17 supporters attended. The meeting began with a short presentation on the work being done by the 'Little Rotters' Club at Landscore Primary. It was very impressive and encouraging to see how much environmental
work the school, staff, pupils and parents are engaged in.

The formal AGM followed. Gerald Conyngham gave a summary of the previous years' activities and thanked the retiring members of the Core Group; Sue Chantrey, Simon McEwan and Georgi Bellingham for all their help.

Anne Tucker presented the accounts for 2010 which are in good shape.

The election of the Core group for 2011/2012 followed: Chair, Gerald Conyngham, Vice Chair, Charles Mossman, Treasurer, Anne Tucker, Publicity Officer, Alan Murray, Communications and Newsletter, Paula Mossman, Town Council rep, John Downes

Additional Core Group members: Linda Lever, Elaine Clement, Dominic Doble and Kate Povey. 

The position of secretary remains vacant for the time being.

Dominic and Kate are new to the Core group and we welcome them warmly. Next month we will ask each of them to include a short profile in the newsletter. 

After the formal meeting and refreshments we watched Affluenza. This was followed by a discussion on the future direction of Sustainable Crediton and how we could help people in our area understand the attractions of living more simply. Some suggestions that came from the audience were; joining in a 'No Shopping' Day, running 'anti advertising' competitions, encouraging the DCC car share scheme, encouraging people to use Freecycle and other such organisations or possibly setting up one of our own, promoting Earth Hour, working with children in schools so that the message filters down to parents and older generations. 

If any of the above ideas appeal to you or you have your own suggestions for living more simply, please contact us, especially if you could donate a little time and energy towards making them happen. One idea might be for you to write a short piece for this newsletter about how you have managed to live more simply in your own family and what consequences that might have had for you both financially and in your well being and lifestyle. It is amazing how people can be inspired by other peoples' stories so please do not think that yours does not matter.