Welcome to our Spring newsletter, and as always thank you to all those who have been involved in its production – writing articles, putting it together, getting it printed and finally in helping to distribute it.

Anyone who is familiar with the cottages at 1 and 3, High Street may be wondering if there are any new developments to this shameful entrance to Street. Using the Freedom of Information Act Mendip District Council have told the Society that an application for refurbishment of the dwellings has been approved but work on site has not yet commenced. Watch this space!

The forthcoming Civic Societies’ meeting and the launch of the Heritage Board are both opportunities to demonstrate what we’re about. They are invitations not only to our membership but to others with an interest in Street. Hopefully this will encourage new membership.

I promised the newsletter working group that I would be brief this time, difficult with so much activity planned; the Heritage Day in Glastonbury, the Civic Societies’ meeting, the Heritage Board launch, the coach trip, the on-going programme of activities and more. So I really only have one big message – thank you for your support and continue to spread the word.

We have become a viable mouthpiece for Street; by increasing our size even more we will ensure an even bigger say in the future.

Best wishes,

Nina Swift

TRANSITION TOWNS

Many of you may have heard of Transition Towns, and wondering what it is all about.

Here, Marke Pawson gives a brief resume:

“Rising fuel prices suggest that demand for oil, gas and coal etc is beginning to exceed supply. A large part of the price we pay for goods, such as food is made up of the cost of transport.

The Transition Town movement sets out to address this problem by encouraging the production of food locally. Transition Town includes over two hundred communities, from cities such as Bristol and Bath, to the village of Wrington. Transition Glastonbury has a community garden at Butleigh. We are planning a revolutionary low-tech wind generator, which can be built locally. This and other renewable energy schemes will be presented at a meeting in Glastonbury Town Hall on 16^th March 2008.”

The Street Society have invited Marke to answer questions on Transition Towns at the start of our next meeting (March 18^th). Many local people are keen to think about the possibility of Transition Street and this is an initiative that The Street Society may be able to support.