Volunteer groups from across the Sid Valley will be the focus of this year’s Vision Group for Sidmouth (VGS) annual meeting, which aims to highlight local efforts to support the environment and involve more residents in practical projects.
Three VGS groups - Friends of Glen Goyle, the Sidmouth Cycling Campaign and the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project - will outline their recent work.
A VGS spokesperson said activities ranged from helping to install memorial benches in a ‘secret garden’ and doing a safe cycle school run with residents, to having the Scouts help clear brambles. The spokesperson said the aim was “trying to make Sidmouth a little more green and pleasant”.
The meeting will also host the Sustainable Sidmouth Champions Awards for 2025, focusing this year on the Eco Hub Sidmouth.
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The hub was launched a year ago by Bernie Davis and has held monthly sessions on food, recycling, active travel, energy and biodiversity.
“We’d very much like to recognise all those groups and individuals who have given their time and energy to making the Eco Hub Sidmouth such a success,” the VGS spokesperson said.
Davis said the hub’s impact could be seen in the reactions of those taking part, recalling a woman who thanked the volunteers for their efforts and a four-year-old boy who said he loved making a ladybird badge.
Many Eco Hub contributors are expected to attend the awards ceremony to share their experiences.
The VGS AGM and Eco Hub Awards take place at the Leigh Browne Room at the Dissenters’, opposite Sidmouth Hospital, this Friday (November 21) from 6.30pm to 8pm. The event is open to the public.
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