 Photo credit: Matt Wilson
In this issue...
- Last chance to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate and to appoint a proxy
- Maintenance work to East Devon District Council's telephone lines on 26 April
- There'll be a test of the UK Emergency Alerts service this weekend
- 23,000 new trees to benefit local community, wildlife, and environment in the Lower Otter
- Celebrate Earth Day with free family event: The Wild Escape
 News and updates:
Last chance to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate and to appoint a proxy
 If you're voting in person in the local elections on 4 May, you'll need to bring along a valid form of ID. If you don't have an accepted form of ID, make sure you apply for a Voter Authority Certificate before 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April.
If you would like to appoint someone else (a proxy) to vote on your behalf, your application must be received before 5pm on 25 April.
Maintenance work to East Devon District Council's telephone lines on 26 April
Maintenance work to our telephone lines will be taking place on Wednesday 26 April from around 10am and it is expected that we will not be able to make or receive external phone calls for two hours.
During this time if you need to get in contact with us, please head to our website.
There'll be a test of the UK Emergency Alerts service this weekend
On Sunday 23 April at 3pm your mobile phone or tablet may make a loud siren-like sound (even if it’s set on silent), vibrate and read out an alert.
While we recommend that you receive alerts in case of a real emergency, there are some vulnerable groups who may wish to opt-out, if this applies to you, you can do so here.
23,000 new trees to benefit local community, wildlife, and environment in the Lower Otter
 New trees and hedgerows create vital habitats for small mammals, birds and insects, and ‘lock-in’ carbon
23,000 saplings have been planted through the Lower Otter Restoration Project in Budleigh Salterton. A significant proportion of this tree planting is on the site of a former domestic tip, which has been raised to allow nature to reclaim it.
Once completed, this project will reconnect the Otter Estuary to its historic floodplain, restore wetland habitats and create wildlife viewing areas. A raised road, road bridge, footpath and the relocation of Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club will reduce the impact of flooding to this area.
This weekend's biodiversity action: try home composting
 Home composting helps lower emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, reduces your waste and improves the growth and health of the plants in your garden. If composting at home isn't your thing, don’t worry - sign up for our green waste collections.
Head to our biodiversity starts on your doorstep webpages for more weekend gardening ideas.
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:
Have your say:
 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.
24 April
25 April
27 April
 Recycling news
Make sure your recycling is recyclable
The items in this photo were all recently put into recycling sacks which contaminate the materials we can recycle
Please help us cut out contamination, by only putting those items that we can recycle from kerb-side into your recycling sacks and boxes. Your sack is only for recycling the packaging items shown on the sack. Many of these items can be recycled or reused at recycling centres.
The items that you can put into your recycling containers are shown: on the containers, on our A-Z website page, in our guides and bin hangers, which we issue periodically, or you can use the East Devon App, or our Alexa recycling skill.
Thank you for recycling, and keeping the quality high.
The Recycling Team
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.
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 Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Celebrate Earth Day with free family event: The Wild Escape
Free admission and activities. Pay bar and food.
Saturday 22 April, 4-7pm
Join us to celebrate the national Wild Escape on Earth Day. Our new hippo sculpture will arrive in a procession from Honiton Primary to THG. Celebrate with us at THG:
- Create a hippo with sculptor Alistair Lambert
- Art and craft activities
- Wood-fired pizzas with Pizza Buona
- Music from Honiton Band and also singer-songwriter Chris Ostler
- Facepainting
- Bar
Free Training for East Devon Culture Organisations
 These training sessions are brought to you by ACED and are funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund
Are you an artist or performer or do you work for a theatre, library, festival or gallery? Arts & Culture East Devon (ACED) is offering free training opportunities to recruit more volunteers:
Major funders are also investing in organisations who can prove they are environmentally conscious. Sign up here for a three part programme to gain a Carbon Literacy Certificate.
 Wild East Devon
Coming soon: free activities to mark Wild Honiton's launch day
 No booking is needed, just drop into Honiton Bottom Nature Reserve on 1 May between 10am and 3pm
Honiton residents are invited to join a fun-packed day for the launch of Wild Honiton on 1 May at Honiton Bottom Nature Reserve, from 10am to 3pm.
Activities include a waggy walk, bug box making, stream dipping, bat box making, bug hunting, bird box making, willow weaving and wildlife spotting.
To keep in touch with the Wild East Devon Team follow them on Facebook and Twitter
Discover opportunities to make a difference at the Volunteer Recruitment Fair
Do you want to start a new hobby, boost your CV and help others? Head to the Volunteer Recruitment Fair at Ocean, Exmouth on 18 May between 10am and 1pm to hear about amazing opportunities across Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh.
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