Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 14

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the June newsletter of Sustainable Crediton. Our next big event of the year takes place this Sunday, June 5th. It is the Big Sunday Lunch in Crediton Town Square which opens Crediton's ''Summer In the Square'' season for 2011. The Food Group and WEN are both having food stalls featuring delicious local and fairtrade products and the Waste Action Group is organising the recycling. Why not come along with a picnic, or buy your lunch from the many food stalls, and enjoy the entertainment and family atmosphere.

It is good to see that the Town Square is being utilised for a variety of events during June, many co-ordinated by the Arts Centre and featuring a number of Crediton based organisations. In a world where travelling is becoming more expensive and oil depletion continues unabated, such a range of locally created entertainment is encouraging to see. So please support all these events and also Sustainable Crediton's two seasonal suppers this summer: one this month and one in August - more opportunity to enjoy

yourself locally and with a low carbon footprint.

Paula, Editor

Dates for your Diary
5th June	Big Sunday Lunch
6th June	Economics Group Meeting
10th June	Natural Bee Keeping Course (Beginner level)
11th June	Seasonal Supper
12th June	Linscombe Open Organic Farm
13th June	Education Group and WEN Meeting
27th June	Economics Group Meeting
29th June	Energy Group/PV meeting
2nd July	Sandford School Strawberry Fair
6th July	Core Group Meeting
11th July	Food Group Meeting
22nd July	Natural Bee Keeping Course (Beginner level)
6th August	Bring and Share Supper
10th September	WEN Teddy Bears Picnic

Regular Events
Crediton Farmers Market Spinning Circle Knitwits

Review of Community Market: Shop n’Swap

We felt that our first Community Market was a success with a good variety of stalls all around th ...

23rd May

Feedback from the Economics & Local Trade Meeting

26th May

Review of Sandford/Crediton Solar Energy Project - Public Meeting

Our public meeting for the Sandford/Crediton Solar Energy Project at the Old Town Hall was well att ...

News Highlights

Could you help us deliver Positive News?

We are currently contacting schools to offer free copies of the booklet for parents and children 'Hot Tips for a Cool Planet' and the quarterly newspaper 'Positive News'. We want a Sustainable Crediton contact for each school just to deliver Positive News and the booklets. If you can do th ...

The Govt renews its commitment to CO2 reduction targets

As a government source has said "This is a victory for the cause of enlightenment over the dark forces at the Treasury." ...

Planet Plastic

Here is an extract from an article from the last Junk Mail about a subject that is dear to the hearts of the WAGS group - plastic! "There are now three main types of plastic carrier bag dished out by shops; the older, stronger plastic carrier, the thinner de-gradable carrier and third type ...

Devon County Council Waste Consultation Strategy

DCC are inviting comments from the public on their Devon County Council Waste Consultation Strategy report by July 21 2011. Please respond by this date to ensure your comments are taken into consideration fully in advance of preparing the next stage of the Waste Core Strategy. It is a long ...

Junk Mail Magazine

Have you seen this magazine? It is produced twice a year by Proper Job at Chagford and is full of excellent information and tips about the 3 R's reduce, reuse and recycle. ...

Creating an Eco Home in the Heart of Crediton

Rob and Karen Rickey bought a 1950's brick built house, Redlands, in Crediton last year with the intention of seeing just how well insulated and environmentally friendly they could make it. Rob has created a blog to chart their progress where you will be able to follow the project stage by stage. ...

Sandford/Crediton Solar Energy Project Update

We continue to have an excellent uptake for our Solar Energy Project with over 60 households having signed up for a survey from Solarsense. Nineteen orders have been placed through the scheme, meaning we are only one order away from the 5% discount and 5% rebate part of our incentive table. A total ...

Ask Your MP to strengthen the UK Energy Bill

The government have accepted the Committee on Climate Change's recent advice on cutting the UK's carbon emissions and accepted their recommended 4th Carbon Budget. Now we have an opportunity to make sure these commitments are put into action in the UK. The Energy Bill offers this opportunity - thro ...