Devon community action: Difference between revisions

Sustainability initiatives

• Bideford Sustainability Group
• Buck the Trend
• Chagford Hub
• North Devon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
• PL:21, Ivybridge
• Sustainability with Plymouth University
• Sustainable Crediton
• Sustainable South Brent
• Transition Town Exmouth
• Transition Tavistock
• Vision Group for Sidmouth

Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

Devon Wildlife Trust is aided by around 800 registered volunteers which help with running 12 local groups and habitat management work on the charity's nature reserves. ^[1] - Wembury Marine Centre

Climate action

Dartmoor Circle - Bovey Climate Action

Community currencies activism

Exeter Pound

Community energy

exeter community energy - Plymouth Energy Community

Education for sustainability

Bioregional Learning Centre

Embercombe - Growing Devon Schools - Okehampton College, Energy Efficiency

Ethical consumerism

Plastic bag ban: In April 2007 local traders in Modbury, Devon declared that for environmental reasons, they would no longer give customers plastic bags. This initiative led to other communities across the UK pursuing similar enterprises. ^[2]

Food activism

Rising temperatures have led to Devon becoming the first place in modern Britain to cultivate olives commercially. ^[3]

Diggin it! organic gardening project in Plymouth - Barnstaple Pannier Market - Bovey Community Garden - Food Plymouth, city-wide food partnership which works to support the aims of the Plymouth Food Charter and Sustainable Food City Plymouth Action Plan, promoting a vibrant and resilient local food economy for a more healthy and sustainable city ^[4] - Home Grown Community Owned - Landmatters Co-operative Permaculture Project - Real Food Store, Exeter's first community owned food store

Health

Neighbourhood Health Watch, connecting trusted community support for health

Localism

Open spaces

Parks, nature and green spaces, information from Plymouth City Council

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

Devon Community Composting Network - Devon Community Recycling Network - Proper Job, Chagford - Recycle Devon

Rural sustainability

Community Council of Devon

Social inclusion

Trees, woodland and forest

Broadhempston Community Woodland, located in Teignbridge, South Devon.

Events

2016

August 11 - 14 Off Grid Festival

February 23 - April 3 Save Stewart Wood, Wray Valley

2015

March 21 A Land Conference, Totnes

2014

June 10 -14 Plymouth Big Food Event

News and comment

2016

Devon County Council wins public sector sustainability award, Dec 7 ^[5]

Electric bike scheme first to be launched in the UK, Oct 13 ^[6]

Landmatters eco-community in Devon wins fight to remain, Jul 27 ^[7]

Exeter cycle network approved, Jun 12 ^[8]

2015

Calling all rural pubs in Devon for diversification, September 29 ^[9]

How does the Exeter Pound build fairness? September 25 ^[10]

Exeter Pound launched with plea to support city's independent businesses, September 1 ^[11]

2014

Atmos Totnes creates national precedent, September 26 ^[12]

Calling all local food growers and processors to join a new outlet in for local producers in Totnes, July 2 ^[13]

Totnes to Trial New Electronic Currency, May 21 ^[14]

Frances Northrop on 'Healthy Town Totnes', May 12 ^[15]

2013

Simple steps towards local prosperity, March 28 ^[16]

Resources

Maps

Plymouth Good Food Map

Video

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Devon

External links

• Broadhempston Community Land Trust, Community Interest Company set up in 2012 to enable local people, in housing need, to develop affordable eco-housing.

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