
are forced to hold a debate)
* written to local press to keep the rumble of protest going (even if they don't
publish our letters every week)
* written to their county councillor (Alan Gloak - he is on our side and has
done sterling work already to make the figures for Glasto library available)   
afgloak@...
* written to Christine Lawrence at SCC    cmlawrence@...   (she is
the SCC cabinet member with particular responsibility for communities, incl.
libraries)
* written to your MP (Tessa Munt for most of us; perhaps we can push her off the
fence on this one) (use Parliament website)
* written to the Secretary of State for Local Government, Eric Pickles (use
Parliament website)
* made everyone aware of the Jan 7th consultation event ( and the 5 other SCC
are holding) and be there!!
* made colourful, amusing or otherwise forthright banners for these events - we
are working on these in our house


THANKS A MILLION for anything you can do to help with this campaign. We all need
a local library. All the vulnerable social groups, starting with children, would
be hit hardest by closures.


Thanks for reading this - please pass the message on.


With bright New Year's blessings to you all,
Jeremy, Alison & family X

Thanks so much to everyone who filled in our survey. We are currently re-forming
the steering group and hope to get things going again in 2011. The survey has
been incredibly useful and encouraging as its giving us feedback about what
people are interested in and what they might like to engage with. If you haven't
already filled one in please do have a go as it will really help us get things
started again. The response has been really heart-warming so far. The survey can
be accessed at:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8WMGMM

If you have filled in a questionnaire please bear with us if you have offered
specific help - we are having our first steering group meeting next week and I'm
guessing it will take us a while to digest all the information coming out of the
questionnaires.  At some point we will write a report and let you all know what
came out of it.

Best wishes

Jane

I have been asked to post this by Mike Jones. This is an amazing opportunity for
our community and I hope that we can make it happen somehow..

Mike writes....

The Red Brick Building is an extremely large industrial building at the end of
Morlands. It has been gifted by SWERDA to the Red Brick Building Centre Ltd and
ECOS Trust jointly  to develop as a commercially viable community asset that
will rent out some space at commercial rent and other space at subsidised rent.
The community vision is to create workspace for micro and social enterprise and
venues for training, exhibition and community events. It has the potential to
not only house wonderful activities, but also to create a financial surplus that
can feed back into town.

ECOS Trust is an ecobuilding charity who have developed ecohomes at Langport and
elsewhere and will oversee the environmentally sustainable refurbishment of the
site and be a joint owner of the site - which will generate revenue for their
very worthwhile activities as well. www.ecostrust.org.uk


The gift of the building has three conditions to be met by 31st January 2011:
Using some of the £100,000 already raised to be spent on cleaning up the site
and making the building weathertight
To arrange sufficient loans from banks or other bodies to refurbish half of the
building - the refurbishment to be completed by the end of 2011
For the Red Brick Building Centre Ltd to raise £140,000 by 31st January 2011
through a share issue.

The first two conditions are in the process of being met and work has already
started on the site. The third condition is down to our community to meet - and
meet quickly! The minimum amount for a share holding is £100. Mike Jones from
The Oracle is suggesting that if 200 of us buy £500 of shares, we will have
raised £100,000 and with other monies coming in this will achieve the target.

Buying these shares is NOT a donation. They are targeted to produce a dividend
in the fourth year. They are withdrawable subject to the agreement of the Red
Brick Building Centre Ltd. If the share issue does not reach its target, you
will get your money back. The shares are secured on the market value of the
site, which can be bought back by SWERDA if the project fails to take off in the
first year.

This is an extraordinary one off opportunity for the town. The government is not
normally in the habit of giving away £1 million worth of assets in Somerset,
even if we have to pull our fingers out to raise money ourselves. So please
consider buying shares. Application forms are available at Avalon Fair Shares
Office on Mondays and Wednesdays or at the Oracle office open most weekday
mornings and outside the Oracle office on the landing by the Avalon/Georges Room
in the Glastonbury Experience.  www.redbrickbuilding.org.uk




The Oracle
2-4 High Street
Glastonbury
BA6 9DU
Tel: 01458 837977
www.glastonburyoracle.co.uk

If anyone wishes to oppose the building of a new supermarket in Glastonbury on
planning grounds, they can email EDWARD BAKER at Mendip DC quoting the reference
2010/2821.

BY 19th JANUARY- i.e. this Wednesday.

Email customerservices@...

Thank you!

I was forwarded this, and not sure of the origin but felt it was worth posting
on this forum as it relates to local community resources - no date given so I
assume it is this coming Monday?.......A:

We are making a short film for national release in which people from all walks
of life will give their passionate, one-liners about why we need libraries. If
you have a passionate one-liner for us, please come to Tor Leisure Centre on
Monday from 2-8pm. It will only take five minutes to film your contribution, so
come any time between 2-8pm. Thanks for all the great support you have been
giving to our campaign! FOGL (Friends of Glastonbury Library).

this is tomorrow: the film is being made by local filmmakers Kevin
Redpath, Garfield Kennedy and Ken Kutsch

come and have your say!

On 16 January 2011 16:56, Andrew <andrew.health@...> wrote:
> I was forwarded this, and not sure of the origin but felt it was worth posting
on this forum as it relates to local community resources - no date given so I
assume it is this coming Monday?.......A:
>
> We are making a short film for national release in which people from all walks
> of life will give their passionate, one-liners about why we need libraries. If
> you have a passionate one-liner for us, please come to Tor Leisure Centre on
> Monday from 2-8pm. It will only take five minutes to film your contribution,
so
> come any time between 2-8pm. Thanks for all the great support you have been
> giving to our campaign! FOGL (Friends of Glastonbury Library).
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Transition Glastonbury links:
>
> Website: http://www.transitiontowns.org/Glastonbury
>
> Calendar: http://transitiontowns.org/Glastonbury/calendar
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



--
/Richard

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values - Dalai Lama

Come and find out about the Red Brick building project - meet all the people
involved and see what they are planning. This Thursday 7- 8pm in the town hall.

You can also book a time to have a tour of the building.

  This project looks like potentially being the saving grace at the Morlands
development in what is otherwise (IMO)a real disgrace.

The option to buy shares in the project has now been extended till the end of
Feb - Transition Glastonbury are buying one and hope to find other ways of
supporting this project...

Read more at:http://redbrickbuilding.org.uk/aboutus

Jane

Hi jane

Just so you know the links at the bottom in the signature of your
message for TG
and TG calendar do not work

lol
Linda


Quoting Jane <greenway@...>:

> Come and find out about the Red Brick building project - meet all the
> people involved and see what they are planning. This Thursday 7- 8pm
> in the town hall.
>
> You can also book a time to have a tour of the building.
>
>  This project looks like potentially being the saving grace at the
> Morlands development in what is otherwise (IMO)a real disgrace.
>
> The option to buy shares in the project has now been extended till
> the end of Feb - Transition Glastonbury are buying one and hope to
> find other ways of supporting this project...
>
> Read more at:http://redbrickbuilding.org.uk/aboutus
>
> Jane
>
>
>
>

This is a workshop with Sally from Transition Wells and Fran Hicks from
Transition Taunton.


The Work that Reconnects:

  From Overwhelm to Vibrant Living

10am-5pm. Saturday 9th April 2011

Quaker Meeting House,
High Street, Wellington. TA21 8RA

Feeling overwhelmed and helpless in the face of environmental, economic and
social challenges?

The Work That Reconnects is an experiential workshop process that supports
individuals to:

·        connect to themselves, each other and the natural world,

·        express feelings of concern for planetary issues and

·        find ways towards a sustainable future.

Developed by visionary ecologist elder Joanna Macy (www.joannamacy.net

), it can transform worry and despair into creative, collaborative action with
the aim of rekindling our joy and gratitude for life and our sense of purpose in
the world.

Facilitated by Fran Hicks and Sally Lever.

Fran Hicks is a trained Art Therapist, Counsellor, Quaker and founder member of
Transition Taunton. She has run groups in mental wellbeing, deep ecology and
exploring spirituality.
  Sally lever is an experienced personal and business coach, writer, speaker and
workshop leader, specialising in living and working sustainably.
Both are trained Work That Reconnects facilitators.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
£12 per person booking fee + optional dana (donation) on the day.

Vegan soup and bread based lunch provided. Please bring a small vegetarian or
vegan salad or dessert to share.

Chairs available or bring your own meditation cushion or stool.

Bookings and further information: Sally Lever, sally@..., 01749
674842.

Just to say I had a very sad shopping trip to Bridie's yard today. They got
broken into last night for the 4th time and the proceeds of a very busy Thursday
evening coop was stolen.

It's incredibly disheartening for them. It's the kind of thing that can make you
want to give up.  I came away feeling that if we want this coop to continue its
really time for the community to offer practical support as well as
appreciations for all the work that goes into keeping it going. Lets transform
this set back into a catalyst to make Bridie's stronger.

Perhaps next week - if we can - we could all put in an extra few quid to cover
this weeks loss or talk to them about what they might need on a practical level.


XXXJane

Come and find out whats happening, meet some of the people who are already
involved, join in the conversation and - if you like - bring along plants and
seeds to swap.
3-5pm  at La terre cafe in the High St.

Hope to see you there.

Jane

The Work that Reconnects:

  From Overwhelm to Vibrant Living

10am-5pm. Saturday 9th April 2011

Quaker Meeting House,
High Street, Wellington. TA21 8RA

Feeling overwhelmed and helpless in the face of environmental, economic and
social challenges?

The Work That Reconnects is an experiential workshop process that supports
individuals to:

·        connect to themselves, each other and the natural world,

·        express feelings of concern for planetary issues and

·        find ways towards a sustainable future.

Developed by visionary ecologist elder Joanna Macy (www.joannamacy.net

), it can transform worry and despair into creative, collaborative action with
the aim of rekindling our joy and gratitude for life and our sense of purpose in
the world.

Facilitated by Fran Hicks and Sally Lever.

Fran Hicks is a trained Art Therapist, Counsellor, Quaker and founder member of
Transition Taunton. She has run groups in mental wellbeing, deep ecology and
exploring spirituality.
  Sally lever is an experienced personal and business coach, writer, speaker and
workshop leader, specialising in living and working sustainably.
Both are trained Work That Reconnects facilitators.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
£12 per person booking fee + optional dana (donation) on the day.

Vegan soup and bread based lunch provided. Please bring a small vegetarian or
vegan salad or dessert to share.

Chairs available or bring your own meditation cushion or stool.

Bookings and further information: Sally Lever, sally@..., 01749
674842.

Go for it!

Just so you know there is talk of a critical mass bike ride to highlight the
horrendous traffic issues that the building of Hinkley will generate for
Glastonbury, allegedly 400 trucks a day trundling along Coursing Batch,
Chilkwell St, Bere Lane, Street Rd taking the aggregate to build the
reactor....

More info to follow

Quoting morganannfox <morganannfox@...>:

> I have just heard this morning that Helen Caldicott is in the UK next month
> and will be talking in Bristol on April 14th. Helen is a famous expert medic
> specialising in the effects of low level radiation on the unborn and the
> very young.
>
> The venue for the Bristol meeting is the Eastern Community Centre, which is
> only a moderate sized room. I'm concerned that if a large group of us turn
> up that might create a problem.
>
> I definitely want to go and hear her. She was a hero of the group active in
> Glastonbury in the early '80s, 'in favour of alternatives to nuclear' (I
> hesitate to say "anti" about anything these days). We watched her video
> 'Critical Mass' all around town and it galvanised us then.
>
>
>
> I am in the process of making contact with her team to see if she has time
> to come to Glastonbury while she is here. A gathering to listen to her
> passion and experience ( she is 72 and very active)  would save a lot of
> travel 'costs' and would perhaps attract people from the region, especially
> from the Bridgwater and Hinkley area.
>
>
>
> What do you think?
>
> From Morgan  ~ 01458 442192
>
>
>
>