Welcome to CAPS!
We are the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
We are all about raising our awareness of the climate – and our collective action to address it
Founded in 2022, we are a partnership of Sidmouth Town Council and other local organisations – including the Sidmouth Churches, the Sidmouth Plastic Warriors , the Sidmouth Science Festival , Sidmouth schools and the Vision Group for Sidmouth
We are open to anyone living or visiting or interested in the Sid Valley community
Our aims include organising events, publicising support on reducing our carbon footprint, looking for opportunities to live more sustainably and celebrating success through the media.
Come join us at CAPS!
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SOCIAL MEDIA!
Every day we share pieces on the CAPS FB pages. Why not have a look, comment and join in the postings!
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EVENTS!
We and our partners put on all sorts of events – including from the Eco Hub Sidmouth and the Café Scientifique
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CAPS TALKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH…
This is where we go out and engage with other local groups – often ‘behind the scenes’ at group meetings
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ECO HUB SIDMOUTH EVENTS!
Our latest project is the Eco Hub Sidmouth – a place to have your say/find information/exchange ideas/learn what is happening/volunteer!
See the overview of the Eco Hub Sidmouth: the first six months and an update on the Eco Hub Sidmouth at the recent meeting of the town council’s environment committee.
Here’s the new logo for Eco Hub Sidmouth! – designed by Sidmouth artist Katherine Gray:
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Upcoming events:
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Celebrating Eco Hub Sidmouth!
6.30-8pm Friday 21st November
We will be celebrating the Eco Hub Sidmouth! All those who have contributed in one way or another (and those have been many!) have been invited to the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards ceremony, as part of the Vision Group for Sidmouth’s AGM, happening at the Dissenters’ Leigh Browne Room (opposite the hospital).
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And if you’d like to join everyone at the event to celebrate what the Eco Hub Sidmouth has been doing, do come along! Open to all. It should be a good evening!
Celebrating Eco Hub Sidmouth! – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
With more info at: VGS AGM: Friday 21st November: all welcome! – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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ECO HUB SIDMOUTH WORKSHOPS
Following the 6 drop-in sessions of the trial it was decided to focus on activities and workshops in the autumn programme to be delivered at Sidmouth Library.
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13th September- Nature Identification Challenges drop-in activities- above average footfall for a Saturday morning. Good engagement with children, young people and adults on fun identification activities and badge-making.
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4th October- Climate FRESK Workshop with Peter Bunyan game considering causes and consequences relating to climate change. [POSTPONED]
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1st November- Love Your Veg Workshop for parents and children with Bernie Davis, Sue Nicholson and Sharon Howe…learning about vegetables, what they look like, how they grow…developing cooking skills and making vegetable soup. [POSTPONED]
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Saturday 6th December
Your Carbon Footprint Workshop with Chris Lockyear
…learning how small daily decisions impact on our individual and collective carbon footprints.
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EVENTS AT EXETER UNI!
Thursday 6th November
Exeter’s Prof Peter Stott and Prof Tim Lenton with Transition Exeter
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With more at News and events | Global Systems Institute | University of Exeter
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NEWS BLOG!
Why not catch up with some of our weekly CAPS blog posts!?
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Telling climate stories
We all like a good story – and it’s stories that move us
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Children at the We Are the Ocean book launch at the University of Exeter, March 2024.
Telling climate stories – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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Renewables: good news from Clyst St Mary to China and beyond…
The Sidmouth Science Festival led a visit to this Gorst Energy Biodigester in Clyst St Mary…
But the biggest news is that renewables have overtaken coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity
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“What can I actually do to address climate change?” – “Find your Climate Superpowers!”
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With more at: Blog – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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POSTIVE NEWS!
Stay inspired with the latest news, blogs and insights from some excellent blogs:
Homepage – The 89 Percent Project
Home – Carbon Brief » Clear on climate
Happy Eco News | Know Action | Good & Positive Climate News
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What went right this week: saving the high seas, plus more – Positive News
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Carbon Lifeforms
… Finally, you might like [or might not like] “the new hybrid comedy magazine show that emits all sorts as they aim to (carbon) capture all things climate”.
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BBC Sounds – Carbon Lifeforms – Available Episodes
This week – The Carbon Cost of Tech, The Internet and AI with special guests Chris McCausland and Mike Berners-Lee. In previous episodes, we’ve covered Food, Travel and Christmas, so what’s next? Well, it turns out that our previous episodes did not solve the climate crisis on their own. So, for this series, we will be looking at the topics of Tech and AI, Waste Management and Recycling, and The Fashion Footprint.
Carbon Lifeforms – The Carbon Cost of Tech, The Internet and AI – BBC Sounds
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