Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 101

STOP PRESS! Monday 4th March, 7.30pm at Crediton Library. Dr Cathy Horsley: Bumblebees and their conservation. £2.50 admission. There will definitely be cake. Come and support your Sustainable Crediton and find out more about these important pollinators.

Also: if it's not already in your diary, remember our SHARE, GROW, EAT! Seed share event on 16th March at the Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton. Loads of interesting exhibitors and dispays, food and refreshments, music... For further information see under Dates for your Diary. See you there!

Lastly, please have a look at the B-Lines for Crediton item. If we can get this off the ground this will make a really worthwhile and enjoyable project to be involved in.

Best wishes,

John Craythorne, on behalf of Sustainable Crediton

Dates for your Diary
4th March	Dr Cathy Horsley: Bumblebees and their conservation
7th March	Chatterbox social evening
11th March	Woodland and Hedgerow Work Party 5/2019
16th March	Crediton Repair Cafe
16th March	Share, Grow, Eat! Sustainable Crediton Seed Share
25th March	Woodland and Hedgerow Work Party 6/2019
25th March	Pig Club meeting
26th March	Anne Tucker: Gardening in a changing climate
4th April	Chatterbox social evening
2nd May	Chatterbox social evening
18th May	Crediton Repair Cafe
15th June	Crediton Repair Cafe

Regular Events
Craft Inn Friday Crediton Work Club Crediton Farmers Market Crediton Garden Club The Bookery, Crediton Spinning Circle Exeter Community Energy: Drop-in Energy Advice Crediton Arts Centre The Boniface Allotments Association Family History Research Knitwits

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News Highlights

Meet Esther Mann, our Treasurer

I have been a member of Sustainable Crediton for a while as well as being the co-ordinator of the Waste Action Group. The group has organised many events over the years, including a 'give and take'shop, a 'Grubs Up 'event and several clothes swaps. I am very concerned about climate change and wil ...

B-Lines for Crediton?

Much has been reported recently about the global collapse in insect life. As David Attenborough has said, 'If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world's ecosystems wou ...

Everything You Need To Know About Geoengineering

The linked article is an overview of the controversial subject of geoengineering in the fight against climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One thing missing from this article in terms of the direct carbon capture from air and storage, is that the great percentage of the ex ...

Is Switching Still Worth It?

The answer is yes, but read on at the link to see a detailed article from the Yougen website. The Yougen website is full of useful energy efficiency information. This month there are articles on extending the life of your phone and laptop batteries, insuring electric cars and switching electricity ...

This month's recipe: Steamed Orange Sponge Pudding!

Ingredients: For 4 - 6 generous servings you will need: 4 oz (100g) Devonshire butter 4 oz (100g) golden caster sugar 2 local free range eggs the grated zest, and juice of a medium sized orange 6 oz (150g) wholemeal self-raising flour Method: Thoroughly butter a 2lb (1 kg) pudding basin, or ...

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