 Photo of Bystock Ponds by Kate Williams
In this issue...
💰 Seaton Visitor Centre Trust donates £8,000 to Seaton Wetlands
🐦 Exe estuary wildlife thriving thanks to refuge areas
🔥 Energy efficiency upgrades available for low-income households without mains gas
🎤 Immersive Theatre Bootcamp will explore the Manor Pavilion Theatre in new and exciting ways
🏛️ School turns a simple shed into a sensory sanctuary
Scroll down to read more about news, updates and events across East Devon👇
 News and updates:
Seaton Visitor Centre Trust donates £8,000 to Seaton Wetlands
 Seaton Centre Visitor Trust and Councillor Geoff Jung handing the cheque to Seaton Wetlands
Seaton Visitor Centre Trust (SVCT) has gifted the generous sum of £8,000 to Seaton Wetlands. The money will pay for more young people to learn about wildlife and the environment, by subsidising school visits and providing educational and monitoring equipment
Exe estuary wildlife thriving thanks to refuge areas
 Councillor Geoff Jung on ITV news
A big thank you to the South East Devon Wildlife team, water sports groups, residents, and visitors, who have helped the Exe estuary wildlife refuges flourish. This has been a really successful winter with a low level of disturbance, a rich diversity of species and good bird numbers. The two refuges are marked by yellow buoys, with the one on the Exmouth side active from September until the end of December. Dawlish Warren's refuge area is in place all-year-round.
To watch ITV Westcountry's coverage...
Energy efficiency upgrades available for low-income households without mains gas
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East Devon District Council (EDDC) is marking Energy Savers Week (15 - 21 January 2024) by raising awareness of support available for lower-income householders who are not on the gas network.
EDDC is working with Devon County Council to offer residents the chance to obtain free energy efficiency improvements.
For top tips to save energy and money on your heating, visit Citizens Advice's website.
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 Be a Super-Recycler by being recycling sack savvy
 Help us to cut out contamination by only putting the items we can recycle from the kerbside in your recycling sack.
The metal items shown above have recently been put into recycling sacks causing contamination. Please only use your sacks to recycle your food tins, drinks cans, foil wrap, foil food trays and empty aerosols. All the items shown in the image can be recycled at a household recycling centre.
Keeping contamination down means that we can more easily recycle items we can collect and reduces the risk of a rejected load at the processing stage.
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Join over 60,000 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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 Community grants
School turns a simple shed into a sensory sanctuary
 The sensory shed at Drakes Church of England Primary School
A dedicated space for pupils to focus on quiet time and to enjoy reading books has been set up at an East Devon school, thanks to a grant from East Devon District Council . The sensory shed has proved to be a much-used resource, with a positive impact on the day-to-day life of the school, helping to improve children’s mental health.
Free training sessions for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations
 Credit: Devon Communities Together
This week’s online training sessions will help you recruit volunteers, as well as helping Devon's village and community halls' trustees and staff manage and improve their hall. There’s also a drop-in session at Exmouth Town Hall for reducing your energy use and managing your bills. For more details and to book your place on these sessions…
Grants for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations to be more energy efficient
 Help reduce your energy costs
A new scheme supporting voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations to reduce their energy costs and improve their energy efficiency is now open to applications.
 Events in East Devon
 Climate Conversations event launches new exhibition
 Thelma Hulbert Gallery’s new exhibition Mikhail Karikis: Acoustics of Resistance opened on Saturday, 13 January, with an inspiring Climate Conversations talk.
Guest speakers were artist Mikhail Karikis, curator Lara Goodband and East Devon District Council's Climate Change Officer.
Climate Conversations aim to draw attention to the climate discussion by engaging with communities and raising awareness of environmental issues through the medium of art.
To find out more about the exhibition...
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX thelmahulbert.com
Immersive Theatre Bootcamp will explore the Manor Pavilion Theatre in new and exciting ways
 Four of Swords in Beer Quarry Caves with Medea in 2023
After their wildly successful run in Beer Quarry Caves with Medea in 2023, Four of Swords will be coming to the Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth to host four days (12 - 15 February) of intensive workshops that examine what immersive theatre can mean.
Their programme will culminate in a performance which will entirely reimagine the Manor Pavilion Theatre: using the building in a surprising way and creating unique experiences in areas normally off limits to an audience.
Discover more events in the local area by heading to the East Devon Excellence website
Business update
Better Community Business Network
 Need grant support to develop the local commuity in East Devon?
Grants are available from the Better Community Business Network for projects addressing an issue or supporting initiatives that provide benefits to their community.
Funding is available for a range of projects, including those relating to health, education, environment, social issues, arts, and disability.
Stay up to date with the latest news about grants, opportunities, funding and training for businesses, by subscribing to the East Devon Business newsletter
 Have your say
Time is running out to have your say on East Devon’s cemetery regulations.
 Updated cemetery regulations would see a single set of regulations at the cemeteries in Seaton, Sidbury and Sidmouth.
To share your thoughts before the consultation closes on Monday, 22 January…
Latest newsletters
 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.
23 January
25 January
Support for parents with their children’s early learning and development
 Find out how to help your child with the Little Moments Together campaign
The 'Little Moments Together' campaign aims to raise awareness amongst parents and carers about the importance of brain development in the first five years of a child's life, and the crucial role they play as parents and carers.
To find lots of ideas, easy tips and activities you can do together with your child to improve language and communication skills…
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