Thursday 3 June 2021: ‘Snug as a Bug?’- Home Energy I from 8-9.30pm. Another ‘EcoPubHub’ session on Zoom, organized by SSB, focusing this time on ideas to improve home energy performance. Inefficient homes waste energy and money. How can we make our homes more energy-efficient in a way that’s better for the environment and better…
Thursday 1 July 2021: ‘Going Off Fossil Fuel’- Home Energy II from 8-9.30pm. The second home energy themed ‘EcoPubHub’ session organized by SSB, exploring alternative energy sources for your home. Our home heating has a big impact on carbon release - and cost. Gas fired boilers are on the way out, so how can we…
Saturday 24 July 2021: ‘Bike Bus’ to Dartmoor for Bike Bus ride 1: from Combestone Tor. Minibus and bike-trailer transport for riders and their bikes up on Dartmoor National Park for a ride from Combestone Tor via Holne and Hembury to Buckfastleigh. Including picnic and short talk from former Natural History Museum head entomologist, Malcom…
Saturday, 13th November, 2:00 - 4:30pm - An exciting opportunity to visit How Now Dairy, a local, organic, carbon negative dairy farm. NB. You must register for the event as numbers are limited, see below The farmer, Oli Lee, at How Now Dairy has invited SSB members, family and friends to visit his farm. He…
Monday 13th February from 10am - School Garden Renovation: and possibly also the next day (Tuesday 14th Feb) SSB's School Garden Project has been helping local Primary school children grow food, and enjoy outdoor space, since 2009. The volunteers have a regular commitment to the project. Occasionally, extra, one-off needs arise, and we are at…
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…
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…
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…
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…