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 * apologies from Heather
 * Green New Deal report will be written up by Easter (on www.sheffieldnewgreendeal.org)
 * We would like to get a hearts and minds groups going
 * Outreach to young people needed - possibly doing screenings at university with People & Planet. Sheffield College, (Graham Wroe).
 * Grow Sheffield. Make sure we've got them on our hub email list (Chris). Make sure we get their announcements as well.
 * Jenny gave talk to Third Age group at Uni and has made some contacts.
 * Nether Edge farmers market. Could do a stall. More creative and interactive than just an info stall.
 * Also doing a stall at Sharrow Festival.
 * Heeley/Meersbrook organising a CSA meeting (open to all) on 23rd April, Grapevine Centre, Northcote Ave, Time: tba.
 * Heeley/Meersbrook pub night at the Sheaf
 * Burngreave, fairly quiet. Recently hosted a low key food growing talk.
 * Walkley Improvised feedback - group started, recent film show, make sure their on the hub list (Susannah).
 * World Cafe - bit disappointing, not enough food, random people who wanted to know what Transition was.
 * Funding through community assemblies - Jenny said there was £50,000 available in each of the Sheffield wards for community groups and we should tap into it.
 * Voluntary, Community & Faith Environment Network is being launched on April 7th and this will go on the announcements list.
 * Transition Towns AGM. We thought it was too expensive, only Craig is going & he got his ticket paid for by the Quakers.
 * Strategic approach to the year
 * this was such a big topic and the above took up most of the meeting we decided to dedicate the next meeting to just this. It will be held in a public space so able to have more people. We will invite Grow Sheffield and Transition Walkley.
 * There was some debate about who should be included/invited to this. Should it be open to everyone or just the hub group & associates?
 * From this we decided one thing we should do this year is to have a big open meeting open to anyone/everyone.
 * We might also have another open meeting focusing on What Transition is since there seemed to be needed after the World Cafe event.
 * The date for this Strategy for the Year is Monday April 27th, venue not yet decided.
 * Date for next regular hub meeting is 11th May (day after Film afternoon).

Not discussed much&mdash;lack of time

 * 1) Monday meetings - new venue?
 * 2) Funding through community assemblies
 * 3) Training.