Thursday 1 May 2025; 7am-10pm: Local Election for Devon County Council. Here, there is one County Councillor to be elected for the electoral division of ‘South Brent and Yealmpton’. Candidates are nominated between Wednesday 26 March and Wednesday 2 April and the statement of those nominated published on Thursday 3 April. Five candidates are contesting…
Saturday 10 August 2024: It's Scything Time!: 5 years ago, a hardworking bunch of SSB volunteers now known as ‘The 4Bs’ (Brent Bees Bugs & Butterflies) turned an overlooked patch of consistently mown grass verge in the Exeter Road / Play park area, into a diverse wildflower meadow ... and every summer we…
Thursday 4 May 2023: Local Elections for District and Parish Councillors (not County Council). NB. To vote at polling stations in these elections, you will need to show photo ID (e.g. Passport; photographic driving licence; biometric immigration document; Proof of Age ID card; Blue Badge; Bus pass, etc.; or you can apply for a dedicated…
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,…
Thursday 4 and Tuesday 9 August 2022: Balsam Pulling Days in South Brent as part of the Dartmoor Invasive Species Project. Following the survey conducted by ecologist Mervyn Newman for Dartmoor National Park, Mervyn, and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens and are looking for help to tackle Himalayan Balsam around the moor. In addition to the…
Thursday 4 and Tuesday 9 August 2022: Balsam Pulling Days in South Brent as part of the Dartmoor Invasive Species Project. Following the survey conducted by ecologist Mervyn Newman for Dartmoor National Park, Mervyn, and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens and are looking for help to tackle Himalayan Balsam around the moor. In addition to the…
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…
Wednesday 16 & Monday 28 February 2022: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project - Volunteer Work Party: Recruits needed to help dig out American Skunk-Cabbage in South Brent. Work with ecologist Mervyn Newman and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens on this interesting project which has now been running for three years, following Mervyn’s survey for Dartmoor National Park…
Saturday 21 August 2021: Community Litter Pick from 2-4pm meeting up at Palstone Park Recreation Ground at 2pm organised by SSB’s ‘Talking Rubbish’ group. Please join us if you can. There will be some hi-vis jackets, gloves and litter-pickers available, but if you have some, please bring them. FFI contact Eva at rubbish@ssb.org.uk.
Wednesday 11 August 2021: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project – more Volunteers needed. Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens says: “Thank you so much for the help you have been giving this project over the Summer. We are just checking which sites need the most help and will be working again in South Brent from 10am until 3pm.…