'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