Transition in Action, Totnes 2030, an Energy Descent Action Plan

2011

A sense of pride about how Totnes has taken a lead on many of these issues begins to be palpably felt. ‘Transition Tours’ are now offered to cater for the number of people who want to visit the area to learn about sustainability
A new wave of interest in writing emerges in Totnes. Many established and new writers are feeling inspired to write about solutions to the issues of Peak Oil and Climate Change. The Totnes Reader, a quarterly publication, emerges as a showcase of local writers.

A major surge of community amateur dramatics is witnessed, with plays being chosen that resonate with the tightening economic situation and also the exciting new emerging thinking
The EDAP goes through its first review and finds a strong response from local people in all the parishes; people want to share their ideas and successes. The second version of the EDAP draws from that, and its launch is celebrated across the area
Transition ideas are becoming more apparent in the media and clothing made from recycled clothes stitched together becomes increasingly fashionable.

As part of the Totnes Town Repair Festival, which is focussed on the community pulling together, and building resilience, Totnes Town Council hosts a local exhibition of Ideas for Change to further the outcomes of the Prince’s Foundation work started in 2009. It provides a celebration of the diversity of work happening across the town, and an acknowledgement of its importance
The ‘Late Nite Bus’ service enables more people from around Totnes to attend evening social and cultural activities and is very popular.