Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 83
Welcome to June's newsletter. There is lots going on in Crediton
this month...
The Give and Take event is taking place
today at the Methodist Church Hall from 10am to 4pm until Saturday
3rd June. Tea, coffee & cakes will be served all day so do come
along - you may even find yourself a bargain!
The 2017 General Election Hustings are
taking place in QE School Drama Hall, Western Road on Monday 5th
June. Doors will open at 6pm with refreshments available. Please be
in your seats by 6:30pm for a prompt 6:45pm start. All six
candidates will be present to answer your questions. Sustainable
Crediton members are asked to send their questions on any topic
including of course the environment to Mark
Baptist by Friday 2nd June for consideration.
Credfest 2017 is happening throughout the
month. The environment is featured at three events : Landscore Sustainablity Open Day on the 16th
June and a performance of our Song for Sustainable Crediton on the 22nd June.
Our Waste Action Group will be carrying out recycling during the
Food Festival.
Finally, under the offers section of our vitual
Marketplace, there is a mound of horse manure available free of
charge.
| Dates for your Diary |
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| 31st May | | | 3rd June | | | 5th June | | | 12th June | | | 16th June | | | 17th June | | | 22nd June | | | 15th July | | | 31st July | | | 16th September | | | 21st October | |
| In case you missed it... |
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| News Highlights |
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Donald Trump is tipped to pull the US out of the Paris Climate
agreement in days! The only way to save it is to make sure six
powerful countries who also signed this global deal stand in his
way.
The US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK are
about to meet at their annual G7 summit ... |
Your favourite pizza dough, detergent, lipstick, chocolate, and
biodiesel have something in common: Most of these products contain
palm oil.
Palm oil comes from the fruit on tropical oil palm trees.
Producing the edible oil wreaks havoc on the environment, leading
to deforestation, habitat degrada ... | |
This June CredFest spills out across Crediton
not only in well known venues like the Buccaneers Bar, Moose Hall,
Arts Centre and the Churches but it's also popping up in less
conventional spaces like Newcombes Meadow, on the town's streets
and, of course, in The Town Square. Throughout CredFest the ... |
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“Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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Ban Ki-moon