Purple Carrot
The Purple-Carrot (opposite the train station in Hassocks) opens on Friday 7-10pm. It will provide tea, coffee, cakes, local and ethically sourced food and snacks, smoothies and shakes and an early evening bar. Evenings will also allow for community and social groups to use the premises, a film evening and special events on a regular basis. More info at http://thepurplecarrot.org/
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WHAT IS TRANSITION ABOUT?
The Transition Network links together the 949 (at last count) Transition groups that are active around the world in local responses to climate change and the end of the era of cheap oil.
Transition groups typically start with awareness-raising in their communities, then go on to start a wide variety of local projects that work on whatever the key issues and opportunities are locally.
• Many work on food projects – encouraging people to grow their own, supporting local food producers, even starting community-owned agriculture schemes.
• Others work on transport – making it easier for people to leave their cars at home and walk, cycle and use public transport.
• Transition groups are working on energy too – helping people make their homes more energy efficient, turn to renewable power and create community-owned renewable schemes.
• A wide variety of other activities and projects are springing up, focusing on education, health and well-being, local economies and other areas.
Much more information about Transition, the ideas, the approach and the initiatives are on the Transition Network website.
In East and West Sussex there are now 9 Transition groups. Transition Town Lewes is one of the oldest, being the second Transition Town to be started after Totnes initiated the movement. It is still very active and trend-setting. For more information see http://www.transitiontownlewes.org/
Othe Sussex Transition groups are:
Chichester -- see http://www.transitionchichester.org/
Cuckmere Valley -- see http://www.cuckmerevalleytransition.org.uk/
Forest Row -- see http://transitionforestrow.org/
Horsham -- see http://www.transitionhorsham.org.uk/
Mayfield -- see http://www.transitionmayfield.org.uk/
Shoreham by Sea -- see http://shorehamtransitiontown.pbworks.com/w/page/10859972/FrontPage
Worthing -- see http://transitiontownworthing.ning.com/
May
Art in Ditchling. Open houses throughout the month as part of the Brighton Festival. Click here for details of the Ditchling Trail.
May 18
The Purple Carrot, Opposite Hassocks Rail Station, Stanford Avenue, Hassocks opens 7-10pm. Click here for details.
May 19
Plant sale. Selection of perennials, annuals and vegetables at 'Harvesters', Albourne Road, Hurstpierpoint. 10am-12 noon.
May 19
Garden Tea Party, Humanity at Heart, 28 Keymer Rod, Hassocks. 2-4pm. Enjoy tea and cake in the garden and find out more about the charity.
20 May
Learn Scything. If you have grass to cut regularly the scythe is the perfect tool to use. Learn how on this one day course.
10am-4pm. Whitehouse Farm, Station Road, Plumpton. Details click here.
22 May
Herb walk with Sarah Furey. Ditchling – Village pond to Oldland Mill. 7- 8.30pm. Cost £3 per adult. Children welcome and free. Details click here.
26 May
Hassocks Village Market. National Tyres Forecourt, 9.00am – 1.00pm
2 June
9-1pm Hurst Village Market. Village Centre, Hurstpierpoint. See food pages for details.
15 and 16 June
Eco Technology Show, Amex Stadium, Brighton. Details click here. For your complimentary tickets see our news pages.
16 and 17 June
Hassocks Artists Open Houses.
11.00 am to 5.00pm. The annual Hassocks Artists Open Houses (HAOH) exhibition provides an opportunity to view a variety of work in artists’ own homes and studios throughout Hassocks/Keymer and to buy unique items direct from the artist or maker at prices to suit all pockets. Click here for more details.