After many months of threatening to become one, Crediton Climate Action have now completed all the criteria necessary and been officially accepted!!

We are now part of a wider network which includes over 50 other towns and villages, all committed to taking action in their local communities and working together for wider changes in society. Key principles underlying this movement include the following:

A recognition that climate change and peak oil require urgent action, and this needs planning for, since it has major implications for the way society is organised. We need to act together and if we do so, we can use our creativity to create a future that is more fulfilling and enriching than our present lifestyle.

Some of the key steps include awareness raising, networking with other groups, organising public meetings, forming working groups, helping people to develop new skills, building contacts with local government, and creating an energy descent plan.

Much of this has been happening in Crediton, which is why we have been approved, but we still have a long way to go. Our next step is to hold a strategy meeting at which we can look at what we need to do at the local, regional and national levels. We hope to involve as many of you as possible in this process.

If you would like to know more about the transition movement, visit their website.

We are planning to change our name to Sustainable Crediton in 2010 since most people do not understand the term 'transition town'!

Gerald Conyngham, Chair