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Change Makers: Thermal Imaging Cameras
The year got off to a flying start with a Change Makers event that proved so popular we had to change venue! Almost thirty attendees joined us in Totnes to understand more about the possibilities of using thermal imaging cameras with community groups.
January 15, 2024
Community Composting: Marldon Success Story and Opportunities for Your Community
Marldon’s community composting group, supported by Sustainable South Hams, offers a great example of the potential for community composting in the South Hams. Read on to find out more, and to hear about how to register for the many opportunities we are opening up for your community’s composting champions.
January 12, 2024
Sustainable South Hams in 2023
Our recent Christmas Celebration gave us the chance to hear about some of your proudest achievements from 2023, and was also a reminder of how much has happened for Sustainable South Hams in the last year! Read on for a round up of where we’re at now, what we’re looking forward to, and the wide range of things we’ve been up to.
December 22, 2023
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Sustainable Dartmouth
We aim to increase awareness of environmental issues amongst residents, Councils, businesses & other organizations from the Dartmouth Cluster of communities. We have launched a website forum, responded to the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Development Consultation, linked up with existing local sustainability groups and are developing publicity material for distribution to organizations, businesses & individuals. We meet fortnightly on Zoom, and new members are very welcome - email Sune to join.
5-20
Volunteers
Community Association
Project Cost
Sustainable Harbourne Valley
Supporting nature-friendly gardens and households; talks/discussion programme; supporting management of churchyards & playing fields for nature; Fruit Corner (community fruit trees/wildflowers); micro tree nursery; seed/plant exchange stall; Sow Grow Show food growing project; Give & Take reuse & exchange day; engagement with local school; supporting river monitoring.
5-20
Volunteers
Community Association
Project Cost
Sustainable Thurlestone Buckland Bantham (STBB)
Less than 5
Volunteers
Project Cost
Projects
Use Citizen Science to Record Wildlife
Ugborough's citizen science project uses the iNaturalist app to record wildlife
20+
Volunteers
Free
Project Cost
Clean and Survey Your Local Beach
Hope Cove and Soar Mill beach cleans and beach surveys with SMASH
Volunteers
Project Cost
Living Churchyards: Protect Wildlife in Your Local Churchyard
Devon Living Churchyards Project encourages churches to support wildlife
20+
Volunteers
£50k +
Project Cost
