Contents of the January update BOVEYCLIMATEACTION eBulletin:

1. Tuesday 2nd Feb  7.30pm Electric Eigg, our next BCA meeting, at the Phoenix Hall.

2. Saturday 6th  February 7.30pm A Jolly evening of Despair at the Jolly Farmer,  Transition Newton Abbot

3. Saturday 6th February at 3pm. Community Bees!  at the Guildhall in Bradninch
4. Saturday 13th February 11am-3pm - Bovey Climate Action's Community Garden Seedy Saturday

5, Beyond Copenhagen - come to the United Nations conference in Exeter 1.30-5.30pm 20th Feb

6. Give your views on Dartmoor Circle's Low Carbon Plan.

7. Teignbridge MP, Richard Younger-Ross, asks for your priorities on renewable energy and green manufacturing.

1. Electric Eigg, our next meeting, is at 7.30pm on Tuesday February 2nd at the Phoenix Hall - A great evening with Malcolm Baldwin, who visited the beautiful Scottish Island of Eigg and made a film about the island community's renewable energy project! Could we do something similar? Come along and bring your friends.

2. Do you fancy a “Jolly Evening of Despair”? Transition Newton Abbot is presenting this with Matt Harvey, the comedy poet laureate of Totnes on Saturday February 6th 7.30pm at The Jolly Farmer (8 Market St. opposite The Alex cinema). Food provided. Donations please! Whether you’re jolly or desperate or jolly desperate, this is the gig for you! DON’T DESPAIR, BE THERE!  www.natransitiontown.org.uk www.mattharvey.co.uk

3. Community Bees! Bradninch Bee Group are hosting a “Bee Party “at the Guildhall in Bradninch on 6th February at 3pm.  
The Bee Party, aimed at people interested in keeping “community bees” will show you what a hive looks like, how honey is made and how vital it is to have a flourishing bee population. So if you would like to find out more about bees, and about the Bradninch Bee Project come along to the Bee Party on Saturday 6th February 2010, 3pm, in the Guildhall. For further information please contact Joanna at HogCO Home Grown – Community Owned tel: 01392 383423 www.hogco-devonrcc.org.uk

. If anyone feels that BCA should start a Community Bee Hive project, please go along!

4. Saturday 13th February 11am-3pm.  BCA's Community Garden will be running the 3rd Seedy Saturday - Don't buy your vegetable seeds until you get there, because there will be top quality  seeds (including this year's Suttons) available for 50p a pack - as well as bean poles, tools, young fruit plants, smashing cakes, delicious soups, children's activities, a disaster desk and more!!! If you can help on the day, or could bake a cake or make some soup, please email Gail (gail@boveyclimateaction.org.uk)

5. Beyond Copenhagen,  Saturday 20th February 2010 1.30-5.30pm at Jurys Inn, Western Way (by bus station), Exeter EX1 2DB

Three distinguished speakers on relevant climate change topics followed by discussion. Details and registration contact:  United Nations Association secretary Sue Stevens on email: s.stevens388@btinternet.com or 01392-256559. For more details, visit Devon CAN (Climate Action Network) at: http://devonclimateactionnetwork.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

6. Give your views on Dartmoor Circle's Low Carbon Plan.

Dartmoor Circle is Dartmoor's climate action groups working together, and Andrew Shadrake, our Treasurer and funding guru, is the Chair.

Dartmoor Circle is working in partnership with Dartmoor National Park, and many other organisations and communities, to write a Low Carbon Plan for Dartmoor. They'd like to make sure it is as accurate, and includes as many good ideas as possible.  They are inviting everyone to download the chapters that interest them, and make changes and suggestions.  Each chapter gives an email address you can send your new version to.  You can download the plan from the Dartmoor Circle website at http://www.dartmoorcircle.org.uk/lowcarbonplan.html .  
The plan includes sections on the following issues:

•      Vision, Scope, Footprinting
•      Delicious Dartmoor: A Resilient Food Economy for Dartmoor
•      Waste Free Dartmoor
•     Travelling Better, Travelling Cheaper: A Sustainable Transport Plan for Dartmoor
•      Warmer Homes Lower Bills (energy efficiency)
•      Prosperous Dartmoor (Business and jobs)
•      A Renewables Plan for Dartmoor

To help make the plan as strong as possible, they need comments from all of the Dartmoor Circle members – including our group. 

7. A message from Teignbridge MP, Richard Younger-Ross
"As I am sure you are aware I have very strong views on climate change and I feel that our Government needs to be doing a lot more to encourage the development of a green manufacturing industry.  I would love to hear your views on what you feel our priorities should be regarding green technology and renewable energy sources.  Should on-shore wind farms be encouraged or will they do too much damage to our natural environment?  Should we prioritise off-shore wind farms, tidal power such as a Severn barrage or solar power?  Should all new properties be solar and wind power compatible?  I would appreciate hearing what you feel the Government should be doing in order to reduce our carbon footprint. I look forward to hearing your suggestions." Richard Younger-Ross

Send any ideas to yrossr@parliament.uk  (nb Richard was the 350th signatory on our 350 petition, that we send to Ed Miliband, just before Copenhagen).

There will be several more Community Woodland woodcutting sessions, before the season ends - email me for more details

best wishes

Audrey