CCA Newsletter Issue 27
Hi everyone,
When putting together this newsletter I realised how many
inspiring, informative and enjoyable events are going on
in our community over this summer, many organised by CCA or groups
we have associations with. And of course on top of all the events
below we have the Crediton Festival happening for the whole of
June. The Festival is a true celebration of what a fantastic
community Crediton is and the diversity it offers. So I think it
all goes to prove that in challenging economic and ecological
times, if a community has heart, as ours does, truly marvelous
things can happen. So... without spending huge amounts of
money, there is something for everyone going on so why not get
out and enjoy this summer.
Thanks for your attention
Paula
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| In case you missed it... |
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| 17th May |
The Energy Group were delighted with the public response to the
recent Renewable Heat and Energy Op ... | | 23rd May |
17 adults and 7 children visited RHS Rosemoor to hear Anne
Stobart, a qualified herbal medicine p ... | | 24th May |
Wow- what an experience! From the moment the conference started
to the moment it finished, the ti ... |
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| News Highlights |
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Since our successful public meeting in
March [attended by about 50 people including 5 local
farmers/growers] this project has not made much progress. Once the
Food
Festival is over we hope to get going again and have a fresh
look at how we can get people to buy and grow more local produce in
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The allotment is growing very well. The new raised bed is
starting to produce some salad leaves and all the other vegetables
are growing steadily. We are meeting regularly and we've had some
good weather which the children have really enjoyed.
If you are interested in joining us at our meeti ... |
At our latest meeting the Crediton Co-housing group welcomed
newcomers from Exeter and Dawlish, and our co-ordinater Paula
Kovacs declared she was stepping down due to other pressures. As we
are on the lookout for land for our project, we heard about the
setting up of the Sandford Affordable H ... |
An excellent Hearts & Souls Group is now underway in Exeter
and is attracting people to come along to meetings from all the
surrounding area as well as the City itself.
The aim of the group is to provide a meeting space and programme
of events where people can explore their issues and fe ... |
CCA Transport group has put some proposals through for
consideration by the Sustainable Communities Act.
Following an inspiring day conference with John Whitelegg
in Exeter on 9 May and knowing of follow up by Transition
Exeter Transport group, CCA Transport group submitted the following
t ... | |
There is a poll on the Crediton Country Courier website site
where you can vote on the latest proposed route.
Why not have your say.
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Wouldn't it be great to find a way of involving the whole
community in Crediton, ie businesses, churches, schools as well as
individuals, in a concerted effort to reduce our carbon
footprint and move towards a more sustainable
community. We have found a scheme which has been succesful in
d ... | |
The library in Crediton now has plug-in energy monitor packs
that can be taken out free of charge, just like a book on your
library card.
The pack consists of the monitor, a set of instructions on how
to calculate energy use, the cost of running the appliance and the
carbon it generates.
There is ... | |
In the UK we have almost unlimited clean renewable energy
sources - the sun, wind and waves. If we could tap into
our energy potential we could keep global temperatures in
check and provide a secure, long lasting energy supply and generate
jobs and billions of pounds worth of business. Friends of t ... |
The Tree Group is still active and invites anyone who would
like to see the planting of more fruit, nut or ornamental trees in
the Crediton area or see improved maintenance of our current open
spaces and trees to get in touch and find out about their
activities.
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“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Melody Beattie