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1. Where do we want to be?
Resilient
Oil-free
More self-sufficient
Sustainable
Better local transport
Locality - daily needs local, occasional needs farther
More like Totnes
Change local tax - carbon tax
Community-centred
Self-sufficient in energy supply
Use less energy
Renewable energy
Better local food
ST better known - e.g. vision
Save good technology and knowledge, like medicine
Well being
Local economy - local jobs, local businesses
Less waste
More sharing
Smooth transition rather than sudden crash
2. What are we good at?
Give-It-Away Take-It-Away
Swaying, liaising, badgering authorities
Cutting through red tape
Publicity
Stalls
Networking with other groups
Facilitating between groups
Welcoming and friendly
Plastic bag campaign
Go MAD
Energy neighbourhoods
3. What do we need to do?
Blogs and electronic means
Following up new people and stalls
Focus on interested people
Energy [campaigns and projects]
Be more fluid
Follow up on past successful things
Monitor and evaluate [and learn from] what we do
Build contacts and talk to more local groups and organisations, esp in
villages
Do we want to grow? [i.e. more active people]
Table 1
Better local food
Local tax - change the way Council is funded
Carbon use tax
Very good public transport
Vision
Build base of like-minded
Herd populus
Focus
Table 2
Sustainable -
Thornbury +
Other shopping
Community centred
Employment
Food
Energy
Table 3
Emulate pioneering groups like Totnes - see the difference
Publicity in Thornbury has been good
More to do in villages
Need a clearer message
Can Britain Feed Itself?
How much land do we need to feed Thornbury?
Produce our own basics
More self-sufficient
Smooth transition rather than crisis
Struggling with long-term
Make oil-free more comfortable - stress the positives
Things we will gain
Less traffic, less noise, less stress
Less cars, carbon emissions, renewable energy, local food
Save things we need like medicines
To be added