Events and News

Volunteers Needed

Sign up to help at a Saturday session.

We always need more volunteers to train, and we are also collecting names of people who can step in occasionally when a rota volunteer has to cancel.

Email shareshoptiverton@gmail.com fill in our volunteer form.

Or chat to the team on a Saturday.

Introducing Emily, Callum, Megan and Indi, the members of SASSY, our new Youth Team.

With the help of grant funding they have organised fun sustainable-themed one off events for different groups of young people. 

The SASSY team have been gathering young peoples opinions and concerns, and will be presenting these to councils and through the media.  They hope their activities will attract many more young people who are Serious About Sustainable Society led by Youth

Following our pool night for 16-18 year olds @ West EXE Social Club, we organised a Sustainable Shake up Cocktails event for young adults age 18-30.

All idea for pop-up themes were linked to sustainability and come from young people and all were youth led. We aim to gently start conversations linking climate justice and local projects with young people's needs and Ideas.

We had A Generous grant from Devon Community Foundation which has made many activities possible. Plus a smaller grant from Lidl. Many thanks to all our supporters .

We are currently working on the results of our Vox Pop project and on preparing for BBC radio interviews and our presentation's to Local and District Council meetings.

We want young people's ideas about building a sustainable society to be listened to as widely as possible. Do come along when we make our presentations to council meetings this month.

Monday 25th November Town Council meeting @ Tiverton Town Hall @ 6.15pm.

Tuesday 26th November MDDC Environment meeting @ Phoenix House.

More details next time about our interview on BBC local radio and the results of our Vox Pop project. At the moment there is a funding application in as we have lots of ideas for 2025 too.

Update visit BBC sounds for the podcast series hosted by Sassy.

Shared Use Exe Valley Path Group 

This path would provide a safe sustainable alternative to road transport along the Exe Valley, encouraging more journeys by bike or foot and saving carbon emissions. 

Our shared use Exe Valley path group is working to make this happen.

Following our presentation. Tiverton Town Council have passed a motion supporting this project and we will also be presenting to MDDC planning environment and sustainability committee. We recently responded to the DCC cycle path planning document noting lack of proposals around Tiverton.

If you would like to join us in working for more sustainable transport contact us via info@sustainabletiverton.org.uk 

Shared use Exe Valley Path TTC have passed motion in support.

Interested in Electric Carsharing?

I would like to hear from anyone in the Tiverton Area interested in starting a low scale electric car sharing scheme or willing to share their electric car, sharing costs. 

I gave up my car in March 2019 to cut down my carbon footprint, and rely on an electric bike, public transport and  many kind folks who give me lifts. I would like to be more mobile and flexible but am reluctant to go back to resource wasting individual car ownership.  Sadly Co Cars in Exeter closed down last year and traditional car hire fees seem cost prohibitive.

Please contact me if you are interested at sallychapman81@gmail.com