Events
We know the power of bringing people together to share and learn from each other. We host regular online and in person events to create moments of connection, inspiration and exploration.
These include training workshops, peer-to-peer learning, space to delve into the tricky challenges of our time and inspiration from stories of community-led change happening now around the UK and beyond.
Watch back previous online events on our Transition Together playlist here. More detail about our training and workshops can be found here.
September 2024
Launch Training
This short, free course is delivered online for anyone considering, or in the process of starting a new Transition group. It’s the perfect way to find out more about the Transition movement, what makes our groups unique and will give you lots of practical tools and techniques to get started on a firm footing. Find out more and sign up at the button below.
October 2024
Thrive Training
This six week online course is for existing Transition groups and will support you to develop, grow and increase your impact. Perhaps you are facing challenges as a group, are struggling to attract new people, or would like to explore a new direction and focus? If so this is the perfect course for you. To participate we ask that 2 or more members of your group sign up together, to ensure that learning can be embedded and shared within your group....
February 2025
Transition Assembly
We warm invite you to help us build the first ever Transition Assembly for Wales and England. People and Citizens’ Assemblies have been used by Transitioners and others to explore local priorities and air different voices. Our Transition Assembly will build on this experience to create a space for everyone to have a say in the future of our wider movement. More details to follow - for now, share your views at the button.
7th February 2025
Past Events
Transition Skillshare – Harnessing Creativity for Change POSTPONED
Has your Transition Group lost its pizazz? Looking for a creative boost or injection of imagination? Join us for a skillshare exploring how we can harness creativity to enhance and empower transition. We will explore how art, creativity and the imagination is open to everybody, and can be effective tools to inspire action, communicate our messages and nurture us in our collaborations. Unfortunately this event has been postponed until the autumn, but we'll confirm the date here as soon as...
Transition Skillshare – Establish Engaging Governance
Is your group confused or undecided about how to constitute? Is the way your group is set up hampering you from moving forward? Do you have questions about the best form of organisation or queries about models of governance? Fear not! This skillshare explores different possibilities and the practical steps to take to bring your legal structure into alignment with your group’s needs and ambitions.
Transition Skillshares
Watch back our Skillshare sessions, 15 different sessions where Transition groups share their experience and learning on a specific topic, with lots of advice, tips and inspiration for others working for community-led change. From addressing the cost of living crisis to fundraising, recruiting more members to community mapping, there are loads of hot topics to explore. Click the button below to view recordings on Youtube.
Thrive
This six-week training course is designed for existing Transition groups, supporting you to develop, grow and increase your impact. Explore together with other Transitioners from across the country useful tools and approaches to make change in your community. Find out more about this and other training programmes, and sign up at the button below.
Alive to the Transition we want
Artist, theatre-makers and writer Lucy Neal will be our guide for this creative and interactive workshop as together we explore the Transition - and the Movement - we want as we look to the future. How do we build on all we’ve learnt and experienced since our foundation and renew a sense of shared vision and purpose as we look ahead to our 20th year and beyond?
Launch Training Part 1
This interactive, online course is designed for for anyone considering, or in the process of starting a new Transition group. Over two half day workshops (on 9 and 23 March) we'll explore what makes our groups unique and practical tools and techniques to get started on a firm footing. Check out our training page for more details and sign up below.
Alive to the power of building alternatives
What if Transition groups could scale up their impact? What if you had unbounded people power, time and funding to pursue your vision? What could it unleash? We'll be joined by Anthea Lawson, campaigner and author of The Entangled Activist and Nick Romeo, journalist and author of The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy plus here stories of small seeds planted by Transition groups which have grown and morphed in new ways to bring about bigger change.
Transition Alive to the Call of Justice
How do we build a ‘Just Transition’ through community action? How can we ensure our movement is creating space for all to shape the future? With Transition Together's Yaz Brien, Transition groups Community Roots Permaculture Project, Grow Belfast, Rose Music of Transition Heathrow and permaculture designer Rakesh Rootman Rak. Just Transition Lead Rona Hardie and Transition co-founder Rob Hopkins will host this reflection and dialogue exploring what a Just transition means and how we can build it.
Seed Funding Stories 2023
As our 2023 seed funding round opens, join us for inspiring stories of change and impact sparked by recipients of last year grants. With Carmarthen Together, Bolton Diggers, Friends of the River Exe, Transition Town Wellington, Transition Network co-founder Rob Hopkins and more. Watch back at the button below.
North West Regional Gathering
An in-person programme of workshops, events and visits at Greenslate Community Farm, set up 11 years ago by Transition Billinge and Orrell. We're holding two regional gatherings to build connection, share practical support and inspiration, and to explore how we can feel part of a bigger, joined-up movement.
London Regional Gathering
Transition groups across London are working on a series of events to share projects, ideas, support, tasty food and music. 11-13 May are given over to tours of exciting Transition projects around the city. On 14 May, we'll join together to reimagine our city and our neighbourhoods and explore how we can help each other build it. We're holding two regional gatherings to build connection, share practical support and inspiration.
Together We Can
Our 10-day Summit, to unleash the power of what we can do and be together, took place in May 2022. ‘Together We Can’ was a ten-day, online Summit packed with insightful talks, interactive workshops and captivating speakers. Many of the 30+ sessions to nurture, build and inspire you and your work for community change were recorded and can be played back via the summit webpage at the button below.
COP26 – What Next for Community Activism?
A moment to come together and land collectively after COP26. During this event we will share how we are feeling post COP, demystify what happened in Glasgow and explore what it means for community action moving forwards. Watch the event back at the button below.