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 Christmas Without Cruelty Festival 2011
Posted November 2nd, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH TO PERFORM AT DEVON’S ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BU
Sunday 27 November 2011
10am-4.30pm
FREE ENTRY
Benjamin Zephaniah, the nation’s favourite performance poet, will be the special guest at this year’s South West Christmas Without Cruelty Festival on November 27. Benjamin will be reading poems (at around midday), signing books and chatting [...]
Pics from Embercombe Apple Day
Posted October 29th, 2011 by sharon. Comments (2).
Honiton making the Transition…
Posted August 20th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (1).
The first Honiton Transition Town meeting takes place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 28th September at Montgomery’s on the High Street (next to Ganesha Health Food Shop). We will have representatives from other local transition towns and hopefully a bunch of interested, enthusiastic local people.
We will be discussing the possibility of starting our own transition group and the way [...]
Waste Not in Devon!
Posted July 8th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
The Issues and Options Consultation is the first formal public consultation stage of the Waste Core Strategy. The Issues and Options Consultation Report highlights the main waste planning issues facing Devon and the potential options for addressing them. It is vital that members of the public and interested organisations provide their views during the consultation [...]
Bridport Mayor Axes Prayers!
Posted July 2nd, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
NEW mayor David Rickard has come under fire from church leaders after axing prayers at council meetings in Bridport. Coun Rickard, 66, has insisted upon a short time of quiet contemplation at the full meetings of Bridport Town Council instead of the Lord’s Prayer. Read the full story here.
Here’s another report on it - Mr Rickard [...]
Stop Mattel destroying rainforests for toy packaging
Posted June 10th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
Heard the news? Ken has dumped Barbie! He’s discovered that his long time lover is destroying Indonesia’s forests for those pretty pink boxes she likes to wrap herself in. You can’t blame Ken. As you can see in the , he’s just seen the results of the latest Greenpeace investigation which shows how Barbie is threatening [...]
DRU YOGA IN HONITON
Posted March 27th, 2011 by sharon. Comments (2).
Dru yoga is a graceful and potent form of yoga, based on flowing movements, directed breathing and visualisation. With its foundation set firmly in ancient yogic tradition, Dru works on body, mind and spirit – improving strength and flexibility, creating core stability, building a heightened feeling of positivity and deeply relaxing and rejuvenating your whole [...]
Little Green Gathering
Posted March 27th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
Bookings are now open for the Little Green Gathering, organised by Hampshire Green Parties members and held at the Sustainability Centre on the South Downs near Petersfield on 15-17 July. Great for chilling out, green politics, music and arts and crafts – plus a wonderful setting with sustainable camping and all veggie food. This far, confirmed attendees include: Seize the [...]
Climate Change and Energy Talk in Ottery St Mary
Posted February 27th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
Save Energy, Save Money, Live Better
Thursday March 24th 2011 at 7.30 p.m. The King’s School
Sustainable Ottery have organised a talk to coincide with ‘Climate Week’, on Thursday 24th March at 7.30 in The King’s School which will look at why it is imperative to become more energy-efficient from both an environmental and an economic stand-point. [...]