DWI Meeting 24th Jan 2012 - DWI goes European

Good start to the Green New Year in Deal with a great meeting led by Alan Grieve on 'a postcard from detmold'.

This was a climate protection conference for towns linked to Detmold (in Germany) which took place in Oct 2011.

Deal's representatives were Alan Grieve from DealWith IT and Cllr Eileen Rowbotham from the Town Council. Basically it was chance to share experiences in making their communities more sustainable with a diverse set of linked towns including Deal's Twin in France St Omer, Hasselt in Belgium, Zeitz in East Germany, Oraiokastro in Greece and Kaunas in Lithuania.


Alan presentation showed how local community and local government working together had introduced bio-mass plant in Detmold and electric transit system in Hasselt.

Sarah gave a intro on our plans for 2012 and this was the highlights: Plastic Bag meeting Feb, Energy Fair at the Town Hall in March, Beach Cleans, Schools Green Projects, Tree wardens, 2nd year of Garden Share, Guerrillia Gardening group, Canterbury Climate Fair, Energy Coop, Green Village at Smugglers Fest, perhaps some chickens, Autumn Local Food Fair ... and thats only what I could scribble down. Please get involved and don't be shy if you have an idea you have got to make Deal greener.

Many thanks for Alan & Sarah's work for tonights meeting.

We will try to Alan's report and presentation on the documents area and will add a link back on this posting

Deal at European Twin's Green conference

GOING FOR A SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT

On 6 – 9^th October, Deal’s deputy mayor, Eileen Rowbotham and Deal With It supporter, Alan Gleave  participated in an exchange of experiences about how towns can prepare to mitigate the effects of climate change. 

They each paid their own clean, green HS train tickets to Detmold in Germany to meet up with those working on sustainable development in 7 towns across Europe including Oraiokastro, Hasselt, Saint-Omer, Kaunas and Zeitz.  Deal was thoroughly promoted as a Green tourism destination and thanks go to all who supplied promotional material.   

The opportunity to participate at no cost to DTC arose through the friendship between Deal and Detmold promoted through the Deal Saint-Omer Twinning Association.  Visits and presentations allowed Eileen and Alan to bring back information on how manufacturing companies and  local transport authorities are reducing their carbon footprints dramatically; how local housing projects are incorporating a variety of renewable energy resources such as  biogas, wind turbines, photovoltaic panels and wood fired power stations to switch from dependence on costly fossil fuels.   

Deal With It’s January meeting will include a report back on ideas acquired in Detmold and how some of them might be implemented in Deal and Walmer.       

Climate Change conference at our German Twin...

From colleagues in the Deal-St Omer Twinning association - Deal has exchanged a letter of friendship with Detmold - and deal's twin town Saint-Omer will be represented at this conference we understand as will the very green belgian municipality of Hasselt ... Contact Sarah for further details

"The city of Detmold wants to organise a climate protection conference in autumn of 2011. The conference shall happen 29th of September until 2nd of October or 13th until 16th of October 2011.

Information: The conference will be made for Mayors, experts in the communes, public services for electric, gas and water,
factories and organisation which are working in “Climate protection” an interested citizen or volunteers. To reduce expenses Detmold will make an application to get money from the EU-Citizen-Program 1.2 Network at the EACEA - Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels. Deadline is: 1.of February. If your city wants to take part, I must get your answer and the dates until 12th of January. To: c.thomalefriesenhan@ detmold.de.
 
In the program there are speeches and workshops and visiting factories: The different activities for climate protection in the twin towns.

Climate protection from industries and craft producer in the commune, Mobility in the city for example: local public transport in Hasselt (Marc Verachtert)

(Energetically) improvement of accommodation – centre of gravity are difficult faces of buildings.

Speech: renewable energy / public services From intention to conversion – The way from the political decision to action?
Excursion (intended): fermentation plant, wind energy plant, wood-fired power station (Pellets), sports hall build as a passive house.And please tell me something abour your climate protection activities. 


Viele Grüße / Kind regards
Charlotte Thomale-Friesenhan
 
Stadt Detmold
8.4 Städtepartnerschaften
Marktplatz 5
32756 Detmold