“We don’t know for sure what the distant future will be like, but a bee-light medium-term future is looming, and that is very disturbing… People… Read More »Seeing ‘sustainability’ as ‘longtermism’

East Devon District Council consultation closes on Sunday 26th February 2023 at midnight. Over the years there have been many ‘consultations’ about having street trading… Read More »Do we want street trading in Sidmouth?

“Give community-scale renewable energy a massive boost by empowering communities to sell their energy directly to local people” [Power for People] “Current regulations in the… Read More »Pushing for the Local Electricity Bill

“For farming to deliver our collective net zero ambitions and continue climate smart farming we need targeted incentives in the tax system for farm businesses… Read More »Does the latest review on ‘net zero carbon’ consider rural life?

“Districts and local planning authorities are putting heavy fingers on the pause button for new development.” “Concerns about the impacts the new developments would have… Read More »BREAKING: East Devon local plan put on hold

“The proposal would introduce highly prominent features into an existing pastoral and agricultural environment.” . Last autumn, owners of Boswell Farm, Sidford, wanted to develop… Read More »Unsustainable tourism in the Sid Valley: caravan park refused

Read about the Vision Group for Sidmouth – in the Herald, in its newsletters and online! . There has been growing interest on social media… Read More »“Who are the VGS?” – in the media

“Luckily Sidmouth as a town doesn’t suffer as badly as some.” . NatWest has just produced its regular report on how well business activity is… Read More »Is business confidence returning?

Rail transport is the most environment-friendly way to travel. “Going flight-free means dumping airport stress altogether in favour of slower, more peaceful train travel.” “As we… Read More »The pleasures (and benefits) of slow travel…

“Innovation is fully capable of safely contributing to increased sustainability.” Agriculture resulted from asking, “What can we change about nature to get more food?” .… Read More »“Agriculture innovation drives solutions”

“Moss is teeming with biota (mini plants and animals living in it) that we are pretty much unaware of, but which are an important part… Read More »Moss: a carbon sink and a garden friend

“PLEASE FILL IN THE CLIMATE SURVEY – AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW!”  . “Sidmouth Town Council is seeking the views of Sid Valley residents on… Read More »Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth launches with a bang

“An environmentally-sustainable domestic supply of lithium is an essential component of the UK’s transition to renewable energy.” . Lithium is key to manufacturing batteries –… Read More »New plans for Cornish Lithium

“There can be no justification for penalising rural authorities by continuing to deny them their full formula allocations. They have already been denied that benefit… Read More »Fairer funding for rural authorities

… in the field of high tech and grass roots representation . The VGS doesn’t ‘do politics’ – but it does follow the old notion… Read More »Lessons on democracy