Transition Nayland
Welcome to the Transition Nayland website.
Does it make sense to move to a more resilient, more sustainable, and more localised way of life by moderating consumption, shopping locally and recycling more – thereby safeguarding our natural resources for future generations? Lots of us think so but don’t necessarily think that ‘doing our bit’ in this way really makes a difference in the face of such global issues as increasing energy prices, dwindling oil supplies, climate change and world-wide economic crisis.
Transition initiatives across the country, however, are proof that communities of people making these sorts of small changes can make a difference. Change needn’t be overwhelmingly radical, horribly controversial or even particularly difficult to be worthwhile. You don’t have to be an eco-warrior or a green guru - many of the things that you can do just make sense in the face of a changing world that doesn’t have the natural resources to sustain our lifestyle as it is at the moment.
And Nayland is just the sort of place that a transition initiative can be a real success. It is a beautiful village with a strong sense of community. It is an environment that is well worth protecting for future generations – and if, at the same time we can influence others to do the same, then that is an added bonus.
In Transition 1.0 from Transition Towns on Vimeo.
"Throughout history, the really fundamental changes in societies have come about not from the dictates of governments and the results of battles, but through vast numbers of people, changing their minds, sometimes only a little bit." – Willis Harman