Weblinks List for ttK2K Site

Transition Network links

• http://www.transitiontowns.org/
• http://transitiontowns.org/forum/
• http://transitionculture.org/
• http://www.london-transition.org.uk/
• http://southeasttransitioninitatives.ning.com/

Nearby Transition Initiatives

• http://www.meetup.com/TransitionBelsize/
• http://www.ealingtransition.org.uk
• http://www.site.transitiontownbrixton.org/

Local Community

• Park life is a blog for Kensal Rise and Queens Park: http://park-life.org/
• The Lexi is our local cinema on Chamberlayne road with a sustainability mission and home of our monthly film nights: http://www.thelexicinema.co.uk/gallery7.aspx
• Moishe House in Willesden Green is a centre for grassroots non-denominational Jewish Community: http://www.moishehouse.org/houses/london
• Kilburn Library (Salusbury Road): http://www.brent.gov.uk/officeloc.nsf/Libraries/Kilburn+Library
• Salusbury World is a charity that supports refugee and asylum seeking children and families http://salusburyworld.org.uk/  

Local shopping

• Queens Park Farmers Market: http://www.lfm.org.uk/queens.asp
• http://queensparkbooks.co.uk/

Council/ Local Politics/ Campaign Groups

• http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/documents/s30553/6-sustainability.pdf
• Brent Friends of the Earth: http://www.brentfoe.com/

Residents Associations

• Queen’s Park Area Residents Association: http://www.queensparkonline.org.uk
• Brent Eleven Streets: http://www.elevenstreets.org.uk/
• Brondesbury Residents Association: http://www.brat.org.uk/
• Kensal Triangle Residents Association: http://www.ktra.co.uk/

Transport

• http://cycletastic.org.uk/
• http://www.sustrans.org.uk/
• London cycling campaign: http://www.lcc.org.uk/

Recycling

• Greenzones is a brent based street-level project to encourage more recycling: http://www.brent.gov.uk/streetcare2.nsf/Green%20Zones/LBB-202

Food Growing/ Sourcing/ Gardening

• Kilburn Library (Salusbury Road) has converted the disused space at the back into a garden: http://www.kilburnlibrarygarden.co.uk/
• http://www.thebiglunch.com/index.php
• The gardeners world website has a ‘what to do now’ page with a section on fruit and veg – giving timely advice on when to plant, when to harvest etc: http://www.gardenersworld.com/what-to-do-now/
• Landshare puts gardeners without gardens in touch with landowners who aren’t gardeners: http://landshare.channel4.com/listings/by-area/London
• Salusbury greenspace is an outdoor education project at Salusbury Primary School: http://www.salusburygreenspace.org/
• Capital Growth is a London campaign to encourage community food growing: http://www.capitalgrowth.org/
• The Urban Orchard Project is dedicated to orchards and fruit trees in London: http://www.theurbanorchardproject.org/
• For articles on Transition Agriculture: www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/psweb.nsf/B2/transition_news.html
  Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming www.sustainweb.org

National Strategies

• http://www.zerocarbonbritain.com details how Britain can eliminate emissions from fossil fuels in 20 years and break our dependence on imported energy. It demonstrates how we can achieve this by halving energy demand and installing massive renewable energy generation.
• nef is a Lambeth based think tank that believes in economics 'as if people and the planet mattered' and works to stimulate community based action as as well as influencing government policy: http://www.neweconomics.org/

Energy Saving & Renewables

• Local project to put solar panels on QPCS http://brentpureenergy.org.uk/
• Frequently Asked Questions about PhotoVoltaics
• Find out how much energy your electrical appliances are using and how much that costs http://www.sust-it.net/
• A really useful and very Detailed draught-busting presentation
• Information on Solid Wall Insulation oxfordsolar.energyprojects.net/links/tech_solidwall.htm

Peak Oil 

• Power Switch, the UK's Peak Oil Community, raising awareness and making changes http://www.powerswitch.org.uk\
• For a background to Peak Oil & energy gap issues and what actions people are starting to take worldwide www.theoildrum.com
• An inspiring account of what can be done today with a modest property to live efficiently and maintain a degree of energy security local.theoildrum.com/node/4098
• The 12 step plan to end oil addiction anz.theoildrum.com/node/4037
• Analysis & discussion of the European energy gap & peak oil europe.theoildrum.com
• For a possible overview of what post peak living may be like www.postpeakliving.com/guide-to-post-peak-living