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2023
24th February 2024
Our annual Seed Share (and much else) event was a great success and
well attended. It was especially good to meet people who are new to
Sustainable Crediton and in some cases only recently arrived here:
I hope you enjoyed the day!
Thanks everyone for your support, especially the Crediton Youth
O ...
16th December 2023
Vibrant local artist Teresa Rodrigues leads another
Christmas Wrapping Paper Workshop.
Adults and accompanied children are welcome to attend this free
event to make wrapping paper.
Just drop in on the day.
This is a community project with Patchwork Crediton.
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16th December 2023
'LOCAL LIGHTS'
An exhibition by local photographer Paul McLoughlin who has over
many years captured those special moments where light and landscape
become their most beautiful. He will be selling cards and prints
and very kindly donating 50% of the proceeds to the work of
Sustainable Crediton.
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10th December 2023
Christmas Trees decorated by community groups will be displayed
in the church and there will be a cafe and concerts throughout the
period. See this link for dates and times.
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28th November 2023
The UN's annual climate meet-up Cop28 (Conference of the
Parties) commences on 30 November hosted this year in the United
Arab Emirates and runs for two weeks.
It will be opened by HM King Charles III and attended by 70,000
leaders and representatives of 198 countries - both rich and poor
from ar ...
28th November 2023
It's December and no escaping the fact that Christmas is coming
along soon. This month we are sharing a link on making
sustainable Xmas decorations. There are ideas for garlands,
table decorations, napkins etc at
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/how-to/sustainable-ethical-wildlife-friendly-chri ... 28th November 2023
Local Climate Groups met with Mel Stride (MP for Central Devon)
on 10 November. Minutes of the meeting are available below -
apologies for the length of them!
Meeting with Mel Stride.
10th November 2023.
Chudleigh Town Hall. 11.00 to 11.45.
Delegates from Climate Groups in Central
Dev ...
28th November 2023
On 6th November an enthusiastic little team cleared, weeded and
mulched the young seedlings in our Beacon Heath plantation (top of
George Hill). We also planted a fine young donated oak seedling
(pictured).
It felt very worthwhile, even though some of the work involved
rectifying unnecessary human ...
28th November 2023
The Repair Cafe had another good morning at the Elephant on the
Green on 25 Nov.
We won't be having a December Repair Cafe, so see you all
on Saturday 27 January 2024 at the Elephant on the Green
again.
Keep updated at the Facebook page here.
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28th November 2023
Crediton enjoyed the annual event of the Christmas Tree light
switch on in the Market Square, along with the lantern parade and
search for Santa.
Sustainable Crediton had a stall all afternoon and took £25 in
donations for wrapping paper and patchwork tote bags. We made
roughly 5 wallpaper rolls ...
25th November 2023
#PatchworkCrediton has even more upcoming
workshops
#PatchworkCrediton is a project that aims to represent Crediton
positively and colourfully using fabric that has been reclaimed
from potential disposal. We now have a new partner - the
NHS.
NHS Devon Recovery Learning Community is a division of ... 25th November 2023
This year's residents' survey is open and is your
opportunity to share your views and priorities for your
council.
The survey is open for six weeks and the results will feed
into the Council's budget setting process, as well as future plans
for prioritising services.
This year's survey cont ...
25th November 2023
Sustainable Crediton has decorated a tree!
The Christmas Tree Festival willl be held from Thursday 7 -
Sunday 10 December in Crediton Parish Church. Opening times
on Thursday, Friday and Sunday are 11-6.00pm and 10.00am-6.00pm on
Saturday. Light refreshments (soup, sandwiches, and cakes)
will be ... 16th November 2023
The Hub will be open to welcome droppers-in who would like to
find out about the many and growing activities of Sustainable
Crediton, and to share their ideas about current issues.
Every third Thursday, same time.
... 6th November 2023
Monday November 6th 10-1.00
Tree Care Day: Meet at Beacon Park, EX17
2HB
Our young trees (especially those in Beacon Park EX17 2HB , on the
corner of Avranches Avenue and George Hill) need a bit of
autumn TLC- weeding, re-staking, mulching etc; possibly
replacing.
Proposed date Monday 6th Nov ...
3rd November 2023
Fancy yourself in Hi-Vis? Here's your chance!
Seriously, our Town Council is in need of marshalls to manage
the road closure for the Christmas in Crediton event on 25th
November. This is always a fun and convivial event; here's your
chance to be involved.
If you are willing to help, the Council w ...
2nd November 2023
The people of Crediton have voted and the winner is
Sustainabubble. At the Green Fair, we asked people to choose the
name of the community space on North Street, adjoining the Market
Square. Other options were: Eco Hub, Community Hub, Sustainabubble
or suggest another option and the overwhelming fa ... 19th October 2023
The Hub will be open to welcome droppers-in who would like to
find out about the many and growing activities of Sustainable
Crediton, and to share their ideas about current issues.
Every third Thursday, same time.
... 30th September 2023
Scroll down to "In case you missed it" under our Events to take
a look at some lovely photos of the Green Fair in the Square this
year.
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30th September 2023
Planning for a Sustainable Christmas
We have plenty of ideas for how to have a sustainable
Christmas. For instance, did you know that a plastic tree is
not necessarily a bad thing for the planet? There is lots of
great information at this link:
The Carbon Trust's tips for a more sustainable
C ...
29th September 2023
Did you notice it was Secondhand September? No matter if
not - we can make conscious choices in where and how we buy all
year round. Buying second-hand items reduces environmental
impact as it decreases the demand for new production. This
conserves natural resources, reduces pollution, and is a s ...
29th September 2023
Firstly, a big thanks to Kara Johnstone for the fabulous sign
she has painted to go on the shed.
September continued to bring great harvests up at the allotment.
We had loads of tomatoes, lettuce, beans and courgettes. We even
got a couple of more cucumbers and then the strawberries produced
agai ...
27th September 2023
Mid Devon District Council and HM Government's Levelling Up Fund
are funding a partnership project by Sustainable
Crediton and Significant Seams. This creative project aims to
support small independent businesses to have an alternate 'Bag for
Life' scheme: local residents will be engaged in making ... 21st September 2023
The Hub will be open to welcome droppers-in who would like to
find out about the many and growing activities of Sustainable
Crediton, and to share their ideas about current issues.
Every third Thursday, same time.
...
16th September 2023
Seed Saving and Book Swap- Find out how to save seeds. Bring
some seed heads and packets and bring a book and swap it.
... 26th July 2023
Terry Hadley, Interim Chair - leads on Repair
Cafe
Esther Mann, Treasurer - representing Pollinator
Project
Caroline Romijn, Secretary - representing Sustainable
Crediton Website
... 2nd July 2023
As reported in our last newsletter issue144, at the AGM, our
membership voted in support of becoming a charity and a number of
people indicated they would consider becoming a trustee. Our core
group (including four new members) are now reaching out to each of
these prospective trustees and preparin ... 2nd July 2023
I'm writing in my capacity as Secretary of the Sus Cred Core
Team, to inform you all that Dee Ross resigned as Chair with effect
from 22nd June. Remaining members of Core Group met on June 26th
and approved Terry Hadley as Acting Chair for the time being.
We are very glad to say that Dee will rema ... 20th June 2023
I am very sad to share that Fin passed away in his sleep at the
beginning of June. Fin was a lovely young man who had been coming
regularly to the allotment for over a year. He was amazing at
hauling water especially during last year's drought. He was always
interested in learning more about growin ... 10th May 2023
If you are thinking that we last had an AGM only about six
months ago, you would be correct! Our timetable slip-slided through
the covid period and we are now getting back on track.
This meeting will be short and to the point. As always we shall
be delighted to welcome any of our supporters who ha ... 1st April 2023
Another AGM only six months after the last one!
This finally brings us back on track after the disruption of the
covid pandemic. Our current and planned events and projects
include:
Big Green Fair in the Square;
Repair Cafe;
Community Larder;
Seed Share;
Tree Planting;
Pollinator project;
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