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2013
16th November 2013
This is the AGM where you not only get to approve last year's
accounts, but can also find out what to do when you really need a
dead otter. The imaginative people at the Community Bookshop are
also giving 10% off purchases in the Bookshop for people who attend
the AGM at 1100 in the Congregati ...
14th October 2013
The Bishop of Crediton had a close encounter with two loan
sharks at the Parish Church on
Sunday 13 October. The meeting, (by arrangement!) was to highlight
Plough and Share
Credit Union's new place and opening time: at the
Council Offices, every Friday between 1.30 p.m. and 3.00
p.m.
Pe ...
5th October 2013
Writers, readers, the store's owners -- all 273 of them!
-- and people who simply want to buy a good book at a fair price
are invited to celebrate the town's success in keeping its bookshop
in business.
Invitations have gone out to the Community Bookshop's Patrons
Michael Morpurgo, Babette ...
24th September 2013
To celebrate its first full year in Crediton as an initiative of
Sustainable Crediton and publicise its new venue and time - the
Council Offices in Market Street from 1.30 to 3.00 p.m. every
Friday from 4 October - the volunteers at the Plough and Share
Credit Union local service point have bo ...
29th August 2013
The Autumn's ahead, and with it opportunities to help build
Crediton's economy in a sustainable way.
Plough and Share Credit Union's local
service point has been offered the chance to open in a new venue,
bringing its services closer to those who need them. And it will
need more help if it ... 28th June 2013
The core group have devised a questionnaire to try and find out
how environmentally friendly our local shops are. For instance to
what extent are their products sourced from within Devon, how
much of their energy comes from renewable sources, how much
packaging do they use and similar questio ... 28th June 2013
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Perspectivity is
a board game, run by a facilitator, that allows you to manage a
country's economic growth through an era of rapid change.
In less than an hour you'll have designed and implemented a game
plan with five other countries. You'll have negotiated economic and
environmental cr ... 7th June 2013
The High Street may sometimes feel short of shoppers and -
especially since the demise of Phillips, Evans' Travel Agents and
the Crediton Stores in recent months - short of shops. But it's not
short of campaigners and supporters, from all parts of the
political spectrum.
On 7 June the Fede ... 16th April 2013
Peter Lipman (Chair of trustees, Transition Network, Policy
Director, Sustrans, Chair of Trustees Energy Saving Trust) and
Richard Short (Assistant Director for City Development, Exeter City
Council). Should Exeter grow to twice its present size?
...
12th April 2013
An evening of poetry and food at The Lamb Inn, Sandford on
Friday 12 April from 7.15pm onwards.
Three local published poets have very generously offered to come
along and read from their recent work 'Open-Mouthed'. To
demonstrate that our new enterprise will not be just about buying
books ...
6th April 2013
Everyone coming to the Open Day will be able to enter a free
raffle for £20 to spend at The Bookshop.
Nick Arnold will be signing his Horrible Science books at 11.00
a.m. And to signal the new shop's intention to specialise in
children's books, there will be stories and a quiz for children. ...
29th March 2013
While it has sometimes seemed quiet on Saturday mornings at the
Fire Station since we started our Service Point for Plough & Share Credit
Union there last September, we have made steady progress. In
our first six months, 31 local people became members, Crediton
attracted £3,000 in savings, ... 28th March 2013
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are creating a sustainable, just and fulfilling world. The
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helping create a more responsible ... 5th February 2013
Challenging Growth: How Much is Enough?
With Ed Skidelsky and Tim Gorringe
An open meeting with cafe-style discussion, and time to voice
views and questions.
Ed Skidelsky is co-author of 'How Much is Enough?' with his father Robert
Skildelsky, economist, and lectures in Philosophy ... 30th January 2013
The Robin Hood Campaign Team have some seriously good
news to tell you! On the 22nd January the European
Union gave the green light (good choice of colour) to
eleven countries to implement a Financial Transaction Tax
(FTT).
The top European Union tax chief called it
"historic" and "a majo ... 2nd January 2013
2 January 2013 18:00 to 20:00
Alliance for Change
Together
Local campaigners highlight fare increases
In the dark early hours following New Year, commuters, reeling
from the shock of back to work fare increases, were met by
Sustainable Crediton campaigners at St David's and Central
St ... 30th December 2012
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