Enter the rural environment as a destination for those displaced from, say Canary Wharf, with an enviable work/life balance, properly equipped with resources appropriate to… Read More »Decentralization and technology-enabled home working
As the scale of Britain’s elderly care catastrophe emerges, it is clear that the sector spent far too long simply struggling to be heard. .… Read More »Coronavirus, care homes and Sidmouth
Free nature activities to do at home. . We can take a few moments to enjoy and appreciate nature – as suggested by Butterly Conservation:… Read More »Turn to nature for inspiration
Questions on: traffic, cycling, money, home working, deliveries of essential goods, supermarkets, shopping habits, business and virtual communication. . Respondents to the VGS questionnaire are… Read More »How are things in lockdown in Sidmouth?
We need to connect, we need to use hi-tech; but not every piece of development has to look like Gotham city. . How should we… Read More »smart cities : green cities :
Where do you feel we should be going – considering where we are now? . Back in 2006, a year after it was founded, the… Read More »Beyond the coronavirus: a new vision for Sidmouth
Supporting the community with a meal delivery service and a phone buddy service. . The Sidmouth Voluntary Services offer a lunch and other services at… Read More »Help at hand: Sidmouth Voluntary Services
A questionnaire asking: How are things in lockdown? And how might we manage in the future? . The VGS has just sent out a newsletter… Read More »Covid-19 in Sidmouth: What’s your experience?
“We need to take a holistic approach as we begin to reimagine and remake our own futures.” “We have to care about climate, health, and… Read More »‘Doughnut’ model can mend post-coronavirus economy
serving the community . There is of course quite a lot of print and on-line media serving Sidmouth, East Devon and the West Country –… Read More »Help at hand: Sid Valley Radio
“Everyone with a fake job gets to stay home and gets paid; everyone with a real job has to be a frontline pandemic worker or… Read More »Bulls**t jobs vs key worker jobs
… tree cities … … arboretum towns … . Yesterday, we had a day celebrating trees: Happy Arbor Day! . Earlier in the week, Radio… Read More »Urban forestry
‘We need to listen to the experts’: coronavirus has proven the dependence society has on scientific data. . Wednesday saw the 50th anniversary of the… Read More »Our society is not sustainable
“The real question is what happens in the recovery phase. Do we just go back to business as usual?” . A month ago, the images… Read More »Have coronavirus concerns shut down talk of climate change?
Looking forward to a future that is greener, healthier and more beautiful. . An American festival – but we can all celebrate: . ARBOR DAY… Read More »Happy Arbor Day!