Easy jobs and resolutions - not necessary
to come to meetings [though we'd be very pleased to see new people
at these].
Help Dee organise the Seed Swap day
Make a contribution for lunch at the Seed Swap
Publicise the garden share scheme among friends and
neighbours.
Help collect i ... |
Trying to buy food from Britain rather than abroad?
Labelling at present can be misleading and Food labelled
"British" should be born and bred in Britain. At present
"British" on the label does not mean the item comes
from Britain. It only refers to where the product was last
processed. A chi ... |
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You are all welcome to drop by and lend a hand with some digging
and weeding.
Contact me if you aren't sure where it is, or to check which
patch needs tackling first.
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Crediton WEN have had a quiet couple of months over the
summer.
I hope you enjoyed our display in the library throughout August.
If you know anywhere that would like to continue displaying our
boards please let me know. They consist of a photo montage of our
events and activities over the ... |
A few WEN supporters have been interested in organising a WEN
craft stall which would attend local craft and Christmas fairs.
Some fairs get booked up very early so I thought it a good idea to
prepare now, ready to launch in 2010. The idea is for WEN members
to get crafty and creative and cont ... |
Is anyone else interested in coming to a regular meeting
place (eg possibly the Family Centre) for a drop in play session
for children and a chance to chat with other parents about real
nappies, sharing and lending baby equipment, toys and books, peer
support and advice on raising children in ... |
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Bird's - "Letter to the
Future" campaign has 6 objectives:-
create a countryside fit for wildlife,
safeguard our sealife,
stop extinction of species,
save tropical forests,
stop climate chaos,
inspire children through nature.
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This month I've been watching talks on TED which provides a
huge reservoir of riveting talks by inspiring people, in the
know... for free! I especially recommend the talks under the
'greener future'
section
and I have been harvesting no end of vegetables from our
garden! its harvest time!
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We would ask everyone using Morrisons Supermarket to be on the
lookout for single use plastic bags being handed to customers
without them having to ask for them at the checkouts, and also
being left in piles on the checkouts by checkout operatives for
customers to pick up.
If you see this h ... |
After a very productive meeting in late October we are looking
at a number of issues to see if they are viable to develop
into fully fledged projects. Our aim as a group is to develop
projects and ideas that will promote the 3R's locally: Reduce,
Reuse and Recycle. We will be announcing which ... |
Some good news was announced in October, especially if you like
dark skies at night.
Street lights in some areas of Devon are to be switched off
during the early hours in a bid to save money and cut carbon
emissions. Over the next six months 8,700 lamps which are usually
illuminated from dusk to d ... |
Ticknells Fuels have donated £10,000 to the Carbon Footprint
Company this year as part of their Carbon Neutral Project. With the
money raised they have agreed that saplings can be
delivered to schools or local community projects.
If you are interested in having some trees for the community,
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