PL:21
PL:21 is a Transition Initiative which aims to encourage more ‘Positive Living in the 21st Century’ for Ivybridge and the surrounding area.
PL:21 is supported by the Ivybridge Town Council working in partnership with the Ivybridge Environmental Action Group.
PL:21 gets its name from the postcode and each project where possible is named in relation to the PL aspect of the name: Plant Lots, Power Less, Produce Local, Petroleum Less and Process Litter to name a few.
Projects that have already been initiated include:
04/08 Plant Lots - Seedling Swapping Event
An exchange of seedlings at the local Farmers Market.
05/08 Process Litter
A showing of the film Message in the Waves and a talk by Richard Thompson of the University of Plymouth, resulting in the production of an Ivybridge Bag now on sale at the Ivybridge Information Centre.
09/08 Power Less - Energy Week
A showing of the film An Inconvenient Truth.
A Saving Business Energy event with speakers Klaudia Van Gool from Envision, Patrick O' Connell from Bandvulc Tyres and Giles Boardman of Efficient Light.
An Energy Fair featuring talks on Energy Efficiency at Home by Simon Holmes of Devon EEAC, Solar Thermal by Gabriel Wondraush of Sungift Solar, Solar PV by Will Grafton of Natural Watt, Climate Change and Dartmoor by Orlando Rutter of DNPA, Wind Turbines by Phil Neate of Neate Services and Biomass by James Morris of Iris Energy. Being attended by over 100 people are most successful event to date.
11/08 Petroleum Less - Transport Day
Featuring talks by Ivybridge Town Councillors Frances Reeve and Phillip Dredge on Ivybridge's current Bus and Rail links. Paul Papworth from the Energy Savings Trust on how to drive more energy efficiently, Martin Ross of SWW on cycling with the use of a Brompton Bike and Barry Griffiths from both the Institute of Civil Engineers and PL:21 on future Multimodal Transport Systems for Ivybridge.
11/08 Parish Linked - Cycle Ride
18 mile cycle ride connecting the parish centres that make up the Ivybridge District, Cornwood, Harford, Ugborough, Ermington. Highlighting the fact that any sustainable solution for Ivybridge has to include a sustainable solution for the surrounding area.
11/08 Plant Lots - Carbon Offset Tree Planting
Planting of over 100 trees in Filham Park, Ivybridge in order to offset some of Ivybridge's carbon emissions and create a wildlife corridor around the park.
Proposed Projects for 2009:
02/09 Plant Lots - Seed Swapping Event
03/09 Produce Local - Food Week
04/09 Plant Lots - Seedling Swapping Event
For more information on the PL:21 initiative or to get involved please contact either Tess Wilmot on 01752 892676 or Sophie Phillips on 01752 894828 or email pl-21@hotmail.co.uk