Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 117

Hello, welcome to the newsletter and a soggy start to October.

This is a more than usually wordy newsletter, but I hope you will stick with the piece about climate change and feel moved to take action as a result. I know how hard it is to feel motivated in the face of the scale of the issues facing us and what seems to be a lack of action from 'them in charge', but we need to keep going (note to self!)

I hope there are also other items of interest and opportunities for you to become actively involved.

As always, your feedback will be welcome.

Best wishes,

John Craythorne, newsletter editor,

on behalf of Sustainable Crediton.


Dates for your Diary
15th October

SUSCRED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REMINDER

21st October

Crediton Community Allotment Open Day

Regular Events
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News Highlights

Mel Stride, the government and action on climate change

Here follows a medium length saga of your Core Group's engagement with our MP Mel Stride, as we seek to develop a dialogue with him over the government's response to the climate emergency. The context is of rebuilding the economy after the pandemic, and the latest assessment by the Committee on Cli ...

Woodland Management Group reconvenes

Our Woodland Management Group will be starting up again later in October. We will continue with our work on an organic dairy farm near Morchard Bishop, which has an extensive area of mixed woodland set in a deep valley. Our work consists of coppicing and general woodland maintenance, with possible ...

Pollinator project update

We have not forgotten the pollinator project and over the summer have been working on organising new plots. We hope to be working with local residents in Crediton getting them involved in projects near them in the Autumn. Our Belle Parade site suffered a bit through the lock down but working part ...

Farewell and good wishes to Charles

Back in August, the Woodland Management Group met in the town square to say farewell to Charles Mossman, who has been a leader and driving force within Sustainable Crediton since the early days of the Transition Town movement. Latterly, Charles has been organiser of the Woodland Management Group: n ...

Crediton Pig Club Update

The first batch of pigs, looked after by Bert and Carolan, is now safely in Pig Club members' freezers, and the second lot are with Mick and Ann, and will be ready later in the summer. This year we've been experimenting with feed that is more locally sourced and more environmentally friendly, and t ...

Using up those blackberries: make jam!

Ingredients 1 kg (2 ¼ lb) blackberries washed Juice of ½ a lemon 1 kg (2 ¼ lb) sugar with pectin A knob of butter Method Put the blackberries in a preserving pan (or very large saucepan) with the lemon juice and 100ml (4 fl oz) water. Simmer very gently for about 30 minutes or until the bla ...

October's recipe: apple flapjack

Ingredients 100 g (4 oz butter), 25 g (1 oz)caster sugar 2 ½ tablespoons golden syrup 200g (8 oz) porridge oats 50 g (2 oz) grated apple Method Cream the butter, sugar and golden syrup until soft then add the oats and grated apple. Spread the mixture into a lightly greased 20 cm (8") tin and ...


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Mohandas K.Gandhi