Most farms in the Sid Valley would be classified as ‘small’ – with a couple of examples from higher up the valley: A New Spring at Plyford Farm, – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group Small farms in Shropshire and Devon – Farmers Weekly Other combes support small and family farms: Roncombe valley © David Smith… Read More »decarbonising farming
The CAPS project is all about ‘climate awareness’ – but what exactly is this? A FEW EXAMPLES: There are several fields where this can be raised – for example, in sport: Gimson and Burnet took to the Irish Sea on Tuesday with the aim of raising awareness of the climate crisis and the problems of… Read More »What do we mean by ‘climate awareness’?
There are several engaging events at this year’s Sidmouth Sci Fest looking at some aspect of the climate or other – including: FULLY BOOKED: Visit to Energy from Waste Plant, including a talk on history of waste | Sidmouth Science Festival Cafe Scientifique: Floating Offshore Wind Farms | Sidmouth Science Festival Severe thunderstorm warnings: with… Read More »Climate change @ Sidmouth Science Festival
Back in spring 2020, the Science Festival put on several seminars (going online) looking at ‘Green Growth’: The Clean Growth project from the Science Festival – Vision Group for Sidmouth Prof Evan Parker presented a proposal to transform Sidmouth – focussing on local transport, food production and distribution, and the high street : New Thinking… Read More »An ambitious ‘green growth’ project for Sidmouth?
How are we going to cope with the risks around climate extremes across the European continent? This is the HuT project: … It’s very much about engaging people in looking at the risks around climate change: ONE: Theatre: “Building a safe haven to cope with weather extremes” – where artists enact on personal stories coming… Read More »The HuT project: how to manage climate risks
Does Sidmouth have a resilience plan? Does your household have a resilience plan? 30days30waysUK aims to ‘inspire and empower people of all walks of life to build household and community preparedness and resilience in a world increasingly impacted by climate change and a wide range of risks.’ Home – ★30days30waysUK better Emergency Preparedness through Games… Read More »September is Preparedness Month: #30days30waysUK
Local councils have put together a lot of declarations and policies – and one could be forgiven for being a little cynical about how realistic they are. Exeter City Council, for example, has been under the eye of local investigative journalists for some time now: Exeter Observer – Climate crisis Councils, then, are clearly open… Read More »What are councils doing on climate change?
The CAPS project has been encouraging Sidmouth residents and visitors to complete the online carbon footprint calculator from Carbon Savvy – through the town council’s website, as it also leads to a request for further engagement and an interview. If you haven’t already, give it a go! Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth – Carbon Calculator –… Read More »The home carbon calculator
Review of ‘Late Light’ by Jo Earlam, CAPS member “When something in the wild disappears, something in the wild departs from us too.” Just one of the many thought-provoking lines in a new nature book ‘Late Light’, written by first-time published Michael Malay. As an Indonesian-Australian, relocated to and making the UK his now home,… Read More »NEW NATURE BOOK ASKS US TO STEP BACK
There have been several local news stories over the last couple of days – which show the challenge of looking to a positive, low-carbon future: Exeter road changes will increase travel times – Radio Exe Drivers at risk from overgrown verges – Radio Exe Campaign to save train station ticket office heats up – Radio… Read More »Reaching out on climate issues: bold and practical ways forward