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		<title>Next litter pick</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday (11th) we&#8217;ve our monthly litter pick. The woods at the top of Hospital Hill in Seabrook, by the army camp, are awful and the vegetation is low enough that we can get to it at this time of year. As a result, with our good friend Giles from Sghepway District Council, as always, we&#8217;ll be there between 10am and midday, with sticks and bags, please bring gloves and feel free to join us for some or all of the morning.]]></description>
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		<title>Interested in being an energy champion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kent and Medway Green Deal Partnership are offering Transition Hythe members the chance to become &#8216;Energy Champions&#8217;. This is through a course running over three Thursdays in Canterbury, starting 23rd May.  If you are interested, please email martin_whybrow@yahoo.co.uk for the application form. The closing date for applications in 15th May. It would be ideal if any participants provided a summary for the rest of the group. The Energy Champion Training is for community representatives interested in becoming Energy Champions in their local areas. The training will cover: ·       Why energy and water efficiency are important ·       How you can save energy and what schemes are available to help householders ·       How you can engage with local people and help spread the word Being an energy champion is about being prepared to engage with your local community to promote of energy efficiency and provide basic energy efficiency advice within your community.  Activities might include: ·       Leafleting homes ·       Sharing own experiences at events such as open sessions in a community hall, on an exhibition stand, or in schools ·       Supporting project meetings; being a case study]]></description>
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		<title>Open working morning at community garden and allotment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are holding an open working morning at our lovely community garden and allotment at Tynwald Residential Home for the Elderly (a charitable trust on the corner of Hillside Road and Dental Street in the centre of Hythe). If you&#8217;ve not been before, come along and see what it is all about &#8211; we&#8217;ll be delighted to show you round. There will be plenty of jobs, large and small, come for some or all of the morning. Bring gloves but there are plenty of tools. Tasks include clearing, planting, weeding, and composting. Once you have been to one of the regular slots, you are welcome to come and go at other times.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Fair: The busiest yet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s Spring Fair was another highly successful Transition Hythe event. It was the busiest to date of our quarterly fairs, despite some fairly un-Spring-like weather, and saw us spread the message about the Transition movement to lots of people, both local and Easter visitors to the town. The Tomato and Basil soup from Jane&#8217;s Little Café was probably the best-seller, along with John and Kay&#8217;s hot drinks, as fair-goers sought to warm up on a morning that brought snow flurries. Karen&#8217;s bread and free sourdough starter kits were an excellent addition to the stalls, alongside regulars including Crudens&#8217; fruit and veg, Jill&#8217;s Fairtrade goods, John and Kay&#8217;s bric-a-brac, second-hand books and Debbie&#8217;s recycled items. Also interesting new additions were Gillian&#8217;s fold-out books and Helen&#8217;s sewing items. Our latest batch of home-made, Transition Hythe ecobags, were snapped up and we distributed most of our remaining copies of the first edition of the Transition Free Press newspaper, which is an excellent read and introduction to the Transition movement. Outdoor plants were a little in short supply, due to the cold weather, but there were plenty of seeds and indoor plants, as well as some brave outdoor ones. Managed by Philippa, we tried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The art of tree grafting revealled!</title>
		<link>http://www.transition-hythe.com/?p=519</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attendees on today&#8217;s Transition Hythe introduction to tree grafting course had a fascinating morning, learning the theory and then the practice of this ancient art. Hosted by Steve Oram from the Fruit Forum and Peoples&#8217; Trust for Endangered Species, there was an introduction to the activity and then an opportunity for everyone to graft their own apple and pear trees. This is a fine old skill that used to be prevalent in Kent and the course fitted perfectly with the &#8216;reskilling&#8217; aspect of the Transition Network. There used to be many orchards across Kent, including in Shepway, but &#8211; as elsewhere in the country &#8211; these have significantly reduced, with many remaining ones under threat. Nationwide, the orchard habitat has declined by more than 60 percent since the 1950s. Important for wildlife (fungi, lichens, plants, insects, birds and mammals), the UK Biodiversity Action Plan now includes traditional orchards in its list of priority habitats. This first such course was over-subscribed and we expect to run it again (albeit next Spring, as it is seasonal) so if you are interested, please make contact. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Thermal image project draws to a close</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our thermal image project is drawing to a close this week, after a third successful year. Showing heat loss from properties, the project is centred on a thermal image camera, on loan from Kent County Council. Residents are provided with images from the visit and a summary of the findings and possible remedial action to reduce heat loss &#8211; all free of charge! More than 35 properties will have been visited this year, in Hythe, Seabrook, Folkestone, Greatstone, Lypmne, and Lydd. They include the large, the small, the new, the old, residential and commercial, owner occupied and rented. Nearly all throw up areas for potential improvement and, with the rented accommodation, such as in the Dover Road area of Folkestone, the images have proved useful for putting pressure on landlords to improve the properties. If you have missed out this year, don&#8217;t despair as we are certain to under take the project again next year (it is seasonal, as it requires cold weather).]]></description>
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		<title>Hythe Spring Clean announced</title>
		<link>http://www.transition-hythe.com/?p=515</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s town Spring Clean will be on Saturday, 6th April. As last year, we&#8217;ll be based at the Tin Tabernacle church at the bottom of Stade Street (click here for details), near the canal, where there will be bags, litter pick-up sticks and refreshments. We&#8217;ll be scattering to the four corners of the town &#8211; last year, this included canoe-based rubbish clearing along the canal (below, right) and a party that tackled the awful mess at the M20 roundabout  &#8211; wherever there is a litter problem. This will include the beach, the Green, Ladies Walk/skateboard park and canal, but anyone is welcome to go anywhere that they want. As with our normal monthly little picks, we are most grateful for the support of Shepway District Council&#8217;s Giles Barnard, and John and Kay, our hosts at the Tin Tabernacle. The litter pick runs for 10am to 1pm, but feel free to come for some or all of the session.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparations under way for Spring Fair</title>
		<link>http://www.transition-hythe.com/?p=513</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come and join us for our latest quarterly fair, this time with a Spring theme. It is on Easter Saturday, 30th March, at the Tin Tabernacle, Stade Street (click here for venue details). There will be lots of stalls and activities, as always. We&#8217;ll have a strong emphasis on plants and seeds, to buy and to swap, so please bring along any of your own. There will also be a wide range of local offerings, including fruit and vegetables and the Little Cafe&#8217;s cooked produce.  There will also be a Fair Trade stall, secondhand books, fold-out books, bric-a-brac, lots of information and an opportunity to find out more about Transition Hythe, and a childrens&#8217; activity area, plus the latest range of Transition Hythe ecobags. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Tree grafting course unveiled</title>
		<link>http://www.transition-hythe.com/?p=507</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce a one-day introduction to tree grafting as part of our &#8216;reskilling&#8217; stream. This will allow attendees to learn how to create their own personalised fruit trees with the ancient art of grafting. It will be hosted at our community garden and allotment at Tynwald in Hythe (left) on Sunday 17th March (9.30am for 10am) and the cost is £15 &#8211; excellent value, as  people will come away with two grafted apple or pear trees (varieties of their choosing). It will be headed by Steve Oram of the FruitForum &#8211; www.fruitforum.net. Spaces are limited to twelve, although we might be able to repeat the course if, as expected, there is the demand. We will supply most equipment and a selection of root-stocks and varieties for grafting. If participants wish to graft up one of their own fruit tree varieties, then they can take cuttings from fresh clean growth from last year and store in a well-sealed plastic bag in a fridge, then bring these on the day. The bigger and stronger the sample the better but poorer growth can also work. Cuttings should be taken back to the point where last year’s growth began and should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk announced on the end of cheap oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transition Hythe, along with Folkestone in Transition, is delighted to announce a visit by major environmental and energy expert, Professor Chris Rhodes. The allure of fracking and other myths will be among the topics of debate, so too shortages of vital metals. The talk is on Monday 11th February. Transition group organiser, Martin Whybrow, says: “It is a great coup to have Professor Rhodes come and talk to us. It should be a thought-provoking evening.” Professor Rhodes will give an overall view of the peak oil problem and the lack of any technological fix to the consequent liquid fuels crisis. After discussing resource supply problems in general, he will move onto the media hype over fracking etc. compared to true levels of gas and oil that might be exhumed, and then to the shortages of metals such as rare elements for electric cars and wind turbines. He will conclude that, as a result, technology isn’t going to be our salvation and so we need to adapt our behaviour, leading to thinking locally and Transition Towns as the final optimistic solution. For more on Professor Rhodes see www.fresh-lands.com The talk is 7pm for 7.30pm at the Tin Tabernacle church, Stade Street, [...]]]></description>
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