Sid Valley Trees for Schools Campaign

January 15th, 2010

Sid Valley Trees for Schools Campaign

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Kaieteur Tree Planting fund

During National Tree Week in November 2009 Kaieteur Tree planting fund organised a campaign to give trees to local schools. It was to help enhance the grounds of the school, allow some children to become ‘tree guardians’ and help to celebrate the United Nations International year of biodiversity 2010

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Sidmouth All Saints Infants

The campaign raised a total of £356.60 with generous donations from East Devon Carbon management programme overseen by Councillor Graham Brown

Sidmouth in Bloom

The Vision for Sidmouth transition town group

Along with many customers of local businesses giving generously.  It helped that the Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce supported the campaign

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St Nicholas C of E Junior

In January 2010 5 local schools benefitted with a large collection of native tree saplings, along with several apple trees and blueberry bushes.

Sidmouth All Saints Infants

Sidmouth Infants School

St Nicholas C of E Junior School

St. John’s School

Sidmouth College

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Sidmouth Infants School

Sidmouth in Blooms theme for this year as set out by the RHS Britain in bloom 2010 is ‘Local Roots’ Their campaign is gathering momentum for a medal attempt in this year’s competition, making the most of Sidmouth’s rich history, they are eagerly requesting volunteers to offer a few hours of their time.  Contact Sidmouth in Bloom 01395 579965

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Trees for the Byes Campaign

Kaieteur is organising the next local tree campaign ‘Trees for the Byes campaign’ collecting to add trees to the local beauty spot, The Byes in Sidmouth Devon. Please help by donating here.

The planting of trees is one of the best long term solutions to increasing biodiversity. To help celebrate 2010 International Year of biodiversity you can buy tree saplings from kaieteur here, or donate to help us plant them on your behalf here.

Further reading:

Download a PDF copy of East-Devon-District council draft carbon management plan

Download a PDF copy of Sources Of Information for RHS Britain in bloom theme for 2010 local roots sidmouth

Free trees and educational resources can be discovered on the woodland trust tree for all website.

Resurgence Magazine review January February 2010

January 12th, 2010

Resurgence Magazine review.

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Resurgence Magazine Review

It’s simple: Resurgence magazine offers substance and inspiration.  The magazine is issued six times a year and features interesting and intelligent articles, poetry and artwork by regarded international authors who share The Resurgence Trust’s passion for life.  The current January/February issue focuses on the idea of liberty and includes articles on William Blake and freedom by Philip Pullman: the road beyond Copenhagen by Stephen Hale: and from the Richard Dimbleby Lecture, HRH The Prince of Wales talks about utilising natures capital for a new form of economics.

As the name suggests, Resurgence is about recovery; a recovery to that alignment of mind body and soul that comes from working creatively with our environment, rather than working against it.  The resurgence website

www.resurgence.org (which for a free taster provides some interesting articles) states that they advocate trade with responsibility, money with morals, politics with principles and science with a soul.

At the forefront of new developments, technology and fresh thinking Resurgence gives readers the feeling of being at the very head of a revolution.  It really can’t be stressed enough; as we have less and less time to stop and read, make what you do read count by reading Resurgence.

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Volcanic region of Ecuador by Emma Brice

This beautiful magazine is a joy to have around you, for when you have those moments to relax.

It is available to buy from the magazine section of the Kaieteur Website

Posted by Emma

Sidmouth Transition Town Group

January 9th, 2010

Sidmouth has become a Transition town

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The mouth of the River Sid Sidmouth

The Transition Town Movement

is continuing to sweep the UK and the globe, encouraging communities to come together and prepare for the challenges and opportunities of Peak Oil and Climate Change.  To view how many ‘official’ groups are now spanning the globe view, have a look at the Transition town web site.

This blog post about the  Sidmouth Transition Town Group will be updated with a PDF of the latest going on from The Vision Group for Sidmouth (Sidmouth transition town group).

Visit the Vision group web site here.

Contacts:

The chairman Robert Crick 01395 519292

Secretary Jeremy Woodward jaydoubleyou@onetel.com

Press secretary Liz Bramley  lizbramley@btinternet.com

Community Market coordinator Kerry Gibbons kerryjg@tiscali.co.uk 07973 137592

Click here for your PDF DOWNLOAD Sidmouth Transition Town Group update December 2009

Click here for your PDF DOWNLOAD Sidmouth Transition Town Group update January 2010

Recommended reading material:

The Transition Timeline for a local resilient future by Shaun Chamberlin

Many associated books can be food here!

Donate to help plant more trees in The Byes Sidmouth.