Welcome to CAPS!
CAPS is the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
CAPS is about raising our awareness of the climate – and our collective action to address it.
CAPS is 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
And the Partnership is open to all members of the Sid Valley community – whether individuals or organisations.
Here’s a list so far of The CAPS Partners
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The Four Aims of CAPS
The CAPS team have set out four aims to support our overall objective of raising community climate awareness. They are :-
· Organise talks and other events on sustainable behaviours:
· Publicise national and regional support to help households reduce their carbon footprint
· Seek out opportunities to help households live more sustainably
· Provide an electronic newsletter celebrating success
The Four Aims of CAPS – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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SOCIAL MEDIA!
Don’t forget to join us in conversations online at the CAPS Facebook page.
Here are a few from the last couple of weeks:
Here’s a look back at 2024 in the Sid Valley – including a fair amount on our environment…
We need to be building much more energy-efficient housing
CAPS and the Town Council have been offering the use of a thermal camera
This is the real challenge: “behaviour change”
Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth (CAPS)
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CAPS EVENTS!
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CAPS are planning a number of talks over the coming months…
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DOMESTIC RENEWABLES IN SIDMOUTH: TUES 21ST JANUARY
POSTPONED!
DATE TO BE CONFIRMED
SOLAR/BATTERIES/HEAT PUMPS:
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE @ Sidmouth Science Festival
Sidmouth householders’ experiences of domestic renewable technology – solar, battery and heat pumps.
More info here: Events: All events – Sidmouth Science Festival
FOR MORE DETAILS: Events – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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CAPS TALKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH…
ALL SAINTS CHURCH: BREAKFAST CLUB: 8.30 18TH JANUARY
ROTARY CLUB: LUNCH @ VICTORIA HOTEL: 12TH FEBRUARY
PRIMLEY WI: 13TH FEBRUARY
SID VALE ASSOCIATION: 16TH APRIL
U3A: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: tba 2025
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ECO HUB SIDMOUTH EVENTS!
Yes, the new venture from CAPS is well and truly happening!
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What’s it all about?
The purpose of the Eco Hub is to provide an ongoing presence in town to engage people on issues related to climate change… a place to have your say/find information/exchange ideas/learn what is happening/volunteer…
The initiative aims to operate on the second Saturday of the month in the Tourist Information Centre and the fourth Saturday in the library.
Each month, there will be a new theme to focus on – plus there will be films showing at the Radway Cinema!
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What’s happening?
Here’s the programme for the upcoming months:
January: Keeping Warm/Retrofitting with ECOE
11th in the Tourist Information Centre
25th in Sidmouth Library
February: Local Food/Food Waste
8th in the Tourist Information Centre
22nd in Sidmouth Library
March: Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
8th in the Tourist Information Centre
22nd in Sidmouth Library
April: Active Travel- Promoting Walking and Cycling
12th in the Tourist Information Centre
26th in Sidmouth Library
May: The Plastic Pollution Problem
10th in the Tourist Information Centre
24th in Sidmouth Library
June: Protecting Diversity
28th in Sidmouth Library
14th in the Tourist Information Centre
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Upcoming events for January: the details:
ECO HUB @ TIC: 11TH JANUARY
The first session will be held on Saturday, January 11, from 11am to 1pm at the Tourist Information Centre next to the Swimming Pool
The focus will be on retrofitting and making your home energy efficient
The Eco Hub will be offering advice on home energy efficiency and sharing thermal imaging camera reports.
Plus there will be representatives from the Exmouth Eco Hub to share their experiences!
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ECO HUB @ THE LIBRARY: 25TH JANUARY
The second session will be held on Saturday, January 25, from 11am to 1pm at the Library
The focus will be on retrofitting and making your home energy efficient
And will have the Exeter Community Energy [ECOE] project along to offer help and advice
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February will be full of events too:
ECO HUB @ TIC: 8TH FEBRUARY
The first February session will be held on Saturday, February 8, from 11am to 1pm at the Tourist Information Centre next to the Swimming Pool
The Sidmouth Community Food Forest will be there …to tie in with the topic of Local Food
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ECO HUB @ THE LIBRARY: 22ND FEBRUARY
The second session will be held on Saturday, February 22, from 11am to 1pm at the Library
The Eco Hub will be looking at growing Local Food and the issue of Food Waste
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And looking to March:
ECO HUB @ THE RADWAY CINEMA: SUNDAY 2ND MARCH
SIX INCHES OF SOIL: the film
Six Inches of Soil follows the inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.
PLUS SPEAKERS!
With thanks to Scotts Cinemas
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NEWS!
Catching up with some recent CAPS blog posts:
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ECO-HUB Sidmouth fortnightly sessions!
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Following the Pop-up in the Market Square in November, the official launch will take place on the 11th January in the Tourist Information Centre and will continue bimonthly through June. The trial will explore whether a wide engagement on climate change issues can be accomplished with Sidmouth residents through a regular presence in well-known sites.
ECO HUB Sidmouth launches fortnightly sessions! – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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Reasons to be cheerful in 2025!
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In their final edition of the year today, the BBC Radio 4 series Rare Earth gave us several “reasons to be cheerful“, where they asked if 2025 could be a year of progress on climate change and the nature crisis. And however tricky it might be to make predictions, the answer from everyone in the studio was quite a clear “Yes!”
Reasons to be cheerful in 2025! – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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Thinking globally and acting locally over the last twelve months…
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With MPs calling for community energy to be added to the new Energy Bill, it looks as though we can be looking to local energy production of some sort, even in the Sid Valley. Here’s something very inspiring from a couple of years ago which might gain traction in the coming years: How to make a power station on your street
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“Regenerating land is a win-win, for humans and their ecosystems.”
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The UK has gone through the wettest 18 months on record, as climate change brings more extreme weather.
It might seem counter-intuitive, then, that the world is running out of water.
“Regenerating land is a win-win, for humans and their ecosystems.” – Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth
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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS!
This is an excellent place to go for news Climate Action’s mission is to facilitate collaboration to encourage the development, deployment and accelerated uptake of globally sustainable, net zero solutions.
For example:
Roadmap to COP30 – Climate Action in 2025 – Climate Action
Transformative Change Urgently Needed to Halt Biodiversity Collapse – Climate Action
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HOW CLIMATE WORKS!
An excellent guide from Carbon Savvy:
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“That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. This distant image of our tiny world underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the only home we’ve ever known.” – Carl Sagan
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