Exe Estuary hosts its most impressive natural event of the year
Work starts on highly anticipated Cranbrook Town Centre
Two weeks of work to take place to the Sidmouth splash wall gates
Grab a taste of East Devon as its food festival begins tomorrow
Are you taking part in Second Hand September?
News and updates:
Exe Estuary hosts its most impressive natural event of the year
Anticipated brent geese start to arrive on the Exe Estuary
3,000 miles away in the northern arctic tundra, the iconic Brent Geese are on their way to Devon in search of food and milder climates. Their arrival heralds a spectacular time of year for wildlife on the internationally important Exe Estuary.
Watching them as they arrive in the autumn on the Exe Estuary and at Exmouth Duck Pond is enthralling and it’s easy to spot the family squabbles (and to relate to them!).
With these changes in mind, people are asked to avoid wildlife refuges on the Exe Estuary at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve (all year round) and Exmouth Local Nature Reserve (15 September to 31 December) to protect wildlife for future generations. The wildlife refuges are marked with yellow buoys with “WR” in black letters printed on them.
The Imperial Recreation Ground slipway in Exmouth can still be used to access the foreshore during this time, although everyone is being asked to turn left at the end of the slipway, to avoid the wildlife refuge.
Work starts on highly anticipated Cranbrook Town Centre
Construction of the new Cranbrook town centre started on Tuesday (30 August).
The consortium of developers, Henry Davidson, Hallam Land Management, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon will start work on a supermarket, high street shops with homes above, a town square and a children’s day nursery.
This major milestone will ultimately provide a town centre that will serve the population of up to 20,000 people and other communities nearby. Completion for the supermarket and children’s day nursery is due next year and high street shops with apartments above are due to be completed in 2024. There will be a fit-out period for the supermarket which will then enable it to open.
Two weeks of work to take place to the Sidmouth splash wall gates
Two of the splash wall flood gates in Sidmouth will be removed today (Friday, 2 September) to be refurbished. They should be back within two weeks.
They require refurbishment because they no longer close properly and it is important they are functional for the winter.
Although we aren’t expecting any sea storms, should that change, the gaps will be filled with sandbags.
Grab a taste of East Devon as its food festival begins tomorrow
A group shot with Councillor Paul Arnott and Councillor Paul Hayward at the launch of Taste East Devon
Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, Taste East Devon food festival is to run from tomorrow (Saturday 3 - Sunday 18th September), extending into a 16 day celebration.
Award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants across East Devon have joined forces again to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across the region.
East Devon is uniquely placed with prized food treasures to discover across the region. It’s one of the only counties that has access to the best fresh seafood from the coast; its own native Ruby Red Devon Cattle; unique topography and climates that enable sheep farming to thrive; ancient, traditional orchards and beautiful coastal fields providing the perfect positioning for heritage vineyards. East Devon has been home to, and inspired generations of farmers and artisan producers for centuries and remains the perfect destination for all food lovers.
Second Hand September is a campaign to encourage people to buy only second hand items for 30 days in the month of September.
Since 2019, Second Hand September has inspired thousands of people to shop in a way that is kinder to people and planet. With climate change affecting all of us, there's never been a better time to act. Get ready to join the movement, and take the sustainable-style challenge which combines with the amazing feel-good factor.
If you sign up to the challenge today you will receive a 20% discount voucher for Oxfam's online shop and you will be entered into a competition to win front row tickets to Oxfam’s invite only ‘Fashion Fighting poverty’ – a London Fashion Week event on 15 September!
Check out the Facebook page to stay up to date with the challenge!
Get involved in Cycle September to win an E-Bike worth £2,500
The world’s biggest group ride is here and all you have to do to take part is ride your bike!
Whether you’re rolling out with your family or going solo, let’s get more people discovering the joy of riding. Log your rides to earn points, climb the leader board, and win prizes!
If you're still not convinced, here's five reasons why you should take part:
It brings people together - wherever they are!
It's good for you - both physically and mentally.
Take action on climate change.
Log your rides during Cycle September and you could win an E-Bike!
Enjoy the last rays of sunshine before autumn arrives.
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your administrative and customer service skills in a supportive team that encourages learning and development? If so, joining our Council Tax Team as a Revenues Assistant could be just the job for you!
Our Council Tax team is a small but professional team that deals with a number of tasks to ensure we are asking our residents to pay the right amount at the right time. As a Revenues Assistant, you’ll ensure customer information is accurate and up to date, set up payment arrangements, apply the correct reliefs and exemptions and employ recovery methods, all whilst dealing proactively and sensitively with debtors to influence prompt repayment. You’ll also assist with some general office administration tasks and the production of data for analysis.
East Devon District Council also produce regular newsletters and news on different topics, in the last week we have issued the following which may be of interest:
Over the next week the following East Devon District Council meetings are taking place. Any public meetings will be streamed live to the Council’s YouTube channel, and in the event of difficulties these will be streamed on our Facebook page instead.
Please put textiles and shoes in a reused bag and in your green recycling box
The textiles we collect at kerb-side are passed to the Salvation Army, who re-use as many of the items as possible, which is why we try to keep the quality as high as we can.
Please put your textiles and shoes in a reused bag and in your green recycling box. It will keep them clean and dry to keep the value.
What can I give?
All clothing: clean and wearable
Shoes (in pairs)
Handbags
Belts, hats, scarves, gloves
Bed linen and blankets
Towels
Sorry we can’t take:
Duvets, pillows or ‘stuffed’ items
Curtains
Rugs
Toys
Rags
Unfortunately, we cannot re-use worn out or damaged clothing. Please put poorer quality textiles in your refuse bin and we will recover energy from them at the Energy from Waste plant at Exeter.
Some of the items are re-used in the UK through the Salvation Army charity shops and donation centres and the rest are sent for re-use in developing countries, where income levels do not always allow people to purchase new clothing.
Thank you for recycling.
Have you downloaded our free East Devon App yet?
Join over 30,000 people using our smartphone app and get simple personalised collection reminders, the latest collection updates and tell us about a missed collection.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Want to give digital photography a go? Now is your chance!
New dates added for digital photography workshops with Monica-Shanta!
5th and 26th September, 5 -7.30pm.
Inspired by ferns in Ingrid Pollard's exhibition, create artwork with photos, digital phone apps, collage + print.
Come along for a plant medicine walk at Holyford Woods
-
An informative walk focusing on the traditional medicinal use of local plants in the spectacular setting of a Wild East Devon Nature Reserve
Join Medical Herbalist Maggie Haworth on a gentle walk through Holyford Woods to explore the medicinal plants that can be found there. Hear some of the traditional stories of the plants, and learn about their historical use as medicines, as well as their current day applications.
To keep in touch with the Wild East Devon Team follow them on Facebook and Twitter
Next edition
We plan to send out our next bulletin on Friday, 9 September 2022.
Please forward this email to anyone you think would find it useful and encourage them to sign up.
You can also can share this update on social media and in any online groups you're part of by using the view it as a web page link at the top of the page.
