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Green Guru Enlightens Ottery St Mary

On Saturday September 24, world famous environmentalist Satish Kumar attended a free Recycling & Environment Exhibition at Ottery St Mary's Parish Church and delivered a passionate and informative talk to a captivated audience.

Mr Kumar has a wide range of knowledge about the environment from his work as editor of Resurgence, a magazine which promotes ecological sustainability, social justice and spiritual values.

Practical advice about environmental issues was also on offer from a mixture of organisations, including representatives from East Devon District Council, Devon County Council, South West Water, Sustainable Ottery, The East Devon Green Party, Recycling in Ottery and The Little Green Solar Company.

Exhibition organisers, Ann & John Masters, said: “The exhibition was a great success, well over 400 people from the local area attended and there was a real buzz throughout the day. Not only did exhibitors share top tips and information about how we can all take relatively easy steps to save energy, but Mr Kumar gave an awe inspiring speech about the relationship between man and the environment - something that resonated well with listeners.”

Other highlights on the day included a children’s recycling themed craft competition, a display of locally produced food and cakes and ‘pedal power’ - an activity which allowed people of all ages to generate electricity for various appliances such as music players, fans and electric keyboards by pedal power alone. 

Gilbert Stephens LLP Solicitors sponsored this year’s event and Liz Govier from the office on Broad Street comments: “The exhibition was a resounding success and it was great to see our local community get behind such important issues. We look forward to working with the event organisers again in the future.”

The winners of the recycling themed craft activity can be found on the sponsor’s website along with details on how children can claim their prizes. For more information visit www.gilbertstephens.co.uk/recycle

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Liz Govier, Gilbert Stephens LLP, Clive Essame, Sustainable Ottery, Preb Simon Franklin, Satish Kumar, Resurgence Magazine.

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Ottery’s Town Mayor Cllr Glyn Dobson getting to grips with ‘pedal power’

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Liz Govier of Gilbert Stephens LLP with participants in the recycling themed craft competition.

Winners of the recycling themed craft competition - 

Age 2-4

1. Henry

2. Toby

Age 5-8

1. Lara

2. Robert

Age 9+

1. James

2. Catherine

Winners need to pop into the GS office in Ottery (office hours, Monday to Friday) to claim their prize. - Well done.