CHAIRS REPORT: TRANSITION TELFORD 2020-2021 

First of all, my thanks go to my fellow Trustees: Robert (Vice Chair), David (Treasurer) and Louise, without whom I would be lost! 

This has been my first year as Chair, and it has certainly been a challenging one. Global pandemic and multiple lockdowns meant challenges and changes for all of society, but Transition is showing there is an alternative to “business as usual”. 

On starting this job, I decided I needed to brush up my knowledge of what Transition IS. So I went back to the website.  There are 7 essential ingredients - - - - https://transitionnetwork.org/do transition/starting transition/7 essential ingredients/ 

Healthy groups, Vision, Community involvement, Networks and Partnerships, Practical Projects, Part of a movement, and Reflect and Celebrate. Sadly we have not had much time for the last one this last year.  But we intend to make up for it! 

We were able to take part in online training run by the Transition network globally,  via  zoom.   Starting  from  What  is?  And  What  if?  Webinars  in September  2020  and  resulting  in  a summit  in  March  2021  What  next?  It brought  together  100's  of  community  activists,  making  change  happen, inspiring each other and making new connections. 

It  was  enlightening  and  encouraging  to  listen  to  experiences  from  other Transition groups in the UK and other countries. I know some of us have been inspired by them to do further research in wider areas. 

## **What's  been happening in Telford?** 

We  established  Terms  of  Reference  for  2  sub  groups:  Sustainable  Food Production and Film. SFP is responsible for organising our Seedswap, Grow Local and Harvest Local events. We are involved in 2 community gardens. The Film sub group is working with the Orbit. There are other sub-groups without TOR. (IT, Energy, Textiles)  We have welcomed new people and new passions to Transition Telford this year and will always welcome new faces! 

Suddenly being plunged into lockdown meant we had to brush up our virtual skills  and  we  invested  in  a  professional  zoom  account,  which  facilitated meetings, both local, national and international.  Needless to say, we have relied  on social media, the website and zoom more than ever and thanks go to the TTIT's, our IT sub-group, for the extra work they have handled. 

Our  seedswap  was  in  February  2021,  had  to  go  virtual.   (Our  thanks  to Transition Bristol, whose very good ideas we learnt from) And our thanks to the Transition network, who gave us a grant to facilitate this. 

Grow  Local in 2020 and 2021 has been more localised: one or two person events, with co-ordination online.  Both very popular and successful if limited 



in scope. 

We continued as partners in the Telford  and Wrekin Climate Change Plan and Robert, Lynn and Fiona are in different sub groups of this.  Members also continue  involvement  with  the   T&W  Plastic  Free  Task  force  and  we  are encouraged various town councils: Madeley, Dawley, Wellington, Oakengates are involved now. 

We  also  are  represented  in  SCAP  (Shropshire  Climate  Action  Plan)  and attended Shropshire Climate Action Conference. 

Thanks to the Transition Network and the Lottery fund, we won 2 grants: one to help run the Seedswap in February 2021 and a larger one to help the Repair Cafe in 2021 

In the immediate future we look forward to the re-opening of the Repair Cafe. In August we look forward to see the Shropshire Love Nature Festival (not our initiative, but we fully support this). 

Later we hope to run Harvest Local again – hopefully  inside this time!! 

Lynn Mann Chair Transition Telford 



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