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Crediton Town Square - sunny day and parasols

Crediton Town Square tables – ‘Share in the Square’

03/08/2021

‘Share in the Square’ picnic benches are providing a safe space for residents to take a break, meet a friend and catch up in Crediton Town Square

Wildflower verges in Braunton

08/07/2021

Braunton is buzzing! The Parish Council and volunteer groups in Braunton have been working hard to develop wildflower verges on roads to benefit wildlife.

Telebug Hotel opens in Brixham

06/07/2021

Brixham Town Council opens a Telebug Hotel in an adopted K6 telephone kiosk and supports the recycling of plastic crab lines.

Adopt a Kiosk – your ideas for what to do with an adopted phonebox!

Many councils in Devon have taken advantage of BT’s offer to ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ and adopted red phone boxes to use as a community asset.

Germansweek Parish Council lighting the beacon

Lighting the beacons for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

01/07/2021

Councils are being encouraged to participate in the lighting of Beacons on 2 June 2022 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A habitat plan to support biodiversity and wildlife in Dittisham

30/06/2021

Dittisham Parish Council has been working with Sustainable Dittisham to create a Habitat Plan for the land owned and managed by the council.

Great Torrington heritage maps

Promoting heritage in Great Torrington

Great Torrington Town Council have been working hard with their community on a number of schemes to promote the independent shopping experience alongside the environment, culture and heritage of the town. 

Wild about Devon! A wildlife network for parish and town councils

08/06/2021

Learn about the new Wild About Devon network, attend the launch event and join the Devon Parish and Town Council Wildlife Network.

Full steam ahead for Newton Abbot street clean!

26/05/2021

Staff at Newton Abbot Town Council have been hard at work giving the streets an early spring clean with their new Foamstream jet blaster. 

Clean Devon backs Keep Britain Tidy’s nationwide litter campaign

25/05/2021

Devon community groups are being called on to help clean up the county, as Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Great British Spring Clean returns.