Saturday 13 July 2024: Launch of SSB’s South Brent Repair Café from 9.30-12noon in the Old School Community Centre. Do you have items you are tempted to throw in the bin? Help is at hand!! Electrical; Jewellery; Household; Bikes; Clothing; Computers / IT; Tools; Furniture; Toys; Knife Sharpening; Max. 2 items. A team of volunteer…
Sunday 28 July 2024: Community Litter Pick from 2-4pm. Join SSB’s 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 - "Together we make changes!" Community Litter Picks are usually…
‘Bogs and Frogs: Understanding the role of peat in our moorland ecosystems’ from 7 – 8.30pm at the Old School Community Centre (postponed from 25 June). Steve Edmonds – National Trust and SW Peatland Partnership Ranger, gives an introduction to the peatland restoration work that is taking place on Dartmoor and Exmoor, and the importance…
Thursday 1 August 2024: Family Craft Session: from 10.30-12 noon In the Hub at the Old School Community Centre. Card making – Stuck for an activity in the summer holidays? Come and join us for a fun-filled day of creativity; create beautiful, handmade cards for family birthdays and events, using craft materials that would otherwise…
Saturday 10 August 2024: It's Scything Time!: 5 years ago, a hardworking bunch of SSB volunteers now known as ‘The 4Bs’ (Brent Bees Bugs & Butterflies) turned an overlooked patch of consistently mown grass verge in the Exeter Road / Play park area, into a diverse wildflower meadow ... and every summer we…
5 years ago, a hardworking bunch of SSB volunteers now known as ‘The 4Bs’ (Brent Bees Bugs & Butterflies) turned an overlooked patch of consistently mown grass verge in the Exeter Road / Play park area, into a diverse wildflower meadow ... and every summer we scythe it. As we did yesterday (Saturday 10…
Wednesday 14 August 2024: Creation of a Woodland and Market Garden at Palstone. This is a Community Drop in between 3 and 8pm at the Aune Room at the Old School Community Centre to talk about exciting new plans for this collaborative project between Sustainable South Brent, South Hams District Council and The Woodland Trust.…
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…
Thursday 22 August 2024: Adult (over 18s) Craft Session: In the Hub at the Old School Community Centre from 10.30-12 noon. Card making - make homemade cards for birthdays and other events. Free, or pay what you feel. Pop into the hub to book a place, or contact us via info@sabdc.co.uk or call 01364 700282. …
The Marsh Composting site webpage: https://ssb.org.uk/projects/the-marsh-community-compost-and-re-use-centre/ Current Marsh volunteers rota July - December 2024 – CLICK HERE