At our last meeting at the Home Cottage, we began to put together an Energy Descent Action Plan for Redhill and Reigate. We had a talk from our new Councillor, Jonathan Essex, about how to work best with the local government, and from Peter Lambell’s father Toni, who gave us an insight into what life used to be like without cheap oil. Constance from Transition Dorking joined us to give us a very good understanding of the concept of Peak Oil, and Jeff from the local business T4, came to tell us about the air source heating systems that they are installing in the local Rugby club.
Between this and some delicious green cup cakes, we all visioned into the future and brainstormed on subjects such as energy, food, transport, and water, in an effort to come up with ideas and plans for how we can make our town more sustainable over the coming years. The plan we came up with is a work in progress and will be posted on the website in the near future for everyone to comment on and add to. See also Toni Lambell’s notes which are well worth reading.
