Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 84
We were very sad to hear of the demise of the Plough and Share
Credit Union during June. Many of our members had worked as
volunteers at the Credit Union and it was a real shock to learn
that it had closed it's doors. Somerset Savings and Loans have announced that
they can accept new members from Devon.
| Dates for your Diary |
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| 15th July | | | 31st July | | | 31st July | | | 16th September | | | 21st October | |
| In case you missed it... |
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| 12th June |
1) Apologies - none
2) Matters
Arising
Helping
Ruth with Love Food Hate Waste stall at Cre ... | | 18th June |
The Food Festival was a great
success with the weather staying fine and dry. If anything, the
weeke ... |
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| News Highlights |
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As the sun shone on millions of solar panels and unseasonable
gusts turned thousands of turbine blades on 11th June, something
remarkable happened to Britain's power grid.
For a brief period, a record 70% of the electricity for the UK's
homes and businesses was low-carbon, as nuclear, solar and wi ... |
There has been no news regarding Gleeson's application to
develop the Creedy Valley for some while. However Gleeson and
MDDC have agreed to an extension of time for the determination of
the planning application to the 6th October 2017 - the council were
under a legal requirement to deal with the a ... | |
The Crediton Pig Club has published its first recipe booklet, in
time for the Crediton Food and Drink Festival 2017. Alongside
recipes for a goulash, stuffed tenderloin and Asian-inspired
dishes, there are also ideas for "nose to tail" eating, such as
producing your own lard to make delicious tradi ... |
Plastic pollution has been called a "toxic time bomb" by the UN.
Over 12 million tonnes of plastic are entering our oceans every
year, and the amount is growing.
There are two simple and quick ways you can act:
1. Swap single-use water bottles and coffee cups for reuseable
whenever you can. Or if ... |
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY PROBES NEW USES FOR SHELLFISH
WASTE.
A report on some positive "waste" news.
Quay Fresh & Frozen Foods produce 800 tonnes of crushed
whelk shell waste every year, and since last December have a
licence to dump some of it in the sea.
Much of this is then washed up on beache ... | |
Exxon knew about climate change half a century ago. They
deceived the public, misled their shareholders, and robbed humanity
of a generation's worth of time to reverse climate change. Exxon's
denial has lead to the impending break-up of one of Antarctica's
biggest ice shelves. We need to make sure ... |
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“Sometimes we have to go deep inside ourselves to solve our problems”
Patrick Star