Thursday 11 January 2024: Future Proofing Your Home: The do’s and don’ts of retrofit at 7.30pm in the Hub at the Old School Community Centre. Impartial advice from South Dartmoor Community Energy on: solar batteries &heating systems insulation & ventilation grants available Tickets £6, £4 or free - as you feel is right for…
Saturday 13 January 2024: Free Tree Giveaway; 10am - midday at the Old School Community Centre. Another chance to collect up to five free tree saplings. You can plant them on your land, whether it’s a garden or elsewhere. The 20-40cm native British saplings come complete with canes and spiral guards. First come, first…
Wednesdays 10 & 17 January 2024: Energy Advice Drop-In Sessions from 9.30am-12noon in The Hub at the Old School Community Centre Free impartial advice from South Dartmoor Community Energy. Worried about the rising cost of energy? Struggling to Heat your home? Not sure where to get good advice? Drop in and find out about: Reducing…
Thursday 18 January 2024: ‘Thermal Imaging Training’ at 7.30pm in the Hub at the Old School Community Centre. Want to learn about heat loss from your home? SSB has two Thermal Imaging Cameras (TICs) for our members to use. The camera creates an image from infra-red heat emitted from an object, so you can clearly…
Friday 19 January 2024: Swifts-in-South-Brent initiative: Meeting on the initiative to install nest boxes for Swifts in South Brent at 2pm in the Hub at the at the Old School Community Centre. Having flown at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, on an amazing 3,400-mile journey from Africa, these beautiful birds arrive home…
You are welcome to join the Wood Group - aka 'The Steepers' for a session on their work programme, sustainably managing hedges and woodlands in the local area. Learn some traditional rural skills, such as traditional hedgelaying. Click here for a more detailed programme of their activities. No experience needed. Tools and training provided. …
Saturday 27 January 2024: Orchard Wassail from 5-6pm in the ‘Apple-a-day’ Orchard at South Brent Health Centre, in Plymouth Road, South Brent, TQ10 9HT. Join SSB’s ‘4Bs’ group for a Traditional Orchard Wassail. Come and help the musicians bless the apple trees and scare off the evil spirits with traditional songs and loud noises to…
The Marsh Composting site webpage: https://ssb.org.uk/projects/the-marsh-community-compost-and-re-use-centre/ Current Marsh volunteers rota - January - June 2024
Sunday 28 January 2024: Community Litter Pick from 2-4pm. Join SSB’s ‘Talking Rubbish’ South Brent Litter Pickers at the Hub at the Old School Community Centre at 2pm. Equipment is provided there is tea, cake and conversation in the Hub afterwards! All are most welcome. Community Litter Picks are usually every 2 months on…
Free Knitting Workshop every Wednesday from 3-5pm (note time change) in the HUB and Warm Space in the Moor Room at the Old School Community Centre. Families and children welcome with their grown ups. Never has there been a better time to learn to knit! Come & learn from our resident expert, Sue, from Cosy…