Sustainable Crediton newsletter issue 140, December 2022

Here is our brief December newsletter.

We are delighted to welcome new Core Group members Catherine West, Paula Kovacs, Sarah Alsbury and Tiffany Gaston. We look forward to 2023 with renewed confidence.

Take a look at the review of our Forum for the Future and AGM (scroll down!) Also new additions to dates for your diary, and if you can, come and spend an hour or so fund raising with us at Tesco, on 8th December.

See also news of our latest tree planting sessions: always popular with our membership.

Best wishes,

John Craythorne, Newsletter Editor.

Dates for your Diary
5th December	Woodland Management Group working party
11th December	Come and plant trees in Crediton: all welcome
12th December	Come and plant trees in Crediton: all welcome
9th January	Woodland Management Group working party
23rd January	Woodland Management Group working party
6th February	Woodland Management Group working party
11th February	Share, Grow, Eat! Sustainable Crediton's Seed Share event
15th February	Presentation: The Hidden World of Garden Bees
20th February	Woodland Management Group working party
20th February	Woodland Management Group working party
6th March	Woodland Management Group working party
20th March	Woodland Management Group working party

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

Review of Sustainable Crediton's Forum for the Future and Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting and Forum for the Future duly went ahead on 29 October. Around 25 of our ...

News Highlights

Come and plant trees with us: 11th and / or 12th December

Come and plant trees with us- trees for joy, trees for the climate! Sunday 11th December 2022 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday 12th December 1:00 - 3:00pm Meet outside front gates of Queen Elizabeth Lower School, Barnfield EX17 3HX Sustainable Crediton is working with a local landowner to plant a stan ...

Help us with fund raising at Tesco (Wellparks) 8th December

On Thursday, 8th December we will be fund raising in the lobby of Tesco. We will have a small display, and a collection box for any donations which people may wish to make. We aim to have a presence there from around 9.30am to 5.30pm. It's not a hard sell: just a chance to chat with anyone who wan ...

Sustainable Crediton's Christmas Tree at the Parish Church

Our tree on the Tree Festival celebrates our successes in 2022: the launch of the Community larder, in partnership with the Library (and all our supporters), the produce from the Community Allotment, and the joy of having planted 1000 trees! Please pop along to the Parish church and see it (Decembe ...

Our Seed Share event, 11th February: can you help us?

As always, we will be providing yummy refreshments at the Seed Share event at the Boniface Centre. Would you like to contribute by making soup or a cake? Or both! If so, please contact Esther Mann via the link on this page. ...

Japonica, ornamental quince: jelly or stewed

A reminder for those of you with ornamental quince in your gardens. The yellow or green fruits from this shrub make excellent quince jelly. They can also be washed, cut in half, placed in a saucepan, barely covered with water, and stewed until soft. Sieve the cooked fruit to remove the skins and ...

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