Transition Town West Kirby update

TTWK Amazon Evening: Film Screening and Workshop , Monday, 2 April
Slide show at 5pm
Film "Blood of the Amazon" at 7.30pm
An evening with inspirational film maker Nicola Peel. Amazonian craft on sale from 4.30pm. Proceeds towards installation of rainwater filtering systems for indigenous people whose drinking water is poisoned by oil. Suggested donation £4.
West Kirby URC Church Hall, Meols Drive, West Kirby

Easter Treasure Hunt & Prize Draw
Download TTWK's exciting treasure map for the Easter holidays.  Get out and about in West Kirby, solve the map, find what treasures are in some of our local independent shops, and read advice on how to foil pirates.  Correct entries go into a draw for Fairtrade Easter eggs and do-it-yourself egg hunt kits.
www.transitiontownwestkirby.org.uk/files/wk_local_food_treasure_hunt.pdf

Calday Easter Fête
On Sat 31 March from 10 to 2pm
Lots of activities, including a farmers market and food fayre.  We have invited a whole range of quality food producers from across the region including, handmade chocolates, cakes & bakes, local meat, fruit, veg & dairy products.
www.calday.wirral.sch.uk/node/578

Why not buy locally reared, rare-breed lamb for Easter?
Spring Lamb, Succulent, sweet, juicy, fresh and local direct from the producer.
Easter Special Offer freezer packs.  - Whole Lamb £100 - Half Lambs £55 - smaller packs available.
Our lamb is a 1/3 Cheaper than the supermarket.  Quote Jacob 123 upon ordering and save a further £5.
A regular exhibitor of Hoylake Food Fair.  Delivery can be arranged, but if you've had it and enjoyed it, why not ask your local butcher to stock it?
Tom & Georgina Jones, Mollington, Chester CH1 6NT, 01244 851333. www.friarsparkjacobs.co.uk

Razor Clamming
On 8th March, another group spent a beautiful evening out on Meols beach foraging for razor clams.  Many thanks to Tim Baldock for offering to lead this again.

Courses and activities at Claremont Farm
Claremont Farm at Clatterbridge has a range of courses, including Sourdough (with West Kirby-based Little Eye Bakery), Smoking and Pickling Seafood, Cheese Making, Sausage Making and Beekeeping.
www.claremontfarm.co.uk/forthcomingevents.html

Health & Wellbeing
TTWK's Yellow Mellow group celebrates the creative, health, wellbeing and spiritual aspects of Transition. Next month, we will be inviting anyone who would like to sew to join us in creating a Transition banner and/or bunting. In advance, you can get more details by emailing ttwk.yellow@gmail.com

Energy Group
If you receive the West Kirby Messenger you may have seen the latest useful tips from our energy workshops. Our energy group is currently thriving and if you would like to get involved please email ttwk.energy@gmail.com