Successful Transition Scotland weekend at Cromarty
10 September 2016
On September 10th and 11th TBI hosted Transition Scotland’s 2016 annual gathering at the Old Brewery in Cromarty. Besides TBI directors and members, representatives were present from Transition Linlithgow, Transition University of St Andrews, Tagsa Uibhist, Transition Town Torres and PEDAL (Portobello).
On Saturday morning the group visited the Cromarty Community Market, which provided a useful learning exchange around how to run community markets, as well as tasty local produce, plants, and crafts.
In the afternoon there was an Open Space discussion around different aspects of the question: "How can we, as a national movement, be more effective in facilitating a move to a low-impact lifestyle?". This was followed by a delicious pot-luck dinner and plenty of chat and getting to know each other, which was probably - as always - the most important part of the weekend!
Sunday was spent walking around Cromarty, learning more about the local history of how the area around the Cromarty Firth had gone through its own transition from crofting, fishing, hemp production, brewing, sea-borne trading and oil rig construction to the most recent activity of wind turbine construction at Nigg.
All this gave rise to plenty of interesting discussion about ideas and possibilities for the future.
For more detailed comments on the event from some of those taking part, see the Transition Scotland blog at
http://transitionscotland.weebly.com/home/transition-gathering-sept-2016-cromarty
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