changing. We may not be able to continue to live in a way that depends so much on fossil fuels. What can we do that both motivates and enables people to adapt and develop local ‘resilience’? This is a term coined by The Transition Town Movement that has been inspired by some pioneering communities in the UK, Ireland and beyond. These communities are taking an integrated and inclusive approach to reduce their carbon footprint and increase their ability to withstand the fundamental shift that will accompany the increasing scarcity of fossil fuels. In the Stour Valley, a group has started by having meetings and is setting up a core group to take forward the initiative and to adopt the Transition Model. At the first meeting we had two people from the Ipswich group who explained the process and we saw videos of some other groups around the country. At a recent meeting we identified the skills of those within the group and found we had a wide range of really very useful people! Everyone has something to offer in this process and it is all about recognising each other’s abilities and developing and sharing skills. It is also about having fun, meeting people and developing a ‘resilient’ community. The next stage is to raise awareness and to engage a significant proportion of people in the Stour Valley community to kick off a Transition Initiative. Meetings have been held at Lawford and East Bergholt and future meetings will be held in other villages around the Stour Valley