Members and friends of Teign Estuary Transition Group gathered on Saturday 26^th March to celebrate Earth Hour 2011. This is an annual global event when people across the world turn off lights for one hour between 8.30 – 9.30 pm to celebrate the planet together and raise awareness of climate change. Our thanks to Neil Johns who supported the event by opening the Oystercatcher’s Cafe in Teignmouth, where members’ food was shared and eaten by candle-light.

Energy-use is one area that the Transition Group focuses on – the challenge after Earth Hour is to continue seeking ways of making a difference. The Group’s next energy-meeting is at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 13^th April in the King’s Arms, Teignmouth: all welcome.

Photos show Neil Johns, owner of the Oystercatcher, along with some members and friends of the Teign Estuary Transition Group.

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/

The 25 – 31 October 2010 marks the 14th Energy Saving Week – organised by The Energy Saving Trust, a non-profit organisation that provides free and impartial advice on how to stop wasting energy.

To take control and start cutting your energy use at home and in how you travel, take a look at the Energy Saving Trust web site.