Notes from Transition Burngreave, 03/03/09

Present: Betty, Stephen, Saleema, Susannah, Daniel, Afif, John
Apologies: Alison, Ruth, Lucy

Burngreave Community Action Forum (BCAF)
We agreed to formally become part of Bunrgreave Community Action Forum.  BCAF has received funding by Burngreave New Deal, but is an independent entity, existing before Burngreave New Deal. BCAF is committed to remaining on Spital Hill during the coming year.
It is likely that BCAF will be able to show support for Burngreave Transition’s aims, although this will be taken forwards for another meeting.

BCAF AGM
The Burngreave AGM is on Sat March 7th, 12:00pm to 3:00pm, and the theme of it is volunteering.  Stalls will be browsed from 12:45 over lunch but should be set up by 11:45 if possible. We agreed to take/prepare the following for the AGM:
•	Map showing where those interested in Transition Burngreave are based
•	Flyers/cards for Transition Burngreave [Ruth/Susannah]
•	Flyers for Energy Crunch – film showings in Meersbrook & Nether Edge [Susannah]
•	Photographs and images for display boards [Everyone]
•	Questionnaires for local food mapping [see below for more info]
•	[Plus Signup sheets for Transition Burngreave - Susannah]
Everyone except Susannah can be at the AGM and Susannah will ask Ruth about standing up to say a few words about Transition Burngreave during the Chair’s Report.

Workshop
No-one has been in contact with Suzi, hence we don’t know whether funding will be available for this.

Food Web Mapping
This is back on the agenda, because the CPRE have decided to widen the study area for Sheffield, and will now include all the retail area up Spital Hill and the lower end of Burngreave Rd.  Saleema has agreed to carry out some interviews irrespective of whether Transition Burngreave decides to promote it.
The format of the survey is that there are two survey forms – one which would take 10 min to complete and a second one which would require 30 min.   The latter could really put some retailers off and have a poor impact on how they perceive Transition Sheffield.  We agreed to focus on, and promote, the short form, and only use the second one if retailers were particularly forthcoming about participation.  
Interviews are meant to be completed by the end of March.

Funding
It was felt that even if Grow Sheffield have applied for funding to the Big Lottery Fund’s Local Food Programme, it might also be worth Transition Burngreave/Sheffield applying as well. John and Saleema agreed to take a look at this.

Publicity
Afif felt that our Transition Burngreave email list web archive didn’t allow us to set up a very pleasant or effective web presence and offered to help set up something more appropriate.  Susannah and Afif agreed to coordinate on this.
The copy date for the next Burngreave Messenger is Weds 11th.  One story we might be able to get in there is that Transition Burngreave has now affiliated to BCAF.

LEAF
Steve reported on a meeting at the Local Enterprises Around Food Allotment site, which was one of three meetings looking at revamping the city’s handling of allotments.  Currently there are about 2,000 allotment sites across the city, but more than 2,000 on the waiting list.

AOB
Existing/forthcoming events flagged up:
•	Climate Change - A Public Forum, 7- 9:30pm, 12th March, Victoria Hall Methodist Church
•	Energy Crunch—film shows in Nether Edge & Meersbrook

Date of next meeting:
We agreed to meet again at 6:30pm on Tues 14th April at BCAF. 
If many people feel this is too early we’ll think about moving back to 7pm for the May meetup.