BICYCLE ALLEY
STOP PRESS - Part of the installation is now displayed on the fence at the Appletree Centre in Romsey - behind the Library. The wheels made by groups who meet at the centre are on display by kind permission of HCC.
ROMSEY FESTIVAL 2023 - 1st-16th July
‘Transition Town Romsey’, in conjunction with the ‘Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership’, are planning an art installation for Romsey Festival, which this year runs from July 1st - 16th. A number of local community groups, including Romsey Family Support Group, Romsey Young Carers, Gateway Club, and Greenbuttercup Dementia Services, have been invited to decorate old bicycle wheels, which will then be installed on the fence at the back of Romsey Railway Station for the duration of the Festival (by kind permission of ‘Three Rivers’). This will be visible from the slope which goes up to the back of the station. In total, there will be 16 bicycle wheels of different sizes, decorated in different ways. Display boards and leaflets will explain how the installation was made, and promote the groups who have taken part. The aim of the artwork is to encourage Romsey residents to consider reducing their carbon footprint by travelling by bike and/or train.
Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, distributed by Transition Together, is financing this project. Thanks to National Lottery players for making this possible. More information about Transition Together can be found at: https://transitiontogether.org.uk/
April saw the start of workshops by TTR to teach participants how to weave and decorate their bicycle wheels in a number of different ways.
Workshops in May were held with two groups of Young Carers, the youngest of which decorated a pink-sprayed wheel with 'spokies' and sections of plastic straws.
The plastic spokies - which children buy to put on their wheels to make patterns as they ride - are the only new materials which have been bought to decorate any of the wheels. The children did love the bright colours and were reminded as to why plastic straws can no longer be purchased.
The plastic spokies - which children buy to put on their wheels to make patterns as they ride - are the only new materials which have been bought to decorate any of the wheels. The children did love the bright colours and were reminded as to why plastic straws can no longer be purchased.
The older groups were taught how to transform a bicycle wheel into a spider's web - complete with pom-pom spiders - and then in June a further group of Young Carers learnt how to weave and made snails to decorate the allotment.
2024 Apple Pressing Weekend
The first weekend in October saw Transition Town Romsey’s most successful Apple Pressing weekend ever. This annual event is held to help people reduce their food waste - by turning their surplus apples and pears into juice; and demonstrating the ways in which apples can be used to make cakes, jellies, and preserves. The event has grown in popularity over the last decade with some people returning year after year. Despite the weather not being as good on the Sunday, both days saw lots of people enjoy using the press, eating cakes, and making bug houses.
This is a free event, but donations were gratefully received towards the costs of maintaining the Community Orchard at Whitenap. A grant from the TVBC Councillor Community Grant Scheme has also enabled Transition Town Romsey to continue putting on local activities for a more sustainable Romsey.
Thanks must go to Anton and Maria for once again loaning their driveway to host the event.
October 2024
The first weekend in October saw Transition Town Romsey’s most successful Apple Pressing weekend ever. This annual event is held to help people reduce their food waste - by turning their surplus apples and pears into juice; and demonstrating the ways in which apples can be used to make cakes, jellies, and preserves. The event has grown in popularity over the last decade with some people returning year after year. Despite the weather not being as good on the Sunday, both days saw lots of people enjoy using the press, eating cakes, and making bug houses.
This is a free event, but donations were gratefully received towards the costs of maintaining the Community Orchard at Whitenap. A grant from the TVBC Councillor Community Grant Scheme has also enabled Transition Town Romsey to continue putting on local activities for a more sustainable Romsey.
Thanks must go to Anton and Maria for once again loaning their driveway to host the event.
October 2024
Apple Pressing 2022
Despite a pretty awful weather forecast for the Sunday (which luckily didn't materialise), TTR's Apple Pressing weekend was a great success. The harvest from our Community Orchard was rather disappointing and in general apples tended to be on the small size this year - probably something to do with the lack of rain !! However, TTR members managed to gather together an impressive haul of apples, and there was a constant flow of people and apples over the two days. We even tried pressing some grapes this year.
Thanks to Anton & Maria for hosting the event once more and enabling us to have a pop-up Apple Cafe - with drinks and a range of apple-based snacks. For those of you who didn't get a recipe booklet, please click here and it should provide you with an e-version of the booklet:
recipes_to_use_up_those_falls_v2.docx
Thanks to everyone who helped and came over the weekend and we'll see you next year !
October 2022
Despite a pretty awful weather forecast for the Sunday (which luckily didn't materialise), TTR's Apple Pressing weekend was a great success. The harvest from our Community Orchard was rather disappointing and in general apples tended to be on the small size this year - probably something to do with the lack of rain !! However, TTR members managed to gather together an impressive haul of apples, and there was a constant flow of people and apples over the two days. We even tried pressing some grapes this year.
Thanks to Anton & Maria for hosting the event once more and enabling us to have a pop-up Apple Cafe - with drinks and a range of apple-based snacks. For those of you who didn't get a recipe booklet, please click here and it should provide you with an e-version of the booklet:
recipes_to_use_up_those_falls_v2.docx
Thanks to everyone who helped and came over the weekend and we'll see you next year !
October 2022
APPLE PRESSING 2022
If you enjoyed having a go at making Apple Juice last year, then why not come again.......
This year, we have hired the Apple Press for the weekend of 1-2 October, and the event will once again take place at 3, Station Road,
So, if you find you have too many apples, remember to save them, and then bring them along.
Further details will be posted nearer the time.
August 2022
If you enjoyed having a go at making Apple Juice last year, then why not come again.......
This year, we have hired the Apple Press for the weekend of 1-2 October, and the event will once again take place at 3, Station Road,
So, if you find you have too many apples, remember to save them, and then bring them along.
Further details will be posted nearer the time.
August 2022
“How Green is your Transport ?”
Transition Town Romsey’s entry for ‘Climate Unity’ began at a recycled art workshop - held at their ‘Green Energy Discovery Day’ on 1st May 2022. Visitors were invited to contribute to the artwork, and talk about how much carbon they thought different forms of transport emitted.
The decorated wheels are used to represent how ‘Green’ commonly-used types of land-based transport are.
The petrol car, whilst being the most popular and convenient form of transport, produces 192g of carbon per km, and is, therefore, the worst offender. To signify this, the wheel is decorated with waste single use plastic, such as: drinks bottles, coffee cup lids, plastic foil wrapping – all of which are popular and convenient forms of packaging – but in terms of damage to the planet, are the worst offenders.
At 103g per km, the motorbike produces just over half the amount of carbon produced by a medium-sized petrol car. This is, therefore, a greener form of transport – however, a bus produces a similar amount of carbon, yet transports far more people. To illustrate that the motorbike is a better form of transport, but that there is still room for improvement, the wheel’s decorations are made from aluminium drink cans. Aluminium loses no quality when recycled, and can repeatedly be made into new drink cans. It is also one of the easiest materials for the general public to recycle, yet only around 75% of cans are recycled each year. All the cans used in the decorations were littered.
In contrast, cycling is the greenest form of transport, producing only 16-50 kg of carbon per km. Again, the wheel is decorated to represent this, and all materials used are in their natural state and biodegradable, such as: cotton, wool, wood, shells.
Transition Town Romsey’s installation is now in place on the main drive up to the Visitor Pavilion, at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey, and there are other installations to look at inside the gardens in the Education Garden. The installations will be up until the beginning of September.
July 2022
Green Energy Discovery Day
Stalls and Attractions confirmed so far:
Electric car display - owners with their electric cars will be ready to answer your questions
Electric bike display - from 'The Cycle Company'
Bike Surgery - run by 'Cycle Works' - bring along your push bike for minor repairs.
Hydrogen Power - videos will be playing throughout the day
Thermal Imaging - learn about the 'School Energy Project'
Energy Advice/Grants/Energy Monitoring - information from TVBC; Community Energy South; & Superhomes (WINACC)
Solar Energy - from West Solent Solar Cooperative; Absolar; & Eric Hawkins
Ground Source Heat Pumps - information from Able Environmental Services
Plus:
'Green Transport' Recycled Art Workshop; children's recycling game; smoothie maker bike; refreshments available all day.
Stalls and Attractions confirmed so far:
Electric car display - owners with their electric cars will be ready to answer your questions
Electric bike display - from 'The Cycle Company'
Bike Surgery - run by 'Cycle Works' - bring along your push bike for minor repairs.
Hydrogen Power - videos will be playing throughout the day
Thermal Imaging - learn about the 'School Energy Project'
Energy Advice/Grants/Energy Monitoring - information from TVBC; Community Energy South; & Superhomes (WINACC)
Solar Energy - from West Solent Solar Cooperative; Absolar; & Eric Hawkins
Ground Source Heat Pumps - information from Able Environmental Services
Plus:
'Green Transport' Recycled Art Workshop; children's recycling game; smoothie maker bike; refreshments available all day.
Green Energy Discovery Day
Transition Town Romsey held an extremely successful Green Energy Discovery Day on Sunday 1st May at the Crosfield Hall, Romsey, sponsored by Test Valley Borough Council and Romsey Future and which was opened by Cllr Neil Gwynne. Over 300 people attended from a wide area to learn more about all forms of renewable energy from stallholders covering: heat pumps; solar thermal heating; insulation; solar panels; electric transportation; hydrogen and more. Owners of electric vehicles brought them along to display and advise those considering making the transition - which included local MP Caroline Nokes who commented on how useful she found the event. There was a floor game about recycling, organised by 13-year-old Elliemay which visitors' children enjoyed; a recycling art project to encourage creative thinking and a range of videos focusing on renewable home heating. Delicious refreshments were provided by Romsey Country Market. Transition Town Romsey designed a survey to find out if people would like to form a local Community Energy Group; it was found that there is support for this and it is backed by Test Valley Brough Council and Community Energy South both of whom attended the event. A follow-up meeting is in the process of being arranged and everyone who expressed an interest will be contacted about it. Transition Town Romsey would like to thank all participating stallholders and vehicle owners for their contribution to increasing awareness about what is involved in moving towards a more sustainable future for us all.
June 2022
Are you ready to buy an Electric Car ?..........
....if not, why don’t you come along to Transition Town Romsey’s ‘Green Energy Discovery Day’,
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars are to end in the UK by 2030, but there are still many myths surrounding their purchase and use. On May 1st, there will be a selection of electric cars for visitors to view outside the Crosfield Hall, and their owners will be on hand to help separate fact from fiction.
Worried about where your Energy will be coming from ?.....
In recent months, rising domestic energy costs and questions about the long term availability of energy, has increased the interest in Community Energy Groups, and there will be the opportunity at the event to register your interest in forming one in Romsey.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the Discovery Day, there will be a stall in Romsey Market on Saturday, April 30th where you can also sign-up. Complete the survey - link under the poster on the right of this page - or just leave us a message on the Contact Page.
Climate Unity
Climate Unity is a project being run by Hampshire County Council: “to address a range of perspectives on the climate issue facing us all, by providing an opportunity for those standpoints to be expressed through the medium of Art”.
Transition Town Romsey’s will be taking part with an installation called ‘Green Transport’, which will be displayed at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens over the summer. This will comprise of a number of wheels from different types of transport. The wheels will be decorated according to how ‘Green’ that type of transport is. This will be started at the Discovery Day, when the least green wheel - car - and the most green wheel - bicycle - will be decorated. Come along to join in, and learn more.
Stalls and Attractions confirmed so far:
Electric car display - owners with their electric cars will be ready to answer your questions
Electric bike display - from 'The Cycle Company'
Bike Surgery - run by 'Cycle Works' - bring along your push bike for minor repairs.
Hydrogen Power - videos will be playing throughout the day
Thermal Imaging - learn about the 'School Energy Project'
Energy Advice/Grants/Energy Monitoring - information from TVBC; Community Energy South; & Superhomes (WINACC)
Solar Energy - from West Solent Solar Cooperative; Absolar; & Eric Hawkins
Ground Source Heat Pumps - information from Able Environmental Services
Plus:
'Green Transport' Recycled Art Workshop; children's recycling game; smoothie maker bike; refreshments available all day.
April 2022
Clothes Swap
The Clothes Swap was considered a success ! It was attended by 15 people, who all enjoyed themselves and went home with something 'new' to wear. The day raised around £250 for Macmillan - which includes the coffee morning proceeds and the purchase of clothes during the week after the event, by people who couldn't go. The intention had been to send any left over clothes to charity, but those attending would like it to happen again - possibly before Christmas - so anything good is being kept until then.
Our 'success' was to get people thinking about the reuse of clothing, rather than it going to landfill.
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Caroline Duke-Glover (of ‘Individually Unique’) is having a Macmillan Coffee Morning during the day on Monday, October 7th at her premises on Greatbridge Industrial Estate, and we will follow-on with a Clothes Swap. The address is unit 51 (SO51 0HR), which is up past ‘Spacagna’ and next to ‘Just Floors’.
The idea is that people bring their clothes between 5.30 - 6.00p.m. and get one token for clothes/shoes - with two tokens for coats or more substantial clothing. The clothes will be hung on rails according to type, and tokens can then be traded in for other clothes once selling starts at 6.00p.m. If you want to buy more than you brought, or don’t have any to bring, then you can purchase things with a token value being 50p. We will also have an accessories table where things can just be given, and people can give a donation for them. There will be light refreshments available, and any money raised will be given to Macmillan. We are restricting it to ladies’ clothes this time (although men can come) and if it works we can try it again with more types.
If anyone can help us out on the night, that would be great.
The Clothes Swap was considered a success ! It was attended by 15 people, who all enjoyed themselves and went home with something 'new' to wear. The day raised around £250 for Macmillan - which includes the coffee morning proceeds and the purchase of clothes during the week after the event, by people who couldn't go. The intention had been to send any left over clothes to charity, but those attending would like it to happen again - possibly before Christmas - so anything good is being kept until then.
Our 'success' was to get people thinking about the reuse of clothing, rather than it going to landfill.
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Caroline Duke-Glover (of ‘Individually Unique’) is having a Macmillan Coffee Morning during the day on Monday, October 7th at her premises on Greatbridge Industrial Estate, and we will follow-on with a Clothes Swap. The address is unit 51 (SO51 0HR), which is up past ‘Spacagna’ and next to ‘Just Floors’.
The idea is that people bring their clothes between 5.30 - 6.00p.m. and get one token for clothes/shoes - with two tokens for coats or more substantial clothing. The clothes will be hung on rails according to type, and tokens can then be traded in for other clothes once selling starts at 6.00p.m. If you want to buy more than you brought, or don’t have any to bring, then you can purchase things with a token value being 50p. We will also have an accessories table where things can just be given, and people can give a donation for them. There will be light refreshments available, and any money raised will be given to Macmillan. We are restricting it to ladies’ clothes this time (although men can come) and if it works we can try it again with more types.
If anyone can help us out on the night, that would be great.
Apple Pressing 25-26 September, 2021
Luckily, the weather held for Transition Town Romsey’s Apple-Pressing weekend at the end of September, which had last taken place in 2018. After so many cancelled events recently, it was really nice to see people out and about in the sunshine, enjoying the end of the Indian Summer. Surplus apples had been collected from local gardens & the community orchard, whilst others had been donated by the John Lewis Partnership from Leckford.
The aim of the event was to offer suggestions as to what people could do with their excess orchard fruits - thus reducing food waste. As well as apple juice, a range of apple-based snacks were available for people to try - the recipes for which can now be found through the links below. Over the weekend there was a steady flow of people of all ages dropping by to try their hand at apple-pressing. The resulting juice was: sampled; taken home to drink: or taken home to turn into cider (by the more adventurous).
The ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’ project funded by the ‘National Lottery Community Fund’, helped put on this free event, to encourage the resurgence in interest in gardening and local food production. Thanks go to National Lottery players for making this possible. Further information about the ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’ is available at: www.transitionbounceforward.org.
Thanks also go to Anton Page for kindly allowing the event to take place outside in his Romsey town garden.
See you next year !
recipes_to_use_up_those_falls.docx
September 2021
Apple Pressing 25-26 September, 2021
Luckily, the weather held for Transition Town Romsey’s Apple-Pressing weekend at the end of September, which had last taken place in 2018. After so many cancelled events recently, it was really nice to see people out and about in the sunshine, enjoying the end of the Indian Summer. Surplus apples had been collected from local gardens & the community orchard, whilst others had been donated by the John Lewis Partnership from Leckford.
The aim of the event was to offer suggestions as to what people could do with their excess orchard fruits - thus reducing food waste. As well as apple juice, a range of apple-based snacks were available for people to try - the recipes for which can now be found through the links below. Over the weekend there was a steady flow of people of all ages dropping by to try their hand at apple-pressing. The resulting juice was: sampled; taken home to drink: or taken home to turn into cider (by the more adventurous).
The ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’ project funded by the ‘National Lottery Community Fund’, helped put on this free event, to encourage the resurgence in interest in gardening and local food production. Thanks go to National Lottery players for making this possible. Further information about the ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’ is available at: www.transitionbounceforward.org.
Thanks also go to Anton Page for kindly allowing the event to take place outside in his Romsey town garden.
See you next year !
recipes_to_use_up_those_falls.docx
September 2021
Got too many apples ? Don’t know what to do with all those falls, but hate waste ?...
Transition Town Romsey invites you to bring your spare apples and/or pears to 3, Station Road, Romsey (next to the dentist) on Saturday September 25th and Sunday September 26th, where they will have a press available for use from 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. each day, to turn them into juice for free.
Everyone is welcome to bring their surplus fruit – any type of apple is suitable (including cookers) - as are falls. This year we will have a small and a medium-sized press - so anyone who wants to, should be able to have a go. There will also be apple-based snacks available to sample.
The resulting juice will keep for 3 days in the fridge; can be frozen; made into jelly; or for the more adventurous – it can be made into cider. Please remember to bring containers, such as plastic drinks/milk bottles (2 litre is easiest), to take the juice home in. There will also be sacks of the crushed apple pulp available to anyone who wants some for their composter, or as animal feed.
If you haven’t got any fruit, come along anyway - have a go at juicing, taste the resulting product, and find out about Romsey’s Community Orchard, where some of the fruit will have come from. Apples have also been donated by John Lewis Partnership from Leckford Estate.
For more information or to donate fruit, email: [email protected] or use the contact form on this website.
The ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’ project funded by from ‘The National Lottery Community Fund’, has helped put on this FREE event, to encourage the resurgence in interest in gardening and local food production seen during Lockdown. Thanks to National Lottery players for making this possible.
For more information about ‘Transition: Bounce Forward’, go to https://transition-bounceforward.org/ or come along to this event.
September 2021
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Romsey’s ‘Pop-Up Zoo’
For Photos - see 'Gallery'
You’ve heard of a ‘pop-up’ shop or cafe, but have you ever heard of a ‘pop-up’ zoo ?
During May, the Dukes Mill area of Romsey was the site of a ‘pop-up’ zoo, with everything made out of plant-pots. The idea was first suggested by the Town Mayor of Romsey, Cllr Dorothy Baverstock, who challenged the residents of Romsey to make animals out of old and discarded plant pots. An appeal went out for unwanted plant pots ..... and there were certainly a few of them around Romsey !
After a major washing-up exercise, designs were drawn up, based on the plant pots available. An invitation was sent out to all those organisations and individuals who had previously taken part in community art projects in Romsey (such as the successful ‘yarn-bombing’ in recent years) to take up the challenge. During March and April, members of Transition Town Romsey’ ran a number of children’s workshops, helped by Sylvie Léost (of ‘Not Just Trash’) and members of Romsey Men’s Shed. Romsey Primary School pupils made a huge crocodile; Cupernham Juniors made snakes, tortoises and monkeys; and Halterworth Primary School made a giraffe, and mini elephants.
Shepherd’s Down Special School also took part by making a number of owls and two groups of Romsey Young Carers made several penguins, and a zoo keeper to feed them.
As well as TTR members, other local organisations including: RoScA, Romsey Men’s Shed, Abbotswood WI, Romsey WI, Romsey Choral Society, and Woodley Grange - along with a number of individuals - added to the menagerie by making giraffes, elephants, mice, pigs, birds, insects, a lion, a sloth and a tarantula.
The animals were installed over the first May Bank Holiday weekend in Dukes Mill and across the river in Comley Court (by kind permission of the owners). Passers-by are amazed at what they found, in what is usually a rather ‘dead’ area of the town, and everyone has agreed that it has been another successful community art project for Romsey. You can visit the ‘zoo’ until the end of May, and an information leaflet is available from: the Town Hall; TIC; Library; Factory Shop; Cloud Vapers; and Pets Corner. A copy is also available to download below.
Thanks go to everyone who was involved in the project, and for the financial backing of TVBC (with a Councillor’s Community Grant for Cupernham Ward) and Romsey Town Council (with a grant from the Mayor’s Community Chest).
Click here for a copy of the information leaflet:
romseys_zoo_leaflet_final.pdf
For Photos - see 'Gallery'
You’ve heard of a ‘pop-up’ shop or cafe, but have you ever heard of a ‘pop-up’ zoo ?
During May, the Dukes Mill area of Romsey was the site of a ‘pop-up’ zoo, with everything made out of plant-pots. The idea was first suggested by the Town Mayor of Romsey, Cllr Dorothy Baverstock, who challenged the residents of Romsey to make animals out of old and discarded plant pots. An appeal went out for unwanted plant pots ..... and there were certainly a few of them around Romsey !
After a major washing-up exercise, designs were drawn up, based on the plant pots available. An invitation was sent out to all those organisations and individuals who had previously taken part in community art projects in Romsey (such as the successful ‘yarn-bombing’ in recent years) to take up the challenge. During March and April, members of Transition Town Romsey’ ran a number of children’s workshops, helped by Sylvie Léost (of ‘Not Just Trash’) and members of Romsey Men’s Shed. Romsey Primary School pupils made a huge crocodile; Cupernham Juniors made snakes, tortoises and monkeys; and Halterworth Primary School made a giraffe, and mini elephants.
Shepherd’s Down Special School also took part by making a number of owls and two groups of Romsey Young Carers made several penguins, and a zoo keeper to feed them.
As well as TTR members, other local organisations including: RoScA, Romsey Men’s Shed, Abbotswood WI, Romsey WI, Romsey Choral Society, and Woodley Grange - along with a number of individuals - added to the menagerie by making giraffes, elephants, mice, pigs, birds, insects, a lion, a sloth and a tarantula.
The animals were installed over the first May Bank Holiday weekend in Dukes Mill and across the river in Comley Court (by kind permission of the owners). Passers-by are amazed at what they found, in what is usually a rather ‘dead’ area of the town, and everyone has agreed that it has been another successful community art project for Romsey. You can visit the ‘zoo’ until the end of May, and an information leaflet is available from: the Town Hall; TIC; Library; Factory Shop; Cloud Vapers; and Pets Corner. A copy is also available to download below.
Thanks go to everyone who was involved in the project, and for the financial backing of TVBC (with a Councillor’s Community Grant for Cupernham Ward) and Romsey Town Council (with a grant from the Mayor’s Community Chest).
Click here for a copy of the information leaflet:
romseys_zoo_leaflet_final.pdf
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ROMSEY METHODIST CHURCH GREEN FAIR
Saturday, March 9th, 10.30a.m. - 2.30p.m.
TTR are having a joint stall with Test Valley Friends of the Earth and will be displaying a range of practical alternatives to everyday products made from plastic. There will be plant pots made from rice husks, toothbrushes made from bamboo, and food covers made from waxed cloth, to name a few. We will have a list of local stockists of the products displayed and visitors can add to this list during the Fair. Afterwards, the list of stockists will be put on the 'Useful Information' page on this website.
Friends of the Earth will also be informing visitors about their campaign to get supermarkets to reduce their use of plastic.
Recycling tips for those plastic products, which are either difficult or impossible to replace, will also be available. Again we are hoping that visitors will add to the list, which will again be put on the 'Useful Information' page of this website.
Other exhibitors include: TVBC, Romsey Allotments, A Rocha UK, HIoW Wildlife Trust, Oasis, Southern Water, Natural Death Centre, TROG, Re-cycle Bikes and displays by a number of local schools.
February 2019
Saturday, March 9th, 10.30a.m. - 2.30p.m.
TTR are having a joint stall with Test Valley Friends of the Earth and will be displaying a range of practical alternatives to everyday products made from plastic. There will be plant pots made from rice husks, toothbrushes made from bamboo, and food covers made from waxed cloth, to name a few. We will have a list of local stockists of the products displayed and visitors can add to this list during the Fair. Afterwards, the list of stockists will be put on the 'Useful Information' page on this website.
Friends of the Earth will also be informing visitors about their campaign to get supermarkets to reduce their use of plastic.
Recycling tips for those plastic products, which are either difficult or impossible to replace, will also be available. Again we are hoping that visitors will add to the list, which will again be put on the 'Useful Information' page of this website.
Other exhibitors include: TVBC, Romsey Allotments, A Rocha UK, HIoW Wildlife Trust, Oasis, Southern Water, Natural Death Centre, TROG, Re-cycle Bikes and displays by a number of local schools.
February 2019
Green Fair 9 March 2019 - Romsey
Come along to the Green Fair at the Methodist Church, the Hundred, Romsey -10.30am - 2.30pm.
There will be stalls, activities and presentations from several groups including Test Valley Friends of the Earth and Transition Town Romsey. There will be lots to see and do for all the family - further details to follow! Do contact us if you would like to be involved.
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There was a steady flow of keen apple-pressers and passers-by of all ages to the Station Road 'Apple Pressing' weekend event. Anton had set-up the equipment in his drive and the sunny weather meant members of the public could enjoy making refreshing apple juice to take home with them. Thanks to Anton for hosting the event, those who helped and those who came along to join in the fun.
APPLE PRESSING 2018 Got too many apples ? Don’t know what to do with all those falls, but hate waste ?... Transition Town Romsey invites you to bring your spare apples and/or pears to 3, Station Road, Romsey (next to the dentist) on Saturday September 15th and Sunday September 16th, where they will have a press available for use from 10.30a.m. – 4.30p.m. each day, to turn them into juice for free. Everyone is welcome to bring their surplus fruit – any type of apple is suitable (including cookers) - as are falls. This year we will be hiring a medium-sized press - so anyone who wants to, should be able to have a go. The resulting juice will keep for 3 days in the fridge; can be frozen; made into jelly; or for the more adventurous – it can be made into cider. Please remember to bring containers, such as plastic drinks/milk bottles, to take the juice home in. There will also be sacks of the crushed apple pulp available to anyone who wants some for their composter, or as animal feed. |
Drive Electric
Programme of Events
1545: Arrival of the Mayor of Test Valley and the Mayor of Romsey
1600: Welcome, followed by Introductory talk by Matt Loxam on 'Air Quality'
1620: 40 minutes to look at the stalls indoors; the range of at least 15 cars outside; and talk to the owners.
1700: Q & A session with ~5 owners answering peoples questions about life with an electric car. Panel members drive the following cars: BMW i3, Kia Soul EV, Nissan Leaf & Tesla Model 3, and Outlander Plug-in.
1730: Another chance to wander around the stalls, look at the cars, talk to owners.
1800: Arrival of Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP
18.15: Talk by Dan Pain on 'The Benefits of Owning an EV'
1830: Second Q & A session with ~5 owners. Panel members drive the following cars: BMW i3, Kia Soul EV, Nissan Leaf, and Outlander Plug-in.
Representatives from Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Council will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have for them.
A Fair Trade Café (run by Romsey Methodist Church) will provide refreshments throughout the event.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE !
June 2018
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DRIVE ELECTRIC An Event to "Inform the Curious about Driving Electric Vehicles" was held on Friday, 29 June 2018 and was a 'Sparking Success'. The Crosfield Hall, Romsey played host recently to around 20 EV owners, who displayed their cars and talked about their experience of driving them. Brands such as Zoe, Leaf, Ampera, Outlander, Soul, Tesla S, BMWi3 and Ioniq were parked with their bonnets up and charging points exposed. Around 200 members of the public were able to quiz the owners about the practicalities of owning and driving an electric car and compare data for each model on real world mileage, charging times, speed and emission data. The afternoon kicked off with a talk on the issues of air quality by Dr Matt Loxam, Senior Research Fellow from the University of Southampton. He explained the health implications of diesel car emissions and why people may wish to change their diesel or petrol car to an EV. Matt visited Romsey fresh from the Houses of Parliament, where he was also advising MPs on the same issues. Romsey Town Mayor, Cllr. Dorothy Baverstock; The Mayor and Mayoress of Test Valley Cllr. Ian Carr and Mrs Beryl Carr; and the Rt. Hon. Caroline Nokes MP, all joined the audience for the Q & A session, when the owners talked about the sporty performance, amazing quietness, improved range, exclusive feel, and economic benefits of their EVs. Judging from the response of visitors, the Government target for fossil fuel cars to be phased out of production by 2040 is way too pessimistic. EVs and their infrastructure are rapidly changing as the number of charge points is increasing. With their increased range, EVs are becoming more than competitive with conventional fossil fuel cars. Anton Page from Transition Town Romsey said: “It was fantastic that it attracted so much interest and got such a positive reception from visitors. They got a real flavour of what it is like to own and drive an EV, and everyone left with the clear impression that electric cars are the future.” July 2018 |
'Spring into Romsey'......the Return of Romsey Yarn-Bombing
Following the success of the yarn-bombing of bollards around Romsey Town Centre during Romsey Festival last year, the event is to take place again in 2018. This year, the bollards will have their covers from Good Friday until after the May Bank Holiday.
This doesn't leave much time to make them, so if you are interested, contact the Town Hall to book your bollard. The aim is to get 114 bollards covered.
TTR have booked a bollard in Latimer Street, outside 'The Courtyard' and the cover will be knitted with waste plastic materials - rather then wool - to highlight this global issue.
The main part of the bollard has been knitted from: plastic carrier bags - see if you can guess which shops they were from; tape from an old video cassette; plastic film from a photography studio; and a bit of plastic covered electrical wire !
A few TTR members met the other evening to make the decorations for the bollard. We have made: red and orange tulips from Fruit Shoot bottles, waste plastic, and plastic knitting needles; daisies from white carrier bags and yellow plastic string; and the top will have red and orange polyanthus made from carrier bags.
Following the success of the yarn-bombing of bollards around Romsey Town Centre during Romsey Festival last year, the event is to take place again in 2018. This year, the bollards will have their covers from Good Friday until after the May Bank Holiday.
This doesn't leave much time to make them, so if you are interested, contact the Town Hall to book your bollard. The aim is to get 114 bollards covered.
TTR have booked a bollard in Latimer Street, outside 'The Courtyard' and the cover will be knitted with waste plastic materials - rather then wool - to highlight this global issue.
The main part of the bollard has been knitted from: plastic carrier bags - see if you can guess which shops they were from; tape from an old video cassette; plastic film from a photography studio; and a bit of plastic covered electrical wire !
A few TTR members met the other evening to make the decorations for the bollard. We have made: red and orange tulips from Fruit Shoot bottles, waste plastic, and plastic knitting needles; daisies from white carrier bags and yellow plastic string; and the top will have red and orange polyanthus made from carrier bags.
Romsey Yarn-Bombing - Update
Under the guidance of Deputy Mayor Cllr Dorothy Baverstock, Romsey was once again yarn-bombed on Maundy Thursday evening. Groups and Individuals this time decorated all the 114 bollards within the Town Centre with a 'Spring' theme. There were some quite spectacular (if not top-heavy) creations with nests bulging with chicks, rabbits everywhere, and a myriad of colourful spring flowers.
As detailed below, TTR's creation was made from waste plastic material and it had the advantage of being more rainproof then most of them. The covers were in place until May 7 and they certainly brightened up those dull rainy days in April.
May 2018
ROMSEY FOOD FESTIVAL
On Sunday September 3rd 2017, despite the pouring rain, hundreds turned out to Romsey's annual Food Festival.
This year, Transition Town Romsey joined forces with Michael Pratt and Lee Chesters of Test Valley Borough Council and shared a pitch at the bottom of Latimer Street. TVBC were promoting recycling, and TTR promoted home composting - with a game for the children (or young at heart) and money-off vouchers for adults (courtesy of HCC). Anyone who correctly identified that all the 20+ items could be home composted, won a clay worm. We gave away around 40 worms and the children's knowledge was often better than the parents !
On Sunday September 3rd 2017, despite the pouring rain, hundreds turned out to Romsey's annual Food Festival.
This year, Transition Town Romsey joined forces with Michael Pratt and Lee Chesters of Test Valley Borough Council and shared a pitch at the bottom of Latimer Street. TVBC were promoting recycling, and TTR promoted home composting - with a game for the children (or young at heart) and money-off vouchers for adults (courtesy of HCC). Anyone who correctly identified that all the 20+ items could be home composted, won a clay worm. We gave away around 40 worms and the children's knowledge was often better than the parents !
What will happen "The day after tomorrow?"
the Oceans, Climate Change and Christianity.
The first Parish Environment Group Lecture by Prof Meric Srokosz,National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
At
Romsey Abbey,
Tuesday, October 10th at 7.30
The film ‘The Day after Tomorrow’ imagines the consequences for weather and climate if the Gulf Stream stopped. Might it happen? How would we know? What would the real consequences be? What should our reaction be?
Greenbuttercup CIC at Romsey Festival
The worms made at the Green Fair joined others made by Brendoncare Companions Club, and proved popular with the younger visitors to Greenbuttercup CIC's event "All is Creative in the Garden" at the Romsey Festival in July 2017.
Some have now been returned to their creators, whilst others were given away at the recent Romsey Food Festival as prizes for correctly identifying items which you could put in your home composter .
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The worms made at the Green Fair joined others made by Brendoncare Companions Club, and proved popular with the younger visitors to Greenbuttercup CIC's event "All is Creative in the Garden" at the Romsey Festival in July 2017.
Some have now been returned to their creators, whilst others were given away at the recent Romsey Food Festival as prizes for correctly identifying items which you could put in your home composter .
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Every three years, for the first two weeks of July, Romsey Festival (formerly Romsey Arts Festival) showcases the artistic prowess in the town. Greenbuttercup CIC is now working on their entry for 2017 with 18 community groups and organisations in Romsey & District - as well as many individuals - having successfully secured Arts Council/National Lottery funding for the project. Two of the Directors – Pamela Eastwood and Andrea Ross-Bain – run the ‘Community Art & Crafts’ section of the community interest company, and have also been members of TTR’s Arts Group for a number of years
The project is entitled ‘All is Creative in the Garden’ and will take place at the Abbey United Reformed Church building from Friday, July 7th until Sunday, July 17th. In the run-up to the Festival, Greenbuttercup CIC are working with local community groups and organisations, teaching them new crafting and artistic skills. Community artists are running workshops to produce ‘garden-themed’ exhibits, which when put together will form a ‘creative garden’ in the church.
Already there are: birds made from milk containers; bugs made from junk; flowers made from plastic bottles; trees made from cardboard tubes; and bug hotels made from pallets.
Under the expert guidance of Anton Page, TTR ran one of the workshops at the recent Romsey Methodist Church Green Fair. Visitors to the Fair made clay worms and were given information about the importance of worms in the garden.
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Methodist Green Fair - "We Can Do It"
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On Saturday March 11th, 2017, the Romsey Methodist Church (RMC) held a Green Fair with the aim of “informing people in Romsey about pertinent lifestyle elements for a sustainable world”.
TTR had an information stall covering 'who we are' and 'what we do', It displayed up-to-date information about climate change, and visitors were encouraged to write down suggestions as to how Romsonians can be greener and reduce their carbon footprint. (see 'Useful Information) Visitors were invited to learn about the importance of earthworms, and make a clay worm at the workshop. The clay worms were taken away to be fired, and they will then emerge in the United Reformed Church at Greenbuttercup CIC's event at the Romsey Festival (scroll down to see 'Greenbuttercup CIC at Romsey Festival' for more information). |
EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting
24 November 2016
Romsey Abbey
Apple Day
Every October, King John’s House & Gardens filled with all things to do with apples.
Plastic Fantastic
Workshop run by Not just Trash. You’re invited to bring along your old plastic bags to make decorative objects, or you can just turn up and join in the fun as everything can be provided.
Saturday, 5 March 2016
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Romsey Abbey
Saturday, 5 March 2016
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Romsey Abbey
Trash to Treasure
An exhibition and workshops to challenge the way we look at ‘waste’, and show how everyday waste materials can be recycled and up-cycled to make beautiful and useful objects.
At Romsey Abbey from 23 February - 19 March 2016.
At Romsey Abbey from 23 February - 19 March 2016.
Junk Jewellery
Workshop run by Transition Town Romsey. You’re invited to bring along a sheet of plain or patterned paper to make beads from, or you can just turn up and join in the fun as everything can be provided.
Saturday, 27 February 2016
2 PM - 4 PM
Romsey Abbey
Saturday, 27 February 2016
2 PM - 4 PM
Romsey Abbey