Fourteen people came to a shortened meeting of the steering group, which was held on Thursday 17^th December 2009 in The Tiger, and lasted an hour.  

There was a report following the schools' rights-respecting event at the Town Hall, which went very well and a decision has been taken to move towards making Bridport a rights-respecting town.   TTB are invited to have a display stand at an all-day event in January 2010, taking one of the rights as a theme.   A volunteer came forward to take the lead in organising this.

The NI7 funding scheme application is being completed.

The screening of ‘The Age of Stupid’ was very successful with a full house, several sign-ups to TTB and a profit of approximately £500.

A group of volunteers plan to meet on 24^th January to complete the Transition Network application form.

The website is now back on-line and the content is gradually being returned.

TTB will be allowed input into WATAG’s project to produce a foot and cycle path map, which will also include bus routes.   It is hoped the map will highlight the lack of good cycle paths in Bridport and consequently promote an improvement.

There is still nobody willing to volunteer to become funding co-ordinator.

There was nothing to report from the Heart & Soul group.

BREG are continuing with their plans for a householders awareness event, penciled in for May 2010.   They asked TTB to deal with the subject of energy saving.   The importance of advertising the event was discussed and a door-to-door leafleting campaign was agreed to be a good idea.

There was a discussion about the set-up and constitution of TTB.   There were mixed views but it was agreed that the process of completing the Transition Network application will answer most, if not all, the questions raised and will also help to formalise and give structure to the operation of the group.

The steering group plan to meet again on 28^th January 2010.