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Earth Hour 2011, Saturday 26 March
We have signed up to Earth Hour 2011 and are encouraging people to join us. Please help put Teignmouth on the Earth Hour map – turn off some lights and do something more interesting instead, for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 26 March.
Earth Hour is an international event which offers us each a chance to get involved and help lead the way towards a sustainable future. People across the world will turn off lights and join in this celebration of our planet – in previous years landmarks including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Toronto’s CN Tower, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, and Rome’s Colosseum have all stood in darkness as symbols of hope.
For more details about Earth Hour, and to register that you intend to join in, see: http://earthhour.wwf.org.uk/about_earth_hour/aboutearthhour/
Restoring Eastcliff Park’s walled garden: Wednesday 2nd March
Please help us to restore Teignmouth’s heritage walled garden in Eastcliff Park. We are meeting on Wednesday 2nd March to clear some ivy, working with Sian Avon, Teignbridge District Council’s Senior Countryside Ranger.
Times are 10 till 2, with gloves and large tools provided, but bring your own secateurs.
For further details call Mike on 07877 797271, or email info@teigntransition.org.uk.
Please help us advertise the event by downloading and displaying the attached poster.
Free screening of CRUDE IMPACT: Friday 4th March
We’re screening CRUDE IMPACT (no certificate) as part of our Film into Action season.
This award-winning documentary feature film explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet, and the discovery and use of oil.
Please join us at Victoria Hall, Shaldon, on Friday 4th March, starting at 7.30pm. Refreshments available. Entry is free; donations welcome.
Funded through a ‘Making it happen’ grant from Teignbridge Strategic Partnership and with support from Teignmouth Film Society.
Please download an A5 poster for the film from our web site, if you’re able to display a copy.
Film into Action competition: prize winners
We screened AVATAR as the first in our Film into Action season, and set a competition for people attending.
Congratulations to Cath, John and Mike for creating the winning response to our Avatar competition. The questions were If you were Jake and returned to Earth after living on Pandora, 1) what would you most want to change? And 2) how would you do this?
Cath, John and Mike’s answers were 1) “People’s attitude that everything can be bought for a price” and 2) “Start at the bottom through educating kids who will be the future”. Their prize is a voucher for kayak-hire kindly donated by SeaSports Southwest.
There will be further screenings later this year.
Free screening of AVATAR: Saturday 20th November
We’re screening AVATAR (PG-13) as part of our new Film into Action season.
Why aren’t we showing any of the usual dull documentaries? Come along and see AVATAR (again) and find out why this Hollywood blockbuster is relevant to our daily lives and the Transition Movement.
Please join us at Teignmouth Community College on Saturday 20th November, starting at 1.30pm. Entry is free; donations welcome. If you’d like to print out a copy of our poster to display, a copy is available here.
Funded through a ‘Making it happen’ grant from Teignbridge Strategic Partnership and with support from Teignmouth Film Society. We are also grateful for help from SeaSports Southwest and Sheila Tibbs for donating prizes.
Supporting 10:10:10
10:10:10 is aiming to be the biggest ever day of positive action on climate change, on Sunday 10 October, 2010. Across the world, thousands of people will take simple steps to reduce carbon emissions: from tree-planting in Croatia and Russia, to families eating low-carbon Sunday meals together in the UK, it is hoped this will be an inspirational day. The organisers would like us to mark 10:10:10 with a low-carbon meal, do something to our home to make it more energy-efficient, or try something else: for lots of ideas see: http://www.1010global.org/101010/inspiration
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