1)
Apologies
Polly
2) Matters
Arising
WAGs
articles for the SC website have still not been done. See later
discussion.
Food
Festival recycling, June 17th and 18th.To be discussed nearer the
time.
3) Food
Champions Project
Ruth
Leonard Williams from CAG (Community Action Group) outlined the
pilot project she is involved in, working with Mid Devon Council to
reduce waste to landfill. The project will run until 2018 and will
support community groups to run actvities.
4)
Possible Projects for 2017
a)
Repair cafe
Discussed
running two this year. Repairs sewing, bike and electrical.
Carolyn volunteered to do sewing and Anne may have contacts
for sewing.
Action -
Esther to contact Emma Croft to see what support she could
offer.Also to contact Tiverton repair cafe to ask for help from
their volunteers.
b)
Stall at Crediton Food Festival
Action -
Ruth to contact Food Festival. WAGs to provide help on the day (Sat
17th is best).
c)
Food Champion Training - Feb
Esther and
Carolyn will do this and then the group will decide how to use this
as the basis of a project, perhaps based on food poverty, sharing a
meal, having a party. Target group? Have a celebrity?
Action -
Esther and Carolyn to register and Esther to contact Food Group and
put up posters.
d)
Compost Doctor event -
Mar
Have not
yet decided how to use this in a project.
Action -
Esther and Charles to book themselves onto the event in
March.
e) Give
and Take
WAG will
not be running one this year.
Action -
Esther to contact Methodist Church to ask if they would like to run
one with our support.
f) Art
Installation at Final day of Cred Fest - 24th
Jun
Carolyn
and Chris are keen to help with this, but do not want to organise
it.
Action -
Anne to contact Sarah of Core group who will shortly be meeting
Landscore school and Cred fest organisers.
g)
Skillshare workshops?
5)
AOB
a)
Articles needed on anything to do with recycling, reuse, etc for SC
website.
Action -
All to send Anne suitable articles to her by 25th Jan. Ruth to
write about 'olio' food sharing app.
Anne also
asked if all could complete the SC online survey.
b)
Discussion of Mid Devon recycling and how to make it less
confusing, particularly for older people.
Action -
Esther to email Felicity at Mid Devon to ask if she could put on
information sessions for the public in Crediton.
6) Date
of Next Meeting
February
13th, 2pm at Esthers
Anyone interested in Reducing, Reusing or Recycling is welcome
to come and join our small friendy group and see what we are
planning. All ideas welcome!
Please contact Esther, our group co-ordinator for
further details.
Notes from
last meeting