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My Free Conversations Chair

An article about the Free Conversations Movement caught my eye recently, so I had a quick look at the website. I decided not apply to join, but that simple idea of giving anyone the opportunity to have a chat appealed to me and I decided to give it a go ...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL ORGANISERS, ATTENDEES, OBJECTORS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE AWAKENING CONFERENCE

19th November 2021 Recently a petition requesting that the Town Council should not allow the Awakening Conference to take place in the Civic Hall which they administer arrived in my email. After researching a number of the speakers I felt sufficiently concerned to add my name to the petition. I ...
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What is the Household Support Fund?

South Hams residents experiencing financial hardship can now get help with paying essential bills through the Government’s new Household Support Fund. For more information and to apply to the Household Support Fund click here. The new Household Support Fund is designed to provide rapid short-term financial support for people who don’t ...
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Changing the world one street at a time

11th November 2021 Just as the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow comes to a close, where world leaders have pledged to take action on climate change, local charity Transition Town Totnes is ramping up its efforts to help residents adapt and face the challenges ahead. Transition Town Totnes ...
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Totnes charity chosen as a Surprise Supplies finalist

10th November 2021 RGB Building Supplies has selected Totnes-based Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship as a finalist in its Surprise Supplies giveaway and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it is one of two charities chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials. Sirona provides equine-based therapeutic and educational activities to disadvantaged, disabled and excluded young ...
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