Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 7

Hi Everyone,

Autumn has well and truly arrived as I sit and write this. It is a time of year when we start thinking more about indoor activities and how we will spend the longer winter evenings. If you have some spare time this autumn and winter can I appeal to you to spend a little of it becoming more involved with the activities of Sustainable Crediton.

Why do so? Well it is easy to forget in our well watered, green and beautiful part of Devon that climate change is really happening and that the amount of time we have left to stop it becoming a runaway disaster is ticking away month by month. It really is crucial therefore that we all do a little bit more to play our part. I know our Energy Group, Waste Action Group, Transport Group and Food Group would all really welcome some extra enthusiasts, even if you have only a couple of hours a month to spare. Sustainable Crediton could also do much more work in other areas such as with schools and young people with some more 'person power'. So please lend a hand if you can. Getting involved can be fun, really rewarding and the source of new friends and experiences. Whatever your particular talent or interest you will be a valuable addition to our group and you will be helping to create a more sustainable community here as well as assisting the planet wide movement to secure our grand children's future.

Thank You, very much.

Paula, Editor

PS: The PDF version of this newsletter is available here.


Dates for your Diary
9th October

Autumn Supper

11th October

Core Group Meeting

15th October

Waste Action Group Visit to Punchbowl

16th October

World Food Day

16th October

Culture Kitchen

16th October

Zero Carbon Britain: Schumacher Conference

17th October

WEN Retreat

20th October

Food Group Planning

20th October

Waste Action Group Meeting

5th November

Big Climate Connection

24th November

Sustainable Crediton workshop with MDDC

2nd December

Holy Cross Church Xmas Tree Festival

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7th September

Feedback from the Transport Meeting

18th September

Review of Harvest Market

We had a colourful presence on the Town Square with stalls of surplus garden produce [including l ...

1st October

Review of Waste Management Conference

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Dr. Samuel Johnson