Friday 21st February 7.30pm

St John’s Church, Bridgetown, Totnes

Free

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 Public Meeting

Buckfastleigh Town Hall

Wednesday 15th January 7.30pm

For those who are not aware, over Christmas Gilpin Demolition submitted a new planning application to Teignbridge District Council. The application Reference is: 13/03520/MAJ

The link on the Teignbridge site is:
http://gis.teignbridge.gov.uk/TeignbridgePlanningOnline/Results.aspx?Type=Application&Refval=13%2F03520%2FMA

The exact nature of the proposed activities is unclear at present and we have very little time to object – Teignbridge has informed us that the closing date for objection is the 17th January, so we are having a public meeting to discuss what we know about the plan and we will also be having a letter writing session on the night. Please come along – this is really important and we have very little time to act.

Our concern is that Gilpin is planning to industrialise the site – effectively by the back door. In submitting the plan to Teignbridge it will not have the same level of scrutiny that we saw at the Public Inquiry, so it is up us to find out as much as possible about the plan and about what we can do to object. We are already working hard on this, but we need your help in writing letters as the more that are sent, the stronger impression it will make on Teignbridge.

Please come…

and tell all your friends and forward this email to friends and relatives who live in and around the town.

Best wishes

Julia Wilton – co-chair

Buckfastleigh Community Forum

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The MVV/Gilpin appeal was refused by the planning inspector!

It’s a victory for environmental justice and  community action.

Congratulations to all who worked so hard for this.

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You can download the latest edition of change your world magazine here: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/newsletters/cyw_98_apr_may_2013.pdf

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From the Pesticide Action Network – link at the bottom of the page.

Neonicotinoid based pesticides have been implicated in the alarming deaths of bees and other pollinators that are so crucial to pollination and biodiversity in the UK as a whole. It is not just agricultural products that they are used in but also a number of products aimed at the domestic home and garden market. The following is a list of products currently approved for use in the UK that may be available to purchase by the general public.

UK Home and garden products that contain neonicotinoid pesticides

http://www.pan-uk.org/home-garden/list-of-home-and-garden-pesticides-containing-neonicotinoids

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Today 12 noon, Totnes Recycling Centre. Turn up and photograph things in the skips that shouldn’t be there.

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Ash tree threat 16 November 2012 Join us   Our woodlands are facing perhaps their biggest threat since Dutch Elm disease. Thanks to the Government’s dithering over ash dieback, the disease has taken hold and the costs of dealing with it are mounting. But we can all do something to help. Experts desperately need to build a better picture of where the disease has spread. So they’ve created the Ashtag website and app to help us all identify and record sightings. Help Britain’s woodlands – find out how to use Ashtag I’m leaving the concrete jungle of south London for rural Cambridgeshire this weekend, so I’ve already packed my camera in case I see any evidence of ash dieback. I just hope I don’t need to use it – and that the trees I see on Saturday are still there in five years’ time. Good luck, Ollie Hayes, Friends of the Earth

Sorry the format of this post hasn’t translated very well, but use the links to the relevant websites.

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Five top tips for saving energy

• turn your heating thermostat down by one degree
• use energy efficient light bulbs
• switch lights off when you leave a room
• don’t leave appliances on stand-by
• unplug chargers when not in use

For more ideas, visit the Energy Saving Trust website:

• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/take-action/improve-your-home

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The AGM will be on Tuesday October 23rd, 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Fore St., Totnes.

Phil Chandler will be talking about bees…

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