Alnwick Green Advice Session

Alnwick Green Advice Session

As part of the 10:10:10 Day of Action, Transition Alnwick are offering free green advice sessions. The sessions will be held on 10th October from 1 to 3pm at St James' Church Hall, Pottergate, Alnwick, preferably on an appointment basis so that individual advice can be guaranteed.

Experts in various fields will be available to give individual advice to anyone who wishes to book an appointment - there will be some spaces for drop-in opportunities too. Members of Transition Alnwick will be available to talk through general advice about what is achievable to 'green up' a house along with the possibility of discussing what they have don in their own homes.

In addition there will be experts on solar PV, solar thermal, heating through wood burning, insulation and more. There will also be representatives from Warmzone and the Energy Saving Trust.

This represents a unique opportunity to pick the brains of people with real experience in domestic green initiatives plus more specific expert advice on a wide range of topics. To book an appointment call Paul on 01665 604869 or e-mail paul.mills@equinox-energy.co.uk

Roots and Shoots

Pete Edge, Alnwick Garden employee and Transition Alnwick member, provided a guide to the Roots and Shoots area of the Alnwick garden for the food group. Pete's enthusiasm made the tour extremely interesting and those who attended gleaned plenty of useful tips as well as enjoying a fascinating 'behind the scenes' tour. The Roots and Shoots area is geared for education - 10 local schools have their own patches for which they prepare the ground and seeds which they have selected. They then sow their seeds and tend to them as they grow, and in September their produce is harvested and cooked up for them by a Chef in the Alnwick garden.

The rest of the area is used to demonstrate different methods of growing plants (veg as well as flowers and fruit trees), composting and soon will house beehives. A good time was had by all and our thanks go to Pete for giving up his time to show us round.