Our great programme of events include hands-on workshops, discussions and explorations, and talks. Visit the daily timetable to see what’s on when. Here’s a selection of the events, some of which you need to book in advance.
It’s ALL RUBBISH – a workshop on plastic pollution
These workshops with artist Judy Harington are running in Sherborne House, Newton Abbot, on Saturday 22nd June from 1.30pm-3.30pm. Tickets, from Eventbrite, are free but must be booked in advance.
Help create artwork with plastic that we use every day. Where does it come from? Why do we need it? What happens when we throw it away? Bring any plastic items/rubbish that interest you for projection or drawing onto the wall. You can draw the shadows or add your thoughts about plastic pollution. Join the discussion and learn why we need to reduce plastic in the world!
Workshops are open to all, but children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
This event on Saturday 22nd June from 11am-3pm at the Courtenay Centre in Newton Abbot features a range of exhibitors and a programme of speakers and workshops. The workshops are for people of all ages and the sessions on offer include local children’s authors, yoga taster sessions and speakers talking about everything from wild swimming to bush craft. The workshop and speakers sessions are FREE but tickets MUST be prebooked. There are also outdoor activities and lots of exhibitors.
Mandy Cole will share some of the poetry and prose by Indigenous Voices that moved her to commit to taking climate action, and try to communicate the wisdom and the relationship first nation people seem to have with the earth. She invites you to bring along short pieces (not necessarily indigenous), or natural objects, which have been important to you in your connection with climate change. As a facilitated workshop, this event is participatory with the aim of sharing and feeling rather than debating, and takes place on Tuesday 25th June at 7.30pm in the Courtenay Centre in Newton Abbot.
Talk on Devon’s Swifts by John Walters and Jerry Horn
Come and find out about the extraordinary life of Devon’s Swifts and how you can help them on on Tuesday 25th June, 7.30pm, at the Teign Valley Community Hall, Christow. Swifts are amazing birds. They come here for just three months of every year to breed, but their numbers are declining, mostly because of a lack
of nest sites. But we can help. This year, the Devon Swift Project has installed
Swift boxes in all the Teign Valley churches.
Many people have put nest boxes on their houses too. A display of Swift boxes, advice and information will also be available. Entry to this event is free, with donations to Devon Birds for the project.
Joining the Dots: Sharing our Stories of Change
Come along to the Courtenay Centre on Friday 28th June, 7pm, for this one hour creative conversation about the small acts of kindness that make a better world: fairer, healthier and much more climate friendly. It will start with four short stories from local people about how it feels to try to make good change happen. Then everyone can join in, so we can be inspired by the patterns and energy we share in caring for people, places and planet. Arrive at 7pm for light refreshments and then a prompt 7.30pm start until 8.30pm, and carry on talking afterwards if you’d like to.
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