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April Round-up of What's Happening out in the World of Transition

Tales from Spain, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, New Zealand, and around the UK in Buxton, Totnes, Exmouth, Clitheroe, London, Shrewsbury, Taunton,…

Hi, I'd like to let you know about a new online Community Group for the Forest Row area.  It is safe and easy to join and is intended as a 'Notice Board' for wants and needs as well as letting people know about local events.  You can go to this link to sign up:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ForestRowCommunity/join

I was a bit late, coming from work, and when I got there the others were in the little copse to the west of the Green, talking about maybe taking down a few of the trees to put apple trees in there instead and my heart sank as I wouldn't really want to be part of removing any healthy trees.

Anyway in the end we were favouring Wendy's plan to plant trees along either side of the path just beyond the swings which would be a great plan, I feel, as it would add something new to…

Mieke Vierling has spent the last two years restoring her 19th-century home, a former doctors' surgery in Lewes Road.

She is turning it into an "educational centre" where she will carry out yoga and acupuncture.

But outside she is creating a space for residents to "take responsibility for their own healing", with a garden full of medicinal plants and herbs.

The edible hedgerow has been planted alongside a public path, made up of trees including…