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Feel-Good Community Engagement at Slapton's Free Tree Hub

Feel-Good Community Engagement at Slapton's Free Tree Hub

Slapton's Free Tree Hub offered a great reason for a gathering, getting people talking about their local patch, asking questions about nature, and taking away a small tree planting action plan.

January 18, 2023
Join Our New Mentor for Compost-Based Conversation

Join Our New Mentor for Compost-Based Conversation

Wednesday's SusSH Group Leaders' Meeting will offer all the usual chances for conversation and cake, but will also be a chance to meet our new compost mentor, Ben Bryant. Read Ben's introduction to community composting and his own work.

January 9, 2023
Sustainable South Hams in 2022

Sustainable South Hams in 2022

Happy New Year from the Sustainable South Hams team! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of some of our activities over the last year. Thank you so much to all of you who have supported SusSH, joined in our events and brought your own passion, drive and enthusiasm to sustainability in the South Hams.

December 31, 2022

Groups

Til the Coast is Clear

Til the Coast is Clear

Plastic pollution recovery (Till the Coast is Clear), nature regeneration (Force4Nature) Community engagement & education (The Dolphin Project)

20-100
Volunteers
CIC
Project Cost
Friends of Hope Cove

Friends of Hope Cove

Community talks, education and engagement with groups who can deliver tangible benefits. Trees are coming, rainwater butts are coming, a talk from the Seal project is happening soon and lots more in the pipeline.

Less than 5
Volunteers
Informal Network
Project Cost
Ambios

Ambios

Nature Recovery / Nature Conservation Training (young adults).

5-20
Volunteers
Charity
Project Cost

Projects

Create a Wildlife Corridor Along a River

Create a Wildlife Corridor Along a River

Yealm Estuary Moor aims to improve the health & biodiversity of the River Yealm

Volunteers
Project Cost
Connect Communities to Take Practical Carbon Saving Action

Connect Communities to Take Practical Carbon Saving Action

Transition Streets is an award-winning project that brings neighbours together

Volunteers
Project Cost
Create Climate & Nature Lending Library

Create Climate & Nature Lending Library

ReUsing the Big Red Telephone Box as lending library for climate & nature books

<5
Volunteers
Free
Project Cost