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Devon Oil Collective to place first order for members

Following a successful launch and a high level of interest, our Devon Oil Collective will place its first oil order next Thursday 1st March. The purpose of an Oil Collective is to reduce the cost of oil to members of the scheme. Devon Oil Collective has been set up to help provide cheaper oil to households and businesses across Devon which, ...

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£30 million announced for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency

Press Release issued by Department of Energy and Climate Change on 7th December 2011 Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has today announced funding of £10 million for local community energy projects, and a £20 million boost to the existing public sector energy efficiency loan scheme. Chris Huhne said: "This is great news ...

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HogCO helps school to deliver school lunches

Home Grown Community Owned (HogCO) has been working with Chagford Church of England Primary School over the last few months to help it boost its food production. The school has become 'self-performing' following the government change in school meals delivery. This means the school is able to decide its own menus, source ingredients locally, ...

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Greener Communities – A Toolkit for Change launched

Communities across Devon are very much in the forefront of activity to help protect our natural environment and keep Devon as England's Greenest county. With the launch of 'Greener Communities' there is now a locally developed toolkit full of advice and information to help more communities develop an action plan of their own. Funded by the D ...

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Compost Scheme Wins Community of the Year

Bratton Fleming, a North Devon Village, has been crowned Devon's Community of the Year thanks to the work of its community composting group. Just one month after scooping a 'Green Community of the Year' title, the Bratton Fleming Community Composting Group triumphed again at the annual competition's inaugural awards ceremony, hosted by the C ...

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CEO Elaine's Blog on 12th October 2011

The summer holidays seem well and truly over, as I look forward to a busy autumn of events and activities. We received a wonderful 50th birthday present from Devon County Council at our Annual Conference on Saturday 9th October when Council Leader John Hart announced a gift of £400,000 to be used as grants for community buildings. ...

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North Devon Community Crowned Green Champions

Bratton Fleming has been crowned Devon's Green Community of the Year by the Community Council of Devon. The Bratton Fleming Parish Council Community Composting Group handles its community's garden waste and in return produces free compost and financial donations for residents and other community organisations. The group has been providin ...

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New HogCo food growing group in Buckland

The Buckland Food Growers (BFG) are one of the Community Council of Devon's 37 Home Grown Community Owned (HogCo) food growing projects. The group of around 30 volunteers are based at the National Trust's Buckland Abbey. Having dreamt up the idea of growing in the community only last spring, the group have quickly progressed to signing a lea ...

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Top Devon Organisations support Devon's Winning Communities

Communities throughout Devon are being asked to shout with pride about their way of life and enter a new competition run by the Community Council of Devon. Launching on 4 April, the new annual competition will be open to any Devon group, town, village, or society, that thinks and acts like a community and has worked to improve their physical ...

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