Thursdays 16 & 23 February, 2 & 9 March 2022: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project - Volunteer Work Party: More recruits needed to help dig out invasive American Skunk-Cabbage in the South Brent area. Work with ecologist Mervyn Newman and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens on this interesting project which has now been running for 4 years,…
Saturday 11th March from 10am - Scything at the Marsh Meadow Would you like to help give nature locally a bit of a helping hand? Come along to the Marsh meadow (past the Compost site), where SSB’s 4Bs have been managing the land, on behalf of South West Water, in order to increase biodiversity. This…
Monday 13 March 2023: South Brent Parish Council Information Session for anyone interested in becoming a Parish Councillor. From 7-7.30pm at Palstone Park Recreation Pavilion. Come along, have a chat to one of the existing Councillors and collect a nomination form to stand for election on 4 May. If you are a resident, aged 18…
Tuesday 14 March 2023: Love Food, Avoid Waste - Free Workshop from 4-6pm in Ashburton Town Hall. Learn how to create a tasty meal from those leftover bits and pieces and take home a main course supper. This is a FREE fun hands-on practical workshop for adults to prepare and a cook a budget friendly…
Saturdays 25 February; 4; 11; 18 March 2023: ‘Everybody Counts’: Free Creative Maths Radio and Art Activities at the Old School Community Centre from 1.30-4pm. SoundArt Radio and Learn Devon invite you to take part in a radio series and workshops that combine maths, art, radio, interesting ideas and fun things to try in creative…
Monday 20 March 2023: Film: ‘Kiss the Ground’ at 7:30pm in the HUB in the Moor Room at the Old School Community Centre. , ‘Kiss the Ground’ is an inspiring and ground-breaking new film, narrated by Woody Harrelson, that reveals a viable solution to our climate crisis and shows how regenerating the world’s soils has…
Thursday 23 March 2023: ‘Climate Fresk’ workshop with a soup supper from 6-9.30pm in the SSB HUB. Want to help tackle climate change but don’t have the time to become a climate scientist? In order to take action and find solutions, we need to understand the problem. ‘Climate Fresk’ is a scientific, collaborative and creative…
Friday 24 March 2023: Energy Café & Bingo Morning from 10am-12 noon in the Warm Space at the SSB HUB in the Old School Community Centre. Come for free coffee and cakes, free energy advice - e.g. on maximising the efficiency of your radiators and preserving energy in the home (bring your bills and questions!)…
Saturdays 25 February; 25 March; 22 April 2023: ‘Stitch in Time!’ – Saturday workshops. Regular monthly workshops from 10am-12.00 at the Art House for darning/ mending/ finishing projects, as well as meeting people and building community! Calling all UFO'S and LAID'S (Aka ‘UnFinished Objects’ and ‘Lying Around In Drawers’!) - bring those little sewing/mending/knitting jobs…
Sunday 26 March 2023: Join South Brent Litter Pickers 'Talking Rubbish' for a Community Litter Pick from 2-4pm meeting up at Old School Community Centre (note venue) at 2pm organised by SSB’s ‘Talking Rubbish’ group. Please join us if you can. Equipment provided. Free tea, cake and conversation afterwards. Community Litter…