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The next Hub meeting is on Thursday 14th September, 8pm, in the Green Dragon. All welcome!

Download the Marlborough Community Air Quality Action Plan

Wiltshire Council: NO FOSSIL FUELS - Sign the petition, here...

A BIG thank you to Waitrose for banning Roundup from its stores.

Click here... to #BanGlyphosate from our bread.

Read the latest reports on the prospects for cutting GHG emissions, here...

We have had to put the Communities Market on hold until further notice because of a massive surcharge imposed by Wiltshire Council cry

TM's Rail Proposal welcomed by MP - read more here... and download the report here ...

Frack-free Devizes: check out the locations where exploratory drilling is planned, here...

Read the latest Transition Network Newsletter, here...

Which fossil fuel companies have caused global warming? find out here...

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Find out more, here...

Click here to see the Carbon Map and make sense of Climate Change responsibility and vulnerability.

Welcome to Transition Marlborough

Come and join one of Transition Marlborough's Groups and help us with the wide range of Projects that we are developing.
The Energy Group has focused upon the supply and direct use of Energy forming a local Community Energy Company deploying renewable technologies
The Food Group is initiating and supporting projects that will maintain a sustainable local network to improve food security.
The Transport Group is working on a range of projects for more sustainable low carbon transport.
The Recycling Group is looking at 5 R's: Re-use, Repair, Re-think, Re-educate as well as Recycle.
The Climate Group encourages individuals to make their own contribution to improvements in the environment and our energy usage.
Permaculture is one of the principal foundations of the Transition concept.
The big seed give-away at the Communities Market

Bees Needs: Food and a Home

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Is your garden bee-friendly?

We are aiming to map all the bee-friendly gardens in Marlborough in an effort to increase the numbers of bumble bees, solitary bees and other important pollinators. We also want to work with our friends in Pewsey to create a wide corridor of wild flower gardens, hedgerows and meadows between our 2 towns that can provide forage for honey bees. Find out more here...

Air Quality in Marlborough

20 mph speed limits in built-up areas not only reduce accidents but also reduce the air pollution associated with braking and accelaration. The Sustainable Transport Group is working with Marlborough Town Council and the Area Board to determine whether it would be approriate to install a 20 mph speed limit covering all the built-up areas of the town.

The first step is to install metrocounts on all roads that lead into the town centre to determine current traffic speeds. Wiltshire Council will only agree to reducing the speed limit if the average traffic speed, as shown on these metrocounts, is 24 mph or less. This means that if we want a 20 mph speed limit on our roads, we should already be travelling at speeds of less than 24 mph.

This is only the first step to reducing air pollution in our town. Read our report on' Improving Air Quality in Marlborough', here...