Sustainable Crediton newsletter issue 131, December 2021

Welcome!

It's really great this month to publish articles from a wide variety of contributors: step forward Teresa Sullivan, Rhianna Skeates, John Chater, Alison Orchard and Terry Hadley. Have a look through the News Highlights to find out more. As we grow, so we become more impactful, and our various projects become more manageable.

We are also really pleased to welcome new supporters from the Q.E. community.

It feels so important to have this input of new energy and enthusiasm. It's your newsletter, your organisation. If you are ready to contribute in any way, we are here waiting for you.

Wishing you a happy and peaceful end to the year, recharged and ready to go in 2022!

John Craythorne, on behalf of Sustainable Crediton Core Group

Dates for your Diary
20th December	Woodland Management Group working party
10th January	Woodland Management Group working party
24th January	Woodland Management Group working party
7th February	Woodland Management Group working party
21st February	Woodland Management Group working party
26th February	Share, Grow, Eat! Sustainable Crediton's Seed Share event
7th March	Woodland Management Group working party
21st March	Woodland Management Group working party

Regular Events
Crediton in and Around Craft Inn Friday Crediton Work Club Crediton Farmers Market Crediton Garden Club The Bookery, Crediton Spinning Circle Turning Tides Project Exeter Community Energy: Drop-in Energy Advice Crediton Arts Centre The Boniface Allotments Association Family History Research Knitwits

News Highlights

Community larder for Crediton planned!

Concerned about food waste, a small group of Sustainable Crediton members have got together to organise a food larder scheme in the town in which food, which might otherwise be thrown away, is collected from shops and supermarkets and placed in a larder for people to take and use. We have been plea ...

Woodland Management Group back in action

Our Woodland Management Group is back in business, meeting every second Monday through until the end of March. We are continuing with a long term programme of work carrying out coppicing and general woodland management at Moor Farm, near Morchard Bishop. It's a beautiful, mature woodland in a typi ...

Okehampton trains for Yeoford?

It's fantastic news for Crediton that the train line has reopened between Exeter and Okehampton. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop in Yeoford which seems a missed opportunity given the platform already exists. To reduce our carbon footprint in Crediton we also need to support public transport in the s ...

Are you a wannabe tree planter?

Steve Densham at Mid Devon District Council has been in touch to tell us that the council wants to do some tree planting in the area over the coming winter. This will be planting whips, i.e. small twiggy trees around 2' tall, very easy to pop into the ground. We already know of several people who ...

Save food waste with these apps

We are delighted to be letting you know about the following two food waste prevention apps that can be used to increase sustainability, but also to assist those who could benefit from free food: OLIO The OLIO app is community run, and allows users to upload photos of food surplus/food they are un ...

Sustainable Crediton Wish Tree

At our Green Fair in the Square back in September, we invited visitors to post their wishes for a more sustainable future on our wish tree. Here are the headlines from the wish tree: More working together to increase involvement and to organise events; Cycle lanes, both in town and from Credi ...

Core Group comings and goings

We are really sorry to be saying adieu to Jeanette Brown, whose other commitments mean she is unable to continue at present as a core group member. Jeanette has been hugely supportive for the short time she was able to be with us: in fact, without her expertise you would no longer be receiving this ...

Recipe: Beetroot Salad

This is good with cold meats, fish, cheese, or on its own with bread. Ingredients 300g (12oz)cooked beetroot 1 small red onion Dressing: 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 3 tbsp olive oil, a tsp honey and a squeeze of lemon juice pomegranate seeds and watercress to finish [optional] Method Slice the ...

“Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.”

Og Mandino 1923-1996, Speaker and Author of The Greatest Salesman In The World