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July 2011: Energyshare bid – success with first round!
Thank you very much for supporting Teign Estuary Transition’s bid for funding. I’m delighted to say that this week I heard we’ve got through the first round. We came 45th out of 936 groups nationally. This success is due entirely to the support our project has received from you.
We’re now waiting for Energyshare to request a detailed application for our plans to make lighting-efficiencies in selected local community centres.
Helen
Bite-Sized Permaculture – new rain-free date
Join us for an introduction to permaculture gardening with Jane from HogCo in Eastcliff’s Walled garden on:
Sunday July 10th 10 – 1
Following Jane’s short presentation, there will be practical application within our garden.
Cost £2 No need to book – please just turn up in study shoes!
See: http://www.hogco-devonrcc.org.uk
Phone: Fran on 078 120 134 88
Energyshare bid: June 30th – end of round one
By midnight on 30th June our bid had 167 supporters, ranking us 45th in 936 groups. Energyshare will announce in mid-July which groups they are selecting to go forward into the next round and I’ll post an update here. Thank you for everyone’s support of this bid for funds to make energy efficiencies in public sites across our area.
Energyshare update: final countdown to June 30th
Our funding bid to upgrade lighting in public buildings across Teignmouth and Shaldon is currently ranked 37th out of 893 groups. It’s exciting to be doing so well, but only bids with the most supporters on 30th June will go through to the next round so we urgently need more supporters before Thursday.
While there’s still time, please support our bid with your online vote if you haven’t yet done so, and please invite at least one other person to vote for us.
Details of how to vote are here: https://teigntransition.org.uk/energy/energyshare/
Voting is a quick two-stage process – you register your name (or nickname), email address and postcode, then you’ll get an email from Energyshare with a link that you need to click to complete the process. Energyshare won’t accept any other statement of support – it has to be via their online voting system. If you get stuck, please let us know so we can help.
Independents’ Day
Skillsmart Retail and the National Skills Academy for Retail are teaming up with local retailers across the country on 4th July to celebrate Independents’ Day.
The public are encouraged to buy at least one item from a local independent retailer and celebrate diversity on the high street.
They are also championing the skills independent retailers have to show the public that their local shopkeeper is not only a vital service, but someone who wears many hats: accountant, sales assistant, buyer and everything in-between.
See their web site for more info.
Film into Action: Money as Debt
The last of our Film into Action screenings, Money as Debt was well attended by approximately 40 people. The post film discussion highlighted the importance of a thriving local economy and spurred us into setting up a subgroup to think about sustainable ways to boost the local economy. We talked about the challenge of typical loan systems that charge compound interest and discussed the potential benefits of belonging to a Credit Union (Association of British Credit Unions). The Credit Union model does not depend on debt like other models but rather on commitment and a level of trust; this led us into a discussion about the importance of community building as we work together to develop a sustainable local economy that is not based on a more traditional model.
There was discussion around the benefits of a zero interest currency and we heard about the JAK bank in Sweden which has been operating an interest-free savings and loan system since 1970. A member of the no longer running Teignmouth & Dawlish LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) group described the challenges and benefits of the scheme and we wondered whether now could be a good time to restart LETS in the Teign Estuary. We then learned a bit about the Totnes Pound, a local currency set up in Totnes to encourage residents to spend more money in the town. There was a lot of enthusiasm for learning more about all of these ideas and we were keen to include more local traders in further discussions.
It was fantastic to have invited guests Fraser Durham, Robin Currie, Rychard & Will with us to share their knowledge and experience during the discussion.
We plan to arrange a meeting in the next few weeks to think about taking some of these ideas forward. Please check this website for further details, or join our free membership by emailing info@teigntransition.org.uk so that you can receive updates on all our Transition activities
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