Sustainable Crediton Newsletter 176, February 2026

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  Welcome to our February newsletter.

  Imbolc, the festival of new beginnings, has just passed and we are doing our bit by launching our new newsletter format compiled from our new website, about which you can read further below. We are also organising more nature-appropriate activities such as a hedge planting day at Elston.

  We have a double-header coming up on 27 and 28th of February, with the screening of System Update on the 27th at Crediton Arts Centre, followed by our annual seed share event at the Boniface Centre on 28th.

  See also the early heads up for our next clothes swap day, plus plenty of other news.

  As always, new volunteers to help at any of our events are always welcome. Get in touch at if anything takes your fancy.

  John Craythorne and Lesley Thomas, learning-as-we-go newsletter editors

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News Highlights

• Our new website goes live

  
  I am delighted to say that after a considerable amount of sweat and head scratching, our new website is now live. It continues with the same domain name as before: sustainablecrediton.org.uk and our newsletters will continue to update you every month with what is going on. I would especially like to thank all those supporters of ...
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• System Update: Rebooting our future: screening

  
  Friday 27th February, 7pm: Crediton Arts Centre, East Street EX17 3AX A film by Paul Maple and professor James Dyke. In an era of accelerating climate change and cascading impacts, System Update is a bold new public documentary film that offers a vital look at how transformative shifts in politics, economics, and society can protect people from ...
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• Share, Grow, Eat: Seed Share Day

  
  Saturday, 28th February, Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton EX17 2AH. 11am-2pm, free entry, donations welcomed. This is our annual seed share event. More than just seeds however. Come along and enjoy light lunches, displays by kindred organisations and live music; and of course good company. Why save and share seed? Saving seed from one year to plant the next is ...
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• Sustainable Crediton at the Farmers Market

  
  We are very pleased to have a new presence in town, at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of the month from 10am until 1pm. Our thanks go to the Farmers Market for granting us this very valuable facility. Pop along for a chat and find out what is coming up.   Have you got ideas that Sustainable ...
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• The Clothes Swap is back!

  
  18th April, Crediton Congregational Church, 98 High Street, Crediton EX17 3LF Clothes Swap, provisionally from 11am until 3pm. More details to come. Start sorting out your wardrobe now!
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• Tree Team: hedge planting event

  
  Thursday 12th February 2026 10.00am: Elston Farm, nr. Copplestone Would you like to help planting a ‘traditional’ Devon Hedge on an earth bank?   Andy Gray, regenerative farmer at Elston Farm, Copplestone, has invited us to come and plant another ‘wildlife’ hedge on his land. All welcome, new members welcome,  to join the tree team for this!  Bring boots, gloves and a flask ...
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• Community Conversation

  
  14th March, at the Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton EX17 2AH Advance notice of Town Council event to further consider proposals for the long term development of Crediton. Further details to follow.
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Other News

Either everything's a highlight! Or it's a slow news month...

Dates for Your Diary

Full Calendar

Regular Events

• Find out more about our annual events:

  • Annual Seed Share
  • Big Green Fair in the Square
  • Clothes Swap

  Our Core Group meets monthly.

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