Last Thursday saw lots of local businesses, schools, individuals and groups gathered at Kennaway House to celebrate efforts towards sustainability – in the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards ceremony.
And lots of local groups and organisations were nominated for an award:
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth SAVE Food Hub
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sid Valley Help
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Food Bank
Showcasing sustainable projects: Beach Toy Library
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Community Food Forest
Showcasing sustainable projects: Eager Beavers TSJ
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth in Bloom
Showcasing sustainable projects: planting at award-winning gardens in Sidmouth – EDDC Parks and Gardens
Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth Repair Café
Churches champions – Sid Valley Mission Community
Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth LED
Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Golf
Showcasing sustainable sports clubs: Sidmouth Rugby
Sid Valley Biodiversity Group champions
Working towards a Sustainable Sidmouth – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Bite Sized Gardening – Vegetable, Fruit, Flower, Shrubs & Tree Gardening For Home & Allotment (more coming soon!)
And on Thursday night, the runners-up for the group category for a Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award were Tess Bisson and Stefan Drew for their work on the Sidmouth Community Food Forest – and to Stefan Drew for his Bite Sized Gardening website and social media platform:
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And the winner of the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award for groups and organisations was the Sidmouth Repair Café:
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