“Whatever it is, coronavirus has made the mighty kneel and brought the world to a halt like nothing else could. Our minds are still racing back and forth, longing for a return to “normality”, trying to stitch our future to our past and refusing to acknowledge the rupture. But the rupture exists. And in the…
POSTPONED: South Brent Climate Fair 2020 – initially scheduled for Saturday 18 April this event, long planned by Sustainable South Brent supported by South Brent Parish Council, Rattery Parish Council and South Brent Community Energy Society, was postponed during the lockdown until Saturday 5 September 2020. However, in view of the continuing uncertainty about such…
The final draft of the Dartmoor Local Plan has now been published – click here to download There will be a Dartmoor Local Plan Consultation Drop-in Event on Tuesday 1 October 2019: from 4-7pm at the Old School Community Centre, South Brent. The Local Plan is an important document which sets out what type of…
Climate Change Action: a Global Day of Climate Action was held on Friday 20 September 2019. Millions of school children and students around the globe have struck to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels and climate justice for everyone. At the beginning of a week of actions, today’s Climate Strike, with the…
Find out about Devon Horseshoe Bat Project: http://devonbatproject.org/ Make the most of the long summer days by joining some of the Devon Bat Project’s events. For information on local events see: http://devonbatproject.org/events/ or see Facebook: www.facebook.com/devonbatproject/ This year’s Bat Festival runs from the end of August until the end of September. Read more about the…
Shipley Bridge Car Park closure and disruption on road from Aish to Shipley Bridge between 9 and 13 September 2019: West Country Rivers Authority, in partnership with South West Water, and the Environment Agency will be undertaking gravel augmentation on the River Avon at eight locations between Avon Dam and Badworthy to improve the spawning…
Dartmoor Invasive Species Project: Himalayan Balsam – Volunteers needed. Work has now started on the Dartmoor Invasive Species Project. Ecologist Mervyn Newman has planned volunteer work parties focussing on Himalayan Balsam over the Summer on the River Avon and its tributaries northwards from South Brent on Friday 2 August, Thursday 22 August and Thursday 12…
Environment and Climate Emergency – towards a Zero Carbon South Brent: Sustainable South Brent has created a ‘Zero Carbon South Brent sub-group’. The group will look to pursue further local measures/projects that help to reduce the carbon footprint of the parish, which is an ambition of the ‘Parish Plan 2016+’. This follows a number of…
On Wednesday Richard Buckpitt brought his amazing machine to the Marsh site and, with the help of a number of volunteers was able to move the container we have used for the past 8 years to a slightly different position which opens up the site ready for building a new covered wood store. The move…