1. Present
Esther,
Nancy, Jill, Anne, Ruth, Chris, Carolyn
Apologies - Polly,
Imogen
2. Matters
Arising
a) Anne
proposed a vote of thanks for Esther's outstanding work as
Co-ordinator for WAG for the past three years. All heartily agreed.
Although Esther is stepping back from that post, she will still be
active within the group & will remain the group contact on the
Sustainable Crediton website.
b) Crediton
Library Reuse Week Exhibition
Thanks
to Mel & Imogen for organising the display. Public have made
notes on how they reuse.
Action - Esther will collate notes, &
feedback to group at next meeting.
c) Repair café
update
Ruth has not heard
back from Ann Varker re date for repair café at the Methodist
church.
Ruth
has fundraised £1200 from the Mid Devon Tap Fund for setting up a
repair café in Blackdown Hills, & is willing to help with
fundraising for other areas. She also mentioned Catherine Causley -
Reuse Officer with the County Council who can help with the setting
up of repair cafes.
3. Seed Share
Feedback
A variety of stalls, music, lovely cakes
& soup, & a great team of volunteers helped to make this a
very successful event. Well attended, publicity was particularly
effective, drawing in newcomers & people who had attended our
previous food surplus café. It was noted that gluten free bread
could be provided at future
events.
£250
taken on food, £100 in
donations.
4. Food
Festival
Volunteers available - Nancy, Esther,
Jill, Carolyn. Maybe
Chris, Polly? Imogen?
Action - Esther to seek more volunteers &
contact suppliers for fruit (for smoothie bike).
Ruth from
Ruth's Real Food has agreed to do the surplus food demonstration,
but has requested support.
Action - Ruth LW will contact Tiverton helpers
for the demo & will send 'Ten Most Wasted Foods' to Carolyn. As
this may be a good starting point for Ruth & her
demo.
Action - Jill to follow up with Tim re demos.
Anne to check with Rachel Luxton re stall booking and
cost.
Action - Carolyn to contact Ruth (RF) for
her availability to meet with us & volunteer
helper.
River
Cottage couldn't help this year but maybe next. Anne has informed
Tim Harris.
Action - Jill to contact Coastal Waste for
costs on recycling & what they can recycle.
Nancy
will take compostable waste items home, cups, wooden cutlery
etc.
Display
for stall - Esther has some decorations. Ruth has LFHW tablecloth,
booklets & some other items
for giving away.
Smoothie
bike
Action - Ruth will book smoothie
bike
Action - Carolyn to contact Tim re stall
size & level space for smoothie bike.
5. AOB
a) Ruth's
Update:
LFHW
training on how to set up a food surplus café, could run in
Crediton. Possible dates 23 June or 23 July.
Action - Anne to send Ruth a list of
organisations who might be interested in some
training.
Devon Community Food Action collect
food from retailers, then re-distribute to other organisations to
pass on.
b) Composting
Demonstration
Mel & Shirley (from Knightshayes)
will give a demo on a suitable compost heap.
Action - Anne will ask the Crediton Garden Club
& Allotments if they would like this demo, & feedback to
Mel.
c)
Surfers Against Sewage are working towards plastic free communities
& eliminating single use plastic.
d) Devon
Waste Committee are working on how to encourage the public to use
their food recycling bins more and nso it does not go
to land fill.
e) Plastic Tip of the Week in Crediton
Courier
Imogen, & possibly Nancy, have
volunteered to organise this.
Action - Chris to contact Alan Quicke at
CC
f) North Tawton Plastic Recycling Group
have won the West Devon Mayoral Green Award for
2017/18.
6. Date of
next meeting
Thurs 10
May, 2.15pm at Jill's home.
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!
Notes from last meeting