Sustainable Crediton Newsletter issue 152 February 2024

Welcome to our February newletter. The start of the month marks the festival of Imbolc, halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox: a time of new beginnings and the first stirrings of spring.

Work will soon start in earnest at our community allotment at Barnfield. It's looking in good fettle with a delivery of compost just arrived to get the growing season off to a good start. If you would like to get involved, drop us an email at info@sustainablecrediton.org.uk

We have as usual a packed diary of events coming up. Don't miss our Seed Share event, Share, Grow, Eat, on 24th February. If you can, come and lend a hand at Tree Care Day on 25th February.

Full details of these events and much else besides under 'Dates for your Diary' - something for everyone!

Best wishes,

John Craythorne and Lesley Thomas, joint newsletter editors


Dates for your Diary
7th February

Woodland Management Group

7th February

NEW Art Group

8th February

NEW Make and Mend Library of Things

14th February

Love food, hate waste? make your own pizza from scratch!

17th February

Flower printing and seed envelope stamping

17th February

Turning Tides Project 10th anniversary celebration

21st February

Woodland Management Group

24th February

Crediton Repair Cafe

24th February

Seed Share - SHARE GROW EAT

25th February

Tree Team: Tree Care Day

27th February

Crediton Garden Club: The story of the Veitch Orchids

2nd March

Everlasting tulip and patchwork bag making with Patchwork Crediton

6th March

Woodland Management Group

14th March

Crediton's Amazing Swifts

16th March

Bird themed activities and climate cafe

20th March

Woodland Management Group

23rd March

Crediton Repair Cafe

26th March

Crediton Garden Club: AGM followed by 'Primroses - fancy and feathered'

23rd April

Crediton Garden Club: 'The hellebores and friends'

24th September

Crediton Garden Club: Flowers of the Swiss Alps

22nd October

Crediton Garden Club: Gertrude Jekyll - garden designer

26th November

Crediton Garden Club: Plants of the Canary Islands

Regular Events
advertisement
News Highlights

Community Allotment News

The Community Allotment is dormant for now. More news later ...... March 2024 ...

The State Of Our Rivers

The declining water quality of our natural water bodies is a national scandal. According to the Rivers Trust only 14% of the UK's rivers are considered to be in good ecological health and none are chemical free. Our rivers, lakes and coasts are under constant attack from a toxic mixture of sewage ...

This month's recipe: Devonshire Apple Pancakes

Prepare your favourite pancake batter adding grated cooking apple to the mixture- 50g (2oz) apple to 100g (4oz) flour. Serve the pancakes with an apple compote made by stewing cooking apples with cider and sweetening with honey or brown sugar. A dollop of clotted cream to finish! (Hurrah, ed.) P ...


“You don’t need data or climate science to persuade your tricky mind. You just need to tune in and act.”

Charlotte Du Cann