Transition Town Totnes is a community-led local charity that exists to strengthen the local economy, reduce our environmental impact, and build our resilience for a future with less cheap energy and a changing climate.
TTT is not a ‘membership’ organisation, but a collection of local volunteers with a small staff team, who come together to work on projects. Anyone can get involved. Our projects and groups are ever-changing and evolving, and we always welcome new ideas.
Our work ranges from increasing the amount of low impact affordable housing, sharing skills, creating livelihoods, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions, growing our local food economy, running a film festival and working in partnership with other local projects.
Transition Town initiatives began in 2005 and Totnes was one of the first towns to declare itself to be in transition – so what does that mean?
The initial impetus for Transition was Peak Oil. Without cheap fossil fuels, many of the things we take for granted become impossible, and our dependency makes us vulnerable. Bring Climate Change into the equation, and reducing our dependency on fossil fuels becomes logical, urgent and ethically imperative. Many of the projects and proposals that have come from TTT explore ways of living that respect the biological limits of the planet.
Economic growth, as measured by governments and mainstream economists, is utterly dependent on energy use.
Transition proposes new ways to regenerate the economy by making things much more local again and cutting down on fossil fuel dependence. This is hugely economically advantageous to our communities, with significant potential for more local skills and employment.
In practice, Transition works by inviting people to take ownership of the process; not by claiming to have all the answers but through encouraging creativity, and by building networks with other organisations. An essential part of the Transition method is visioning.
We believe in a positive vision of the future and work to make it real.
To find out more about TTT click on the links below
https://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/
https://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/get-involved/ways-to-get-involved
Become a Friend of TTT
TTT is a registered charity with a network of 150 volunteers supported by part-time staff (who also volunteer).
Our projects are funded by grants and other income and our core costs are funded by donations and proceeds from events.
Regular gifts from friends of TTT are also vital to our survival.
To become a Friend please visit
https://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/getinvolved/donate
Transition Town Totnes
Phone: 01803 867358
Email:info@transitiontowntotnes.org
The Mansion 36a Fore St, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Registered Charity 1138865 :: Company Limited by Guarantee: 06287039
A part of Transition Network
