PEDAL - Portobello Transition Town » Uncategorized http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Volunteer with the Otesha UK cycle tour this summer http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/volunteer-with-the-otesha-uk-cycle-tour-this-summer/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/volunteer-with-the-otesha-uk-cycle-tour-this-summer/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:59:43 +0000 tom http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=2895 Gear up for a two-wheeled revolution – join a 2011 Otesha UK cycle tour!

Do something worthwhile with your summer! Join an Otesha summer cycle tour, deliver workshops and perform a play about environmental and social sustainability in schools and …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/volunteer-with-the-otesha-uk-cycle-tour-this-summer/feed/ 0 Sustainable Development Education Network http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sustainable-development-education-network/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sustainable-development-education-network/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:49:27 +0000 graham http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=2760 Welcome to the March bul­letin for the SDE Network. This month sees our Annual Conference tak­ing place on 31st March, in Edinburgh, so hope as many of you can make it along to meet up, talk, share and learn.

Cycling …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sustainable-development-education-network/feed/ 0 SDE Network Page 1 http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sde-network-page-1/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sde-network-page-1/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:48:08 +0000 graham http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=2758 1. Fairtrade Fortnight, Show Off Your Label, 28th Feb – 14th March

This year, Fairtrade is ask­ing you to get loud and proud and show off your label. Show off your pas­sion, your favour­ite product, your …

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The meeting will be a hustings for the May 5th Holyrood elections – with an exciting line-up of speakers, and a new format to enable maximum testing …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2011/03/sde-network-3/feed/ 0 Local Food Links — next meeting 25th January http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/12/local-food-links-the-future/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/12/local-food-links-the-future/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:24:29 +0000 polly http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=2363 Hi, we just wanted to let you know what happened at PEDAL’s recent Local Food Links event, and our plans for the next event — where we hope lots of local people will come along to start working together …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/12/local-food-links-the-future/feed/ 0 Local Food Survey http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/11/local-food-survey/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/11/local-food-survey/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:47:39 +0000 graham http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=2126 PEDAL are looking at various ways in which a strong local food system in Portobello might be developed. We are hoping to find out what residents of Portobello feel about buying locally produced food.

By locally produced food, we mean food that …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/11/local-food-survey/feed/ 0 An exciting year ahead! Brief report from PEDAL’s AGM http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/an-exciting-year-ahead-brief-report-from-pedals-agm/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/an-exciting-year-ahead-brief-report-from-pedals-agm/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:21:55 +0000 justin http://pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/an-exciting-year-ahead-brief-report-from-pedals-agm/ We had an excellent turn out for PEDAL’s AGM on 25th March. Kitchen Canny gave a great outline of their work, the Chair (Justin) and Treasurer (Stephen) reviewed the year, Diana told the story of the Orchard using Jane’s and …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/an-exciting-year-ahead-brief-report-from-pedals-agm/feed/ 2 4 New PEDAL Project workers! http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/3-new-pedal-project-workers/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/3-new-pedal-project-workers/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:53:16 +0000 justin http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=923 PEDAL -> Portobello Transition Town has recruited 4 workers to run a new project aiming to reduce the collective carbon footprint of Portobello and to develop local resources to meet the needs of our community.

Project Manager:
We have employed …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/03/3-new-pedal-project-workers/feed/ 3 Free Light Bulbs and Powerdown Switches http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/02/free-light-bulbs-and-powerdown-switches/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/02/free-light-bulbs-and-powerdown-switches/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:30:06 +0000 peter http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=886 PEDAL has a supply of Powerdown Switches and Energy efficient 15w Bayonet light bulbs. Any Portobello resident can apply for them. Both will help save you money and help stop climate chaos.

The Powerdown Switches allow you to switch off …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/02/free-light-bulbs-and-powerdown-switches/feed/ 1 Why Local Action is the best response to Copenhagen’s failure http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/01/why-local-action-is-the-best-response-to-the-failure-of-copenhagen/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2010/01/why-local-action-is-the-best-response-to-the-failure-of-copenhagen/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:23:26 +0000 justin http://pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=867 Richard Heinberg sums up what happened in Copenhagen and brilliantly portrays the larger context and why local action is the best way forward.…

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