June 2007 » People's Republic of South Devon

Future friendly?

By PRSD, on Saturday, June 30, 2007

Are you interested in finding out just how future friendly you are?

Here at the People’s Republic we take the sanguine Mr-Spock-one-eyebrow-raised approach to tomorrow, but we’re a bunch of cynics.

Not so over at Every Action Counts, a Defra-led corral of community and voluntary groups. These guys reckon we’re all accountable for the future in the

Environmental costs

By PRSD, on Friday, June 29, 2007

The growing importance of ethically aware business is plain for all to see – just have a look at some our sponsors to see what can be achieved.

But according to Envirowise: ‘Significantly, while 83% of South West companies say they view the environment as a “quite important” issue, in reality less than a third (32%)

The summer-long Ocean Project at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, kicks off on Saturday, June 30 with Two-Thirds Blue, a wet and wild weekend of water worship, which includes workshops, talks, live performance and a stunning new dance piece.

The Ocean Project is a multi-disciplinary attempt to ‘take a clear blue look at how the ocean has

Age issue

By PRSD, on Thursday, June 28, 2007

Anyone who’s entering a new job in their mid-50s (stand up SeÃ±or Brown) has probably spent a bit of time pondering their age. Age Concern, has pondered a little more and produced five priorities for the new Prime Minister to attain before his early and forced retirement (next election).

The old are worse off than they

Bioheat bounty

By PRSD, on Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Regen SW is supporting 30 bioheat projects across the region, and three of them are in Devon, one of which is at the MET office. The sites have an interest in investigating the viability of woodfuel technolgies but so far have nothing installed, and hope to generate heat and power from renewable, local, sources.

It’s all

Action Earth

By PRSD, on Wednesday, June 27, 2007

There are still 50 grants worth Â£50 on offer to schools which take part in environmental volunteering projects in this year’s CVS Action Earth.

CVS, the largest UK volunteering charity, has linked up with the Nationwide Building Society to throws these monkeys (Â£50s) to the trees – last year more than 5,500 trees were planted, and

Veg vote

By PRSD, on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

If you’re an aficionado of stuffed aubergine roasted on a bed of golden rice, mushroom Provencale or even vegetable strudel, then you could be just the person to nominate the Best Farmers’ Market for Vegetarians.

What to look out for, according to the Vegetarian Society, is: fantastic fresh produce; a wide variety of veggie products on

Summer festival time

By PRSD, on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

That eclectic mix of everything that’s on in Plymouth during the summer, that is the Plymouth Summer Festival, is in full swing again this summer in Plymouth.

But what does that mean, really? That there’s a lot going on for sure, but we’re keen to hear from those who haven’t been sucked up into this cultural

Young and old in film

By PRSD, on Monday, June 25, 2007

Do you want to be involved in a filmmaking activity that will be watched by thousands of people? That will go out to rural communities? That can be seen on the web, too? That brings young and old together in perfect harmony? You do… do you live in Teignbridge?

Those renegades of rural filmmaking, Vanland, are

Job centres loses

By PRSD, on Monday, June 25, 2007

Job seekers in the South West are to face extra difficulties in trying to find employment if the proposed closure of up to 22 Jobcentre Plus offices goes ahead.

Equality South West is concerned about the impact any closures would have on the most vulnerable in the community.

Paul Dunn, Equality south West chief executive, said: ‘Many

Winning hearts and tongues

By PRSD, on Sunday, June 24, 2007

It’s not just music up at Glastonbury, you know. The People’s Republic’s own Heart’s Tongue theatre will be stomping around performing their hearts and tongues out, no doubt.

The company won the Glastonbury gig by taking the South West Street Performers competition by storm with their performance of Who Killed Stan Laurel?, and are in the

Live music

By PRSD, on Saturday, June 23, 2007

Red Paper Dragon are the first band up on the Melting Pot Live section of Spectralworkshoptv. Click ‘words’ or ‘music’ then press play and unwrap the enigma of the group which takes the guitar band to the next mesmerising level.

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