Welcome to the home of Marsden & Slaithwaite Transition Towns (MASTT).

We are the 28th Official Transition Town in the world!

We are a group of volunteers from within the community who work together to create a hub in which fantastic green projects can happen!

We have already inspired a number of successful Transition Businesses (Green Valley Grocer, The Handmade Bakery and Edibles), we even have a Transition Church (St Bartholomews in Marsden).

We would love to set up more subgroups with YOUR help! Just get in touch by emailing us via this website. Please take a look around and email us if you would like to get involved or have an idea for a project - info@mastt.org.uk

Growing Local Food in Golcar and Longwood: What's happening and how to get involved

Posted Sat, 21/01/2012 - 15:44 by Tiff
28/01/2012 10:00 am
28/01/2012 3:30 pm
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*PREMIER SCREENING* - In Transition 2.0

Posted Mon, 16/01/2012 - 21:01 by Tiff
02/02/2012 7:30 pm
02/02/2012 10:00 pm
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Join MASTT for a premier screening of In Transition 2.0. This film features Slaithwaite's very own The Handmade Bakery and Green Valley Grocer as one of the main success stories that have developed from the Transition Town movement set up in 2007 by Rob Hopkins.

Thursday 2nd February at 7.30pm in The Watershed, Bridge Street, Slaithwaite (on the road behind Monsoon).
FREE, with light refreshments available.
 

Click on this post and scroll to the bottom of this writing to download the screening poster and please feel free to distribute it to all of your friends!

Passivhaus & Low Energy Retrofits Workshop by Green Building Store

Posted Wed, 28/12/2011 - 15:29 by Tiff
08/02/2012 7:00 pm
08/02/2012 9:00 pm
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Green Building Store & Green Building Company are offering a FREE workshop on Passivhaus & low energy retrofits on Wednesday 8th February 2012 at Slaithwaite Civic Hall in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield. The evening workshop (running from 7-9pm) is intended for people wanting to improve the comfort, warmth and environmental performance of their homes and will be presented by Green Building Store Directors Chris Herring & Bill Butcher. Bill is a recently accredited Certified Passive House Consultant and both Bill and Chris will be applying their Passivhaus expertise to renovations of existing homes.
 
The workshop will cover:
 
Passivhaus low energy building & refurbishments
Local eco-refurbishment case studies
Insulating hard-to-treat properties
Avoiding moisture & condensation
The Government's forthcoming 'Green Deal' policy 
The event will also include:
 
10 minute film 'Future Passiv' - an introduction to Passivhaus
Eco refurbishment question & answer session
Tea, coffee & refreshments
 
To book a place, please contact Chayley Collis or Abi Anderson on 01484 461705 or email chayley@greenbuildingstore.co.uk
 
Directions - Slaithwaite Civic Hall, New Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield HD7 5AB

MASTT Cosy Homes Meeting

Posted Sun, 23/10/2011 - 20:57 by Tiff
31/10/2011 7:00 pm
31/10/2011 9:00 pm
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Are you interesting in creating warm, energy efficient homes in the Colne Valley?

MASTT have set up a new subgroup looking at practical projects to help create 'Cosy Homes'. The group is in the early stages and new members are always welcome so please drop by or send us and email if you want to come along.

Our next meeting is on Monday 31st Oct at 7pm in The Commercial in Slaithwaite.
 

Colletive Focus - MASTT Steering Group Meeting

Posted Fri, 23/09/2011 - 09:51 by Tiff
12/01/2012 7:30 pm
12/01/2012 9:30 pm
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The Steering Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. We get together to discuss projects and events, plus to carry out administrative things to do with the group. Let us know if you want to come along to the steering group meeting and we'll make sure we organise for someone to meet and greet you at the start. Email info@mastt.org.uk and we'll let you know where we are meeting this month

Colne Valley Food Map

Posted Tue, 26/07/2011 - 09:57 by Tiff

The Food Map is being created by MASTT in partnership with the Green Valley Grocer, The Handmade Bakery and Edibles for the Colne Valley Food Festival in September 2011, however it will also be an ongoing project so keep sending us your information!



We’re on the hunt for information from local residents to create an interactive Food Map for Marsden and Slaithwaite.



Do you know where there are….

* Local growers?          

* Local producers? (jam makers, bakers, local beer, eggs, sausages etc)

* Wild food freely available?        

* Anyone that has established fruit trees or bushes and would be happy for others to make use of the fruit?



Please send your information to info@mastt.org.uk, post to 52 New North Road, Slaithwaite, HD7 5BW or hand in at Green Valley Grocer.



We're actively looking for volunteers to help make this project fantastic. From publicity to identifying fruit to mapping to actual boots on the ground, if you would like to volunteer for this project please email Tiff on info@mastt.org.uk or call 07403757567.



Please find attached to this post the Colne Valley Food Map form to fill in and return to info@mastt.org.uk or drop it off at 52 New North Road, Slaithwaite (up the steps from the shop on Radcliffe Road) or at Green Valley Grocer on Carr Lane in Slaithwaite. Thank you for all your information.