Really pleased to hear a positive story about the environment this morning on the news. Italy is banning plastic bags from tomorrow – 1st January 2011. Apparently it has taken ten years for the country to gradually bring this in, allowing businesses to have the time to adapt and provide the alternatives – paper, cloth [...]
Italy bans plastic bags
Posted December 31st, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
If you could only bottle it…
Posted December 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
How amazing are these glass bottle walls & buildings ! The pictures are from http://inspirationgreen.com/glassbottlewalls.html
The Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, North Carolina a tribute to Minnie Evans.
Wat Lan Kuat (One Million Bottle Temple) in Khn Han, Eastern Thailand.
Children of today will have to deal with consequences of climate change
Posted December 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
My letter made it into the Midweek Herald this week…
It is such a shame that Geoff Powell thinks man-made global warming is a sham. It’s a shame for my children aged just five and eight who will inherit this world long after Geoff is gone and will have to deal with the inevitable consequences of [...]
East Devon Green Party AGM
Posted December 20th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
The East Devon Green Party (EDGP) is almost one year old and we would like to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Sidmouth member Miriam Brown is kindly hosting the meeting and informal celebration afterwards, which commences at 2pm on Saturday 15th January 2011.
Our guest speaker is Paula Black, Green Devon County Councillor for Totnes [...]
Exeter Winter Ceilidh
Posted December 20th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Our neighbours Exeter Green Party are putting on a Winter Ceilidh (pron. Kayley!!) on Saturday January 22 2011. A chance to liven up the cold winter months with some dancing, tasty local beers and other drinks and food to share. Everything you’d expect from a great local Ceilidh. The caller is the famous Martin Hodge and [...]
Eat Out Devon
Posted December 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I must say a huge thank you to Mike at Eat Out Devon for supporting my sponsored slim for Devon Air Ambulance. I may not be able to indulge as much as I’d like at the moment but I can always browse the Eat Out Devon for ideas when I’ve reached my target weight.
Eat Out [...]
Friends of Akitas UK
Posted December 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Akitas, once the noble dog of Japan, now the status dogs of some of the less than noble population of the UK find themselves in increasing numbers abandoned and stray.
I have a friend called Jo who is part of the Friends of Akitas (UK) organisation. Friends of Akitas are here to help the dogs and [...]
URGENT: New footpath and cyclepath in Ottery – show your support by 24 Dec!
Posted December 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
At last, the planning application for the long-awaited footbridge, path and cycleway between the Land of Canaan and the King’s School has been submitted to East Devon District Council. This is very welcome news! Sustainable Ottery has been campaigning for this new path and bridge for several years now – alongside Ottery’s Town Council and [...]
Great Green Cuisine
Posted December 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
We are looking for sponsors for our south west green party cookbook. It will be made up of recipes from the 30 or so green party branches across the south west but we’re also looking for recipes from eco sponsors and local green celebs. If you own a green website, a local veggie cafe or [...]
South West Greens Cookbook
Posted December 18th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (7).
Calling all masterchefs out there!! I’m compiling a cookbook/recipe book for the green party here in the south west. It’s a bit of fun, as we all know us greens like our nosh and lots of us are culinary whizzkids behind that kitchen door. We can also raise a few quid from it too if we [...]