Stockland Haiti Coffee Morning
Originally uploaded by Sharon Pavey
We went to this event in our local village last Saturday and had a lovely cuppa and some cake, had a look at the shelterboxes and tents. Bought some very pretty second hand curtains for a draughty window in our spare room and Tasha found a huge seashell [...]
I attended the ‘Renewable Energy in the Blackdown Hills’ meeting this evening in Luppitt Village Hall (with fellow East Devon Green Party member Kerry Gibbons). The public meeting organised by Luppitt Parish Council started at 6pm and I could only stay until 8pm so may have missed a few questions at the end, but I [...]
Friday 26th February 2010
7pm at All Saints’ Hall, Sidmouth
A showing of part of the beautiful documentary ‘Home’ by photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Followed by Sidmouth College students presenting their ‘Carbon Challenge’ campaign and EDDC (East Devon District Council) showcasing its ‘Zero Waste’ project – plus tips on how to save [...]
Wednesday 10th February: 7pm at the Old Ship:
A review of the main community events of the last year and a look forward to the year ahead, anticipating the presentation by Mike Hooper (Head of Business Development and Marketing at Leisure East Devon) in March. See more details on www.visionforsidmouth.org
A trade fair for Farmers in the South West focusing on how your business can benefit by taking action on climate change. It’s on 10 Feb 2010 10:00 until 17:00 at Exeter RacecourseKennford, Exeter EX6 7XS
The first trade fair in the South West for Farmers focusing on how your business can benefit by [...]
I was watching the BBC news this morning and saw an interesting article on vertical farming. My ears pricked up when the farmer explained that vertical farming could be used to farm more locally.
The UK’s first vertical farmer Chris Bradford says “We can put them right inside cities close to the markets, cut down on [...]
Came across this ingenious eco friendly idea this week. The Turbine Light concept (which is going to be a part of the upcoming Greener Gadgets conference in New York City at the end of this month) harnesses the power of the wind from cars rushing past to light up the ever-darkening roadways. The turbines use [...]
A very good friend of mine (who runs a climate change group up in Wiltshire) recommended I watch the film Age of Stupid, so I did…..and recommend you watch it too. You can very easily download it on this website http://www.ageofstupid.net
The Age of Stupid is a 2008 film by Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) [...]
There’s a bit of a hoo-haa going on up in the hills above Honiton in Devon. The chairman of Luppitt Parish Council, local landowner Gavin Brake wants to install a wind turbine and not all the locals are happy! There is a public meeting taking place next week (details on the left) which I’m [...]
The East Devon Green Party is just getting going after being formed in Sidmouth on Saturday 16th January 2010. Our next meeting is planned for Saturday 13th February at The Honiton Baptist Church on Honiton High Street (2.30pm – 4.30pm). All welcome.
We will be chatting about local policies for part of the meeting but as [...]