Sat January 25th and Saturday February 15th 10.00 > 12.00. Pruning led by Peter May from the Brighton Permaculture Trust. Starts with a short training session on how to prune fruit trees. Dress warmly and bring secateurs if you have them. We have some spares. All welcome. Behind the Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park PO19 6AP
Transition Town Chichester is keen to start a new project in Chichester to reduce waste and offer residents the chance to borrow, rather than buy, items that we don’t use every day. The project involves residents borrowing household, garden, DIY, entertainment or holiday items that are used occasionally and don’t need to be individually owned. It […]
Residents in Chichester are calling on local MP Jess Brown-Fuller to vote for a landmark piece of environmental legislation at its second reading on 24 January 2025. On Friday campaigners gathered at The Cross with banners and placards to encourage their MP to take robust action on the growing climate and nature crisis. If made […]
This colourful logo was used by Transition Town Chichester for publicity material to advertise its meeting at the Assembly Room, Chichester on the 15th October. The event was attended by around 120 people who heard heard presentations of how climate change will force us to adapt and become more resilient as a society and what […]
The Background There are two types of action on climate change: the one people are mostly familiar with (climate mitigation) is to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions so we slow down the process of global warming. The object is to try to reach a point where greenhouse gas emissions are balanced by measures which […]
Transition Chichester is joining the Parklands, Westgate and West Walls Residents’ Associations to put on a traditional family-oriented picnic on the Brewery Field on Sunday 21st July, 12.00 – 3.00pm. For those who don’t know this lovely green space, it’s behind the Records Office in Orchard Street. There will be a children’s entertainer, a plant […]
PLEASE JOIN CANDLELIGHT GATHERINGS AT 8pm on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11th. The gatherings are being held to remember the thousands of people in the UK (and millions globally) whose lives and livelihood have been lost as a result of our changing climate, including flooding, storms and wildfires. There are gatherings at :- The Cross, Chichester Bus […]
Friday November 24 , 10.00 – 12.00 Saturday November 25, 10.00 – 12.00 TC is taking part in a hedge planting project with the Festival Theatre and the Friends of Oaklands Park. The hedge is to be planted between the Oaklands Park Community Orchard and the Archery Butts and will foster biodiversity in the park. […]
Some fantastic news to share with you all….. Grow Chichester entered the Bishop’s Palace Community Garden for the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) South and South East in Bloom awards.We achieved Level 4 in the It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards – an excellent result.We were awarded Gold for Community Participation and were Category Winners for Environmental Responsibility. […]
Saturday September 9: 10.00 – 12.00 Oaklands Park Community Orchard (behind Festival Theatre) All welcome to help us harvest our apple crop. No need to book – just turn up. If possible, bring bags and boxes for the apples. Surplus apples will be donated to UK Harvest.