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We are gradually building a library of useful links on this page. You should be able to find links to relevant local organisations, neighbouring Transition projects, and information on topics such as transport, food and energy. If you have suggestions for links we should include, please let us know!
 

Transition Towns
Transition Network – www.transitiontowns.org
National network of Transition projects with lots of info about Transition, including forums, 'primer' document, links to other Transition projects, training and networking events etc
Low Carbon Communities Network – www.lowcarboncommunities.net
National network of communities doing transition/sustainability/low carbon projects
Transition Sheffield - www.transitionsheffield.org.uk 
Transition Nottingham - www.transitionnottingham.org.uk 
Also have links from this site to neighbourhood Transition projects in several areas of Nottingham
Transition Buxton - www.transitionbuxton.co.uk
Transition Matlock - www.transitionmatlock.org.uk
 

Transport
Chesterfield Cycle Campaign - www.chesterfieldcc.org.uk
Campaign for better cycle facilities and encourage people to get cycling
20's Plenty - http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/
A national campaign to reduce residential speed limits to 20mph
Transport Direct - www.transportdirect.info
Really useful door to door journey planner with buses, trains and trams
Liftshare – www.liftshare.org
For car sharing all over the country
Carshare Derbyshire - www.carsharederbyshire.com
For car sharing in Derbyshire
 

Food
Hunloke Community Garden – no website as yet
Go and visit them at Church Street South, Chesterfield!
Heeley City Farm – www.heeleyfarm.org.uk
Community project in Sheffield with organic fruit and veg, farm animals and energy centre
Organic Heaven – www.organicheaven.org.uk
Our local organic food shop for dry goods, fruit and veg, treats, deli and more…
Rhubarb Farm - www.rhubarbfarm.co.uk
Social Enterprise providing employment and volunteering opportunities, growing food, cafe and more...
Permaculture Association – www.permaculture.org.uk
All about permaculture – part of the inspiration behind Transition
Landshare - www.landshare.net
Project by River Cottage to link up people who want land with people who have land to spare
Vegexchange - www.vegexchange.com
Site where you can swap/buy/sell surplus home grown veg
Mastin Moor Community Garden - www.mmaauk.plus.com
Community garden and allotments at Mastin Moor
Jessie the Biodynamic Apprentice - www.gardenapprentice.wordpress.com
Follow what Jessie Marcham is up to on her biodynamic gardening course. 
 
Renewable Energy
Torrs Hydro – www.torrshydro.co.uk
Community owned hydro electric scheme in New Mills, Derbyshire
Sustainable Youlgrave - www.sustainableyoulgrave.org
Community group in Peak District working on various projects, especially anaerobic digestion. One of the first 'low carbon communities' in the area.
 
Homes
Energy Saving Trust – www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Free and impartial advice on home energy efficiency
The Carbon Account - www.thecarbonaccount.com
Input your meter readings regularly, generate graphs and compare your progress to others for a bit of extra motivation!
South Yorkshire Energy Centre - www.syec.co.uk
Social enterprise in Sheffield with a wealth of experience in energy efficiency, renewable energy and eco renovation
Ecovation – www.ecovation.org
National network for people eco-renovating their homes, including lots of real life case studies
Hockerton Housing – www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk
Eco homes in Nottinghamshire with rainwater harvesting, renewables and passive solar heating
Sustainable Energy Academy - www.sustainable-energyacademy.org.uk
'Old Homes, Super Homes' project, with a directory of eco-renovated homes across the country, plus info on how to do your own eco-renovation
New website giving advice and info on domestic renewables, including recommendations of suppliers, installers etc.
 

Waste and recycling
Chesterfield Freecycle – www.chesterfieldfreecycle.co.uk
Local web-based system. No need to landfill - give and receive all sorts of stuff for free
WRAP – www.wrap.org.uk
Info and advice on recycling, composting and reducing waste
 

Economy
Chesterfield Time Bank - www.chesterfieldtimebank.org
Trade your time with others – babysitting, gardening, decorating, cooking…
Chesterfield Savings and Loans – www.chesterfieldsl.co.uk
Chesterfield’s very own credit union. Invest locally and get access to small loans.
New Economics Foundation - www.neweconomics.org
'Think and do tank' with some good ideas and projects on how the economy ought to work

Social Enterprise Derby and Derbyshire - http://sedd.org.uk/

resources for starting sustainable companies in Derbyshire with social aims and ownership
 

Climate Change and Peak Oil
COIN – www.coinet.org.uk
Climate Outreach and Information Network – information, training, events
Everybody’s Talking – www.everybodys-talking.org
Climate change campaign by local councils. Includes listing of community sustainability groups in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Quirky and engaging site from the BBC. Lots of ideas for how to reduce your carbon emissions, including carbon savings figures.
 

Community, culture and democracy
Sustainable Communities Act – www.localworks.org
New Act of Parliament giving local communities and local councils new powers
Chesterfield Borough Council – www.chesterfield.gov.uk
Derbyshire County Council – www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Chesterfield's very own open-mic poetry night.
 
Some interesting films
David Strahan BBC interview - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feg8Q0Jx2Y4  
David Strahan is the author of 'The Last Oil Shock' and a peak oil expert
The Story of Stuff - www.storyofstuff.com
Clever 20 minute animation on waste, consumerism and 'stuff'