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Sustainable Crediton 's own Clothes Swap- Karis Hall,
Congregational Church, Crediton- Save the date and start
saving clothes that you might want to swap.
Please note that drop off is 11.30am-1pm and Clothes Taking is
1-3pm.
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Seed Share - We are looking forward to seeing you on
22nd February, 11 am until 2 pm at the Boniface Centre,
Crediton.
Seeds, displays, information, lunch, cakes, music - what's not
to love!
A seed swap works by people bringing seeds they have saved and
taking away other people's seeds to use. We ... | | 3rd March | | | 19th March | | | 31st March | | | 8th May |
Following from a successful talk in 2024 by Edward Jackson,
Edward Mayer, founder of Swift Conservation, will be
speaking on 'Swifts and Urban Diversity'.
Come along and find out more about these amazing birds; so few
of which appeared in the sky above Crediton in 2024.
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Terry Hadley has provided excellent leadership as
'Convenor' of Sustainable Crediton's Core Group (previously call
Chair) since taking on the role "on a temporary
basis" in June 2023. Terry will continue with the role only until
our AGM in the spring. After that a new Convenor will be
needed. Now ... | |
Each year Hayward's Primary School has a themed Hero Day
throughout the school. This year the theme is sustainability, and
Sustainable Crediton has been invited to be part of their
Sustainability Hero Day on Wednesday, 12th
February. It will be large groups (about 80 children from
5-11 years old wh ... |
Sustainable Crediton is working with the Town Council and Mid
Devon District Council to assist in the development of a Tree
Warden network in the local area. This could include:
- appreciation of trees and their value for the environment;
- recording of trees of interest in the locality;
- encou ... | |
So what is a vegan diet? Vegans eat nothing that is
derived in any way from animals which includes any meat, fish,
eggs, dairy - and wearing leather!
So what is a vegan diet good for?
Your Health
Eating meat and fish provides good sources of protein, vitamins
and minerals - but too much especia ... |
The Climate and Nature Bill, a
Private Members' Bill, is currently before Parliament and is due to
have its second reading on 24 January.
In the words of the Bill itself, its purpose is 'to require the
United Kingdom to achieve climate and nature targets; to give the
Secretary of State a duty to i ... | |
Sustainable Crediton has been
made aware of the following, which may be of interest if you are
wanting to unload unused gadgets to a good cause.
'We are Ukraine Aid CIC
(a Community Interest Company) based in Exeter and Taunton, and
we're reaching out for your support. While we don't need monetar ... |
Once again Sustainable Crediton took part in the Christmas Tree
Festival at Holy Cross.
We showed how it is possible to make something beautiful out of
materials that may otherwise go to waste: in this case, mainly
surplus pieces of fabric and unwanted jewellery.
With big thanks to Esther Mann, L ... | |
A warming, simple dish after all thoese Christmas goodies...
Ingredients
1 400g tin Butter beans
1 400g tin chopped tomatoes
4 oz(100g) celery
8 oz (200g) carrots
8oz (200g) celeriac
4oz (100g) mushrooms
8oz (200g) swede
2 red onions
garlic, paprika, a tablespoonful tomato puree, a bay le ... |
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