Wednesdays 18; 25 September; 02; 9 October 2024: Market Garden & Orchard Drop-in sessions from 09.30-1300 in the foyer at the Old School Community Centre: Sustainable South Brent has been given the exciting opportunity to lease a 10 acre field from South Hams District Council, close to the centre of South Brent to create a…
Tuesday 8 October 2024 (NB. Please note change of date and time from Saturday 5 October): South Brent Community Energy Society’s Annual General Meeting at 7.30pm in the Old School Community Centre. Remote connection to the AGM by Zoom may be possible FFI, email ejc.chapman@sbces.org.uk. See: http://www.sbces.org.uk/
Monday 7 October 2024: ‘Storing Sunshine’: A Buyers guide to purchasing Solar PV. A talk by Mark Skinner, of South Dartmoor Community Energy, from 7.30-9pm in the Old School Community Centre. Tickets at £6/£4/Free can be obtained via Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storing-sunshine-tickets-1011190155977 or scan the QR code
Monday 16 September 2024: EV Charging Station – consultation: - to discuss Furlong Energy’s proposals for an EV charging facility at Marley Head junction. The chargers will be powered by green electricity produced on site. Drop-in clinic from 3-6pm in the Hall at the Old School Community Centre. There will be presentations at 3.30 &…
Saturday 14 September 2024: SSB’s South Brent Repair Café from 9.30-12noon in the Old School Community Centre. Do you have items you are tempted to throw in the bin? Help is at hand!! A team of volunteer repairers offer their services for free, several times a year, with a café with cake to enjoy while…
‘Bogs and Frogs: Understanding the role of peat in our moorland ecosystems’ from 7 – 8.30pm at the Old School Community Centre (postponed from 25 June). Steve Edmonds – National Trust and SW Peatland Partnership Ranger, gives an introduction to the peatland restoration work that is taking place on Dartmoor and Exmoor, and the importance…
Saturday 13 July 2024: Launch of SSB’s South Brent Repair Café from 9.30-12noon in the Old School Community Centre. Do you have items you are tempted to throw in the bin? Help is at hand!! Electrical; Jewellery; Household; Bikes; Clothing; Computers / IT; Tools; Furniture; Toys; Knife Sharpening; Max. 2 items. A team of volunteer…
NB. This event has been postponed - New date to be announced ‘Bogs and Frogs: Understanding the role of peat in our moorland ecosystems’ from 7 - 8.30pm at the Old School Community Centre. Steve Edmonds - National Trust and SW Peatland Partnership Ranger, gives an introduction to the peatland restoration work that is taking…
Tuesday 28 May 2024: Avon Valley Project – Networking Event for Avon Valley Landowners and Land Managers: meeting in the main hall at the Old School Community Centre from 6.30-8.30pm. Do join us if you are a land owner or land manager in the Upper Avon Valley and you are interested in conservation and one…
Saturday 11 May 2024: 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 by the Allotment Association. South Brent Refugee Support Group are again providing a café for cakes snacks etc) at the Plant Sale to raise money…