2015


10th October 2015

Visit to Freiburg in Germany

Visit to Freiburg Sept 12 to 19th Laura and I went on a Quaker organised visit to Freiburg which has won awards for being one of the 'greenest cities' in Germany. 30% of their electricity now comes from renewable sources, especially solar energy and they hope to increase that to 60% by 20 ...


23rd September 2015

Building Local Resilience in the face of flooding

Have you been affected by flooding? Do you know of places in or around Crediton that have flooded recently? Are there better ways we could manage flooding in the future? What role can people play to make Crediton more resilient to flooding. The Crediton Flood Resilience Group, comprising loc ...


20th September 2015

Transition Network Conference 2015

The Transition Conference is back! After a 2 year gap since our last event at Battersea Arts Centre, the 2015 gathering will bring together delegates from across the worldwide Transition Movement, bridging National Hubs with local Initiatives and celebrating the wonderful achievements and work ...


3rd September 2015

Meet the MDDC Recycling Team

The Mid Devon District Council Recycling Team will be bringing their roadshow to Crediton Town Square on Thursday 3rd September from 10am to 3pm. You will be able to ask them questions about the new recycling scheme and the new arrangements for collecting garden and food waste to be implemente ...


9th July 2015

Songs about the Land

Throughout history the land and peoples' relation to it has inspired songs about land rights, food and growing, enclosures, poaching, rambling, loss, emigration and homecoming. In this informal session, bring songs to share or come to listen and enjoy. Robin Grey will bring songs from his show ...


14th June 2015

A Way to Better Meetings and Events?

The Groupworks Project It's very rare for any group of people to never encounter some sort of problem with their group dynamics. Maybe it's simply that meetings are perceived as 'boring' or maybe there are unresolved fundamental personal differences within the group. One reaction is to br ...


1st June 2015

Greenham Reach Educational Project

Greenham Reach, Devon is a ground-breaking project of three affordable mixed smallholdings. Each of the three households at Greenham Reach are trying to prove that it is possible to support themselves from under ten acres, off grid, working independently but co-operatively to produce food, med ...


18th January 2015

An Ancient Journey

Jane and Jesse will be telling their tales from Stone Age life in the US wilderness this summer. Would be wonderful if you want to join them at the Crediton show. CREDITON Arts Centre - Sunday 18th January from 7 to 9:30pm please spread far and wide and do join us entry £4-£5 Book ...