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Green Futures Newton Abbot is a community-based initiative involving a network of local people who make a wide range of contributions to enable our projects to happen.

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Meet our Project Co-ordinators :

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Andrew Rothery  BSc. MSc.

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I have a background in community environmental work and over the last 30 years I have managed projects within local government, the health service and the voluntary sector.

With a particular interest in the importance of local food resilience and our personal relationships with the natural world around us, I have always found that the most significant driver of individual and social change is the degree to which it brings happiness and a sense of wellbeing.

Sam Hibbert  BSc.

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I have qualifications in Social Care and Medical Herbalism and worked in a wide range of business sectors in my 20’s. In my ‘30’s I became a mother and have been involved in a variety of community initiatives to support the education and wellbeing of children in nature. I have a strong interest in locally-sourced produce, botanical health remedies and horses.

Our Group Secretary :

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Steve Tipping

I have always had a great love of nature and the outdoors having grown up in the countryside and then working on a small traditional farm as a young man in the early ‘70’s.

 

Being part of a small rural community has given me a strong appreciation and support for family and for groups and organisations that are dedicated to doing some good in the world. With a long career in roofing, I am pretty handy at most things practical and helped Green Futures with one of its first land management projects – a boundary fence at Vicay’s Fields in Newton Abbot. Alongside Green Futures I'm actively involved in my local bowls club and a keen gardener.

... and our Project Associates :

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Simon Heath MNCS

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As a Gardener and fully qualified Ecotherapist, I have a passion for working outdoors; be it directly with the earth or therapeutically in the landscape.  Previously as a Public Artist I have worked with vulnerable people in prisons, hospitals and with youth groups. 

 

Throughout my work experiences I have developed a strong belief that the connection we have with our environment shapes our wellbeing, helping not just ourselves, but our community and planet.

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If you would like to find out a bit more about us and our project partners, you can watch a short video by clicking on the image below.

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We would like to thank all of our Volunteers, Supporters and Suppliers.

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Volunteers

Chris, John, Melinda, Ollie, Slavka, Steve, Karen, Paul, Maddy, Lucy and Simon.

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Supporters

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organisations:

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Suppliers

A list of some great local suppliers:

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(and one not so-local but very ethical supplier)

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