At the first meeting of its new council on 20th May 2019, South Brent Parish Council resolved to declare an ‘Environment and Climate Emergency’. Prompted by a letter from SSB…
Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey – Volunteers needed Butterfly Conservation are after volunteers to survey 1km grid squares within Dartmoor National Park. If you are interested, Please open the links below…
SSB will have stalls at the Brent Island Silver Jubilee Fair on The Island on Saturday 8 June from 2-5pm (see event). If anyone is able to help set it up,…
To keep South Brent’s compost flowing at Sustainable South Brent’s community composting site at ‘The Marsh’ in Exeter Road, we need new VOLUNTEERS. The volunteers greet people coming to the…
Environment and Climate Emergency – towards a Zero Carbon South Brent: Sustainable South Brent has created a ‘Zero Carbon South Brent sub-group’. The group will look to pursue further local…
Following the discussion at the end of the AGM about what we should be doing in relation to climate change and the inspiration that had been gained from those participating…
UPDATE: Share Shed won its ‘People’s Projects Campaign’, thanks to the public votes, and received a cheque for £48,599! See Facebook. Visit https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/share-shed , watch the short video about Share…
On Wednesday Richard Buckpitt brought his amazing machine to the Marsh site and, with the help of a number of volunteers was able to move the container we have used…
SSB projects feature in the Corridor Gallery throughout February – and the displays give a real flavour of the breadth and depth of SSB activities. And here are just a…
SSB Trustee, Laura Denning, is currently in Bangalore (India), undertaking a month long project with local art students, exploring the water crisis in the city and developing problem-solving strategies through…
Wrapping paper is difficult to recycle as it contains thin fibres, is often dyed, laminated, glittery, metallic or has tape attached. For these reasons, not all areas will accept wrapping paper…
You may wish to add your voice to the consultation on the principle of granting planning permission for shale gas exploration development through a permitted development right and to making…
It’s in action NOW. So come down to the Marsh with your garden waste and see it in action. The electric trommel (compost sieve) was made by Richard Mumford to…
Shipley Weekend – Are you able to come along to help the Archaeologists and Dartmoor National Park Rangers at Shipley Bridge, South Brent? – Grid Ref: SX 680 629 On…
We have heard that a local beekeeper needs to relocate three beehives – really to a place where the bees will be undisturbed and also the beekeeper can visit without…
SSB’s Talking Rubbish Group has had two lively meetings in May and June. We discussed all things to do with rubbish – particularly plastic pollution and how we can reduce,…
Guided walk in Penstave Copse, Sunday 3rd June 2018 This was the first walk of this kind, which the ‘Wood Group’ has organised, and it went splendidly. We did everything…
Penstave Copse, is a 21 acre Woodland Trust site, all less than a mile from South Brent, in the Avon valley. It’s part ancient woodland, part grassland, and part ‘new’…
Family Woodland Activity Day from 11am – 3pm in Railway Wood (on the far side of Palstone Recreation Ground). Come along and have fun! Join in woodland crafts, games, campfire,…
Sustainable South Brent AGM at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The AGM will be followed by a talk on ‘Energy Storage – Past present and future’ by Joddy Chapman: Recent…
Thanks to Dan Taylor and Hayley Russell who gave us a thought provoking presentation on ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’. The fifty or so people at the meeting were keen to…
• Thursday 22 March 2018: Re-cycling: Secrets of the refuse sack: at 7.30pm in the Aune Room at the Old School Community Centre (note change of venue). Sustainable South Brent…
Here are the details for the March Rides. We will post details for later rides when we have them. Sunday 11 March 2018: Ivybridge to South Brent (11.5 miles /…
Just a reminder that the bike bank is ready and waiting for you to loan a free bike. Click on the link to find out more or go to the…
The South Brent Sound Map has sprung into action. This is an online map with snippets from the SB Radio archive. Click on the pins to listen in to conversations…
Congratulations to our team of volunteers at The Marsh Composting site who have been shortlisted for the Recycle Devon People’s Choice Hero award. Now they need your vote to help…
A picture from the food project volunteer evaluation session. A huge thank you to the volunteers. Karin, our food project worker has totted up all the hours ‘given’ and it…
Our ‘Wood Group’ don’t cut trees down, because we dislike them; but to encourage new growth. Then, we make the best use we can, of whatever resources we have; woodland,…
Rowan Wylie penned this tribute to Alice – which a motley crew sang on air during the last broadcast of South Brent Community Radio. They’re changing guard at the…
As you will have noticed, the SSB website has a very new look and feel. Although it was launched on 15 November, following the trustees decision to revamp the website,…
A brilliant cafe ran alongside the South Brent Radio Day at the Old School Centre. Karin Jordan and a wonderful team of volunteers provided first class cakes and drinks, and…
SSB members have been busy over the past few months. Watch out for the Autumn Newsletter for all the latest news. You can opt to have this delivered by email…
In the Summer of 2016 SSB were contacted by Awards for All and offered £500 towards a special project of our choice. We decided to launch an Artist’s Commission and…
South Brent Wood Fair from 10.00am to 5.00pm at and around South Brent Village Hall. A free, family friendly event, celebrating our local trees and woodlands and all their rich…
Saturday 10th June 2017: Free Community Radio workshop in the Old School Centre from 10.30am-12.00. Make your own radio show! Have a go with the community radio equipment: Sound recording,…
Massimo reported on how our IT Skills courses went back in the Winter of 15/16 … In 2015 SSB was successful in raising funds through the “Big Lottery Awards for…
