Headlines from Scenario Planning Exercise at Skilling up for Powerdown event

Some of the headlines that were born from the Scenario Planning exercise held at the T3 presentation, Thursday, 11-9-08. The year is 2018

The Tramore Times
(Ireland’s ecotourism capital)

  • Tramway loop extension
  • School wins Carbon neutral award
  • Tramore makes waves; Tidal plant opens to compliment offshore wave farm
  • Landfill site becomes community garden
  • ‘Taste of’ Tramore celebrates ten years
  • Business booms in Tramore; Tramore punt reaches new heights

Bia Mhor

  • Breaking news; Tramore 65% food resilient
  • Local 6th class students complete permaculture design course. All schools sign up
  • Canons field new community garden launch supports community restaurant located in old Londis building
  • Local fisherman lands bumper catch of mackerel
  • Community party to celebrate Ten year anniversary of Tramore Transiton Town
  • WIT students launch research project on super flower-the new cooking oil you can use for BBQs, fires, cooking and eating and oil lamps
  • Pot Luck Swap Shop thriving

Sea Veiws 14th September, 2018 US$30, €20

  • Old race course opens as boating lake
  • Tramore ash farm supplies Kilkenny hurlers
  • Entries for fertile food plot deadline 18th of September
  • Grant awarded for community heating system
  • Mayor of Tramore plants tree in community orchard
  • Vegetarian Society grows as 100th member joins
  • Tourism numbers boom as Irish tourists support Harvest Festival
  • Tramore weathers Europes energy crisis
  • Kite power research opens on former dump site
  • Metal Man gets wings

Tramore Express

  • Sunny south east still leads the way for solar power panels
  • Last week the industrial estate switched to 100% wind power and exports to
  • National Grid
  • Waves bring fun and power to Tramore
  • Allotments increase fresh food to local community and business
  • Use of cycle lanes in Tramore are improving health and reducing use of petrol

Tramore strand 2

  • Putting the tram back in Tramore; Tram from Ladys Slip to Canons Field allotments and market
  • Local curriculum developed for transition students
  • Wind farm profits ploughed back into new water sports marina. A boost for eco-tourism
  • Tramores eco-tourism numbers up once again
  • Farmers market comes home to Market Street
  • Tramore € hits all time high against the FTSE
  • Independent living for older community in former Grand Hotel. Roof herb garden opens for trade
  • Back Strand wins Eco-spa hotel of the year. Organic seaweed baths a big hit
  • Martha celebrates 108th birthday with opening of micro brewery

Tramore Times

Price 3 Tramore tokens (3Ts)

  • New race course closed due to flooding. Flooding creates heat sump for geothermal power
  • Green Taoiseach delighted as old race course wind farm opens
  • Tramore eco-tourism capital of Ireland
  • Prom becomes car free zone
  • Amusement park becomes energy self sufficient
  • Pilot project of tidal turbine at Back Strand and Saleens great success
  • Tesco open first Sunday of each month. Farmers market opens 24 hours
  • Waterford win All-Ireland with eco-hurleys

The T3 Times
Price 10 Tramore pence

  • John Power wins grand prize for his giant marrow grown in Tramore’s largest allotment
  • Local Burrows stresses due to climate change
  • Race meeting cancelled due to flooding
  • Community coffers increased due to increases output from wave and tidal initiative
  • Contract sighed for new bio-energy plant. Power to be increased to Clarinwood
  • Survey shows that car use has decreased by 75%. Talks have begun to reopen Tramore train
  • Tramore person wins award for eco-design concept
  • Tramore leading town in slow cooking movement. Obesity levels 75% of previous level
  • Figure show that ecotourism has reached 65% of visitors
  • Masters degree announced at Vec. Degree to cover sustainability issues and post carbon development

Tramore Eco Times

  • Tramore Tart; Light rail from welcomes holiday makers. Re-live 19th century life of railway sustainability
  • Community owned wind farm expansion
  • Waterford wins All-Ireland again
  • Wave energy project welcomed by locals in new town area
  • Tramore wins first prize in Sustainable Town Competition
  • Guillamene fish market opened by President John Mullane
  • Crafts Skill of the Year Award goes to local pupil. Emer Casey shows her design – a Willow  shopping basket -  to town shoppers
  • Medicinal plant swap remedies and seeds day in Tramore House
  • Candlelight stories and song sessions at the Grand Hotel. All welcome
  • Seaweed soap at the Coast Guard Station

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