About Us
WHAT DO WE DO?
We are a community group raising awareness of and organising local events relating to sustainability and combating climate change; Our Projects include Repair Cafe, Plastic Free, Bishop-Eco Bags, Parish Council Working Party and in liaison Tree planting and Re-wilding, Hedgehog Group, Wildlife Group, and a Surplus Food Box
A bit of History
The Revival : Sustainable Bishop is going through a bit of a revival. We relaunched at the Bishopsteignton Festival in June 2019. This local group started approx 9 years ago, with a Give It Away Day , a Sustainable Supper, Wildlife walks and talks, and research into sustainable solutions for transport. The majority of the group then joined the Neighbourhood Development Plan Committee which took up all the time and Sustainable Bishop went quiet. The current climate crisis requires action NOW. We are interested in a Sustainable Greener Future and our interests cover everything from organic gardening, up-cycling, ethical investing and green energy, transport sharing and environmental protection and enhancement, to name but a few. We may hold some interesting talks but we also want to take action create projects. Climate Change affects all of us and we welcome everyone to join in, either on existing projects or by creating new.
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About Us
What do we do?
We are a community group in Bishopsteignton raising awareness of and organising local events relating to sustainability and combating climate change; our Projects include Repair Cafe, Plastic Free, Bish-Eco Bags, Parish Council Working Party, Tree Planting, Hedgehog Highways, Wildlife Group (in progress ) Surplus Food Box and more
We are all trying to improve our lives and learn more - we are not experts, just concerned humans willing to try and make changes for a better future
This website is constantly being updated - please bear with any errors or gaps that you may see - we are still learning
Thanks to many hard working individuals this is what we achieved pre Covid 2019 -2020
- Parish Council declared Climate Emergency and commit to Plastic Free Bishopsteignton
- Started Plastic Free Bishopsteignton through Surfers Against Sewage
- Participated in the Village Festival
- Two Beach Cleans clearing just under 300kg waste
- Jointly organised the Bishop Reacts event working towards the production of a Climate Emergency Action Plan
- Two Repair Cafes (one including Repair Kid )
- Displayed our stand at the Village Show, Big Breakfast and the Earth Service at the Church
- Produced 150 hand-made Bish-Eco Bags from waste fabric
- Thanks to Nikki Tallentire at Supply Stores, we have a permanent display giving out water saving devices, composting and food waste handbooks.
- Starting our local tree scheme
- Attended numerous meetings with similar groups in Teignbridge, sharing ideas and information
...... and all this achieved since our relaunch in the Spring 2019 ! It has not been easy to always keep positive but it proves that working together, many hands can achieve a great deal. We can’t escape the fact that things are going to change, but by getting involved, working as a community and learning what is needed, things will be easier.
Many thanks to everyone who has supported and worked so hard with Sustainable Bishop this year, it would not have been possible without you.
Please go to the Projects page for more info
Get Involved!
We are always looking for volunteers to help us make our sustainable vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. If you would like to lead a specific project in the community and for the environment, let us know but we also have lot of Jobs that could be shared to make life a little easier
- Surplus Food Box monitor
- Extra people to join the Plastic Free Communities team
- Wildlife enthusiasts
Thank You
We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you. Thank you for your time making all this possible!