South Hams District Council & West Devon Borough Council

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Azerbaijan kicked off this week, so there's no better time to shine a spotlight on all we are doing to help tackle climate change and support biodiversity. We all have a duty to contribute to the huge challenge of global climate change, which is why we are taking real action, delivering climate focused projects which will make a big difference. Watch our videos below to find out more about our projects to address environmental issues. 🌍 West Devon - https://lnkd.in/ed-gwKpZ 🌍South Hams - https://lnkd.in/e7_gSR4s #cop29 #climatechange #environment

As part of our promise to protect the environment and boost the local economy, South Hams District Council have been working with local marine businesses, harbour authorities and industry experts to help move away from fossil fuel to electric power on the water. Organisations recently came together to see how our marine industry can do its bit to tackle air and water pollution across the South Hams. Watch our video including interviews with our Members, Chris Smith of University of Exeter, Paul Singer, CMgr MCMI of South Devon College and Gary Jolliffe of Till the Coast is Clear https://lnkd.in/ec9mdifT #southhams #marine #climate #economy *Some video footage courtesy of RS Marine Group

New homes are coming to Lifton. Deputy Leader of West Devon Borough Council, Cllr Mark Renders, and our housing team joined Plymouth Community Homes on 3 October to mark the start of their work to deliver 16 new energy efficient and lower cost homes in Lifton. We are supporting the development which will offer 10 affordable rent and six shared ownership properties. The homes which will be available from Spring 2025 will be prioritised for those with a local connection to the area to meet the housing needs of the community - one of our top priorities. Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/esMj8hek #housing #westdevon 

Our South Hams Housing Offer is there to help communities remove some of the barriers they face when trying to bring forward housing in their area. We want to help kickstart housing projects and connect communities with partners so together, we can deliver homes where they are needed most. Hear from Stoke Gabriel Community Land Trust about how our South Hams Housing Offer is helping them do just that. https://lnkd.in/eM6PtFsB #southhams #housing #community

We are delighted to announce that Theodore Abbott Technical Project Lead at PurpleSector, will be speaking at our upcoming workshop "The power behind marine electrification – lithium-ion batteries and charging technology" on Friday 18 October at Noss-on-Dart Marina, Dartmouth.    Theo brings his extensive engineering expertise from a range of industries to the #marine #electrification sector – including methods to optimise vessel operations and deliver clean powertrains. Book your free place - https://lnkd.in/ecdWXy7u #clean marine #electric propulsion #marine battery #decarbonisation

Do you have an interest in vessel electrification? Are you about to embark on your own marine e-transition journey? Join South Hams District Council at our one-day workshop - "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲" on Friday 18 October at Noss-on-Dart Marina, Dartmouth. We have an amazing panel of expert speakers lined up talk about all things electric propulsion, including Professor Chris Smith, Centre for Future Clean Mobility at University of Exeter, Theodore Abbott, Technical Project Lead at PurpleSector, Paul Bailey, Mark Sanders-Barwick, Head of Business Development at ZPN Energy. RS Electric Boats, and Dan Turner, Apricity Sustainability Consulting, join us to talk about the great work being carried out to create electric boat and charging networks in the UK and we’ll hear from Paul Britton, Dart Harbour Master and Cameron Sims-Stirling, Salcombe Harbour, about their local e-transition journey. Paul Singer, South Devon College, will highlight the green skills needed to support e-transition in the marine sector. The afternoon is dedicated to an expert panel Q&A giving you a chance to ask questions and discuss future challenges and opportunities posed by lithium-ion and marine vessel electrification. Funded by Innovate UK (IUK) as part of The Electric Seaway project, and supported by South Devon College and Maritime UK SW Launchpad programme, this event is part of a wider programme of clean marine activities being carried out by South Hams District Council. If you’re interested in attending, there are limited spaces, so we’d encouraged you to book your place early! Book your place at https://lnkd.in/ecdWXy7u #clean marine #electric propulsion #marine battery 

South Hams District Council & West Devon Borough Council successfully recycles sailing boat

We are looking at marine activities across the South Hams and finding ways to reduce carbon emissions and water pollution. One of the biggest issues we face are boats abandoned, sunk or stranded within the Dart, Salcombe-Kingsbridge and Yealm estuaries. This is having an environmental and financial impact on our marine community. We are finding ways to help tackle the problem, including our recent vessel recycling project, teaming up with partners Creekside Boatyard, Blue Parameters, South Devon College, supported by Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and The Green Blue Watch our recent video to learn more. 👀 https://lnkd.in/ehdqzc6m Read more at https://lnkd.in/eye2b8Mn #southhams #climatechange #dartmouth #marine #cleanmarine

With our focus on creating more lower cost homes for local people, South Hams District Council has welcomed new tenants to Holywell Meadow. Our new development offers eight new social rented 2- and 3-bedroom homes and bungalows in St Anns Chapel near #Bigbury. Three homes will also soon be available to buy on the open market. With our focus also on tackling climate change, the homes benefit from state-of-the-art energy saving technology, helping the new residents save on their energy bills. Hear from new tenant Abbie Fish on how she is finding her new home. https://lnkd.in/eD3Tgyqt #southhams #housing #community

With our focus on tackling climate change, South Hams District Council has been speaking to the local marine community across on the importance of electric propulsion on our waters. We are working with The Green Blue and Round Britain eRIB to find out more about the opportunities, challenges and solutions to support boat users in their move to cleaner marine propulsion. Communities visited us at the Salcombe Boat Show last Friday to share their views. There is still time for communities to have their say through our joint online survey until Friday 30 September. 👇 https://lnkd.in/e6cehJcE #southhams #climate #cleanmarine