Since we formed in 2008 we’ve been involved in a variety projects designed to help Southampton reduce it’s energy use, re-skill, and increase resilience. Our projects have covered a variety of areas including food, energy, built environment and transport. The projects for which no links are provided have been run in the past – they could be restarted if anyone wanted to vounteer!
- Planting Native Plants (PNP)
- Growing Places
- Imagine St Denys
- Bitterne Park Growing Places
- Imagine Bitterne Park
- Repair Cafe
- Transition Talks
- Rat-proof Composting
- Green Gardening Consultancy
- Bike2Basics & Bike Kitchen
- TREEmendous
- Clean Air Southampton
- Open Homes Weekends
- Sustainable Living Guide
- Station Walks Book
- Sustainability Directory
- Imagine Southampton
- Transition Film Nights
- Transition Field Trips – we have visited places as diverse as the Hampshire waste recycling centre, the Portswood sewage works and the National Grid, and are always open to new ideas
- Dangerous Ideas – discussion meetings on a wide range of environment-related topics
- Apple Pressing Days
- Slow Bike Rides
- Grow Your Community – creating shared spaces for gardening
- Cool Insulation Parties – neighbours sharing ideas for keeping their homes warm
- Green Fairs
- Cooking Shares – recipe ideas for using waste food, cooking demos
- Local Food Groups
Do you have a project idea?
A large part of our strategy and philosophy is harnessing the creative imagination and energy of the Southampton community so if you have an idea you need help getting off the ground, please get in touch. That’s how a majority of our projects start!