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New awards have just been launched in Devon: To celebrate the work of unpaid volunteers across Devon who encourage others to be more physically active, Active Devon is encouraging people to nominate deserving individuals and teams in their Volunteer Awards 2023 Nominations open for Active Devon Volunteer Awards 2023 | Sidmouth Herald Here’s more from… Continue reading Active Devon volunteer awards

A business making savings can also help the environment: Going green means cutting business overheads – Vision Group for Sidmouth And helping the environment can also help business: How ‘going green’ can add value to business – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Here’s a list of businesses in the Sid Valley which are actively doing their… Continue reading “Ideas for making money and saving the planet” 

What can families do to manage the cost of living crisis better – while still doing their bit for the environment? On a family mission to make do and mend – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Yes, it is possible – as this piece from the Parents’ Club shows very well: If you’re struggling to make… Continue reading How families can “save money, save the planet”

Here’s a very inspiring story from Devon Live on what the next generation of entrepreneurs are planning: Schoolchildren share ideas for running a sustainable business A group of youngsters shared how they would run a business – from solar panels on the roof, to an equal wage for all employees This cute video shows young… Continue reading Schoolchildren’s ideas for sustainable businesses

As a very successful business in Dartington points out: ‘People want to buy green’: Having started off as a teeny cottage company making mattresses for boats, Naturalmat is now the first B Corp certified bed and mattress company in the UK with five showrooms around the country. “With the growing awareness of the climate crisis, people want,… Continue reading ‘People want to buy green’

A lot of gardening is still about pouring on the concrete and pouring on the chemicals – all rather expensive and all very counterproductive as far as greening up the garden is concerned. Sidmouth in Bloom has been setting a very good example of the sort of things we could all follow. Last year it… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth in Bloom

The tourist industry in the Sid Valley is trying to move to a more  sustainable and responsible way of welcoming visitors: Promoting green tourism in East Devon: ‘regenerative tourism’ – Vision Group for Sidmouth Here are a few of the actions the Cheriton Guest House have been doing to reduce their plastic footprint: We have… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: Cheriton Guest House

There’s a lot that ‘office-based businesses’ can do to both save a little money and save the planet a little. WBW (formerly Ford Simey) Solicitors on Sidmouth’s High Street shows what can be done: Paper cups to replace disposable plastic cups at the water cooler / Refillable milk bottles from The Dairy Shop / Bars… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: WBW Solicitors

Several awards have just been announced for West Country folk: Leading frontline NHS staff among King’s Honours in the South West Sir Ben Bradshaw dedicates King’s Birthday Honours knighthood to people of Exeter – Devon Live Including an Exeter academic for her work on “how Arts and Humanities can make a big difference to societal… Continue reading Honouring the work of the arts and humanities in a time of crisis

Over the last couple of months, several suggestions have been made for what could be entered for a Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award: News – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards All of these are trying to do their bit to ‘save a bit of money and save the planet a bit’ – showing that it needn’t cost… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: Who would you nominate for a Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Award?