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/
Thursday 28 April 2022: Sustainable South Brent’s Annual General Meeting at the Old School Community Centre at 7.30pm. Formal Announcements will follow from SSB in due course. Sustainable South Brent has been at the heart of the village’s sustainability activities since 2006 and is playing an important role in the agenda to combat climate change.…
Monday 2 May 2022 Guided Bike Ride along the Wray Valley Trail. Explore, build confidence, enjoy! Early Spring is the perfect time to cycle the Wray Valley Trail. Flowers will be staring to come into bloom, the trees will have new foliage and the trail will be full of birdsong. Led by experienced Sustrans volunteers…
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…
Saturday 21st May at 11:00am we are looking for volunteers to prepare and sow a seed bed of hedgerow species at the Sanderspool Playpark. Bring a wire rake for scarifying! The activity should take about one hour. Any questions please email jennyharker11@gmail.com.
Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 June 2022: The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend. On 6th February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service. To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, events and initiatives will take place throughout the year, culminating in a four…
Friday 10 June 2022 (changed date) from 7.30 - 9.30 pm. Venue tbc. SSB and Dartside Explorer Scouts are teaming up to spend a cheery evening tackling a species that's invading areas of Dartmoor: Himalayan Balsam. If left unchecked, this prolific plant will readily out compete and further endanger our native flowers, depriving insects of…
Sunday 12 June 2022: Guided bike ride to discover the Primrose Line: Come and join Sustrans volunteers for a summer bike ride through the beautiful South Hams countryside to discover the old railway known as the Primrose Line from South Brent towards Kingsbridge and the proposed ‘Primrose Trail’ . There is a choice of starts…