Sustainable Crediton newsletter issue 136, June 2022

The briefest of newsletters this month; not because there nothing going on, just indicative of my need to be doing other things at present.

Two interesting items though, firstly a chance to learn the traditional skill of scything, and secondly, news of the Creedy water quality study which was first mentioned in the newsletter some time ago.

Lots more news in July,

Best wishes, John Craythorne, on behalf of Core Group.

Dates for your Diary
18th June	Pollinator Group Working Party
29th June	Pollinator Group Working Party
2nd July	Peoples Park Wildlife Garden Working Party
10th September	People's Park Wildlife Area Working Party
24th September	Sustainable Crediton's Green Fair in the Square
15th October	Peoples Park Wildlife Area Working Party
29th October	Sustainable Crediton's Forum for the Future and Annual General Meeting

Regular Events
Craft Inn Friday Sustainable Crediton Core Group Meetings Crediton Work Club Crediton Farmers Market Crediton Garden Club Sustainable Crediton Pollinator Group Meetings The Bookery, Crediton Spinning Circle Turning Tides Project Crediton in and Around Exeter Community Energy: Drop-in Energy Advice Crediton Arts Centre The Boniface Allotments Association Family History Research Knitwits

News Highlights

Learn to scythe

Want to look after your land without the noise and pollution from petrol powered machinery or have your battery run out mid mow? Learn how to scythe and mow the natural way. Helps safeguard wildlife and promotes green values. A one-day course - see here for full details. The course fee is £20, spo ...

Citizen Science Investigation: Lower Creedy Water Quality

Here follows an informative assessment of water quality in the Lower Creedy, during 2021. This work has been carried out by the Westcountry Rivers Trust. If you would like to volunteer to collect data for further studies, contact the WRT on the email link. Thanks to Sue Rowell, Volunteer Co-ordina ...

This month's recipe: Rhubarb Compote

Rhubarb compote to serve with ice cream or yogurt · 1 lb (500g) rhubarb · 3 0z (75g) brown sugar or honey [less if you prefer a sharper taste] · a squeeze of lemon juice, · a little vanilla extract. Wash and cut the rhubarb into bite size chunks, place in a saucepan and add the sugar, lemon ju ...