How green is Erme Valley? Two Moors Festival
Ivybridge Joins Two Moors Festival CelebrationsIvybridge and the surrounding towns and villages form the southern end of a chain stretching to the north Devon coast this weekend in festival celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.
In addition to celebrating 60 glorious years, the festival looks forward to a low carbon, more sustainable future across the two moors.
The Ivybridge Environmental Action Group / PL:21 transition partnership joins other green groups on and around the moors in contributing to the Dartmoor and Exmoor Low Carbon Festival.
The Ivybridge and district events are:
How Green is the Erme Valley?
Saturday morning, 10th October, 10am – 12.30pm. Coffee morning/ sustainable living networking/ mapping and sharing event at Ivybridge Methodist Church Hall.
Green Drinks at The Imperial
Saturday evening, 10th October, 7.30pm – 11.30pm. A sociable evening with live folk and roots music at The Imperial, Western Road, Ivybridge.
Celebration Walk on Dartmoor
Sunday 11th October, 1pm – 4pm. A family-friendly walk, marking Ivybridge as a gateway to the moors and as the start/finish of the Two Moors Way. Meeting at 1pm at Stowford Bridge (the railway bridge on the road to Harford), walking up Western Beacon on the Two Moors Way to gain a moorland perspective of the PL 21 transition initiative area.
All the events are free to enter.
Ivybridge Environmental Action Group chairperson Ian Smith comments: "I am delighted that we are uniting with so many other groups across the two moors to mark this historic anniversary. Better still, we are all focusing on how local communities and economies can adapt and change to the growing reality of climate change and our harmful over-dependency on diminishing fossil fuels."
For more information on the Festival
Information on Ivybridge events email pl-21@hotmail.co.uk
or phone 01752 892676
RIVER ERME VALLEY INITIATIVE
A PERIPATETIC INVESTIGATION OF PLACE
mouth to source
This is an artist led initiative to create opportunities for re-engagement with our local environment. Arts as catalyst in stimulating participation.
Using multi-sensory learning and social ecologies the purpose is to to find new ways of re-connecting with our local area, I believe, necessary for future social and environmental change.
A "Civil Artist" in every community?
The initial Community of Ivybridge Project gives the history that has led me to extend this initiative to the length of the River Valley, broadening participation across more communities.