About us
Melbourne Area Transition is a group of residents in and around Melbourne in South Derbyshire, who want to work (and play) together to make the Melbourne area a more sturdy/resilient community in the face of the two massive challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change. We organise ourselves into project groups focused on activities with a small ‘admin hub’ to support the groups. There are all sorts of activities to keep this rolling, from planting bushes to energy auditing local houses to administering the mailing list to book-keeping for events and more. Everyone is welcome to meetings and to get involved. Please do – we need the help!Join our Mailing List
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Other initiatives
News from Transition Derby
News from Transition Network- The Festival of Transition has begun!
- Free tools to help communities become zero carbon
- Growing Communities seeks social entrepreneurs
- May 2012 - Transition Network newsletter
- April Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition
- Wiser.org celebrates its Fifth Anniversary with an Online Photo Competition
- Peak money and economic resilience: event report
- In Transition 2.0: review by Charlotte Du Cann
- Transport: questions for local politicians re cycling
- The Challenge: help for Transition Initiatives in the UK
Featured Stories
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Wednesday 23rd May Discover Melbourne’s woodlands walk
As part of the National Forest Walking Festival, MAT and Melbourne Civic Society is offering a walk to local woodlands, a permaculture project and proposed community woodland site. Meet Melbourne... -
Community woodland meeting Wednesday 16th May 7.45pm
Come and learn the latest on the community woodland project and input into its direction. Venue: Church House. -
Highfield Happy Hens talk
Melbourne Area Transition group Meeting Wednesday April 11th 2012 Speaker Roger Hoskins of Highfields Happy Hens at Etwall What do you say to an angry teenager who has just thrown... -
Melbourne Schools Food Forest gets going
The Food Forest for Melbourne Schools has been given the green light. Sarah Spencer from Melbourne Area Transition, a parent at the school, went in to Melbourne Junior School today to talk... -
Make a pledge on the Carbon Capture Tree
As a contribution to Climate Change Week MAT has recently planted a carbon capture bottle tree and you can help it grow! Make a pledge to save carbon over the... -
How to Save Energy and Money Thurs 22 March 2012 7.30pm
A free talk about how to save energy and money in large and small buildings. Also a presentation on the results of the energy audit on the Bill Shone Leisure...
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Free Green Woodworking Open Day 15 March
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Church Solar pv – a video on how we did it!
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Local Food/ Community Supported Agriculture Talk Wed Feb 15th
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Meeting Wed 18th Jan 2012 7.45 – The ingredients of transition!
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Forest Gardening Course 14th Jan 2012
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Renewable energy
Melbourne Area Transition on BBC Radio Derby
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Wednesday 19 October 2011 – “Great Green Shorts” talk by Dr Helen Bralesford
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Woodland consultation at Melbourne Festival
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2012 Programme. Have a look at our calendar to see ambitious series of talks and activities!
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Energy efficiency
First solar buying group installation
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