Turn Lyme Green!

As you may know, Alex Murdin was chosen as our artist/designer and the first couple of meetings have gone very well. There is still plenty of scope for input to the process, if you want your voice heard, please contact Candida in the first instance. This has the opportunity to be a big deal for Lyme in the summer, so come and make a difference!

Community Orchard.

After a frustrating first round of contacts for a location, we now have 2 potential sites in the town for the orchard. 25 trees are currently ‘heeled-in’ (or bogged down) awaiting a team of eager planters from the Woodroffe “Environment Action Team” to come and make a start with the planting. Plan is for Wed 25th Feb in Anning Road, if you would like to come along and take a picture / plant a tree / watch someone else do all the work, then please come along. More sites are in the pipeline and more sites / trees / volunteers are sought.

Recycling.

This initiative has been temporarily skewed by the credit crunch seemingly. 12 months ago people were willing to pay good money for plastic film waste; now, it seems not. Hence our cunning plan has been stopped in its’ tracks (we relied on at least break-even…).

However this is not defeat, just finding one more way that it doesn’t work, and so if you are willing to come and brainstorm how we can reduce the landfill in West Dorset/ East Devon, then please make time to put your ideas into the team.

Eat Local.

I feel like we are only a few more letters or phone calls away from the goal of a farmer’s market in Lyme Regis. Local food made by local producers for local ‘consumers’. I normally dislike being referred to as a consumer, but this is one instance where it is correct. After their winter recess and once the Banks are ’safely bailed-out’ (again), our MP Oliver Letwin has kindly agreed to out pressure on the WDDC and SWWA folks who are the final hurdle towards permission for the market. Again – watch this space.

Transition.

Always thought-provoking information from our colleagues at Transition Lyme, including an upcoming wild food walk in Lyme Regis for all ages , followed by a fire on the beach. Obviously when the weather improves! More info to follow.

Energy Saving Light Bulbs.

Following the success of our bulb giveaway, Marcus Dixon is now the proud owner (store-er) of about 1000 bulbs on a pallet. This is an order of magnitude larger than the previous project, but allows us much more scope to giveaway to needy causes. The recipients DO have to be in receipt of SOME SORT of benefit, but that is it. So think about sheltered & social housing, day centres, citizens advice, all these folks who need to save some energy and would appreciate low energy lighting. Speak to Marcus or Ellen if you have a lead…

Other Initatives…

..are always being suggested and acted upon, so if you have a good idea, or just want to help on someone else’s project, then get in touch to find out more.

Look forward to seeing you at our next event!

Mark Jenkin.