Just letting you know about an event coming up in East Devon in February 2012. As ‘recycling champion’ for Honiton, my role on the town council is to support events like this and this brings a smile to my face as I’ve wanted to do one of these myself for a little while. So I’m [...]
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Honiton Swap & Share
Posted December 24th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
South West Green Party Cookbook
Posted November 28th, 2011 by sharon. Comments (4).
I’m extremely pleased to be able to announce that after many months of preparation – the South West Green Party cookbook is now available! Hot off the press from the lovely people at Axminster Printing, our book features over 60 vegetarian and vegan recipes contributed by Green Party members in the region.
You should be able to [...]
Fruity Free-for-all at Community Market !!!
Posted October 29th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
It’s just 5 weeks since our public meeting at Montgomery’s brought together enough like-minds to get a Transition Town group up and running here in Honiton. The steering group (Geoff, Chris, Charlotte, Colin, Rufus, Tina, Sharon, Michelle and Alison) are very pleased to announce the first little project – a fruity free-for-all.
Transition Town Honiton [...]
Food Inc Screening in Broadclyst 9th April
Posted January 26th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (1).
East Devon Green Party are screening the film Food, Inc. on Saturday 9th April 2011. The venue is the Broadclyst Victory Hall near Exeter. Entry is £2 in advance or £3 on the door & doors open at 2pm. Refreshments available afterwards, all proceeds to EDGP.
Food Inc is a 90 minute Oscar nominated film [...]
Greens back Hugh’s Fish Fight at Sidmouth meeting
Posted January 21st, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
MEMBERS of East Devon Green Party have voted to support Hugh’s Fish Fight because it is in line with existing Green party policies.
At a meeting of the EDGP at Sidmouth on Saturday, January 15, Sharon Pavey, EDGP co-ordinator, members supported her suggestion they sign an on-line petition to support the Fish Fight.
Some half a million [...]
Uncaged – against animal experiments
Posted May 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Thanks to Sharon Howe for recommending I check out the Uncaged website. Uncaged are a peaceful international animal protection organisation based in Sheffield, England. Their main campaigns are against animal experiments (vivisection); against xenotransplantation (animal to human transplants); the global boycott of Procter & Gamble; for animal rights and for democratic action on animal issues through the political system.
If you like [...]
Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre May 2010
Posted May 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Don’t miss the Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre on Sat 29th and Sunday 30th May 2010 – click here for details.
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 [...]
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle?
Posted March 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle? Click here if not.
Apple ranks highest among Greenpeace’s top tech companies
Posted March 9th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
As the contented user of a somewhat elderly second hand Macbook, I was pleased to read that the back and forth battle between Greenpeace and Apple which has been going on for years has finally started to fizzle out. In its new report, Greenpeace ranked Apple as its No. 1 company.
The ranking guide gives consumers an idea of [...]