Saturday, 13th November, 2:00 - 4:30pm - An exciting opportunity to visit How Now Dairy, a local, organic, carbon negative dairy farm. NB. You must register for the event as numbers are limited, see below The farmer, Oli Lee, at How Now Dairy has invited SSB members, family and friends to visit his farm. He…
Active Hope Course; Thursday evenings; 5.30-8.30pm: Dates:7 & 21 October; 4 & 18 November; 2 & 9 December. – Would you like to make a positive difference for future generations so life on our planet, but feel overwhelmed, burned-out, paralysed or numbed by the enormity of the challenges? This course is for people wanting to…
Wednesday 6 April 2022: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project - Volunteer Work Party: Just when we thought it was time to wash off the muddy overalls there is another request for recruits to help dig out American Skunk-Cabbage in the Badworthy bog garden, South Brent. Work with ecologist Mervyn Newman and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens on…
https://www.earthday.org/ The Earth Day 2022 Theme is 'Invest In Our Planet'. What Will You Do? For information on Earth Day events, activities, and what individuals and organizations can do to make a difference, see: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2022/
Tuesday 10 May 2022: Community Fridge: Would you like to be involved in a Community Fridge/Larder project in South Brent? Come along from 7.30 – 9.00pm to the Old School Community Centre to meet Inga Page, who will share her experience of setting up and running the successful Community Fridge in Ashburton,. A Community Fridge…
Saturday 14 May 2022: Vicarage Road Allotment Association Plant Sale from 10am until 12noon in the Old School Community Centre. Come along and buy from a selection of plants raised in the Allotment Association greenhouse. Donations of plants are also welcome. Tea and Coffee available. Now with added cake sale in aid of Ukraine/British Red…
Wednesday 15 June 2022. ‘PL21’ Open meeting and AGM at 7.30pm in Ivybridge Library. PL21 Transition Town Initiative (a similar organisation in Ivybridge to Sustainable South Brent), invites you to a talk by Amanda Keetley, Executive Director of Devon Environment Foundation. Amanda is an environmental and marketing professional who has been campaigning to reduce plastic…
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Monday 11 July 2022: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project: Following the survey conducted by ecologist Mervyn Newman for Dartmoor National Park, Mervyn, and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens and are looking for help to tackle Himalayan Balsam around Brent. “If anyone is able to help out it will be really appreciated. We are meeting at 10am near…
To download a programme - CLICK HERE SSB is collaborating with South Brent Parish Council, to run this really enjoyable, free to enter, day out. We’ve got over 50 stalls, with local community groups, organisations and businesses, loads of free or low-cost activities and workshops for all ages, a table-top jumble…