Seventeen people present at the meeting in the Tiger Inn, 7.30-9.30pm .

TTB has been sent acceptance as an official Transition Town.
 
Money made available from Dorset County Council to WATAG in conjunction with TTB  to fund an ‘Active Travel Map’.

West Dorset Partnership funding has been awarded to BREG (associated group). 

Agreed that all associated groups can send information about events to the TTB website contact address for inclusion in the What’s On  section.

Report given from  the Heart & Soul meeting on 27th January.

Report from BREG re Householders’ Event, the Wind Project and the Feed-in Tariff .  Bridport Energy Services Company (BESCo) is in the process of being set up – investors welcome.

TTB stall was well received at the recent Rights Respecting Event. TTB has been asked to contribute to the  Charter Fair, whose theme is to be Rights Respecting. 

Bridport Community Orchard Group reported a very successful Planting Day on 14th February. 

Co-Housing Group planned an Open meeting for 15th March.

On-Going Projects:  BREG (working alongside TTB) Householders’ Awareness project on the value of renewable energy; space  booked for the Food Festival (19th June), Charter Fair (3rd July) and Melplash Show (26th August).

‘Grow Your Own Lunch’ events for Saturday 24th April outside the Co-op and Saturday 1st May outside BAC.
 
Constitution and Structures of TTB discussed:

a) need to send membership application forms and invitations to get more involved in TTB to all on the ‘Interested People’ and Steering Group lists  who have not yet applied formally to become members; also to any other interested parties so that, when the time comes to elect new Directors for the Company and form a new Steering Group, this process can be democratically organised.

b) suggestion that the new Steering Group might be a smaller, leaner and more effectively consistent group made up of representatives from each of the sub-groups. It will form a non-hierarchical communications hub and deal with the broader business side of the TTB Company and Constitutional matters. TTB members will be able to attend meetings.

c) the website will be the communicating portal for all the information both within the TTB and from outside.

d) suggestion that the the following sub -groups within TTB are set-up: Food; Re-skilling; Awareness raising; TTB Leaflet design;  Publicity; Involvement with young people.

Offer of use of Unitarian Chapel for TTB accepted.

Suggestion accepted that TTB become a member of BLAP (Bridport Local Area Partnership) and attend the Community Information Fair organised by BLAP on 25th March.

A written report regarding a meeting at Prince’s Rural Action  Programme  was presented.

Reminder of Dorset Transition Towns Gathering  hosted by DA21 in Dorchester on 13th March.

Letter of support for TLC to be sent.

Reminder of WWF’s Earth Hour 2010  on 27th March 8.30-9.30pm.