 Photo credit: Matt Wilson
In this issue...
- Easter Bank Holiday recycling and waste collection day changes
- Every East Devon District Council seat contested in upcoming elections
- 1,000 trees planted over the winter through Emergency Tree Fund initiative
- Council launches online campaign to help residents support biodiversity on their doorstep
- Easter trails with Wild East Devon and creative activities at Thelma Hulbert Gallery
 News and updates:
 Easter Bank Holiday recycling and waste collection day changes
 You don't need to check whether your neighbours have put their bins out - get collection alerts on our app
If you are due to receive a recycling, refuse or green waste collection on Good Friday, 7 April, please note that your collection will be made on Saturday 8 April.
Your usual collection day:
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When you will have your collection:
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Friday 7 April (Good Friday)
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Saturday 8 April
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Monday 10 April (Easter Monday)
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Tuesday 11 April
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Tuesday 11 April
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Wednesday 12 April
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Wednesday 12 April
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Thursday 13 April
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Thursday 13 April
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Friday 14 April
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Friday 14 April
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Saturday 15 April
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Have you downloaded our free East Devon App yet?
Join over 50,000 people using our smartphone app and get simple personalised collection reminders, the latest collection updates and tell us about a missed collection.
You can also read more about changes to collection times on our website.
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Every East Devon District Council seat contested in upcoming elections
 East Devon will see its most competitive elections in several years, with all District Council seats contested in the 4 May elections.
Only 4 parish elections will be contested, with 73 uncontested and 6 parishes without any nominations. There are 5 town council wards where an election will take place.
Read the full article to see which candidates are standing where you live.
1,000 trees planted over the winter through Emergency Tree Fund initiative
 Schoolchildren who took part in the tree planting at Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
East Devon District Council (EDDC), along with local schools, planted over 1,000 trees this winter as part of the Emergency Tree Fund initiative
More than 250,000kg of CO2 will be removed from the atmosphere each year once this woodland is established.
Russell Giblett and Paul Fealey from Streetscene worked with Withycombe Raleigh Primary School, Exeter Road Primary School, and Seaton Primary School to plant native broadleaved trees across three East Devon towns.
Council launches online campaign to help residents support biodiversity on their doorstep
 Establishing wildflower meadows is one of the ways that we support nature recovery
Did you know that UK gardens cover a larger area than all the protected landscapes combined? Whether you have half an acre or just room for a few pots, we can all do our bit for the environment.
The first action you can take this weekend is to create a log pile for wildlife. Dead wood is an important part of any eco system and you can replicate this on a small scale in your own garden. It will help attract a different variety of beneficial insects and bugs.
Outdoor production of Comedy of Errors coming to Blackmore and Manor Gardens
 In Blackmore Gardens, Sidmouth on Friday 9 June and Manor Gardens, Exmouth on Saturday 10 June
Events East Devon are hosting Rain or Shine’s outdoor production of Comedy of Errors in both Blackmore and Manor Gardens this summer.
Gates will be open from 6pm to allow members of the audience in to set up and enjoy their picnics, as well as food from our food vendor with the show starting at 7pm. Tickets are available from Summer Tour Dates (rainorshine.co.uk) or risk it with buying on the door!
Tickets now on sale for the Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival
 The outdoor stage at Sidmouth's Blackmore Gardens
Evening headline concerts include: American Jazz singer and saxophonist Curtis Stigers, The Brand – New Heavies, Chicago Blues with Mud Morganfield, and British Jazz giant Courtney Pine.
The programme also includes three days of fabulous free music at Blackmore Gardens from Saturday 27 to Monday 29 May, plus free music at fringe venues.
Latest news, consultations and newsletters
East Devon District Council hold regular consultations and also produce regular newsletters and news on different topics, in the last week we have issued the following which may be of interest:
 Council meetings dates
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.
11 April
 Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Join a talk from a co-curator of 'Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills'
 © Fiona McIntyre, Evolution of Time, Hart’s Farm
Saturday 15 April, 3pm-4pm, £5. Free places for 15 - 25 year olds olds.
Join us for an insightful talk by Fiona McIntyre, co-curator of exhibition 'Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills
Celebrate Earth Day with free Easter creative activities for all the family
 Get involved in preparations for Earth Day, make a splash and help reanimate the great Honiton Hippo
Saturday 22 April, 4-7pm, free event, pay bar and food
This family-friendly event starts with a procession of our new giant Hippo created by local schoolchildren to Thelma Hulbert Gallery. Join us there for fun art & craft activities, wood-fired pizzas, music and bar.
 Wild East Devon
Explore the Easter trail at Seaton Wetlands
A harvest mouse - one of the sights on the Seaton Wetlands trail
Wild East Devon's Easter trail is ready for exploring at Seaton Wetlands! Purchase your trail leaflets from the Discovery hut between 10am - 4pm today through to Sunday 16 April.
To keep in touch with the Wild East Devon Team follow them on Facebook and Twitter
Enjoy the outdoors but be tick aware
 Read more in the UK Health Security Agency's tick awareness leaflet
This time of year is when ticks become active. Government guidance says:
- walk on clearly defined paths to avoid brushing against vegetation
- wear light-coloured clothes so ticks can be spotted and brushed off
- use repellents
- carry out a tick check
Stroke symptoms: act F.A.S.T.
 If someone shows even one of these symptoms of stroke, get medical assistance
The NHS has launched a campaign to increase public awareness of the signs of stroke after new findings show one in five people are not confident they could recognise the typical signs.
Around 100,000 people have a stroke each year in England, Scotland and Wales, which is approximately one stroke every five minutes, with around 33,000 stroke-related deaths in 2021. Early recognition of stroke symptoms can give patients extra precious minutes, enabling faster access to specialist treatment and increasing the chances of a better outcome.
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