Sustainable South East England

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Can we self organise for sustainability within and across the South East? And can we do so in a way which is more linked in and aware of what's happening in London?

Members: 20
Latest Activity: Jun 4

Background

A quick look through PD members suggests at least a dozen from within South East England (at the time of writing, numbers have grown since). OK. SSEE more of a group than a project, but online social networking can and does facilitate groups as well as projects. Here within PD, the Linking Up London programme asks some questions about linking up London. We can ask similar questions about South East England. Also a group such as this could invite other projects from across the South East to enrich and enhance the PD network for both existing and prospective members. I'd been thinking of setting up a network outside of PD, but my instinct is to go for something more integrated and joined up if that looks possible.

References
SCA wiki pages: London and the South East, Transition towns South East England, Low carbon communities South East England

PD projects in South East England

Transition Tunbridge Wells
Local Transition initiative. The Food Group have set up a community allotment and a local Garden Share Scheme. Energy, Waste, Transport and Heart and Soul Groups also engaged on current projects. Transition Tunbridge Wells website

Growing Redhill
Based in Redhill, Surrey, this project aims to create a community vegetable and wildlife garden in Merstham. Participants will take home a share of the vegetables that they help to grow. Sustainable Redhill website

Slade Area Gardening Enthusiasts (SAGE)
The Slade Area is in Tonbridge, a village within the town, with an active Residents' Association. Group interested in all aspects of gardening - growing food, swap seeds, plants, produce, expertise. Ambitions to acquire community allotment.

Eastbournes' Eco Gardening Group
Plot of land for a Community Food Growing Project, area is about 60 sq foot, We have planted locally grown fruit trees, made raised beds, going to be a demo garden for different tecniques, shed on site, we have been going since nov 2008. More... Update

PD projects in East of England

Watford Community Garden - website

Transition Ely local food conference, Oct 2009 - website

Related projects in PD

Sustainable Community Action Wiki
The SCA wiki is for anyone interested in sustainability or any aspect of it, but especially ordinary people and community groups. It seeks to link up community and personal action for sustainability worldwide.
Sample articles
South East England - portal - links - news - diary - resources
East of England - portal - links - news - diary - resources
London - portal - links - news - diary - resources
SCA wiki community portal

Linking Up London
London-wide workshop to discuss what people and organisations might want from a network and how different networks can work together.

Diary
If you add an event to PD's events, which may be of interest to SSEE member please feel free to put a link to your event page on this SSEE page (for example use a comment)

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Comment by AJ McConville on September 30, 2009 at 3:49pm: Hi Steve
You may want to get in touch with Azul-Valerie Thome who has secured a piece of land in Harringey, owned by the NHS, to use as a community space, growing, nature etc. They appear to have been very successful. they don't use project dirt, but you can sign up to their ning site, The Meadow. http://shepherdscothealinggarden.ning.com which is very similar.

Comment by Steve Plater on September 30, 2009 at 3:34pm: Hello everybody, and thanks Phil for the invitation to join SSSE. We're finding it rather hard going to get more of the community, here in affluent Sevenoaks, involved in Transition themes. But we do now have a Food+Growing group and are looking at several projects (and sources of funding for them). One is to set up a community garden for food growing, for which we need to identify a plot of land. If anyone has experience of dealing with landowners, councils and funders in this regard, I'd welcome tips on what to do/not to do. steve

Comment by Phil Green on May 23, 2009 at 9:44am: (copy of reply)
Hi Karen, thanks for your message re Sustainable South East England Will reply more fully, write up some ideas (as to how to take this group forward - all ideas welcome!), asap. (have been inviting people both inside and outside PD). Nice to hear from you. Cheers, Phil

Thanks to all who have been helping spread the word.

Comment by karen on May 10, 2009 at 9:18pm: Hi, trying to spread the word, when visiting other projects have mentioned Project Dirt, be good if we could develop this further, karen

Comment by Koogie on April 11, 2009 at 12:24am: Hi everyone. Nice to meet you all online. I'm planning to run a workshop on Guerrilla Gardening for Clowns in London probably on 23/24 May. I'll forward more details when I have a venue booked and can confirm the date.
all the best, Koogiex