Letter To Michelle Donelan
Dear Michelle, thank you for your response where you highlight the governments claim to have reduced CO2 emissions by 40% since 1990. I note that Ms Thunberg rebuked the government for quoting this figure …
A week is a long time in Climate Change Politics
Suddenly Climate Change is on the political agenda and there is real pressure on government, big business and the fossil fuel industry. Many conditions have come together to bring about the last weeks action, but …
Reduce Climate Change by investing in Walking and Cycling
Wiltshire Council has recently declared a Climate Emergency and so Transcoco has decided to propose a number of changes that could be done to address this issue. The following proposal is for a realignment of …
The case for traffic free cycle paths
Building and maintaining traffic free cycle paths should be a national priority in this country? But it is not, why? There’s huge sections of national government in this country that extols the benefits of cycling …
Chippenham-Calne cycle path under threat
UPDATE 28th March – Wiltshire Council has agreed to fund the path for 5 years so the petition has worked for now. see http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articles/chippenham-calne-cycle-path Using the following link to access the petition site https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/174/602/091/keep-the-calne-chippenham-cycle-path-open/?taf_id=61746431&cid=fb_na The …
10 March 19 – Litter Picking the Lanes
Members of Transition Corsham were out on the Lanes between Corsham and Chippenham on 10th March, litter picking. Easton lane and the road from the Thingley crossroads at the A4 to Lacock have suffered in …
Give and Take Success
Thank you to one and all, for your brilliant efforts to enable Give and Take in Box to be a great success. Masses of stuff arrived and went out again along with crowds of people. …
Wiltshire Council declare a Climate Emergency
Wiltshire Council, a Unitary Authority, declared a Climate Emergency yesterday after more than an hour of debate The Executive had initially turned down the proposition of going carbon neutral by 2030, but the motion was …
Give and Take Day
What is a Give and Take event? Give and Take is a completely free community swap shop run by volunteers to help people reduce waste by finding a new home for things they no longer …