Corsham Repair Café – Sat 19 Sept 2-4pm
Got something that needs fixing? We can mend computers, clothing and fabric, furniture and electrical appliances. Come along to Corsham Repair Café on Sat 19 Sept – and it’s free!
Heather Angel and the Art of Pollination
Pollination – visual insights Working across 20 different countries, at Kew Gardens in London or in her own garden, Heather Angel has captured images that provide an intriguing insight into how flowers communicate with their pollinators. Heather Angel is an internationally renowned nature photographer and will talk about the fascinating ways flowers entice, or reject, pollinators. She will illustrate her talk with her amazing close-up and flash photography. Heather is the past President of the Royal Photographic Society and received an honorary Doctorate from Bath University. Continue reading →
Repair Café article in Wiltshire Life
A great article on our Repair Café in the latest issue of Wiltshire Life… Wiltshire Life_Repair Cafe … including a mention of the next Repair Café at The Pound, on 19th September, 2 – 4pm.
Household recycling centres – new opening hours
Confirmation of the new operating hours for Wiltshire’s 11 recycling centres…
Give and Take Plus!
Following on from the success of our recent Give and Take days in Corsham and Box we are pleased to announce an expanded event at Corsham’s Springfield Community Campus on Saturday 26th September, from 10.30-12.30. As well as the ever-popular free community swap shop there will be a variety of stalls for people to browse and find out more information on a range of environmental and sustainability topics. Plus we’ll be serving refreshments – all Fairtrade, naturally! More details to follow…
Orchard Meeting and Updated Actions
Orchard Meeting and Updated Actions and Achievements from 12th May Sally, Paul and I met today and walked round the orchard. It’s looking fantastic, so a huge thank you to all the stakers and pruners, the weeders and litter pickers, the bench treaters and feeder hangers!! Huge thank you too to Wiltshire Wood Recycling who donated above their remit for the benches, bird boxes and bug boxes. Also huge thanks to Paul Weaver for donating the stakes, to Richard and Adam for donating the mulch Continue reading →
Next Meeting 28th April at the Pound
Duncan Hames MP has agreed to attend the next Transcoco meeting, at 7.30pm on April 28th at the Pound. Please come along if you’d like to examine Duncan on his track record on environmental and sustainability issues, and see what he has to say about the forthcoming election. If you’d like him to consider any points in more detail, please send me (Adam) your questions and I will pass them on to Duncan. Feel free to let anyone else know you who you think might Continue reading →
Next Meeting 24th March 7:30 at The Pound
Here’s a poster with details of the next Give and Take Day, at 11am on April 11th at Selwyn Hall, Box. Hope you can make it, and do tell your friends – always some good things on offer (and a chance to get rid of things you don’t need). Also – don’t forget the next Open Meeting is Tuesday 24th March at 7.30pm at the Pound – where Chris Crookall-Fallon will be taking on the chair for the first time….we’re expecting great things!
Film Bicycle
Dear Transcoco supporters, The film ‘Bicycle’ is being shown at the Pound Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm and the Pound are doing a special 2 for 1 deal. Members of the Transcoco’s Transport Group will be there from about 6.45 to canvas opinion on 20mph speed limits and any other ideas that would support a more sustainable transport future in Corsham. Hope you can be there Rob Gallagher Richard Moulton Tim Lammin Anne-Marie Willis
Transport Group Meeting
Minutes of First Transport Group Meeting 6th March – Pound We discussed promoting 20mph Speed zones and shared space in Corsham. We identified that getting people’s opinion was important as part of generating support. 20mph may not be supported by the police because of enforcement issues. We will need to produce a map of the proposed routes that would be the subject of the restriction to allow people to understand the proposal and and make suggestions. Shared space would be expensive so any implementation would need Continue reading →
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