Transporting Cargo Without The Carbon
As a charity without premises we needed a trailer that would fold away when not in use, so we opted for the XLC cargo trailer, which...
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- Jan 10, 2021
Making a New Year’s Resolution that will help repair our climate
As we look to 2021, Transition Town Letchworth have been debating the New Year’s resolutions that each of us could choose to help repair...
- Dec 21, 2020
Letchworth Receives Transition Bounce Forward Grant Award
The grant is to provide our TerraCycle service with a large-capacity bike cargo trailer. This will relieve us of having to use a car for...
- Nov 8, 2020
Looking To The Future – Can You Have a Holiday In the Mediterranean Sun Without Flying?
Flying, if you must, will probably make the most significant contribution to your annual carbon footprint. Aircraft fuel is...
- Nov 8, 2020
Finding Cycling Routes
Letchworth cyclists exploring options for the proposed cycle network The 2018 Hertfordshire County Travel Survey found that only 1.9% of...
- Jun 23, 2020
Leaving the Car Behind
We have all heard the messages that walking or cycling can improve our health and fitness levels. Using the car a bit less is good for...
- Apr 20, 2020
Lifestyle changes to limit Covid-19 also help to repair our climate
Taking into account UK production and import of goods, the average person in the UK produces 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents...
- Mar 26, 2020
Transition Town Letchworth Response to the Hertfordshire Rail Strategy Revision (2019)
Transition Town Letchworth have reviewed the strategy in terms of how it will support users and potential users of Letchworth rail...
- Mar 3, 2020
Transition Town Contributions To NHDC Environmental Panels
Click here for a handout including all the TTL submissions.
- Jan 24, 2020
Supporting Letchworth School Children To Get On Their Bikes
Wilbury is the tenth school to benefit from a project which has been jointly delivered by Transition Town Letchworth and North...
- Jul 23, 2019
Transition Town Letchworth response to NHDC declaration of a ‘Climate Emergency’
North Herts District Council declared a Climate Emergency at its meeting on 21 May 2019. Transition Town Letchworth (TTL) formed in 2008...
- Jun 28, 2019
How Developments In Transport Can Help Letchworth Move To Sustainable Transport
Our Transition Tuesday in January 2019 considered the opportunities in the County Council’s new Transport Plan, focusing on ideas for how...
- Feb 27, 2019
The Future of Transport In Letchworth
Following an engaging Transition Tuesday in January, where we had a presentation on LTP4 from Herts County Council transport team,...
- Jul 10, 2018
Letchworth Cyclists Feedback on The Heritage Foundation Cycle Strategy Consultation
In June 2017 Letchworth cyclists produced a plan for a cycle network for the town. This plan was provided to the Heritage Foundation and...
- May 30, 2018
Walk To School Week
Our last Tuesday talk was about learning how messages and learning can be shared through storytelling. Peter, one of our trustees is keen...
- Nov 15, 2017
Family Bike Training and Rides
On a cycle ride today we met up with our local Bikeability training instructor and found out about these great family activities that are...
- Nov 12, 2016
Cycling In Letchworth
But there is no denying that the roads are much busier than when I cycled as a child. Some car drivers are great and overtake with care....
- May 24, 2015
Three LEAFy months
Last January, we borrowed a Nissan LEAF for a seven-day test drive. The car impressed us so much that we decided to go ahead and buy one....
- Feb 2, 2015
To Norfolk in a Nissan Leaf
We recently took Nissan up on their offer of a 7-day test drive on the LEAF. Our first observation is that this is a really impressive...
- Feb 16, 2014
Low Carbon Holidays – A round up of findings from January’s Transition Tuesday
Attendees at the Transition Tuesday event about low carbon holidays were asked to think about the best and worst aspects of holidays...
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