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Journeying toward the Welsh Border (Day 127) August 2nd

I leave Breinton and head west for Hay on Wye; it is a long 20 mile walk, but the roads are my favourite sort; easy, quiet back roads, apart from one early short encounter with a fast A road with no pavement. The next stretch is a nice old Roman

Once Upon A Tree, in Dragon’s Orchard (Day 126) August 1st

Once there was an orchard, which had been in the same family for 80 years or more, since Norman’s great grandfather’s time. This orchard wasn’t making any money, and then one day Ann had an idea; to share the orchard with others. So now Ann and Norman,

Sharing the Transition Towns Twitter identity

From Saturday 7th August to Wednesday 25th August, the Transition Towns Twitter identity will be hosted by Richard Barnett (Transition New Forest and New Forest Food Challenge project) and Chris Wells (‘twibbons designer’ and Transition Kensal to Kilburn). Until now, it has been driven by Ed the web co-ordinator on

Twibbons

Chris Wells from TT Kensal to Kilburn has put together a proposed design for some ‘twibbons‘ for Transitioner twitter users and would like some feedback. For those who don’t know – ‘twibbons’ are little pictures you add to your twitter picture indicating you are very keen on something. They are

Tolkein’s Country (Day 125) July 31st

Today begins by getting up and going to Green and Away to speak at this morning’s Resurgence opening circle at Satish’s request. I speak to a responsive audience, and feel touched by their eager, thirsty, listening of tales of the inspiration of the many wonderful people I have

The Malvern Hills (Days 123-124) July 29th & 30th

Part One More Malvern Tales I wake up in Lower House Farm Colwall after a good night’s sleep and realise that though Robin had given me a wonderful set of directions for all around Malvern I didn’t actually know where his house was on the map, and having

People Make Transition Happen (Day 122) July 28th

UPDATE – since I posted this blog, John Nicklin has created a google map of the route we walked…which you can see here <http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=52.243358,-2.265244&spn=0.213583,0.