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Civic Sidmouth is pretty active – and for a handy overview, there’s a new reference page of volunteer groups in the Sid Valley. Added to this, we have an excellent guide to the environment groups of the Sid Valley with the publication of a leaflet devoted to “SIDMOUTH – Powered by volunteers”. Conceived and put… Continue reading “SIDMOUTH – Powered by volunteers”

It starts today, Monday 3rd June: Volunteers’ Week is a chance to say thank you for the fantastic contribution volunteers make With a report from Exeter today: This week (3 – 9 June) is Volunteers’ Week and Westbank Community Health and Care is celebrating the army of volunteers who are the beating heart of the… Continue reading Volunteers’ Week 2024

Just in the last month, the Herald has posted lots of stories on how volunteers contribute to life in the Sid Valley: Sidmouth Repair Cafe latest session this Saturday | Sidmouth Herald Sidmouth Golf Club £8,000 donation to Devon Air Ambulance | Sidmouth Herald Sidmouth cemetery volunteers receive high-vis tabards | Sidmouth Herald Devon Wildlife… Continue reading Celebrating Sidmouth’s many volunteers

It’s clear we need volunteers! And lots of them! As it’s clear that with official services not always available, we have to rely on our own devices. But whilst we always need more good folk to lend a helping hand and “we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever” – the fantastic contribution of East Devon volunteers is quite… Continue reading Thank you volunteers – at the heart of the community

Volunteering is a key part of community life in the Sid Valley – with all sorts of awards out there celebrating the work of volunteers – from Volunteers Week “recognising the fantastic contribution of East Devon volunteers”, to the Active Devon volunteer awards focussing on “those who volunteer their time to help others get active”. As Kofi… Continue reading Art celebrating the community’s volunteers

So much of our civic life depends on people giving their time for others: “Recognising the fantastic contribution of East Devon volunteers” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards “We will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards 60 years of Sidmouth Voluntary Services – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards The latest… Continue reading We need volunteers!

We’ve just had Volunteers’ Week: Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Join us this year to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make and say thank you. Volunteers’ Week – Volunteers’ Week is a chance to say thank you for the fantastic contribution volunteers make.… Continue reading “Recognising the fantastic contribution of East Devon volunteers”

From the Herald: Thank you to the Volunteers – Sidmouth needs you! Denise Bickley, chair of the Sidmouth Plastic Warriors and Surfers Against Sewage representative, writes for the Herald: “If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than… Continue reading “We will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.”

The Love Sidmouth project has had its Love Sidmouth soft launch! See what it’s all about in the outline of Love Sidmouth. Follow its progress on the Love Sidmouth 💚 | Facebook pages. And look out in particular for the accounts of what’s going on with the pilot project on Tyrrell Mead – which meets… Continue reading Love Sidmouth: a message from Denise Bickley!