Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 69

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For me this is the time of year when the whole world seems to come back to life and I am pleased to say that a new Sustainable Crediton Group has put down its roots and is beginning to emerge with the spring sunshine. I'm referring to The Pig Club and you can read more below!

Coming up in May are five events, a talk on bees on the 3rd May, the Annual General Meeting on the 16th May, an EU Referendum Hustings at QE School, an exhibition at Crediton Library from the 3rd to the 31st May and a garden reuse stall at the Crediton Farmers Market on the 21st May. Further details of all five will be carried in the next newsletter.

Charles Mossman- Editor


Dates for your Diary
12th April

Food Group Planning Meeting

16th April

North Tawton Plastic Recyling

16th April

Devon New Economy Gathering

18th April

Core Group Meeting

24th April

"B" Ride with Exeter CTC

25th April

Waste Action Group meeting

28th April

April Energy Group meeting

3rd May

Library Exhibition

3rd May

New to Bees?

16th May

Our Annual Get-together Mashup!

21st May

Garden ReUse Stall at Crediton Farmers Market

13th June

Core Group Meeting

27th June

Pig Club Meeting

18th July

Core Group Meeting

22nd August

Core Group Meeting

19th September

Core Group Meeting

17th October

Core Group Meeting

14th November

Core Group Meeting

12th December

Core Group Meeting

Regular Events
In case you missed it...
7th March

Review of Woodland and Hedgerow Work Party 5/2016

The journey out and home in sunshine, the rest of the day overcast with a very light drizzle, A per ...

7th March

Feedback from the Core Values Meeting

8th March

Review of Waste Action Group meeting

1) Matters Arising from 25/01/2016 meeting a) Give and Take event at Methodist Church Discu ...

14th March

Review of Pig Club Meeting

Our thanks to the Red Lion Inn in Shobrooke for providing a meeting space. The meeting was attende ...

14th March

Feedback from the Energy Meeting

21st March

Review of Woodland and Hedgerow Work Party 6/2016

Clearing the site, burning brash, baking potatoes and other things and the on site AGM! There was m ...

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News Highlights
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EU referendum and the environment

Should the UK exit Europe? There are strong health and environmental reasons to stay in the EU. Make sure you register to vote. On Thursday 23 June we all get to vote on our EU membership. Should we stay or should we go? There are many arguments for and against EU membership. But in one area, ...

Recycle your stretchy plastic!

Stretchy plastic can be recycled at the supermarket Although MDDC now collect plastic for recycling there are still some types of plastic not accepted by them. However, Morrisons in Crediton, and other supermarkets with a recycling point for plastic bags will accept other plastic - even though th ...

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In? Out? Shake it all about!

We are currently organising a hustings-type event for the forthcoming EU referendum. If anyone is interested in volunteering for this event please contact me. ...

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Can We Keep Our Town Cleaner?

Are you sick and tired of seeing litter on our streets, in our green spaces and in the hedgerows? Would you like to do something about it? Then please consider becoming a volunteer litter picker in Crediton. Sustainable Crediton, the town's environmental group, together with Crediton Town Council, ...

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Successful AVAAZ Campaign on Ocean Plastic Clean-up

At the start of March there was an AVAAZ campaign to raise funds to turn a prototype ocean plastic vacuum cleaner into a full size working ship. In just two weeks 50,000 AVAAZ supporters donated sufficient funds for robotic development, tank testing and more public awareness raising events and the ...

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The case for optimism on climate change

Why is Al Gore optimistic about climate change? In this spirited TED talk, Gore asks three powerful questions about the man-made forces threatening to destroy our planet - and the solutions we're designing to combat them. ...

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New ways with spinach!

Wash spinach and remove any coarse stems. Pack into a saucepan and cover with a tight fitting lid. Cook the spinach over a moderate heat, stirring occasionally. As soon as the leaves are tender, drain off any cooking liquor and roughly chop the spinach. Season with salt, freshly ground pepper and a ...

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Try our tasty rhubarb recipe

Early rhubarb makes delicious compote when cooked in its own juice. Enhance its flavour with vanilla, chopped stem ginger, orange, lemon, or Rose water. Cut the washed sticks of rhubarb into bite sized chunks and pack into a saucepan or casserole. Sweeten to taste with Demerara sugar, and add lemon ...


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