TorridgeCommonGround

A community group that listens to and acts upon the voice of the community. Committed to the ignored being heard and the excluded being brought to the front.

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

It doesn’t have to be #HandforthParishCouncil #JACKIEWEAVER #jackieweaverhastheauthority There are new ways of doing this. Get behind @flatpackdemoc for elections in 2021 Watch how it can be different https://t.co/hiV9pTnKSU

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

One of our guest speakers years back.

[Niels Corfield @niels_corfield]

🗣️ “Basically, I can help all farmers beat the weather”

If you’re new here, I’m Niels Corfield, a Farming Advisor & Trainer focused on soil health & regen farming 🌾

I help farmers build resilient, weather-proof farms

If you’re ready to future-proof your farm, let’s talk

[Niels Corfield @niels_corfield]

🗣️ “Basically, I can help all farmers beat the weather”

If you’re new here, I’m Niels Corfield, a Farming Advisor & Trainer focused on soil health & regen farming 🌾

I help farmers build resilient, weather-proof farms

If you’re ready to future-proof your farm, let’s talk

[Totnes Popular Assembly @TotnesPop]

#Totnes

[Bideford Pannier Market @Bidefordpannier]

Have you visited Minys Sweets lately - 285 varieties of retro style sweets and fudges

[Mark Shucksmith @MarkShucksmith]

Rural poverty is getting worse- and welfare harder to access. See our new article published today in The Conversation https://t.co/VrNf4XzzcV

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

Great work by @Littlegreentown in #Bideford

[The little green town project @Littlegreentown]

Thanks team! A super morning adding a splash of colour to our Bridge Street planters!
The tomatoes and sweetcorn are doing super too!
Come and join us next week for more community gardening #manyhandsmakelightwork #communitygardening #communityspirit #bideford

[The little green town project @Littlegreentown]

Thanks team, a super morning in Old Town Park. There’s lots of beans growing and courgettes too! The raspberries are ripening and the bees are enjoying the flowers. the plants are really thirsty, if your passing please give them a drink, they’ll reward you with tasty produce!!

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

Really important post suggested by @niels_corfield who gave a talk to some of us at #TCG a little while ago. Food security and #Ukraine are intertwined issues

[Niels Corfield @niels_corfield]

Many of us are concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and rightly so. No one can fail to be moved by these tragic events and the ongoing trail of devastation.....
https://t.co/QIDpHjItEl

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

Wouldn’t this be amazing if it happened here? How can we stop the exodus of local young people who can’t afford to live where they were born? https://t.co/ccqk4EkB7R

[Alan Rayner @AlanR555]

This was posted after May 2021 election for #Devon
county. Next elections are in May 2023 - with another
opportunity to "squash out the colours" by ensuring
that the community is at our heart. However, we need
to be ready! Any #Torridge resident is welcome to
contact @TorridgeG.

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

Really inspiring idea, really easy to do and popping up everywhere, what do you think? #TakeOneLeaveOne

[Stefan Simanowitz @StefSimanowitz]

We had originally agreed to stay outside the church for 2 weeks...but we ended up staying everyday for 3 months

And we came back the next year & the next & the next

Meanwhile #TakeOneLeaveOne rails started popping up around the country as the idea spread

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

All power to those who volunteer, especially over Christmas. This is what builds community. https://t.co/dtDtE5kahS

[Chris Fuller TDC @TorridgeEconDev]

Any Torridge / N Devon based businesses looking for help to grow? New Business Boost programme from @northdevonplus offers advice PLUS up to £2,000 grant to invest in equipment, software, training or consultancy- surely that's worth a look?!

[The little green town project @Littlegreentown]

Another super Sunday, and all our winter crops are sprouting! Check out the beautiful pineapple sage growing by the river, it really smells like pineapple!! 🍍 #communitygardening #bideford

[REconomy Centre @REconomyCentre]

Excellent event on how cooperatives can flourish in a post-growth economy. Tomorrow evening - https://t.co/me3SWt4Jkk

@EssenceExe @localsparktrbay @PlymSocEnt @DevComsTogether @sdcollege @TorridgeG @SSESouthWest @devonclimate @GemmaFitz_TDA

[Ilfracombe & District CTA @IlfracombeCTA]

Torridge Community Minibuses will be at the Torrington Town Hall Community Fayre on Tuesday 2nd November. Please come and say hello. #Torrington100 #Torrington

[Alan Rayner @AlanR555]

Great initiative taken in an EU country.
It could translate well to UK and make a contribution
(albeit small!) to greater understanding between the
peoples of Europe (and eventually globally).
#HumanLibrary

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

We have been recently discussing the idea of holding a few human library events. Has anybody had any experience of this and would anybody like to join us and take part? #Bideford #Torridge #TCG

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

More brilliance from the ever inspiring @BeBuckfastleigh #MakeGoodThingsHappen

[TorridgeCommonGround @TorridgeG]

As far as we know, here at #TCG we don’t have to overcome drug cartels in #Bideford! But this story of how Mexican townships self organised as non party political collectives and regained so much for the community by listening to the community rings a bell https://t.co/15QTyhAePf