Core Group Meeting

Christmas Tree Festival

Sustainable Crediton's tree has the theme "Waste in Wonderland". It was designed by Carolyn Scott and the decorations made from waste plastic bottles collected at a recent plastics collection. The decorations were put on the tree by Carolyn and Esther Mann, both of the Waste Action Group. ...

Tough Choices

Over the past four years Devon County Council's funding has been cut by 27% as a result of a Government squeeze on local government spending and savings of nearly £128 million have been made. This year (2015/16) a further saving of £50 million is required as a result of the Government's late ...

Crediton Christmas Lights Switch On Flag Parade

Sustainable Crediton will be taking part in this year's parade. We are currently looking for a flag holder and as many people as possible to join the parade. The parade will assemble at St Lawrence Green at 6.45pm and set off at 7pm, proceeding along the High Street towards the Town Square ...

Core Group Meeting

October Core Group meeting

People's Voice about Climate Change

Hello people of Devon and the wider world! On Sunday, September 21, we have an amazing opportunity to demonstrate to world leaders that we want to face the challenge of our changing climate, and embrace and celebrate clean and renewable energies. On this day, a few days before a major UN cli ...

Back to the Future Revisited

The main findings from this meeting were: 1. We need to recruit more active volunteers. We can do this by holding a volunteering event, adding a paragraph to all press releases requesting volunteers. 2. We need better and smarter publicity. Are we using our existing leaflets to their full ...

Core Group Meeting

Core Group Meeting

June Core Group Meeting

Crediton Library Seeks Your Help

Devon County Council (DCC) want your views on a series of proposed changes to the way the library service operates in Devon. They have developed seven proposals for the future of Devon Libraries which have been influenced by a range of factors, including the: changing use of libraries ...

Greens and Tories upset UKIP in Mid Devon

In the European Elections nationally UKIP were the dominant party. However in Mid Devon the Conservative Party managed to hold off the UKIP charge with the Green Party taking third place. The votes cast were as follows: Conservative 7213 UKIP 7175 Green 2836 Labour 2190 Lib Dem 1 ...

May Core Group Meeting

European Parliament Election Hustings

Report on the Hustings Around 60 people of all ages attended the hustings at QE Academy. Glyn Ford of Labour was unable to attend at the last moment and Lynne Richards, Labour's parliamentary candidate for Central Devon stood in. The five party members fielded questions put to them by Sir N ...

Inaugural Meeting of the Skill Share Group

Notes from First Meeting At the first meeting the overall theme that emerged was keep it simple until we see what resources we have. A number of issues and options were discussed as follows: 1. How to organise the group. Having had some difficulties in finding times when people could ...

Sustainable Crediton and QE Academy to hold European Election Hustings

Queen Elizabeth's Academy and Sustainable Crediton have joined forces to give local people a chance to quiz prospective members of the European Parliament at a hustings event on 13 May at the QE Upper School site in Western Road. "The European Parliament is influential in all our lives, so ...

April Core Group Meeting

Comments made on Mid Devon Local Plan

Following a well attended presentation from Peter Williams, MDDC Planning Department on the 6th March at the Boniface Centre there was a lively discussion about numerous issues within the Mid Devon Local Plan. The key issues we discussed were the housing options listed in the plan, renewable e ...

Mel Stride Seeks Your Views

Mel Stride has a survey on his website where he is seeking views of his constituents about different policies and what we consider to be the important issues. This is a great opportunity to influence his thinking and priorities and so do complete it (whatever your own political views). ...

Fracking Talk and AGM

Around 30 people attended Simon Tytherleigh's talk Fracking - Dead Duck or Golden Goose on the 26th March at the Boniface Centre. Simon spoke for about 30 minutes and then there was a similar period of questions, answers and general discussion. Simon's general conclusion with which no on ...

Fracking - Golden Goose or Dead Duck? And AGM

Minutes of the 2014 AGM Agenda 1) Welcome John Skrine welcomed all those present to the AGM which followed the Fracking talk. Present were: John Skrine, Charles and Paula Mossman, Laura and Gerald Conyngham, Tim Harris, Anne Tucker, Sarah Green, John Downes, Dave Dann, Chris Bury, ...

MDDC Local Plan Meeting

Core Group Meeting

Have Your Say on the Future of Lapford

The public meeting will be held in the Victory Hall in Lapford. It's an ideal opportunity for you to voice your opinions about the future of Lapford. Comments can also be submitted: Online via the survey on the website By email to: planningconsultations@middevon.gov.uk By letter ...

Have Your Say on the Future of Mid Devon

Mid-Devon District Council is reviewing their Local Plan for development over the next 15-20 years, including the Core Strategy, the Allocations and Infrastructure Development Plan Document and development management policies. This is an ideal opportunity for you to voice your opinions abou ...

Core Group Meeting

Present: Sarah, Anne, Kate, John S, Gerald, Charles, Linda Apologies: John D Minutes of last meeting approved Matters Arising: Retail Survey- consider at next meeting Past events Record plastic collection, helped by extra bags from Cheriton Fitzpaine and Sandford Anne collec ...

Back to the Future Event: A Great Success

An encouraging 40 people came to the Boniface Centre to celebrate the group's achievements over the last seven years, think about what comes next, and stayed to eat a delicious lunch. Founder member Dee Ross said: "When a few of us started Crediton Climate Action, as we called it then, at th ...

Core Group Meeting