Carbon Cutters AGM - and film on Transition - on Weds 18th July at 7.30pm in Ethelwolds House

What IS a Transition Town?

At our AGM we will be sharing out the jobs, looking at what we have been doing in the last year, and what it has cost us, and sharing ideas for the coming year. One of the possibilities is to work towards becoming a "Transition Town", and we will watch a short video on Transition to help us make our minds up. Do come and help us answer the question: Should Abingdon become a Transition Town? Would it be good for us as a community? Fun, even?


Should Abingdon become a Transition Town?

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Tea time

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The Carbon Cutters TEA TIME event on Saturday was a great success. The participants brought "what they had" - and created an excellent meal which everyone shared. Some people brought fresh items, others had a clearout of their cupboards, and some brought things that were surplus from their weekly shop.
Eleven Carbon cutters worked together - were reminded of the benefits of such traditional items as Lard and Tapioca - even if we did lean that Tapioca comes from Malaysia.

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Keep your eyes and years open for information about future events like this - and in the mean time think about ingredients in our cupboards that you might need either help or encouragement in using up.

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Veg Van at Northcourt Centre

Dan Betterton of Cultivate will be bringing the Veg Van to Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road,  Abingdon tomorrow morning and every Friday, 8.15am to 9am. Get up early and grab your local fresh veg, fruit, eggs and bread before it all goes! ... Read this ...

The Veg Van comes to town!!

Really exciting news - the Cultivate veg van will be in Abingdon market-place tomorrow at the Local Excellence market, and will then be calling at Northcourt Centre EVERY FRIDAY from 8.15am - 9am. Look for the psychedelic van on the forecourt, and buy your weekend fresh fruit and veg there!. All the fruit and veg will be sourced from as close to Abingdon as possible.
Come and have a look!   Find out more about Cultivate and the Veg Van here! ... Read this ...

"Cultivate" veg van talk Weds 20th June!

Come and hear Dan Betterton of the new Social Enterprise "Cultivate" (see link opposite) tell us how their new market garden at Long Wittenham is getting on. 

Bring your ideas about where the "Veg Van" could stop in Abingdon.

 Then come to the Local Excellence market on 30th and buy some veg yourself!

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How to Make Our Voices Heard. May 16th

Come to our next Carbon Cutters Evening Meeting on Wednesday July 15th at 7.30 at St Ethelwold's House, and help to find out what makes very successful groups, such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, so good at capturing the public imagination. To spread the word we could do worse than emulate them! Coffee and cake provided as always. ... Read this ...

Gardener's Question Time Weds April 19th 7.30pm

Our next Carbon Cutters Meeting promises to be a real treat. Bring your questions to put to the panel! Or email them in advance to Robert Longstaff at robert@theOGP.org - The Oxford Garden Project, http://oxfordgardenproject.com/ ... Read this ...