Category: News Letters
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4Fs Newsletter November 2023
Meeting at Shillingford Organics Owner Martyn Bragg showed us around his farm near Exeter where he grows fruit and vegetables for sale via veg boxes, at farmers markets and wholesale to local businesses. We had a look at the crops growing in the polytunnels and on the fields. We learned about the business model in…
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ACT Newsletter November 2023
Welcome to the ACT newsletter for November, with lots of information about what we’ve been doing and what’s coming up. There is an update on the new ACT with Art group, news of Teignbridge District Council’s climate scorecard, ideas from ACT’s list of actions you can take to reduce your heating bills and carbon emissions,…
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ACT Newsletter August 2023
Visit ACT at Newton Abbot Fayre We will be setting up a stall at this event on Saturday August 26th in Courtenay Park and would love to see you there. Both Wildlife Wardens and Carbon Cutters will be there with a range of exhibits, games and a quiz so come and test your knowledge, or…
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Carbon Cutters Newsletter April 2023
Hello fellow Carbon Cutters, I’m Scott Williams , your new coordinator, and I’m here to help. Firstly a bit about me. I’ve been aware of the problems created by our burning of greenhouse gases for some time, since the call to ban CFCs, and have been trying to reduce my carbon and ecological impact and leave no…
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ACT Newsletter February 2023
Welcome! It’s been a while since we updated you on ACT’s activities. That’s because we’ve been busy running our existing projects and setting up new ones. We’re sure there’s lots more we could do with your help, and we’re compiling a list of the skills, roles and support we need to take on even more…
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July 2022 Newsletter
Here is our July newsletter. Topics covered: The Heatwave ACT gathering of members, families & friends – 1 October Parliamentary climate change briefing ACT Carbon Cutters Teignbridge District Council’s Carbon Action Plan UK’s Net Zero Strategy deemed unlawful Government releases “Jet Zero” strategy Carbon Dioxide Removals (update) Progress, or not, on Nature Other stuff Please feel…
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April 2022 Newsletter
Hi Everyone Here is our April newsletter. It’s created as a Google document so please let us know if you have any difficulties accessing or reading it and, if you’d rather have a PDF version, please use the File menu to download one. Topics covered: Calling all Carbon Cutters Am I doing enough about Climate Change? Economic growth…
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February 2022 Newsletter
Hello Everyone Here is our February Newsletter covering the following topics: Cutting carbon emissions: a new district-wide climate project. Liaison meeting presentations. Environmental & social health v Economic development. The Home Energy Saving Forum – Sustainable Dawlish event. Keeping the public informed and/or confused. Did you know? (hopefully not). Please feel free to send us details of any climate…
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December 2021 Newsletter
Here is our last Newsletter of 2021 covering the following topics: COP26. Teignbridge District Council’s consultation on renewable energy. Beach Labyrinth. Don’t Look Up – the Netflix movie. ACT Wildlife Wardens. House of commons – Wellbeing Economy debate. Teignbridge Newsletters. With much fear, anxiety and frustration about it’s important to remember that staying in contact,…
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Wildlife Warden Podcast Episode 7
In this podcast Emily Marbaix updates us on what wildlife wardens have been up to, reminds us of autumn jobs to do in the garden, especially those that help wildlife, and takes a look at the eco-friendliness (or not) of our pets, including what we feed them and the flea and worm treatments we give…