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New E-bike scheme to be launched in Totnes
A new fleet of hireable electric bikes will be available on the streets of Totnes in June.
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Energy Wise and Eco-Homes Show in Totnes
This is a free event to help our community to transition their home life to being more eco, sustainable and energy-efficient.
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The Kingsbridge GO Electric Show
On Monday 26th May, the GO Electric Show in Kingsbridge’s Town Square will look at some of what, eventually, we will all need to use to get around whether it’s e-cars, e-bikes, e-boats or e-other!
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Community Composting weekend a great success
On 26th/27th April we hosted our 2nd annual Community Composting Masterclass. The event brought together existing groups with new and emerging ones to learn, discuss, connect, share and inspire.
Want to be a Tree Warden for your parish?
If you were impacted by the felling of that big, beautiful oak in Enfield recently, then here is a great opportunity to put your energy into action!
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Wildlife Garden Award - get gardening for wildlife this spring!
There are 15 million gardens in the UK - an area greater than all our National Nature Reserves put together. Imagine the positive impact for nature if more gardens and outside spaces became wildlife friendly.
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Communities wanted for free summer home compost workshops
We are looking for 4 communities in South Hams that would like to host a 3-hour Home Composting workshop between June and Sep. Are you part of a community group that would like to host us?
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Working with nature: notes from Hillside
Across England we've had the sunniest March ever recorded and the 3rd driest March on record! For growers and farmers, the glorious sunshine was frequently accompanied by a dry easterly breeze, exacerbating the drying effect on the soils: for us this meant ewes with lambs in fields but the grass not growing.
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Climate Ambassadors - help support impactful climate action in schools!
The Climate Ambassador Programme is funded by the Department of Education and delivered by the Met Office to help schools achieve their sustainability goals, and turn climate ambition into climate action.