Project Dates: 30.03.25 to 30.03.26

A third year of core funding for this exemplary grassroots organisation, Earth Action North Devon (formerly Plastic Free North Devon), a local charity on a mission to protect and improve our environment through community action.

Through education, events, campaigns, and networks, they inspire reconnection with nature and drive sustainable behaviour change – accelerating environmental action across North Devon and fostering a healthier relationship between people and the natural world.

This year’s funding will enable EAND to continue to develop and evolve its impact via:

• Community Cleans: Hosting multiple community clean series, supporting and sharing other local clean ups, and running two mass clean ups – feeding data into national/international campaigns and databases.
• Fundraising: Recruitment of a new community fundraiser to maximise income potential from campaigns and events and further build EAND’s profile locally and and further afield.
• Community Engagement: Developing community outreach using the ‘Lets talk Climate’ model to help staff, volunteers, partners, and supporters have meaningful conversations about climate change in their community and private lives. Also continuation of Repair Cafe network and other popular sustainability groups and events.
• Education: Developing their education and outreach by pilotting an Adult Ocean Explorer programme and trialling ‘Parenting for the Future’ workshops to engage and inform the local community.
• Tourist Outreach: Continuing the Visitor Campaign to expand its reach and effectiveness.

Find out more about EAND’s latest campaigns and impressive impact here.

IMPACT SUMMARY JANUARY 2025

• After extensive research and development with multiple stakeholders and a student survey which was filled out by over 900 pupils, Plastic Free North Devon created a 2030 Sustainable Education Vision document and a Directory of Organisations to help make the vision a reality.
• The Community Clean programme has gone from strength to strength in 2024, with two mass clean ups and two PFND community clean series happening across North Devon.
• Plastic Free North Devon’s Day of Action saw cleans in 30 locations with six Businesses, six Schools and Nurseries and 10 Organisations on one day with 780 volunteers collecting 1,423.2 kg of waste.
• The Tarka Trail Clean up (aimed at businesses) involved 12 Businesses and Organisations and galvanised 100 volunteers to remove 650 Kilos of waste from 10.6 miles of the Tarka Trail.
• This made the totals for the Cleanse and Clean Project: 71 community cleans collected 3,518.85 kg’s of waste with 3,785 volunteer hours.
• The project has run a successful pilot of the Sustainable Community Group Project with two local Surf Life Saving Clubs.