Past events

As we remove items from our listing of upcoming events, we'll stick them on this page as a record and reminder of what we've been up to over the past few months. The most recent event is at the top.

Skills share workshop - Rag Rug Making
Turesday 24th November, 7.30-9.30pm, Spital

For centuries both men and women have made rag rugs, creating simple or complex designs from old fabric. What a great way to re-use and recycle an expensive resource! It's a skill worth keeping alive. So how about it? Want to learn how to do it. Cost £2 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact susan.white22[at]btopenworld.com

Skills share workshop - Simple Sewing FULLY BOOKED
Tuesday 24th November, 7pm-9pm, Newbold
Bring your mending and find out how to make your old clothes as good as new - sew buttons, take up hems or fix on patches. With Anne Frazer.

Cost £2 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Potato Day
Saturday 30 January, 10am-2pm, The Pavements
Chesterfield's second annual Potato Day, with seed potato sales, seed swap, and potato-themed games and activities for the whole family. We'll have 68 varieties of seed potatoes, which you can buy by the individual tuber at 12p/spud. For information about pre-ordering your seed potatoes, click here.

Skills share workshop - Recycled Christmas
Saturday 14th November 2pm-4pm, Town Centre
Make your own unique and beautiful Christmas cards and decorations from scrap materials. Suitable for all the family. With Melanee Livesey.

Cost £2 per adult, £1 per accompanied child. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop - Bread Baking FULLY BOOKED
Saturday 14th November, 2pm - 5pm, Brookside
Learn how to make real homemade bread – no bread machines here! We’ll make yeast-risen bread and soda bread. With Colin Harrison.

Cost £2 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop - Fungi walk
Sunday 8th November (rescheduled), 10am-12noon, Holmebrook
Join us for a stroll round the park to learn how to identify some common fungi and find out if they are edible – or not! With Glenn Turner.

Cost £2 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop - Drystone walling
Saturday 31st October, 9:30am-4pm, East Moor
A fantastic opportunity to get to grips with the traditional craft of drystone walling, on a farm just outside Chesterfield. With Chris Bates.

Cost £5 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop - Chicken keeping
Sunday 18th October, 2pm-3:30pm, Newbold
Meet some allotment chickens and find out everything you need to know about starting your own little flock! With Emma Yates

Cost £2 per person. To book your place or to find out more, contact Lisa - 01246 239289 or workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

European Car Free Day - bike ride
Tuesday 22nd September
depart Town Hall at 6pm
It's officially Car Free Day, so come and celebrate with the Chesterfield Cycle Campaign! We'll meet outside the Town Hall, then do a short circuit round the town, taking in the Donut roundabout, Lordsmill roundabout, Markham Road, and West Bars, then back past the Town Hall to finish up at the Crispin pub on Ashgate Road by about 6:45pm probably. Any questions, call Jessie on 01246 234899.

Climate Wake Up phone in
Monday 21st September, 12:18
New Square, Chesterfield
There will be thousands of 'wake up' rallies and events taking place all over the world on Monday, sounding the climate alarms and showing our political leaders that we want them to sign up to a strong climate change agreement in Copenhagen in December. This is our little bit of the mass movement.
Set your mobile phone alarms for 12:18, and when they go off, hold your phones in the air and congregate in New Square. We will phone up some important people like Gordon Brown and tell them we want a strong climate deal, make some noise, and then disperse. It's quick, fun, creative and might even help stop catastrophic climate change.
You might want to bring things to make noise with, or signs or banners, or anything to help sound the climate alarm.
You can RSVP at this link, or just turn up:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sept21_rsvp/?id=136497&cts=8nN61VP
For more info contact Jessie - jessiemarcham[at]pasturesgreen.me.uk

Skills share workshop - Wild food foraging
Sunday 20th September, 3pm-5pm
Holmebrook Valley Park (tbc)
Forage for seasonal wild food on your doorstep! Learn how to find and identify edible leaves, flowers and berries. With Anne Frazer and Steph Futcher.
Part of our rolling series of practical and informal skills share workshops. All welcome, suitable for complete beginners, but booking essential. Cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Heritage Open Days - eco-renovation

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, 10am-5pm

various locations in Chesterfield

We're joining in with the national Heritage Open Days scheme and holding the first ever eco homes open days in Chesterfield. The weekend will be a fantastic opportunity for you to get up close to eco-features such as solar panels, wood burning stoves, super insulation and rainwater harvesting systems, and see how they work in ordinary houses. Chat to the people who have eco-renovated their own homes and find out how you could follow in their footsteps. For more info, click here.

Harvest Swap

Saturday 5th September, 1:30pm-4:30pm

Hunloke Community Garden, Chesterfield

A repeat of our popular and successful harvest swap event. Bring your surplus allotment and garden produce and swap it for something else! Also a great opportunity to explore the community garden, indulge in tea and cake and get your apples turned in to juice. Click here for more info.

Skills share workshop - Wine Making
Saturday 5th September, 2pm-3pm
Hunloke Community Garden, Chesterfield
Part of our annual Harvest Swap event. Instant wine, hedgerow wine and wine tasting. Guaranteed fun for novices and experts alike! With Ian Openshaw.
Part of our series of practical and informal summer skills share workshops. All welcome, suitable for complete beginners, but booking essential. Cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

September Green Drinks

Wednesday 2nd September, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Monthly get together for green minded folk in Chesterfield. Turn up for as long as you like, enjoy a drink and a chat, find out the latest news, start plotting new projects... Local, organic and fairtrade drinks available, including non-alcoholic ones.

Skills share workshop - Carbon Footprinting
Thursday 27th August, 7pm-9pm
Newbold, Chesterfield
Get to grips with your carbon footprint, try out some different carbon calculators and learn how monitor your carbon emissions. With Jessie Marcham & Lisa Hopkinson.
Part of our series of practical and informal summer skills share workshops. All welcome, suitable for complete beginners, but booking essential. Cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Eco-renovation tours
Monday 17th August, 6pm-9pm
Ashgate and Stonegravels

Join us for a tour of two ordinary houses in Chesterfield with eco-renovation guru Nick Parsons. Pick up loads of ideas and information on how to save energy, cut your fuel bills and eco-renovate your home. For full info, see the main story here.

Transition Trip - Heeley City Farm and South Yorkshire Energy Centre

Saturday 8th August, minibus departs 10am

meet outside Town Hall, Rose Hill

We're off for a day trip to see Heeley City Farm and the South Yorkshire Energy Centre, in Sheffield. The City Farm has an organic veg garden, pigs, sheep, cafe, playground, small garden centre, big composting system and renewable energy installations. The South Yorkshire Energy Centre is on the same site, and it's an eco-renovated terraced house with a variety of insulation (walls, roof and floor), ground source heat pump, rainwater harvesting, and lots of useful information. Cost is approx £3.50 per person and booking is essential. For more info and bookings, contact Jessie - 01246 234899 or homes[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop - Bread Baking
Saturday 1st August, 2pm - 5pm
Brookside, Chesterfield
Learn how to make real homemade bread – no bread machines here! We’ll make yeast-risen bread and soda bread. With Colin Harrison.

Part of our series of practical and informal summer skills share workshops. All welcome, suitable for complete beginners, but booking essential. Cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

August Green Drinks

Wednesday 5th August, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

The Inkerman Buzz

Saturday 18th July 11.00am - 4.00pm

Inkerman Park, Ashgate

Stalls and entertainment with a 'green' theme. Stalls on renewable energy, local food, recycling, cycling and more, plus picnic in the park, live music, quiz, and refreshments. There will be NO car parking and free heritage buses will link the town centre and Walton to the event. A prize for the most innovative arrival by sustainable transport. We have copies of the flyer and poster if you would like one (on yellow paper) or print one yourself here. See the Buzz website for more details: www.the-buzz.org

Last minute preparation party - Inkerman Buzz

Wednesday 15th July, 7:30pm

Ashgate Road (contact Jessie for details)

Come and join us painting wooden signs, putting up posters and doing any other last minute jobs in preparation for the Inkerman Buzz event on Saturday. All welcome, cake provided. For address or any other info, contact Jessie - jessiemarcham[at]pasturesgreen.me.uk or phone 01246 234899.

Sewing circle

Tuesday 14th July, 7:30pm

Newbold Road (contact Anne for details)

An informal sewing circle meeting the second Tuesday of each month to turn a mountain of surplus fabric in to useful things. This month the top priority is making bunting for the Inkerman Buzz. All welcome - sewing skills not necessary! For details, contact Anne -email annedfrazer[at]yahoo.co.uk, or phone 07794 045325.

Skills share workshop - Chicken Keeping

Saturday 11th July, 10am-12noon

Ashgate, Chesterfield
Everything you need to know about back garden chicken keeping, including food, chicken houses, space and where to get your first chucks. With Simon and Christine Redding.

July Green Drinks

Wednesday 1st July, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Evening Bike Ride

Wednesday 24th June, depart 6:30pm

meet outside the cafe in Queens Park

Another of the popular family rides led by the Chesterfield Cycle Campaign. The route is a 4 mile circuit starting from the cafe in the Queen's Park and using the Hipper and Holmebrook Valley Trails back to the Queen's Park. Discover new cycle routes, share cycling tips, and meet new and old friends. For full info, download the pdf poster here.

Skills share workshop: Wild food foraging
Sunday 21st June, 7pm-9pm
Holmebrook Valley Park
Forage for seasonal food on the summer solstice! Learn how to find and identify edible leaves, flowers and berries. With Anne Frazer and Steph Futcher.

Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Family Bike Ride

Sunday 21st June, depart 2pm

meet Tapton lock Visitor Centre

A ten mile ride led by the Chesterfield Cycle Campaign. Heading off to Tapton, Brimington Common, Inkersall and Staveley on the Trans Pennine Trail and then returning along the canal towpath to Tapton Lock. Open to all - great opportunity to get back on your bike if you're feeling a bit rusty! For full info, download the pdf poster here.

Critical Mass - celebration of cycling
Friday 19th June, depart 5:30pm
meet outside the Town Hall, Chesterfield
A celebration of cycling in the rush hour! No official organiser, but just turn up and join the fun. The ride takes about half and hour and includes some of the major roads and roundabouts in the town centre. You might want to bring flags, signs, colourful costumes, bells, hooters... Download a pdf with 4 simple fliers and help promote the event

Skill share workshop: Spinning
Thursday 18th June, 7pm-9pm
Spital, Chesterfield
Find out how to turn raw sheep’s fleece in to yarn. Learn how to use a simple drop spindle and make some yarn to take home. With Sara Clayton, of the Hallamshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop: Composting
Saturday 13th June, 10am-12noon
Newbold, Chesterfield
Pick up some top tips for producing perfect compost. Includes different techniques, troubleshooting and a visit to some real live composting systems! With Bill Leverett.
Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Work weekend - lime plastering

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June (weather permitting)

Ashgate, Chesterfield

You're invited to come and help with lime plastering the Meikle family's strawbale extension: "Following our lay off for the winter we hope to continue lime plastering the straw over the weekend... If any 'transitioners' and their friends would like to help you would be most welcome to come and try your hand at this eco-friendly process. Very little skill is required! We mix lime (from Buxton) with sharp sand and water and then rub it on the walls with your hands! If you'd like to join in for a couple of hours or longer, email Alastair at alastair[at]theinkerman.org.uk

Working group - Food

Friday 5th June, evening

Next meeting of the Transition Chesterfield working group on 'Food'. Join in with planning future events (harvest swap and festival of fruit) and all sorts of other food related projects. Contact Bill for more info: food[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk or 01246 239289. For more on the Food group click here.

June Green Drinks

Wednesday 3rd June, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Monthly get-together for green-minded people. Completely informal - turn up when you like for as long as you like. Organic beverages, local beer and fairtrade coffee available.

Chesterfield Farmers Market

Sunday 31st May, 10am - 2pm

Market Square (opposite M&S), Chesterfield

Roll up, roll up - local produce, low food miles, meet the producers... Regular farmers' market organised by the Borough Council.

Working group - Homes

Wednesday 27th May, 7:30pm

Jessie's house, Ashgate, Chesterfield

Meeting of the Transition Chesterfield working group on 'Homes'. We're planning for an eco homes open day and putting together a directory of people who can help you make your home more energy efficient and eco friendly. Come and join in! Call Jessie for futher details - 01246 234899. For more on the Homes group click here.

Skills share workshop: Introduction to beekeeping
Saturday 23rd May, 10am-12noon
Friends Meeting House, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield
Learn about the basic principles of beekeeping, have a look at some real beekeeping equipment, and hear stories from an old hand. With Robin Bagnall of the Chesterfield Beekeepers Association.
Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Skills share workshop: Winemaking
Saturday 16th May, 11am-1pm
Boythorpe, Chesterfield
A warm welcome to the Openshaw kitchen. Instant wine, hedgerow wine and wine tasting. Guaranteed fun for novices and experts alike! With the Openshaw family.
Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings call 01246 239289 or email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Working group meeting - food group

Friday 15th May, 7:30pm

87 Newbold Back Lane, S40 4HH

The first meeting of our working group on food. Join in with plans for Community Supported Agriculture going, an Abundance project (harvesting neglected fruit trees), and organising the Festival of Fruit. If you're planning to attend the meeting, please email food[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk.

Chesterfield Farmers Market
Thursday 14th May, 9am - 4pm
Low Pavements, Chesterfield

Roll up, roll up - local produce, low food miles, meet the producers... Regular farmers' market organised by the Borough Council.

Working group meeting - home energy

Wednesday 13th May, 7:30pm

Jessie's house - phone for address/directions

If you'd like to be part of our working group on home energy, energy efficiency and eco renovation please come and join in! This is our very first meeting, so we'll be starting with the basics and thinking about what projects we'd like to tackle first, how we can work together and what we

want to achieve. Phone 01246 234899 for details and address.

May Green Drinks

Wednesday 6th May, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Monthly get-together for green-minded people. Completely informal - turn up when you like for as long as you like. Organic beverages, local beer and fairtrade coffee available.

May Day

Monday 4th May, from 10am, parade at 11am

Market Place, Chesterfield

Annual May Day celebrations - not to be missed! Stalls from lots of alternative and sustainable groups in New Square, parade through the town with banners in the morning, and music and speakers from lunch time. Transition Chesterfield will have a stall on the market, so we hope to see you there! Get in touch if you'd like to help out on the stall or join the parade (hopefully with our fabulous new banner). Stalls will be set up from 10am-4pm. The parade gathers outside the Town Hall from 10:30am and sets off at 11am, then arrives back in New Square at about 12 noon.

Hunloke Community Garden - open day and plant sale

Saturday 2nd May, 1pm-4pm

Hunloke Community Garden, Church Street South, Chesterfield

A great opportunity to visit our local community garden. Pick up some veg, bedding plants and herbs, explore the polytunnels, pond, orchard, and vegetable beds, and take tea on the lawn! The garden is generally open Monday-Saturday, so if you can't make the open day, do call in another time and discover this hidden treasure.

Chesterfield Farmers Market

Sunday 26th April, 10am - 2pm

Market Square (opposite M&S), Chesterfield

Roll up, roll up - local produce, low food miles, meet the producers... Regular farmers' market organised by the Borough Council.

Sheffield Green Drinks - tour of Brampton Brewery

Tuesday 21st April, 7:30pm-9pm

Brampton Brewery, Chatsworth Road

The Sheffield Green Drinks group is invading Chesterfield! They're coming on a tour to see some solar panels, a strawbale extension, and Brampton Brewery. Luckily they're quite friendly, and they've generously invited us Chestrefeldians to join their tour of Brampton Brewery (includes beer tasting). Places are limited and cost £5 each, so you need to email Gareth if you want to join in: gareth[at]sheffieldgreendrinks.org.uk. For more info about the tour, see: www.sheffieldgreendrinks.org.uk. For more on Brampton Brewery, see www.bramptonbrewery.co.uk.

Transition Special: 1st AGM and working group launch

Saturday 18th April, 2:30-4:30pm

Main Hall, Assembly Rooms (upstairs in Market Hall), Chesterfield

A special Transition Chesterfield event (hence the title). Your opportunity to become an official member of Transition Chesterfield and help us launch focused working groups on food, energy, education, transport, local economy etc. For full details, click here.

A Crude Awakening - film screening

Wednesday 15th April, doors open 7pm, start 7:30pm

Central Methodist Church, Saltergate

Free screening of this 90 minute documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources. Interviews with experts and analysis of our current 'addiction' to oil. A shocking wake up call that the age of abundant oil is over. For more on the film see: www.oilcrashmovie.com.

April Green Drinks

Wednesday 1st April, 7pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Monthly get-together for green-minded people. Completely informal - turn up when you like for as long as you like. Organic beverages, local beer and fairtrade coffee available.

Family Bike Ride

Sunday 29th March, 2pm onwards

Meet at Queens Park Cafe, Queens Park

This bike ride is organised by the Chesterfield Cycle Campaign - all welcome, and it's free to take part. Short circular trip (5 miles), taking in Holmebrook Valley and Hipper Valley. The route is mostly on cycle paths and quiet roads. Download a pdf poster here, or for more on the Cycle Campaign see: www.chesterfieldcc.org.uk

Knitting and crochet - skills share workshop

Saturday 28th March, 10am -12noon

Walton

Try out some different knitting and crochet techniques. Knit yourself a new scarf in an hour, or learn how to crochet a hat. With Ellie Reynolds

Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Grow your own fruit and vegetables

Tuesday 24th March, 7:30pm

Holymoorside Village Hall

A special evening organised by Holymoorside Horticultural Society. "For the beginner, or those who want to grow something different". Everyone welcome, admission free.

Community Supported Agriculture

Monday 23rd March, doors open 7pm, workshop 7:30pm-9:30pm

Friends Meeting House, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield

Free workshop on Community Supported Agriculture. Kirstin Glendinning from the Soil Association, and Mark Simmonds from Co-operatives UK will be helping us to explore the options for sustainable local food growing initiatives using the community supported agriculture model. No need to book. For full info, see the announcement about the event here.

Great Spring Sowing

Sunday 22nd March, 10:30am - 4pm

The Arboretum, Nottingham

An event organised by Transition Nottingham, and sounds like it could be worth the trip to Nottingham. A festival of spring and sowing with live music, refreshments, free seeds, gardening tips and lots more. For all the info, have a look at the Transition Nottingham website: www.transitionnottingham.org.uk/greatspringsowing/

Wild food foraging - skills share workshop

Saturday 21st March, 10am-12noon

Holmebrook Valley Park

Join us for this wild food walk and learn how to find delicious food for free on your back door step. With Steph Futcher and Anne Frazer.

Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

The Age of Stupid

Friday 20th March - Thursday 26th March, various times

The Showroom, Sheffield

This is a brand new film in a real cinema. It's a drama-documentary and stars Pete Postlethwaite as a witness from a devastated 2055, looking back at archive footage of the early twentieth century, and asking why the world didn't stop climate change when its people had the chance. It's a completely independent film and it's highly recommended by all sorts of good people, including the Low Carbon Communities Network and Friends of the Earth. For lots more info, see the website: www.ageofstupid.net.

'Sew in' session

Wednesday 18th March, 7pm

Newbold Road (contact Anne for full address)

We have recently acquired a mountain of surplus fabric, and this is the first attempt to do something with it. The aim is to create a big banner with the brand new Transition logo on it, and then potentially to move on to making bags, draught excluders, aprons and so on. A fun and informal evening, and you don't need advanced sewing skills to join in.

For details, contact Anne - email frazer485@tiscali.co.uk or phone 07794 045325.

March Chandler's Bards

Monday 16th March, 8pm-11pm

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield

Chesterfield's very own open-mic poetry evening! Turn off the telly and come out for some proper local culture. Bring your own poems or be an appreciative audience for others. Entry free. For more info see www.spokenwordchesterfield.co.uk

A Convenient Truth - film screening

Thursday, 12th March, doors open 7pm, start 7:30pm

Central Methodist Church, Saltergate

Free screening of the film A Convenient Truth - urban solutions from Curitiba. The Brazilian city of Curitiba has pioneered some simple and sustainable solutions in the areas of public transport, recycling, affordable housing and urban green space. This film documents some of the key innovations which have transformed the city, and includes interviews with the visionary leaders in Curitiba. You can read mroe and watch a preview here: http://mariavazphoto.com/curitiba_pages/curitiba_dvd.html

March Green Drinks

Wednesday 4th March, 7:30pm onwards

Chandler's Bar, St Mary's Gate

Monthly get-together for green-minded people. Completely informal - turn up when you like for as long as you like.

Poster showing all our Transition events for February 09 (download word doc)

Permaculture taster - skills share workshop

Saturday 28th February, 10am - 12noon

Ashgate

Get a taste of this design system for creating sustainable gardens and homes, and be inspired to transform your own patch. With Jessie Marcham.

Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops. Booking essential, cost £2 per person. For more info and bookings email workshop[at]transitionchesterfield.org.uk

Sustainable energy for your home

Monday 23rd February, doors open 7pm, start 7:30pm

Friends Meeting House, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield

A free, no nonsense presentation on renewable energy for your home, from Nick Parsons of the South Yorkshire Energy Centre. With interest rates at a record low, investing in renewable energy is looking increasingly attractive. But do wind turbines really work? How much do solar panels cost? And what's the best option for your property?

For more info, see the announcement about the presentation here.

Potato Day

Sunday 22nd February 2009, 10am-2pm

New Square, Chesterfield

A celebration of one of the world's most useful plants. Over 20 different varieties of seed potatoes to buy, plus seed swapping, gardening tools, activities for children, fun competitions, expert advice on growing your own potatoes, and lots more...

For more info, see the announcement about the potato day here.

Darning - skills share workshop

Thursday 19th February, 7:30pm-9:30pm

Spital

Don’t throw away those holey socks and jumpers – learn how to darn them as good as new. With Susan White.

Part of our series of practical and informal skills share workshops.

The Power of Community - film screening

Tuesday 17th February, doors open 7pm, start 7:30pm
Central Methodist Church, Saltergate

Free screening of The Power of Community - how Cuba survived peak oil. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's oil supply was cut by more than half. This film tells the story of how the Cuban people came together to find solutions to the crisis, and focusses on the switch from mechanised agriculture to organic urban food gardens. For lots more info see: www.powerofcommunity.org

Recycled papercrafts - workshop

Thursday 12th February, 7:30-9:30pm

Brampton Courtyard

Give scrap paper and old magazines a new lease of life and learn how to make your own cards at this relaxed workshop. Gemma ran a papercrafts workshop for Transition Chesterfield before Christmas and is now offering these two workshops independently. Booking essential. For more info, please contact Gemma: gemma@gemcraftonline.co.uk

Recycled Jewellery - workshop

Saturday 14th February, 10am - 1pm

Brampton Courtyard

Turn broken jewellery or found objects in to something new and beautiful. Gemma ran a recycled jewellery workshop for Transition Chesterfield before Christmas, and is now offering these two workshops independently. Booking essential. For more info contact Gemma - gemma@gemcraftonline.co.uk

Plan Bee - film screening

Tuesday 10th Feb, 7pm-9pm

The Showroom, Sheffield (near the train station)

The Co-operative Group are organising screenings of this film about the plight of the honey bee as part of their 'Plan Bee' iniative. This is a free screening in Sheffield, but you need to reserve a place by contacting Giles Hall - phone 07843 365567 or email giles.hall[at]coop.co.uk. For more info on Plan Bee, see www.co-operative.coop/planbee

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