Happy New Year 2015 to all Sustainable Crediton Supporters!
The New Year is all about making resolutions. Would you like to
get more involved in our activities? In this newsletter we have a
number of specific opportunities for people to volunteer and help
us.
Pop Up Shop
In February we will have our Give and Take Pop Up Shop on
Crediton High St (opp Boots) from 6th to 21st of the month.
Everthing on display in the shop will be FREE to take away! There
is an article below which explains all about it. If
you would like to help in the shop during the two weeks we would
also love to have you. It will take a lot of people to keep it
covered for the full 13 days we plan to be open, so if you can
spare a few hours to help out it would be very useful. Please
let us know by contacting Esther on esthermann174@yahoo.co.uk
as soon as possible
Core Group Vacancies
We have three vacancies on our Core Group for a Publicity person, a
secretary and a general Core Group member. The Core Group meets no
more than once a month for a couple of hours and supports the work
of our Action Groups. Details of the publicity position are outlined below and the
duties of the Core Group members are explained in our
Constitution. If you would like to take up any of these roles
please contact John Skrine.
Time Shifting Electricity Consumption
One individual thing everyone could do is explained in the major
article below How to close power stations easily, cheaply and
with no loss of comfort. If we all time-shifted 14% of our peak
electrical consumption, about 350 watts per household, away from
the period between 3-8pm on winter weekdays,we would need seven
fewer large power stations. That's seven coal or gas power stations
we could close without the need for replacement. We can do this
with minimal loss of convenience by delaying the use of power
hungry appliances such as vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, washing
machines and tumble driers into off-peak times, and by fitting time
switches to our immersion heaters, for those who have them.
Action Group Sessions
Our Waste, Energy, Hedgerow Groups all have meetings this month,
whilst the Hearts and Minds Group have taster sessions on Mindfulness scheduled for
January and February. I promise you that you will get a warm
welcome if you did want to come along. Just contact the relevant
group co-ordinator, details are on the website.
Events
On the 31st January we have our first waste plastic collection of the year at
Peck & Strong, Lords Meadow from 10am to 12:30pm. On the 21st
February we have the Seed Share at the Old Town Hall from 11am to
2pm. This year there will be live entertainment from the
Woodsmen.
Charles Mossman - Newsletter Editor