Focussing on volunteers. . It was the VGS AGM and the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards 2025 last night – and as reported by the Herald, Sidmouth volunteer groups were… Read More »VGS AGM and Awards 2025: the reports
A GUIDE BY Alyssa Strickland of Millennial-Parents “Working remotely can drastically reduce your environmental impact.” … Over the last five years, these pages have looked at… Read More »Remote Work and the New Environmental Equation
“The town sits among spectacular countryside, has beaches, walking paths, independent shops and stylish places to eat.” [Daily Express] … Of course Sidmouth has always… Read More »What makes Sidmouth so special?
Artist David Shrigley “co-founded Sidmouth School of Art in Devon to help nurture creativity, health and wellbeing in the area he now lives in.” [The Sunday Post]… Read More »“It’s nice to develop that understanding of the value of art, making it and participating in it.”
“Coming together to work on a shared task” [from the COP30 in Brazil] . As we head to Belem and the COP30 this weekend, we… Read More »Engaging the Sid Valley community in making an impact on the climate and the environment
11am to 4pm – Saturday 15th November – at Kennaway House==== FULL TIMETABLE OF EVENTS! . In a fortnight’s time, we will be celebrating all… Read More »Celebrating trees and woodcraft with the Arboretum 2025!
“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… Read More »VGS AGM: Friday 21st November: all welcome!
Pop down and make some art! . Through art and creativity, the Sidmouth School Of Art, the Sidmouth Coastal Community Hub and the Sidmouth Sea Fest work really hard towards… Read More »Free half-term workshops: where art and nature meet
“There has been a call for a safe route from Sidbury to Sidford for pedestrians and cyclists for many years.” [Sidmouth Cycling Campaign] . The… Read More »An ‘appetite’ a safer cycling route from Sidbury to Sidmouth
“The leading option emerges”: a single unitary authority to replace the existing eight district councils and Devon County Council – plus the existing Plymouth and… Read More »Shaking up local government in Devon: the ‘least worst’ option
“If you choose the statistics for the other half of Sidmouth, the picture is different and not so compelling.” [Sidmouth commentator] . This week saw… Read More »Debunking the headline that ‘Sidmouth has the highest proportion of residents aged over 90 in England’
“It’s a very nice place. People are very friendly.” [95-year-old Pamela, former professional ballerina who danced with the Royal Ballet] “I’m definitely confident that Sidmouth… Read More »‘Sidmouth has the highest proportion of residents aged over 90 in England’
“… to demonstrate the need for a separate, safe off-road cycle path to school.” [Sidmouth Cycling Campaign] . It’s Cycle to School Week next week –… Read More »Cycle to School Week: group cycle ride from Sidbury to Sidmouth College: Mon 13 October
“Sidmouth/Sidford urban areas are low on canopy cover… Therefore we should encourage more urban tree planting.” [Sidmouth Arboretum Tree Survey & Report 2014/15] “Urban trees… Read More »Increasing Sidmouth’s urban tree canopy
Parents from Sidbury are supporting a group cycle ride of pupils from Sidbury to College on Monday 13th October, in conjunction with Sidmouth Cycling Campaign.… Read More »Cycle to School Week: Sidbury to Sidmouth College: Want to join in?!