Co-cars is a successful car club that runs 7 cars in Exeter, Topsham and coming soon to Taunton, are now interested in expanding its services to the Blackdowns Hills area of East Devon and Somerset. From Wellington to Sidmouth and Woodbury to Axminster and all towns in between!
Car Clubs offer ‘pay as you’ go motoring [...]
Co-cars car club coming to Taunton
Posted October 30th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
South West Green Party Councillors
Posted October 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (3).
The East Devon Green Party is preparing to stand for the local elections in May 2011. We wondered if the current Green councillors in the South West would like to offer our new Green Party branch some words of wisdom. Reasons why they stood for election in their areas, how they tackled the challenge, why [...]
Communities Before Developers
Posted October 28th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I’m now part of a campaign group opposing East Devon District Council’s proposals for future development in East Devon. Communities Before Developers (CBD) was set up a few weeks ago and includes Ottery St Mary Town Councillors Claire Wright and Jo Talbot, Devon County, East Devon & Ottery St Mary councillor Roger Giles and the [...]
Half Term Fun in Honiton
Posted October 25th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).
Ministers plan huge sell-off of Britain’s forests
Posted October 25th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, is expected to announce plans within days to dispose of about half of the 748,000 hectares of woodland overseen by the Forestry Commission by 2020. Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/8082756/Ministers-plan-huge-sell-off-of-Britains-forests.html
How many greens can fit into a phone box?!
Posted October 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Ok, so we all went a bit barmy in Honiton yesterday…. It absolutely poured down on our Green Party information stall on New Street making us all look like drowned rats! But, after taking shelter in the phone box and under the walkway near Clarks, we emerged 20 minutes later when the blue skies [...]
Early days at sculpture class
Posted October 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I started a sculpture night class at Exeter College a few weeks ago, which I’m really enjoying. There’s about 12 of us in the class but most people have done the class before, some for two or three years, one lady for ten years (and she is very very good!). We have a [...]
‘Caroline Lucas’ most mentioned on twitter!
Posted October 22nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Caroline on Question Time last night on iPlayer — at the end of the programme, the phrase “Caroline Lucas” was the most mentioned in UK on twitter, and the 7th most mentioned worldwide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vjx2p/Question_Time_21_10_2010/
Emergency budget hits women hardest
Posted October 22nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
The Fawcett Society [on 20th October] gave an initial response to the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Ceri Goddard, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society, said:
“The Comprehensive Spending Review, like the previous emergency budget, hits women hardest. It is women who will be the main losers as jobs are cut, public services are rolled back and benefits are slashed.
“The [...]
THE BIG BLOCKADE 1/11/10
Posted October 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
See http://www.tridentploughshares.org/article1608 for more info