Tuesday 14 April 2026: Sustainable South Brent’s Annual General Meeting, celebration and social event. Open to everyone, at the Old School Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm. The AGM business part of the evening is from 7.30-about 8.15pm, with: a Review of the Year; an overview of SSB’s Projects; the election of trustees. Following this,…
URGENT: Thursday 16 April 2026 : Protecting the Young Fruit Trees in the New Community Orchard: After the wonderful effort put by volunteers planting the orchard trees last month there still remain the tree guards to be put in place. A few days ago all the trees were staked by a contractor and we noticed…
Thursday 16 April 2026: Planting Potatoes in the Market Garden Field: For any of you able to spare some time from 1 to 4pm at the Market Garden field - What3Words: reset.making.petted, there will be an opportunity to plant some potatoes! This will be our last chance this year, and we've again been given a…
Fridays 17 & 24 April; 1 & 8 May 2026: Tree Care in Hope Wood from 10:30am-3pm. YOU THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OVER! We did indeed plant all 12,500 trees before Easter Sunday, but around 2000 of them don't yet have their woollen mulch mats to protect them from competing grass growth. ParkLife SW will…
Friday 17 April 2026: ’Plankton, Climate and Gaia’ The 6th talk in SSB’s Nature/Wildlife series at 7.30pm in the main hall at Old School Community Centre. Dr Frances Hopkins from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory will talk about how marine life helps to regulate our planet. Earth’s climate is shaped not just by winds and oceans,…
Saturday 18 April 2026: ShareFest event in Totnes Civic Hall from 10am-4pm. Celebrating all things related to sharing, repairing,making, swapping including a Big Repair Cafe. It’ll also be an opportunity to connect with others who share this passion, and promote local collaboration.Activities include: Repair Café Bike Repair and Maintenance Clothes Swap Skillshares Pay What You…
The Marsh Composting site webpage: https://ssb.org.uk/projects/the-marsh-community-compost-and-re-use-centre/ For more info contact: marsh@ssb.org.uk
Tuesday Fair Share: from 2.30pm at Palstone Park Rec. An opportunity for residents of South Brent and the surrounding area to access affordable, good quality surplus (in date) produce, minimising food waste and landfill. Everyone is welcome; You’ll be asked to check in each time, and there is a suggested donation of £3.50. (The food…
Energy Advice Drop-in sessions Spring 2026 Wednesdays: 18 February; 18 March; 22 April; 20 May; 17 June Energy Advice Drop-In Session from 9.30am-12noon in The Hub at the Old School Community Centre. Free impartial advice from Mark Skinner of South Dartmoor Community Energy. Worried about the rising cost of energy? Struggling to Heat your home?…
Free Knitting Workshop every Wednesday from 2.30-4.30pm 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 Corner Crafts. Bring…