About SLACC

A Transition Town

SLACC is a community organised loosely on the Transition Town model. We do practical and educational work related to the conservation, protection and improvement of the physial and natural environment. Since we started in 2008 we have run projects around themes associated with  Food, Energy and Buildings, Transport, and Creativity.

A transition initiative (could be a town, village, college, etc) is a community-led project that links into the national ‘Transition Network’.

South Lakes Action on Climate Change

SLACC has worked to decrease the dependence of the community on fossil fuels, lowering carbon emissions and to build a stronger, resilient community that is able to be more independent in areas such as food, energy, transport, healthcare and economics. There are two key projects running at the moment, Waste into Wellbeing and the Coal Mine work run by SLACCtt.

At the current time these two charities are both called South Lakes Action on Climate Change – towards transition . The two charities have slightly different objects and aims and use different working names: SLACCtt is a registered unincorporated charity (CUO) (No 1139474) and Waste into Wellbeing is a registered incorporated charity (CIO) (No.1202875).

We all believe that only with the cooperation and involvement of all sectors of the community – individuals, voluntary groups, local businesses, churches, council, schools – is it possible to deal collectively with the two greatest challenges facing us today and to come up with the solutions together.  

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Our Aims

The key aims of SLACC Towards Transition are as follows:

  • To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment by:
  • a) Facilitating and undertaking practical projects to reduce carbon emissions and increase climate resilience.
  • b) Raising awareness of and promoting a just climate transition that addresses wellbeing, equity and inclusion.

Our Trustees (2024-25)

  • Angela Lovett
  • Chris Rowley (Secretary)
  • Alan Lovett
  • Anne Blackburn