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KUTLETS (Kingston Upon Thames Local Exchange Trading System) is a community-based barter system. Members pool their skills and resources to form a local network, which allows them to trade goods and services without using money. Instead of using pounds and pence, KUTLETS has its own 'currency' called 'Beaks' (named after its old home at the Beacon Centre). It was started in 1991 and is one of over 200 similar systems around the country.
Please have a look round the public areas of our site. There is a FAQ under the About link. This will describe the LETS concept and also show what can be done via the website once you have joined. If you like what you see then please join up.
If you are already a KUTLETS member, please login and you will be able to access the full directory, as well as find other members, update your profile, and access useful downloads. You will need to have registered on this new website, even if you were a user on the old site, but once registered you will find KUTLETS much easier to navigate. Don't forget to look at the Noticeboard! Short term offers and notices are put there and you might get the bargain of a lifetime. If you have already paid for 2010 you don't need to pay again.
If you have forgotten your password there is an option where you login to request a new password to be sent to your email address. Once you have logged in with this password you can change it to a more memorable one by going to the My Profile option on the right of the page and editing and updating your contact details.
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A German alternative currency
| Check out this link for details of a very successful alternative currency. |
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Harvest Extravaganza 2011
A really good day, fantastic food, bright sunshine and heavy rain - what more could anyone want? When the rain came we rapidly moved everything into the centre and carried on, talking and discussing and trading. Photos here
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Spring Fair 2011
| We have a collage of pictures taken at the Spring Fair, and a recipe for Elderflower Cordial from Simone. Vist this link to view. |
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Green Radio
| Sim and John were live on the Kingston Green Radio on Monday morning from 11am to noon. After a few hiccups they settled down and broadcast the news about KUTLETS to the listening masses. |
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Spring Fair 2011
| A great Spring Fair! Loads of stalls, great food and therapists from Wandle LETS and KUTLETS. We had many visitors and gained several new members. There are some photos here. |
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Loan items
| The loan section now has a large array of books you can borrow for a pittance of beaks, so start looking and you'll find just the book (or carpet washer!) you are looking for. |
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Ealing LETS AGM
| On 6th December Sim and John attended the Ealing LETS AGM / Relaunch. They regaled the members with descriptions of how KUTLETS was founded and what we regard as the essentials of LETS operations, and then answered a multitude of questions.
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Bruschetta
| The December Trading and Social meeting was held in The Bruschetta Restaurant. 14 members attended and we all had a great evening of dining and chatting. Some pictures are here but if you have any more please send them to admin@kutlets.org.uk and we'll add them to the album. |
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Exmouth LETS
| Exmouth LETS (Admin Delia Pemberton - formerly in KUTLETS) is now up and running with a brand new website. Check it out and send them a message. They can be found here.
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Fresher's Fayre 2010
We had a busy day talking to freshers at the Kingston University Fresher's Fayre. Loads of young people were persuaded to express amazement that a concept like LETS existed, and some even took away our new broadsheet with promises to read and perhaps join us. We are holding our breaths!
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Harvest Extravaganza 2010
| Rain was forecast for our Extravaganza, but in the end we only had a few moments of drizzle. Toni produced a great spread of food for sale using beaks,
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Pamperday 2010
Pamperday 2010 at the Quaker Meeting House carried on the tradition set by our Feelgood Day in 2009. The weather was fantastic and we had the use of the garden.
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Skill sharing
| On Wednesday 24th February we added a skill sharing section to our trading evening. We exchanged many details and there seemed to be a great chance that members will soon get their wants fulfilled. Plumbing and skilled tradespeople were requests most of us would like to get sorted, as always. |
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Harvest Extravaganza
We celebrated harvest time with a great festival, together with Knollmead and TTK. We had apple bobbing, a coconut shy, tombola, great food, and a thriving trading stall with many items of produce, books, candles and general bric-a-brac
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B-B-Q
The KUTLETS/TTK/Knollmead picnic and BBQ was fantastic. Loads of people from all three groups attended and cooked great food, mostly vegetarian but a few diehards had fish and meat burgers. |
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Questionnaire
| A student at Queen Mary's University has asked if we could circulate a questionnaire to assist with her investigation into LETS. If you would like to spend some time filling one in here is a link to download it from our site. |
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Trading 17 June 2009
| Another hugely successful Wednesday trading evening. At times our room looked like Kew Gardens, there were so many plants! We had a visitor from Norway |
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Exmouth LETS
Over the weekend John & Jeanette Hall went down to Exmouth to assist a group of LETS enthusiasts to set up Exmouth LETS. On Saturday night Transition Town Exmouth held an unleashing in a local hall where over 70 people attended,and on Sunday
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Trading Day 27th May 2009
This trading day had a great turnout, with new members and loads to stuff to trade. It looks as if Wednesdays may well be a more suitable day to have these events. |
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Tutor Training Course
A tutor training course starts on 30th May at the LEAH offices. Please visit www.leah.org.uk for details and an application form. |
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You can now look after your offers and requests
| Members are now able to add, delete and edit their offers and requests. There is a new option in the Directory menu which will display your current notices and allow you to change them and add new ones. Please give it a go. If you need help just contact john@kutlets.org.uk. |
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Trading Day 27th April 2009
This trading day was very well attended and lots of trades took places. We also had some members who had not been to one before. Long may this continue! We have got past 130 members now! |
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Trading Day 30th March 2009
Our trading day was well attended, despite the cold. 17 people attended including a new member who paid her fee on the spot and promised to get onto the website and register! |
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Welcome to the new website
Hello and welcome to our new look website. If you're visiting for the first time, please register to access the Members Area where you can search the directory, create a profile, and lots more! |
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Feelgood Day
| Thanks to everyone who supported our Feelgood Day. We had lots of visitors, attracted new members, enjoyed fantastic food bought with beaks, and generally had a great time. |
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