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STOP PRESS: From the Café Sci team: “Unfortunately our speaker tomorrow is ill There will NOT be a talk tomorrow” The new-look CAPS February 2026 Newsletter has very much taken its look from the excellent Newsletters of the Devon Climate Emergency – ‘excellent’ because they are local and positive and show how reaching out to… Read More »What’s the ‘Devon Climate Emergency’? Café Scientifique : Tuesday 17th February: CANCELLED!

The CAPS February 2026 Newsletter is now upon us – looking to the excellent example of the Newsletters from fhe Devon Climate Emergency when it comes to highlighting the local and the positive that’s happening. And for more (generally positive!) news, there are the social media pages of the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth (CAPS) and… Read More »February CAPS newsletter: February Devon Climate Emergency newsletter and talk

There’s a lot of advice online about how to start up a business or how to deal with technology. One which stands out as a little more vibrant and actually quite useful is the BIZ HELP ZONE – The right zone for business newbies. Set up by Lisa Matteo, the website and blog focus on “sharing her… Read More »How to shrink your digital carbon footprint

It doesn’t happen very often, but recently, the Vision Group for Sidmouth received an email from a documentary maker – the Film and Digital Producer – Paul Maple: We wanted to share our new climate crisis film with you. It is called “System Update – Rebooting Our Future”, and features leading academics, experts, and change‑makers from across… Read More »‘System Update – Rebooting Our Future’ – the film

From German and Indian best practice… On yesterday’s weird and wonderful website Sidmouth Solarpunk a blog piece was put together suggesting “the solarpunk future isn’t speculative fiction but rather something that’s already materializing.”. Or, to put it another way, as the piece did:, we’re looking at a world reorganized around renewable energy, genuine cooperation, and… Read More »How might we up the amount of renewable energy in the Sid Valley?

The last Eco Hub of the year asked: How can we work out our carbon footprint? at a workshop at the Library. And the first CAPS talk of the new year will be on raising awareness of climate change and what we as individuals can do to help to the East Devon Luncheon Club. This is one of… Read More »Making personal choices to reduce our footprint – from heating & light to eating & drinking

Welcome to our January newsletter – to the first Climate Awareness Partnership newsletter of 2026. And welcome to the new-look newsletter – based on the excellent newsletters from the Devon Climate Emergency.  It made sense to do a makeover of the CAPS newsletter – following on from feedback on the look and contents of the earlier editions. We… Read More »New year: new-look CAPS newsletter!

The end of the year provides us with the time and space to look back – and to look forward.   It might seem rather hopeless, with 2025 amounting to one of costliest years for climate disasters but there are hopeful signs for the future.  The BBC Future pages look at seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025 – including surging… Read More »Future-proofing Sidmouth: sharing realistic and positive stories

As the chair of CAPS steps down, it’s been suggested that, looking to the future and to provide continuity, the CAPS projects [including the Eco Hub Sidmouth] be incorporated into the Vision Group for Sidmouth; and that the Sidmouth Science Festival support future Climate Change awareness projects locally. And at the last Environment Cttee of… Read More »Vision Group for Sidmouth takes on the Climate Awareness Partnership for Sidmouth projects

Here [from a couple of years ago!] is some Good news: You can have your Christmas cake and eat it, with a few choice tips courtesy of Carbon Savvy: Christmas is a great opportunity for gifts that give a taste of eco living – and show people how low carbon choices can also bring more joy… Read More »Have yourself a very eco-Christmas!