Thursday 27 July 2023: Bats of South Brent: 8-10pm. Meet at the SSB Hub at the Old School Community Centre at 8pm for an introductory talk and refreshments, and then we'll head together to Brent Island around sunset for some guided bat spotting with our resident expert, Dr Ken Neale. The walk is less than…
Friday 14 April 2023 and each Friday until the end of July: Drop in and meet the Clerk. “Do you have any questions about the Parish Council or want any information about what we do?” Come from 9.30-11.30am for a chat with Jane Sullivan, the new clerk to South Brent Parish Council in the Hub…
Sunday 30 July 2023: Community Litter Pick from 2-4pm. "Together we make Changes!" - Join SSB’s friendly group of volunteers at the Hub at the Old School Community Centre at 2pm and following the pick, enjoy free tea, cake and chats in the Hub! All are most welcome. Organised by SSB’s ‘Talking Rubbish’ group. Equipment…
Meeting at 2pm Saturday 5th August at the Marsh (SWW site) off Exeter Rd. NB There are some changes to the timing of this event. We'll be scything the meadow and clearing the arisings which we will take to the compost site. Meet at the Marsh composting Site, off Exeter Road at 2 pm (note…
Saturday 12 August 2023: Scything the Sanderspool Cross Roundabout and the ‘Apple a Day’ Orchard at the Health Centre. We will be meeting again at 10am, by the Sanderspool roundabout (Totnes and Exeter Rd) to scythe the verge area and we will then move down to the Health Centre orchard, and possibly continue at the…
Thursday 6; Wednesday 12; Wednesday 19; Thursday 27 July; Thursday 3; Wednesday 9; Wednesday 23 August: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project in the Avon at South Brent. It’s that time of year again with the Himalayan balsam just about to come into flower in several places. Following his survey for Dartmoor National Park, ecologist Mervyn Newman,…
Saturday 26 August 2023: Scything at the ‘Apple a Day’ Orchard at the Health Centre. We will be meeting again from 10am to 1pmish, at the orchard behind the Health Centre on Plymouth Road for yet another chance to try your hand at Scything, please reply or pop by on the day. Please bring a…
Saturday 9 September 2023: SSB’s Energy Café from 10am-12 noon at the HUB in the Old School Community Centre. With stalls; advice; café; children’s drop-in workshop; domestic renewables; retrofitting; thermal imaging cameras; energy advice; VR displays; Experience sharing. Raffle – draw at 12.00. Followed at 12-12.45pm by South Brent Community Energy Society’s Annual General…
Sunday 10th September 2023: Scything the community meadow at Moorhaven. Another opportunity to come scything, this time at the community meadow in Moorhaven. Residents of Moorhaven have invited SSB’s 4Bs to help them scythe and clear their half-acre community meadow. Meeting at 10am at the The Jays/WeAreEase to walk to the Meadow. If you are…
Saturday 23 September 2023: ‘Beat the Moorland Bounds’: South Brent Parish Council invites all residents to participate in this free historic event to Beat the Moorland Parish Boundary. South Brent's ancient 'Beating the Bounds’ ceremony takes place in in two halves over a 7-year cycle – the Outer/Moorland/Northern bounds and the Inner/Southern/Diptford bounds. The event…