Comments on: Honiton Meeting & Sidmouth Stall http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/ East Devon Green Eco Type Person! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:05:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sharon http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-464 sharon Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:41:43 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-464 Hi Ana - Geoff suggested putting the stall outside Boots as it would be busier??? Hi Ana – Geoff suggested putting the stall outside Boots as it would be busier???

]]> By: Ana Pulteney http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Ana Pulteney Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:39:33 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-463 Update on proposed Sainsbury/Tesco stores for Ottery St Mary. EDDC have still not announced the public meeting date and venue for the decision on these proposals. There is still time to lobby/write councillors/newspapers. Please visit the Green Party campaign stall outside the Community Market (The Institue) OSM in the morning on Saturday 27th March and come to the Green Party meeting at The Institute on Wednesday 31st March at 7.30pm. Update on proposed Sainsbury/Tesco stores for Ottery St Mary. EDDC have still not announced the public meeting date and venue for the decision on these proposals. There is still time to lobby/write councillors/newspapers.
Please visit the Green Party campaign stall outside the Community Market (The Institue) OSM in the morning on Saturday 27th March and come to the Green Party meeting at The Institute on Wednesday 31st March at 7.30pm.

]]> By: Campaign to Protect Rural England | Sharon Pavey http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Campaign to Protect Rural England | Sharon Pavey Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:10:54 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-231 [...] I will blog more about the CPRE in the future – but for now will leave you with the very manifesto Mr Dustan-Smith highlighted in his letter. Thanks Tony. Hope to meet up with you in the future at some point. We’ll be in Sidmouth this Saturday morning outside the co-op actually if you want to pop and say hello. More details here www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall [...] [...] I will blog more about the CPRE in the future – but for now will leave you with the very manifesto Mr Dustan-Smith highlighted in his letter. Thanks Tony. Hope to meet up with you in the future at some point. We’ll be in Sidmouth this Saturday morning outside the co-op actually if you want to pop and say hello. More details here http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall [...]

]]> By: sharon http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-228 sharon Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-228 I asked Paula Black (ppc for Exeter & Devon County Councillor) for her view on the Exeter issue and she's given me this link to her article in the paper on Sat. Thanks Paula. <a href="http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Totnes-suffer-local-authority-shuffle-warns-councillor/article-1831255-detail/article.html" rel="nofollow">Totnes will suffer from local authority shuffle, warns councillor</a> I asked Paula Black (ppc for Exeter & Devon County Councillor) for her view on the Exeter issue and she’s given me this link to her article in the paper on Sat. Thanks Paula. Totnes will suffer from local authority shuffle, warns councillor

]]> By: sharon http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-227 sharon Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:16:15 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-227 Hi Christine - thanks for your comment on recycling. I've been meaning to blog about this actually as the article on the front page of the Midweek Herald two weeks ago really annoyed me with such negative reporting of the new recycling initiative. The local press should support this move 100% and yes there will be headaches to start with, but things must change. Last week's Midweek Herald article was a bit better with details of what changes are happening - see page 6 or <a href="http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/midweekherald/news/story.aspx?brand=MDWOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsmdw&itemid=DEED09%20Feb%202010%2014%3A12%3A23%3A483" rel="nofollow">the online version.</a> I do, however understand your point about public awareness, support and advice as I have family members and neighbours who are not really sure what they're supposed to be doing (although I would argue that each individual also has a responsibility to find out what they should be doing). I personally found the leaflet the council sent with the food bin very useful and I know they are doing roadshows around East Devon to show people how it's all done. I don't think it's really the place of a political party to run the council's liaison with the public BUT I will contact them and ask them to either leave us a comment or give us some more info about how they can offer advice etc. I do have a question for them on whether metal bottle tops can go in with cans actually! I've found the helpline number by the way in the newspaper article: <em>"There is also a telephone helpline, (01395) 571515, and members of the council's StreetScene team will be available to speak to or visit residents who have any concerns about the new system, or perhaps have special needs."</em> Thanks again Christine - great comment. Keep them coming! Sharon Hi Christine – thanks for your comment on recycling. I’ve been meaning to blog about this actually as the article on the front page of the Midweek Herald two weeks ago really annoyed me with such negative reporting of the new recycling initiative. The local press should support this move 100% and yes there will be headaches to start with, but things must change. Last week’s Midweek Herald article was a bit better with details of what changes are happening – see page 6 or the online version.

I do, however understand your point about public awareness, support and advice as I have family members and neighbours who are not really sure what they’re supposed to be doing (although I would argue that each individual also has a responsibility to find out what they should be doing). I personally found the leaflet the council sent with the food bin very useful and I know they are doing roadshows around East Devon to show people how it’s all done.

I don’t think it’s really the place of a political party to run the council’s liaison with the public BUT I will contact them and ask them to either leave us a comment or give us some more info about how they can offer advice etc. I do have a question for them on whether metal bottle tops can go in with cans actually!

I’ve found the helpline number by the way in the newspaper article:

“There is also a telephone helpline, (01395) 571515, and members of the council’s StreetScene team will be available to speak to or visit residents who have any concerns about the new system, or perhaps have special needs.”

Thanks again Christine – great comment. Keep them coming!

Sharon

]]> By: Ana Pulteney http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Ana Pulteney Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:52:24 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-225 Help! East Devon is being swamped by the onslaught of large chain supermarkets crashing into the sustainable living goals that many individuals and communities now have. Ottery St Mary (Transition Town) is threatened with a Sainsbury's or a Tesco (cynically speaking both!). EDDC are making their decision in public on Tuesday 9th March, venue to be decided. It's not too late to write to Councillors. Please come to the meeting, we need to show our.....concern. Help! East Devon is being swamped by the onslaught of large chain supermarkets crashing into the sustainable living goals that many individuals and communities now have.

Ottery St Mary (Transition Town) is threatened with a Sainsbury’s or a Tesco (cynically speaking both!). EDDC are making their decision in public on Tuesday 9th March, venue to be decided. It’s not too late to write to Councillors. Please come to the meeting, we need to show our…..concern.

]]> By: Christine Tootill http://www.sharonpavey.org/honiton-meeting-sidmouth-stall/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Christine Tootill Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:45:10 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=465#comment-224 I think the District Council is going to have a lot of headaches when the new recycling arrangements start next month. There are plenty of people who have never used the green box scheme, for a start. Just as an example, a family near me fill two wheelie bins per week, and do no recycling. Even if they start using the green box scheme, they are unlikely to cut their landfill waste down to a quarter of what it is now. Perhaps there is a role for the local Green party to help people get used to the new system while promoting themselves as Greens at the same time? I don't know how this would work, but maybe through liaison with the council, EDGP could offer a voluntary helpline? I am sorry I can't offer to do this myself because I won't be here. But it seems like an idea worth mentioning. I think the District Council is going to have a lot of headaches when the new recycling arrangements start next month. There are plenty of people who have never used the green box scheme, for a start. Just as an example, a family near me fill two wheelie bins per week, and do no recycling. Even if they start using the green box scheme, they are unlikely to cut their landfill waste down to a quarter of what it is now.
Perhaps there is a role for the local Green party to help people get used to the new system while promoting themselves as Greens at the same time?
I don’t know how this would work, but maybe through liaison with the council, EDGP could offer a voluntary helpline? I am sorry I can’t offer to do this myself because I won’t be here. But it seems like an idea worth mentioning.

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