Photo credit: Hal Barker
Hello,
May is just around the corner! Don't forget 🗳️election day is on Thursday, 4 May, so if you're voting in person, you'll need to bring along a valid form of ID.
Other dates to add to your diary include ♻️recycling and waste bank holiday collections and on May 1🐶restricted zones for dog walking on beaches begin.
Upcoming events include the 🌳launch of Wild Honiton and 🎨workshops with the Thelma Hulbert Gallery.
News and updates:
Local elections: May the fourth be with you
It's nearly time to have your say in the elections to the District Council's 60 seats in 30 wards across East Devon. Find out who you can vote for here.
Click here to find your local polling station. Polling stations will be open from 7am - 10pm on Thursday 4 May.
Remember to bring a valid form of ID if you're voting in person on Thursday, 4 May, as the elections to the District Council, Towns and Parishes will be the first since the introduction of this requirement by the UK Government.
219 residents applied for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) before the deadline for the local elections. Residents with a VAC can retain their certificate for use at future elections, but they cannot use it as proof of identity for any other purpose.
May bank holiday recycling and waste collection date changes
Recycling and waste collections will take place on the normal scheduled days for the week of the early May bank holiday (1 May – 5 May).
For the King's Coronation bank holiday, collections that would usually happen between 8 May and 12 May will be taking place one day later.
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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Dog walking zones come into force from May
Our four-legged friends enjoying the beach at Orcombe Point
From 1 May until 30 September, most of East Devon’s beaches will still allow dogs to be walked, but restricted zones will be in place.
There are a number of changes to the restrictions including additional dogs on leads areas and an increase in the fixed penalty notice charge from £80 to £100.
For information about which areas will be restricted for dog walkers, read the full story on the East Devon District Council website.
Wild East Devon
Join Wild Honiton launch for free nature themed crafts and activities
Photo credit: Tetiana Kravets
Come on down and chat to the team to find out more about the Wild Honiton project between 10am-3pm on Monday 1 May at Honiton Bottom.
Take home nature builds and install these in your garden to improve your area for wildlife. Join Julie from Devon Loves Dogs on a guided dog walk at 10am and Anna from Thelma Hulbert Gallery will be running a creative cabin. It's a great opportunity to celebrate the nature on your doorstep.
To keep in touch with the Wild East Devon Team follow them on Facebook and Twitter
Take part in Naturally Healthy May and feel happier and healthier
Active Devon, Devon County Council and Devon Local Nature Partnership are launching Naturally Healthy May, encouraging people of all ages to get outdoors together and connect with nature.
Grow your own and boost biodiversity in your garden
Illustrations credit: Food for Life Get Togethers. Head to their website for free resources.
Plant and Share Month runs from 22 April – 20 May, aiming to get the nation growing and sharing produce with their community, school, family or friends. There's a new theme each week: growing for all, to eat, for joy and for nature.
On East Devon District Council's biodiversity webpages we've also shared advice about how to grow your own vegetables and actions that you can take to help increase biodiversity in your garden.
Learn new creative skills at Thelma Hulbert Gallery's upcoming workshops
Tree Dowsing Workshop: Friday 5 May, 11am-1pm. £25 Book here
Join artist Gordon Field for a calming, contemplative activity connecting us to the land and reconnecting us with ourselves. Join this magical experience communicating with other beings using two metal rods. Dowsing rods provided.
Oak Gall Ink Making Workshop: Tuesday 9 May, 10am-12pm. £25 Book here
The Dead Sea Scrolls, bank notes and medieval manuscripts were written in Oak Gall Ink. Create your own ink for drawing with artist Liz Gregory.
Drawing with Ink in the Blackdowns: Tuesday 16 May, 10am-2pm. £65 Book here
Liz Gregory will take you to Applehayes, iconic vista for the Camden Town Group, to draw the landscape with oak gall ink.
Book both for £80. Free places for 18-25 year olds.
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:
This World Immunisation Week, if you've got children, make sure they're up-to-date with their vaccinations
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