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2025
15th October 2025
Sustainable Crediton cares for a number of plots around the town
which we plant with pollinator-friendly flowers.
Come and join one of our working parties and help make Crediton
more beautiful and wildlife friendly. We'd love to see you, just
turn up on the day with some gardening tools - or we ca ...
27th September 2025
Planning is now under way for our annual Big Green Fair in the
Square in 2025.
Please save the date and get in touch at
info@sustainablecrediton.org.uk if you would like to be involved.
It's a great opportunity for new volunteers to come forward and
assist with what is always a very enjoyable even ... 10th September 2025
Sustainable Crediton cares for a number of plots around the town
which we plant with pollinator-friendly flowers.
Come and join one of our working parties and help make Crediton
more beautiful and wildlife friendly. We'd love to see you, just
turn up on the day with some gardening tools - or we ca ... 6th September 2025
Find out how to save seeds from this year to sow again next
Spring: or the exchange at our seed swap event on 2026!
... 27th August 2025
Sustainable Crediton cares for a number of plots around the town
which we plant with pollinator-friendly flowers.
Come and join one of our working parties and help make Crediton
more beautiful and wildlife friendly. We'd love to see you, just
turn up on the day with some gardening tools - or we ca ... 2nd August 2025
Come along and make sure your bugs stay snug! Children - of
course - very welcome
... 9th July 2025
Meet at Belle Vue Parade entrance to Newcombes
Meadow
Sustainable Crediton cares for a number of plots around the town
which we plant with pollinator-friendly flowers.
Come and join one of our working parties and help make Crediton
more beautiful and wildlife friendly. We'd love to see you, just
...
3rd July 2025
Come and join Edward Jackson, swift expert in appreciating the
magic of swifts. Edward will talk about swifts and answer
your questions.
This should be very enjoyable and you may choose to include a
quick drink too!
(Free event)
... 21st June 2025
Come along and find out more about this important event taking
place on 4th July. Pick up a poster, help publicise and ensure thus
event is as successful as it deserves to be!
In partnership with The Bookery, 21 High Street, Crediton
... 20th June 2025
The annual Big Butterfly count takes place 18 July - 10 August
this year. Last year, together over 85,000 citizen scientists
took part and submitted more than 143,000 counts to help understand
how butterflies are faring. This revealed the UK is in a Butterfly
Emergency, with more than half of our ...
20th June 2025
On behalf of our Crediton Swifts project I had a busy winter
period during which I gave my 'Amazing Swifts' talk to
audiences in Morchard Bishop, Exeter, Tiverton and Cadeleigh -
over 200 people in total. I've also made some very useful
contacts with other Swift groups around the county.
The major ...
20th June 2025
This year's Big Green Fair looks to be a great event.
There will be music and lunch and children's activities alongside
stalls that include the Garden Club, the Climate Action Team,
Turning Tides, Sassy Upcycling and Graham's secondhand bikes at
bargain prices.
Would you like a stall? Or would y ... 7th June 2025
Drop in and find out what Sustainable is up to. What takes your
fancy?
... 30th May 2025
Many local people are very sad to see Sue Lee retire as
supervisor of Crediton Library.
She has created a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere at the
library such that it has become a friendly and warm hub for the
community over the past eight years that she has been in post. It
must be one of the b ...
3rd May 2025
Come along and sow seeds for a colourful and tasty summer
season. Bring your young people along; we'd love to welcome
them!
... 30th April 2025
In case you missed it
in the Courier:
Our Annual General
Meeting was held at the Arts Centre on 10th April. It was the first
AGM since the organisation became a registered charity. Recognition
and thanks was given to all the volunteers and especially the core
group who co-ordinate and manage the o ... 19th April 2025
Call in and see what Sustainable Crediton are up to....
... 10th April 2025
All welcome. Come along, find out what we do, dip a toe,
volunteer with us, eat cake, meet and make friends, whatever floats
your boat.
Hope to see you there!
...
5th April 2025
It's spring, so time to dig out those bike clips and get a-wheel
again!
Bag yourself an absolute bargain pre-loved renovated bike from
Graham. ALL proceeds go to Devon Air Ambulance Trust; so support a
really valuable life-saving charity at the same time.
... 2nd April 2025
ECOE Advice (Exeter Community Energy) was established
in 2014. Their vision is for renewable energy projects to bring
about practical change in the communities around Exeter. They
run drop in clinics to offer advice on energy.
For all drop in clinics at ECOE see this link.
Crediton events are ...
2nd April 2025
A Community Conversation
On Saturday 21 March a well-attended second Community
Conversation was held in the Boniface Centre. This event was the
result of a joint effort between Crediton Town Council and
Sustainable Crediton. Thanks to all those who helped make this
morning so successful! The first ... 15th March 2025
Come to see a preview of our film offering on the 19th March:
further details below in Dates for Your Diary
...
13th March 2025
A reminder for all our supporters that our Annual General
Meeting is on 10 April at 7pm, at Crediton Arts Centre.
Do come along and find out more about what we have been doing
over the past year and more importantly, our ambitions for the year
ahead.
We will be electing a new Core Group Convenor ...
6th March 2025
The Sustainabubble Hub is our information point and drop in
centre at 6 North Street, Crediton, adjacent to the Town Council
offices. We are grateful to the Town Council for it's continuing
support in making this valuable facility available to us.
The Sustainabubble is open every Farmers Market da ...
22nd February 2025
Our annual Seed Share (and so much else!) event held on 22
February was as well attended and as enjoyable as ever.
Our thanks to all those exhibitors who came along to support us,
our volunteers who helped set up and tidy at the end in record
time, all those who baked, souped, and served refreshme ...
22nd February 2025
Bring along your stuff for us to fix!
Donations welcome.
... 30th January 2025
As mentioned last month, our Core Group Convenor, Terry Hadley,
will be stepping down at our AGM this year (April), as will I, from
my role as Core Group Secretary. Both roles are interesting
and rewarding. SusCred will benefit hugely if we can have a
surge of new energy in Core Group. There is a ... 30th January 2025
We shall be holding our Annual General Meeting on 10th April at
7pm in the Arts Centre. Further details under 'Dates for your
Diary'.
This is our first AGM since being granted Charitable
Incorporated Organisation status. It's more than usually important,
as two key members of Core Group are standi ... 29th January 2025
A representative of South West Water will attend the Mid
Devon District Council Scrutiny Committee on Monday 17th
March to answer questions about river and ocean pollution.
Members of the public can attend the meeting which is:
5 pm
Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, EX16 6PP
(near the bus ...
27th January 2025
What a great success the Clothes Swap in January was. Lots
of you came to support and there was a great supply of
clothes. People went away with armloads and there were some
treasures to be had! Thank you to Gail and Esther and the
army of volunteers that set up rails, tables, cakes and
coffee. ... 27th January 2025
You may have heard of the Play Emporium in Marsh Barton
Exeter. Well - it is no more. BUT the good news is that
it is being transformed into a Thrift Warehouse opening
15th February. Stock will be a diverse range of
secondhand items including clothing, craft supplies, jewellery and
toys. It's ru ...
18th January 2025
What a great success the Clothes Swap was last month. Lots
of you came to support and there was a great supply of
clothes. People went away with armloads and there were some
treasures to be had! Thank you to Gail and Esther and the
army of volunteers that set up rails, tables, cakes and
coffee. ... 7th January 2025
Terry Hadley has provided excellent leadership as
'Convenor' of Sustainable Crediton's Core Group (previously call
Chair) since taking on the role "on a temporary
basis" in June 2023. Terry will continue with the role only until
our AGM in the spring. After that a new Convenor will be
needed. Now ... 31st December 2024
Once again Sustainable Crediton took part in the Christmas Tree
Festival at Holy Cross.
We showed how it is possible to make something beautiful out of
materials that may otherwise go to waste: in this case, mainly
surplus pieces of fabric and unwanted jewellery.
With big thanks to Esther Mann, L ...
27th November 2024
The 29th United Nations Climate Change 'Conference of the
Parties' has just ended in Baku, Azerbaijan with what seem to be
mixed outcomes. After days of bitter recriminations 'richer
countries' in the north agreed to pay 'poorer countries' in the
south £I trillion per year to transfer to low carbo ...
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