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Here’s a great suggestion for a school project from the county council: Could your school Make Do and Mend? An exciting new set of activities for primary schools has been created by the Devon Waste Education Team to highlight the importance of reusing materials during the Second World War and how they were recycled and… Continue reading Could your school Make-Do-&-Mend?

If you give local government business to local firms, you can save a lot of money: Procurement programme saves Swansea Council £12m a year And you can more readily be going green: LocalGov.co.uk – Your authority on UK local government – How key is procurement for reaching climate targets in local government? In these parts, the local… Continue reading Councils saving money and going green by local procurement

Government – local and national – are telling us to save energy and are telling us that saving ourselves some money will also help save the planet. Well, government, both local and national, can be doing the same, as the U-Switch site suggested last summer: Green council report: Are county councils taking sustainable steps? With… Continue reading Councils saving energy, saving money

Councils can make a difference when it comes to doing something to help the environment – as well as help us too. Devon County Council has been awarded a ‘silver tier’ for doing its bit: Green Council Report: Are county councils taking sustainable steps? Councils across the land have been recognised for initiatives in 2022: How local… Continue reading Councils winning green awards – and helping us save

How’s about one of the local councils being up for a Champions Award? Enter the Champions Awards 2023 – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Not sure which category, but councils are trying to be more sustainable – whilst cutting costs: Groups and Organisations Award 2023 – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards The news from London today is that councils… Continue reading Councils going green and cutting costs: the Circular Economy

The county council have launched a vibrant new scheme to support local businesses: “Any business that is based in Devon, has been operating for more than six months and takes pride in buying from and supporting other Devon businesses can apply to join.” The Made in Devon website has both a Find a Local Business… Continue reading Love Devon? Shop local! Introducing the ‘Made in Devon’ scheme

There’s a huge amount of enthusiasm for sustainability awards – with the biggest there is having announced their finalists: edie Awards 2023: Shortlist of finalists revealed After a record-breaking year of hundreds of entries from across the spectrum of sustainable business, we are proud to announce the shortlist of finalists for the edie Awards 2023.… Continue reading Edie: ‘the world’s largest sustainable business awards scheme’

Last May saw the Citizen of the Year being awarded – and congratulations again to Angela Thompson! Sidmouth Rotary Citizen of the Year 2021 – Rotary Club of Sidmouth Sunday 29th January sees the deadline for nominations for Citizen of the Year 2022: Get your nomination in for Sidmouth Citizen of the Year | Sidmouth… Continue reading Sidmouth Rotary Club Citizen of the Year Award – deadline approaching!

Congratulations to Julie Hawker! East Devon businesswoman Julie Hawker has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours List. Devon businesswoman recognised in New Year Honours List | Sidmouth Herald Amongst many other things, Julie is joint CEO of Cosmic: Julie Hawker to receive MBE for Service… Continue reading East Devon businesswoman awarded MBE

As a healthy and positive way forward – why not “make do and mend”?! What is ‘make do and mend’ – and what can we do to help save some money? – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards And why not enter for a Champion’s Award!? Enter the Champions Awards 2023 – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards There… Continue reading Lifestyle changes for the New Year!