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Family Time (Days 102-104) July 8th -10th

I awake in Blackrod, dark clearing; nestling atop and along the bottom of a hillside, it was probably covered in thick tree cover once up on a time. It is now a small commuter village just west of Horwich and the larger Bolton. This ancient seventh century settlement has been

Videos from the conference

Just an absolutely MASSIVE thank you to Emilio and Sara who did some really wonderful filming during the conference – here are some of their great pieces: Day one round up: Day two round up: Day three round up: Interview with the inspiring Transition Brazil: Rob and Pete respond following ‘The

Local Government workshop presentation

Industrial Disease (Day 101) July 7th

Ancient Woodlands and the Mallard Summer Gathering (Day 100) July 6th

I start my hundredth day in grand and fitting style in a sauna followed by a hot tub, relaxing my muscles and preparing for the long descent back homewards, ever moving south now, through the industrial belt of southern Lancashire and the Midlands to eventually reach the softer rolling lands

Crossing Lancashire July 4th-5th (Days 98-99)

Samagita takes me for brunch in the WhaleTail – a wonderful whole food coop and cafe that has been going years – I last came here around 15 years ago with my old friend Yvonne and her baby son – I remember her telling me she had just started working on her new

Announcing the new forums

Ta da! We are proud to announce the (gentle) opening of our new forums. We have had these up our sleeves for a while now, but things being what they are, bugs being bugs, conferences happening, houses moving, and other excitements, we’ve had to wait a while to get