CCA Newsletter Issue 15

THE GREAT NEWS FOR THIS ISSUE IS THAT CREDITON IS NOW OFFICIALLY A TRANSITION TOWN

After many months of threatening to become one CCA have now completed all the criteria necessary and been officially accepted!! Gerald Conyngham, our CCA Steering Group chair, has written a short piece you will find below to explain what this means to us as a group. Expect to see more about this in the press as well in weeks to come.

There are also reports on the activities of some of our Groups below. - As you can see we are expanding our work and vision in many areas, which is exciting and a great hope for the future of our town and its environs.

Thanks for all you do to make the world a better place

Paula


Dates for your Diary
31st May

WEN Cake and Plant Stall

2nd June

Visit to MDCR Recycling Centre

4th June

Steering Group Meeting

5th June

Peak Oil, Climate Change - what next??

5th June

Global Water Challenges - Can We Avert the Crisis?

6th June

Womens Environmental Network Meeting

12th June

Tree and Food Group Meeting

14th June

Teddy Bears Picnic

21st June

Midsummer Cycle Ride

23rd June

ScHou Group Meeting

24th June

Plastic Bag Group Meeting

26th June

Energy Group Meeting

29th June

Car-Free Sunday!

3rd September

Film Showing: Message in the Waves

11th September

Film Showing: Message in the Waves

In case you missed it...
19th May

Feedback from the Crediton Area Co Housing Meeting

21st May

Feedback from the Transport Meeting

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