Doing stuff

Here you can find practical to help you get your activities off the ground.  We continue to add more resources – do keep checking back, or get in touch if there is something specific you are looking for.

Join CAG Devon and you’ll get additional support to help you on your way.

How to guides

Promoting an event (how to guide)

Running a food surplus café (how to guide)

Running a repair café (how to guide)

Devon’s community fridges and larders (case studies and how to guide)

Setting up a Library of Things – presentation slides and top tips from the Share Shed.

Introduction to composting –  resource sheet and suggested reading from our Dr Compost events.

Getting back to it – Running events Safely – presentation slides and top tips about planning and running community events safely when Covid 19 restrictions ease.  The slides are from the April 2021 CAG Devon webinar.  Although we are now without restrictions, there is still plenty of relevant content here about planning events.  A recording of the full webinar is here.

Also take a look at the CAG Devon Youtube Channel for videos and inspiration around a range of topics including: 2 Minute Beach Clean, Setting up a Library of Things, Community tree planting, rethinking community engagement, Community RePaint UK, running events safely/risk assessments, and recordings from our 2020 and 2021 SkillShares.

Running a Clothes Swap/Swish – our friends at Recycle Devon have a great video and lots of top tips for running a great clothes swap event.

Working with young people – Recycle Devon have lots of resources to help teach children how to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost more of their waste every day.

Insurance and Risk Assessments

As CAG Devon group members your activities/events are covered by public and product liability, assuming you have up-to-date risk assessments in place for your activities.

To help with your risk assessments, we strongly suggest you make use of the following resources:

• CAG Devon Risk Assessment Templates and Guidance – covering nearly every activity that CAG Devon groups undertake plus guidance on how to put your risk assessment together.
• Presentation slides from our April webinar: “Getting back to it – running events safely”, where Pete Wills, Senior Consultant at Resource Futures, explores the issues which need consideration and measures that need to be taken to make events covid-secure, even after restrictions have been eased.
• Video from our April webinar: “Getting back to it – running events safely”.

A summary of the cover provided by the CAG Devon insurance policy can be found here.  Contact the CAG Devon team for a copy of the detailed schedule.

Coronavirus

Whilst government covid restrictions are now ended, you can check here for latest government guidance on enabling safe and effective workplace management and volunteering.

Useful local links

Recycle Devon – a resource for Devon residents to find out about Reducing, Reusing and Recycling. Users can find out detailed information about the collections in their area as well as loads of other useful information to help them Reduce, Reuse and Recycle more effectively.

Mid-Devon District Council Recycling and Rubbish

Teignbridge District Council Recycling and Waste