Author: JW

The Devon, Plymouth & Torbay Careers Hub is all about linking schools with local employers to deliver high quality careers support for students. The Hub offers different ways to get local companies involved, including its Enterprise Advisers set-up: Being an Enterprise Adviser is a great way of developing your skills whilst getting young people excited about your industry. It’s also a… Continue reading Become an Enterprise Adviser! ‘…bringing experiences of the working world into the classroom.’

Congratulations Cllr Paul Hayward, the Axminster councillor awarded recognition for his community work: AN Axminster Councillor has been recognised nationally for his “exceptional contributions to the local community” through the LGA Independent Group’s, “prestigious” Clarence Barrett Award. Paul Hayward’s service to the community spans more than a decade. He was elected to the Town Council in 2011,… Continue reading Congratulations Cllr Hayward!

There are some fabulous ‘champions’ at work inspiring us with great projects. These pages have recently looked at both East Devon’s climate champions and, more locally, the Eco Hub Sidmouth: climate champion. There are also several champions working on both climate and culture in a dynamic and inspiring exchange. Earlier this month, we took at look at  art celebrating… Continue reading Climate and culture champions

There are several of East Devon’s climate champions doing good things in the Sid Valley – including the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth looking at what we can do to ‘SAVE MONEY: SAVE THE PLANET’ – retrofit our homes! Another is the Eco Hub Sidmouth and its fortnightly sessions at the Library and Tourist Info Centre, with last month featuring the Exeter… Continue reading Eco Hub Sidmouth: climate champion!

The Wallspace by the Ham has allowed the showcasing of all sorts of creativity in Sidmouth, including, for example, art celebrating the community’s volunteers from a year ago. This time we’re seeing the creative efforts of young people in the CODEX – Digital and Print Project – now on display: The CODEX Project is a collaboration with Sidmouth College… Continue reading Art celebrating personal, social and cultural identity

Locally, there are several food initiatives – including the Sidmouth SAVE Food Hub, the Sidmouth Food Bank and the Sidmouth Community Food Forest – which has just launched an ambitious Sid Valley-wide food forest, now endorsed by Sidmouth Town Council. In parallel, there have been national initiatives, with a local reach – with calls for reform as MPs warn of food and crisis… Continue reading Championing Project Food

Last October, the town council were reminding the Sid Valley that there was community small grant funding available – Don’t miss out!  And this week, as part of its announcement on the Sidmouth Town Council Budget, we heard the results:  “While setting its budget for 2025/26, the Council also agreed to award a record level of support… Continue reading ‘A record level of support to 25 community organisations across the Sid Valley!’

There are several ‘climate champions’ emerging in this part of the world. In the Sid Valley, CAPS [aka the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth] is beginning to make a real impact with its newly launched ECO HUB Sidmouth happening – and with it reaching out to the wider community with its leafletting campaign promoting Exeter Community Energy’s Retrofit Service. They’ll be at Sidmouth… Continue reading East Devon’s climate champions!

The ShelterBox Emergency Disaster Relief charity based in the South West has been at work for twenty years now – its first outing being the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, as reported in a dramatic talk locally last week. There has been a lot of fund-raising happening in Devon – with several champions doing great things of late, from Delia’s… Continue reading Join the ShelterBox champions!

It’s the start of the year – and we’re already looking forward to the summer! This week, the Sidmouth Folk Festival announced the first wave of performers for 2025: A festival spokesperson said: “Championing traditional folk music and dance over the decades, Sidmouth is also well known and loved for embracing the cutting edge and as… Continue reading Sidmouth Folk Festival: championing music and championing sustainability