Training 4 Transition Ennistymon

Training 4 Transition

Transition Ireland & Northern-Ireland

Network.

Ennistymon Co. Clare,

Ireland

This training originated with the simultaneous enquiry to host a Training 4 Transition by Aisling Wheeler of the Ennistymon Transition Initiative, and myself on behalf of Transition Ireland and Northern-Ireland network to Transition Network, who suggested we come together to organise it which we did to our mutual advantage.

Aisling, who acted as the ground force, organised the venue, kindly donated by the  Ennistymon Vocational School, and also visiting participant hosting donated by willing local participants and supporters of the Transition Movement, and the purchasing of supplies and cooking of the beautiful food. While I organised the trainers, Mandy Dean and Ann Lamot from the Welsh hub, through the Network, and the bookings and financial side of things. We proved to be a very successful team and there were unique aspects to this training that I would like to mention here.

The co-operative manner in which it was all managed is worth a detailed description as a model others may seek to experiment with. We set up our projected budget and our projected participant requirements. In this case, €2,200 budget and 22 folk at €100 per head. The basis of booking was to pay the €100 upfront, with the knowledge that if we got less folk we would all pay some more, or if we got more folk we would get a refund. As it turned out we got our 22 participants, so all was well. Both myself, Aisling and her crew were volunteers, the majority of the budget was to cover the trainers fees, expenses and contributions to the respective networks.

Everybody who desired to be hosted was, the food we prepared for ourselves was excellent, lunches both days and a Saturday evening dinner. This was so good a community building exercise it is worth repeating, it also kept the budgets down for our participants, who came from all over Ireland.

I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Aisling, her family, and her fellow Ennistymon Transition enthusiasts who’s generosity and hard work made this one of the best events I have ever attended.

In retrospect my lasting impressions are of Ennistymon’s openness and honesty, regarding their groups dynamics and the genuineness willingness of the participants to find out how to promote Transition values throughout Ireland. These events create the glue that hold our Islands local networks together of which I’m very grateful to be a part.

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Room with a view

Aisling’s nest

Food

Food

Food glorious food

Mandy & Ann

Cliffs of Moher

Open space

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