Author: JW

The golf club has been doing its bit at the club house for some time now: Moved from plastic to paper straws; eliminated plastic stirrers for drinks; no longer using plastic glasses for outdoor use; we are also stopping selling water in plastic bottles instead offering re-usable bottles filled before play & on course. Businesses… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Golf

A lot of local sports groups have been doing their bit for the environment. In the first profile of such groups, we look at how Sidmouth Rugby Club is doing. This is their list on the Plastic Warriors website: We have paper straws; wooden drink stirrers; reusable branded plastic glasses; use Devon contract waste (zero… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Rugby

The BBC has been busy plugging its Food and Farming Awards for much of today: The Food Programme (@BBCFoodProg) / Twitter and Countryfile Young Countryside Champion 2023 – BBC Food & Farming Awards – Send – BBC Nominations are open until midnight on 19th June – with a whole host of inspiring categories:  BBC Radio 4 – Food… Continue reading BBC’s Food and Farming Awards

Last year, a significant stretch of Devon coastline received recognition and protection: ‘Who’d have thought it?’: north Devon named UK’s first world surfing reserve | Coastlines | The Guardian It’s very much about taking care of the local natural ecosystems: The north Devon coast, which already has Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty protection, joins the likes… Continue reading North Devon festival: ‘for the local economy and environment’

North Devon has got a UNESCO World Biosphere: The North Devon Biosphere is a place where people and nature come together in our world-class environment of dunes, grassland and moors, towns and villages, and coast and sea. We are proud to be a UNESCO World Biosphere and our mission is to connect people and nature… Continue reading North Devon ‘Biosphere Nature Awards’ 

Businesses are always looking for ways to reduce costs: Keeping Costs Down in Your Business But by seeing ‘going green’ as adding value and not cost, this can really help businesses to survive and to grow: How sustainability went from a cost to an opportunity | EY UK There are the obvious things, such as getting an… Continue reading How ‘going green’ can add value to business

It is possible to shop locally without spending more – and to go shopping without going to a supermarket: Discover 10 Benefits of Shopping Local | SPANA Top reasons to shop locally – including supporting community, and saving on fuel costs – Wales Online Here’s a very timely piece from the i-newspaper on how our… Continue reading Local food heroes: saving money and saving the high street

In the early spring, Mike Dribble’s regular column in the Herald waxed lyrical about businesses in Sidmouth – including the seafront hotels: ‘The seafront hotels look smart and high street change is positive’ | Sidmouth Herald A significant stretch of hotels along the Esplanade is owned by the Seward family Sidmouth Hotels – Unique Beachside… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: Sidmouth Hotels

Last month, Guests heard about the work of The Donkey Sanctuary’s Ecology and Conservation team and watched a demonstration of grass cutting using the traditional method of scything…  Showcasing sustainable businesses: the Donkey Sanctuary – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards The Donkey Sanctuary is the Sid Valley’s largest employer and biggest business – but it’s also very… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: the Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth

Another sustainable Sidmouth business which keeps getting awards: Our Awards – Ebbtides Ebb Tides Seaweeds was the joint winner of the ‘Sustainability’ category in this year’s Exeter Living Awards Sidmouth seaweed company wins sustainability award | Local News | News | Sidmouth Nub News Sidmouth-based Ebb Tides Seaweeds has started the year in style, with… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: Ebb Tides Seaweeds