Changes to TTP

Updates on this blog have been few and far between, and we are writing this to tell you of recent changes in the TTP camp. As members of the core Initiating group we have all become increasingly busy with specific projects ( all fitting with key aspects of transition) and so have decided that we want to focus on these projects rather than the central initiating group.

So the spirit of transition lives on, albeit it in a more fluid form! Peckham and the surrounding area is full of great things happening that fit with the transition ethos and that are working to make it a more sustainable place to live. As such we would hope that if you are looking for something to get involved in you would look up one of the following projects. There are probably more we haven’t listed here!!

Hourbank: a local timebank to help people exchange skills and time. It is now using an online platform which you can sign up on – http://www.hourworld.org (look for the local branch)
FoodCycle. A weekly community meal cooked by volunteers and open to all. Uses surplus food collected from local shops and traders.
Glengall Wharf Community garden. An amazing garden located on surrey canal walk towards burgess park.
The Coal Line project looking at the feasibility of creating a green route along a disused coal sidings.
Goldsmiths nature garden and meeting house lane greening project.
Peckham vision. Doing lots of work and campaigning relating particularly to issues on rye lane. Including research into waste and rubbish on Rye Lane.
Lots of friends groups of local parks – such as Warwick gardens, Peckham Rye, Burgess Park, Brimmington Park.
Southwark Greenpeace
Southwark Cyclists
Divesting Southwark group campaigning re Southwark investments in energy.
Outside of Peckham ( at the moment) is South East London Community Energy. An energy company currently seeking investment and launching its membership.

In terms of communication: we are no longer going to use email or update our webpage, but we will continue to use our facebook page – mainly as a means of networking all the amazing things happening in and around Peckham. Please find us and follow us if you want to keep up to date with projects helping Peckham to become more sustainable.

If you are a part of a local group or project that sees itself contributing to a sustainable Peckham, and wants to become a part of a network please message us via our facebook page so we can build informal links among us all.

Finally if anyone feels keen to take up where we have left off and pick up the initiating group then please get in touch.

All the best! Paula, Gi, Jenny and Yvonne.

July 2014 update

Hello again, time for another update on all that has been going on in our little corner of the world, having once again failed spectacularly to have regularly updated our various social media communications!!

 

Most importantly can I draw your attention to an open TTP meeting on Thursday 31^st July. 7.30pm at the Ivyhouse Pub.  We  want to give anyone who wants to join the initiating group, or wants to meet us, to come along and find out more. Please RSVP to this email address if you are coming, so that we have an idea of numbers and can plan accordingly.

 

So what have we been up to?

Paula has been busy working with Peckham Vision on many of the proposed changes and developments along Rye Lane and particularly around the station. I am sure many of you are all up to date with Peckham Visions news, but if not then it is well worth getting involvedwww.peckhamvision.org. There is an important meeting this wed 23rd about the station gateway project at the CLF cafe. Drop in from 3-6pm and a meeting in the evening 7-9pm

 

Jen has been working on a plan to set up our very own Peckham foodcycle project, which will be a volunteer weekly event to create three course community feasts out of surplus food gathered from supermarkets and local traders. For more info see foodcycle.org.uk.  Please  get involved, sign up via foodcycle.org.uk for updates to this project…

 

Bournemouth Close is one of the Pocket Place projects established by Sustrans. The veg is growing tall and healthy thanks to the tireless efforts of two young people to water it, soon it will be ready for harvesting… The area will be benefitting from some more permanent adaptations through Sustrans, and we have some ideas and plans on how to further green the space and make it a more pleasant interface between rye lane traders and local residents. We hope to be having a building day some time over the summer to build more planters and some pallet fences, please let us know if you want to come and help out.

 

We also still have the raised bed in Peckham Wildlife Garden, growing a few veg and plenty of strawberries!

 

Remember that there are a wealth of brilliant projects happening in and around Peckham, Glengall Wharf Garden are busy as bees and it all looks amazing there, and Incredible Edible Southark has its next network meeting on 30th JUly 6.30pm, at the Southbank centre.

 

 

All the best!

May 2015 Update

So things have all been a little busy and I keep forgetting to update the blog site, dear me! Growing season has hit so we have been busy raising seedlings  only to have them eaten by slugs, and have also started on our guerila gardening mission, tackling some tree bases on Holly Grove and also helping Sam and Jackie from the Cossall estate plant up an area to be looked after by the Woodcraft Folk group. The Incredible Edible session at the end of April at the Ivyhouse was interesting with info on the potential food hub to support food start ups off Rye Lane; and the Pocket Places project along Bournemouth close has been taking shape too. 

Last week we were involved in HOurbanks “Food for Thought” film screening event at Cinema6 and then also showed the documentary on Waste, “Trashed.” A great community cinema pilot based at Arcadia Missa just ofg Bellenden Road. For more info http://www.cinema6.co.uk

On the theme of waste, this weekend I had some interesting conversations at Dulwich Open Houses with upcycler artists Carol Rumble who is based in Cornwall and makes plastic and driftwood sculptures from all the waste washed up on the beaches; and also with the Skip Sisters http://www.skipsisters.co.uk and Mark Thurgood who are all local maker artists

(Coming up this weekend is Nunhead Cemetary open day where we will have a table and then next week Wed 21st May is the “Pecking in Peckham” event at Frans house with her Chickens (actually in Forest Hill but never mind..) Please like our facebook page for updates, and find us on twitter. Email ttpeckham@gmail.com with ideas, questions or to get involved in, well anything really..

 

Harvey and Charis plant on Holly Grove

Bournemouth Close Pocket Place Garden

Seedlings in Kings Grove garden

All at Sea Carol Rumble

 

Holly Grove tree base

Help make it happen!

Peckham Remade

So the, hopefully first of many, Peckham Remade event yesterday was a great success – thanks so much to everyone who came along. In the end there were 11 stall holders and over 100 visitors throughout the afternoon and despite the miserable weather outside. We were inspired with finger knitting, clothes made from jumpers, jewellery made from plastic bags and paper, the skip sisters making everything from anything and a whole tonne more. It was such a success we hope to run something similar later this year, maybe being bolder with the focus taking into account the suggestions and conversations we had during the day. We’ll post the details of the stall holders soon, but in the meantime here are some photos for inspiration

      

Free course: climate change challenges and solutions

Have you heard of the 100months project, deliverying a monthly countdown to when the climate change tipping point is predicted (ie when run away climate change starts).  Well we’re now at month 35, or less than 3 years, to this point.. scary stuff.  More info here:  http://www.onehundredmonths.org/

And this month they’re advertising a free online course run by Exeter University for those interested in finding out more about climate change and solutions to our worlds problems.. find out more here https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/climate-change-challenges-and-solutions

Staying warm this winter

Are you having problems with heating your house or flat this winter?  The weather is miserable outside and we can all struggle to keep warm.  Southwark Citizens Advice bureau have a winter warmth line for Southwark tenants,Winter Warmth flyer A5

see also their websitewww.moneysavvysouthwark.org.uk for information on events and activities

Peckham Remade, thrift and upcycling fair

Come and join us and local makers, menders and thrifters for ideas and inspiration on how to save money, waste less and be creative. Sunday 26th Jan 3-5.30pm at CLF cafe, the Bussey Building, Rye Lane.

Peckham Remade Poster 10

Visit Peckham Vision Pop In this week

Transition Town Peckham is participating in a Pop Up event organised by Peckham Vision on the developments in Peckham Town Centre. Southwark Council is promoting a nmber of initiatives to develop the town centre at the moment: the Peckham and Nunhead Area Action Plan, which we have been campaigning to influence over the past year, the Station Gateway project, looking at Peckham Rye Station and Network Rail’s other property in the area, and Pocket Places, which is currently being consulted on.

We are trying to ensure that any new development is sustainable: i.e. that it meets the needs of current residents without jeopardising the needs of future communities. We would like to see special attention paid to improving green spaces in Peckham, encouraging food growing and making the area resilient to changes in the future. We would like to see:
A better environment for people and nature: this could be achieved by dealing with problems of waste in the town centre, developing green spaces and green walking and transport routes which would create green corridors leading to Burgess Park in the north and to Peckham Rye Park and Nunhead Cemetery to the south and helping people to grow more food locally.
Better facilities for people: including spaces for young people to hold activities, space and opportunities for recreation, good quality housing with high energy performance to ensure that no Peckham residents are living in fuel poverty.
A strong local economy which encourages new companies and businesses to the local areas.

Sat 30 Nov 2013 Network Rail consultation – Peckham Rye Station Gateway project

There is an important consultation being pushed through very quickly regarding improvements to Peckham Rye Station and surrounding Network Rail buildings. This issue has been under discussion for 5 years, and suddenly architects are commissioned to submit a detailed planning application in 4 months. So time it seems is tight in ensuring that the design reflects the community aspirations and requirements. This project is seen to be that which will kickstart improvements to the wider area around the Rye Lane, so it is clearly important that it works well for us all. There is an open day this Saturday 30th November, please if you can take a visit to express what you would like to see within the development. There will be other opportunities but we need to keep on the ball of these

Peckham Residents' Network

Message from Peckham Vision  by email – Please note this recent news about an important Network Rail official consultation on long awaited information about the new station square and related developments:

30th November: NETWORK RAIL CONSULTATION ON STATION GATEWAY

* Venue: Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye station

* Times: 11am-3pm. More info: http://www.peckhamryestation.com

* Information drop-in to hear the latest info & give your views.

* THIS CONSULTATION LASTS ONLY A WEEK UNTIL 6th DECEMBER.  

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