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Hello all,

Found this very thorough article while scanning the internet.

http://www.katescomment.com/energy-of-downloads/

A wonderful bit of calculator magic to discover that the webservers she looks after use 5.9 Watt hours of electricity for every 1MB of data downloaded.

Meaning that "you could drive about 2 miles (in an electric car) on the energy required to download and deliver a music album, or do the tea round for 12 people"

About a year ago, Cath suggested to the Energy group that they might be interested in making a wind turbine out of an old bicycle wheel - so it's all her fault.  The article that started it all is in the Permaculture magazine that came out in Spring 2010 - issue number 63, pages 8 to 11. 

Hi everyone,

Just saw this lovely video on how to make newspaper bags.

Found while looking at weupcycle.com, a site where they are trying to make 30 beautiful things out of reclaimed materials in 30 days.

Just thought I would share.

Math

Hello

I am an artist based in Buxton and i need your help to collect citrus skins to create my art and any citrus fruit skin is great(oranges,lemons,satsuma,limes grapefruit etc). Please leave at the grapevine cafe, 15 scarsdale place, buxton and if closed just leave on door handle. Also if anyone knows of anywhere i can collect supplies from please let me know.

Thank you

Helen

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know, I moved down to London from Buxton last September to be with my girlfriend. I've been either very busy or had no internet connection to tell you all this little story, but I think you may find it amusing.

Transition Buxton has now joined the Northern Fruit Group http://www.northernfruitgroup.com/index.htm as an associate member - this entitles any 3 TB members to attend training or events held by the NFG through the year. You'll need to pick up a membership card (I've got them here) to show.

A number of Workshops are held including:-

• Summer pruning of Tree and Soft Fruit
• Winter pruning of Tree and Soft Fruit
• Bench Grafting
• Budding

Fairfield Junior School have space for 6 to 8 fruit trees - confirmation awaited, but we may be able to plant 4 or 5 near the playground, and 2 or 3 big standards out the front (a strong risk they'll get vandalised, but if they don't any fruit will be accessible to all). Thanks to Katrina Stein for meeting me, and for your positivity.

Christ Church in Burbage also has a large area of unconsecrated ground that can accommodate around 17 trees. Many thanks to Rev John Hudghton & Joyce Alright.

Anyone coming to Palace on 24th 1.00 to help Nestles celebrate their 100 year deal they've signed with HPBC? Yours in Transition' Steve Hennessy

water Festival

A wet Sunday morning was spent collecting apples from trees at Eyam Hall. Plenty of windfalls, and some nice sound fruit too. Derek's processing a good quantity, some are going to be pressed at the Green your home event on Saturday, and today I delivered a box to the SureStart centre in Fairfield. I'm planning to take samples to the Transition Hope Valley Apple Day on Sunday (http://www.350.org/transition-hope-valley-apple-day) for identification. Some trees are beautiful mossy, gnarled free-standing espaliers http://www.ba-gardendesign.com/eyamhall.html