Raising awareness in a sleepy Yorkshire market town...

littlejimmy · Post by **littlejimmy** » 23 Nov 2007, 15:37

This could prove tricky. I've had an article in the local paper already, but they didn't put my contact details in. Oh well, at least it's in people's minds.

And today I've put a flyer in the library with a "Are you ready for Peak Oil"? sort of message. The librarian laughed when he saw what I was asking him to put up. We shall see what happens.

I just get the sense it is going to be a hard job round here. Any advice/guidance would be appreciated!

WolfattheDoor · Post by **WolfattheDoor** » 23 Nov 2007, 15:58

Maybe you shouldn't go straight for "peak oil" (which most people have never heard of). Headline the flyer "Have you wondered why oil is so expensive?" and see what you get.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 23 Nov 2007, 20:54

See if you can chat up the Libraria (no not necesesarily in that way

). My experience of librarians is that they're usually pretty cool and clued-up.

littlejimmy · Post by **littlejimmy** » 23 Nov 2007, 22:52

WolfattheDoor wrote:Maybe you shouldn't go straight for "peak oil" (which most people have never heard of). Headline the flyer "Have you wondered why oil is so expensive?" and see what you get.

Cheers. I see what you mean.

By the way, I've just spent a couple of hours looking around the WolfAtTheDoor site. It's superb.

Post by **mikepepler** » 24 Nov 2007, 08:15

In our old place I donated a copy of End of Suburbia to the library. I put a sticker inside with the PowerSwitch website address. But hte library put their date stamp sticker over the address...

but I know some people watched it.

aliwood · Post by **aliwood** » 24 Nov 2007, 09:40

My experience of living up here is that there are quite a few clued up people involved with things like the local Freecycle groups in Middlesbrough, Redcar etc and local branches of environmental groups. People are here Jimmy, but they are probably keeping their heads down. Which town are we talking about - if you don't mind me asking?

rushdy · Post by **rushdy** » 24 Nov 2007, 16:05

Where abouts are you Jimmy?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 25 Nov 2007, 16:50

Just thought has your town got a Post Office and is it On The Hitlizt? I was at a press-call outside ours (which is on the hitlist, even though it was mentioned as a 'facility' for the 700 new houses that've just got planning permission...

) I was one of the first to turn up and got interviewed for the local radio, at which point of course I talked about the need to ReLocalise because "fuel and energy are never going to get any cheaper because all the easy-to-mine stuff has gone..."

Should go out tomorrow morning for all the commuters to hear on their car-radios! My boss is going to love it