I blogged a couple of weeks ago about my hopes for a transition group in Upottery near Honiton. See http://www.sharonpavey.org/transition-upottery/
Since then I’ve put posters up and we’ve had some press coverage – in the View From Honiton newspaper and the primary school newsletter . The Upottery Parish Pump comes out on Thursday and there should [...]
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Upottery Climate Change/Transition Group
Posted June 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Listen to Honiton Parents!!!
Posted June 27th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
There was a public meeting in Honiton on Saturday (26th June 2010) at the Royal British Legion and I managed to pop along for part of it. It is part of a series of consultation exercises so the NHS (Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust) can listen to the views of people in the [...]
Beech Hayes Farm Open Day
Posted June 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Visited Beech Hayes Farm in Churchinford, Somerset last Sunday – they have a fabulous annual open day. Weather was great, lots of tea and cakes and interesting stalls. Ice cream galore, baby animals and a few familiar faces. Then a mad dash off to a children’s party my little boy was going to at a [...]
Transition Upottery
Posted June 6th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
After a busy first half of the year, setting up the East Devon branch of the Green Party then running for the General Election, I’m turning my attention to green issues on my doorstep. Although I currently live in a rural area between the small Blackdown Hills villages of Stockland and Membury, my two children [...]
Blackdown Hills Transition Group
Posted May 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Really pleased to hear that the Blackdown Hills Transition Group has got off the ground. This groups aims to be an umbrella organisation or a hub to assist all the many environmental groups already existing or trying to set up. The website is http://blackdownhillstransition.org and says it “exists as a hub to support and encourage [...]
Honiton Maternity Cuts Public Meeting Sat 15th May
Posted May 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Honiton town council has called a public meeting on Saturday 15th May at 10.30am, The meeting will be at the Makarness Hall, High Street Honiton. The town council has again invited NHS Devon to attend and are awaiting a response.
Anyone who has been collecting signatures for the Honiton Maternity unit petition please could you get [...]
Sustainable Ottery expresses horror at approval of 20,000 sq ft store
Posted April 27th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Sustainable Ottery is flabbergasted that EDDC’s Development Management Committee voted in favour of a full 20,000 sq ft Sainsbury store in Ottery at its meeting on 15 April. This decision went against the combined wisdom of EDDC’s own planning officers, the retail specialists GVA Grimley, and English Heritage who all recommended a smaller store. It [...]
Fair Funding for Devon Schools
Posted April 10th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Did you know
Devon gets the fourth lowest Government grant for education in England. We are the 148th lowest funded out of 151 English authorities.
According to Government funding, every pupil in Devon is worth £375 less than the national average and that cannot be fair.
Schools face similar costs wherever they are. Staff pay is set nationally, [...]
Demo/protest against maternity cuts on Monday 29 March in Sidmouth
Posted March 25th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
A demonstration against cutbacks to Honiton’s maternity post-natal care service is to take place next week at an East Devon town, on Monday (29 March). The event will be held outside East Devon District Council’s offices in Sidmouth and is expected to draw large crowds of local people who are passionately against plans to send mums [...]
Stockland Stores – plans for the new community run shop
Posted March 13th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (3).
I enjoyed attending the Stockland Stores meeting last night but was disappointed to find out they don’t have plans to incorporate renewable energy into the new community run village shop and adjoining cafe. As they are building this shop from scratch – surely the plans should include using 100% renewables to create the energy needed [...]