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The Community Market is about
encouraging sustainability by providing a space for local
householders, smallholders and local craftspeople to sell the
items they have grown or made locally. Local groups
or charities are welcome to fundraise or advertise themselves.
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We already have some of the most expensive train fares in the
world, and every January we are faced with astronomical fare hikes.
It's outrageous - and a growing number of us are refusing to put up
with it.
Sign up here to join the
thousands of people calling for Fair Fares.
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Congratulations to Laura Conyngham on being co-opted onto
Crediton Town Council. Laura is wife of our Chair Gerald, a
Green party member, and an active member of Sustainable
Crediton, especially in the Transport group.
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Mid Devon have recently carried out a consultation about how
they would manage new developments in the District. Since this is
so relevant to our work in Sustainable Crediton, we put in a
joint submission with Bradninch Climate Action. In the final part
we stressed the need for emphasis to be ... |
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We can save money and resources by sharing things with our
friends and neighbours. Have a look at the Neighbour Goods
site below. It shows how we can organise to do this. If you would
be interested and would like to help set up a
Sustainable Crediton Group as part of this site please get in
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This is a brilliant short video about a pilot project which is
putting automatic cameras in the lids of household rubbish bins.
The photos of what is put in the bins are then being published
on Facebook. The guilt, and exposure of their 'naughty' ways, is
changing people's habits! Have a watch ... |
You have until July 21, 2011 to make comments on the report
being put together on the County wide waste strategy envisaged by
DCC for the next 20years. Much of what they are proposing is
controversial such as using incineration as the main means of waste
disposal county wide. Please respond by ... |
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The Government has published its new waste policy.
FOE think the policy is embarrassingly vague and unambitious.
And unfortunately, the household waste recycling target is
still only 50%.This is the EU legal minimum that the last
Government was considering raising. Wales, Scotland and most
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With a heatwave in progress, as a Sustainable Crediton supporter
we realise that saving resources, such as water, is
second-nature to you so here are some simple tips for saving
water:
use a water butt
re-use washing-up or bath water on the garden
let the lawn look a little brown for a while
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There are some cheap and cheerful gadgets available that enable
you to make a few more savings, e.g. a Hippo bag or 'Save-a-Flush-
bag in a cistern will reduce the amount used on each flush for
cisterns that are more than 10 years old. A showersave device adds
more air to reduce water consumption w ... |
Sustainable Crediton along with Transition Town Totnes and
Transition Exeter were invited to a meeting with Devon County
Council about a new project known as SEACS. The SEACS project aims
to build a cross channel network of energy ambassadors to jointly
raise awareness of, and promote opportunities ... |
Take up for our project has been excellent. 80 people have
joined the scheme for a survey. 58 homes have been surveyed
and the remaining 22 people have been contacted, appointments made
and surveys will be completed within the next 3 weeks. 27
orders have been placed with a further 4 orders
awaitin ... |