Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting – 10th April 2013
April 25, 2013 in Bigbury Parish Council
The Minutes of the APM are available in the DOCUMENTS section of the Bigbury Parish Council GROUP.
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Minutes of the Parish Council meeting of 13th March 2013
March 20, 2013 in Bigbury Parish Council
The Minutes are now available in the DOCUMENTS section of the BIGBURY PARISH COUNCIL Group.
DISCLAIMER
April 26, 2012 in Bigbury Parish Council
This is a community website funded by the Parish Council. However, anybody from within the community wishing to contribute to the website is free to do so; that is exactly the purpose of the site, to act as an aid to communication and understanding within the parish.
Importantly, the news and views expressed on the site are not necessarily those of the Parish Council unless they appear in the Bigbury Parish Council GROUP.
CHEAPER FUEL FROM DEVON OIL COLLECTIVE
September 16, 2012 in Bigbury Parish Council, Other
Many Bigbury homeowners will be using oil to heat their property, and this is widely known to be the most expensive way to heat your home. But many of us have no choice! Many families will struggle to heat their homes this year and fuel poverty is becoming a major issue in Devon.
The Devon Oil Collective is a community based, countywide bulk buying scheme. The scheme is run by the highly regarded Community Council of Devon (CCD) and supported by Devon County Council. Anybody is able to join at an annual cost of £24 which you will soon either recoup or, otherwise, get re-funded.
The main aim of the scheme is to reduce the costs of domestic heating oil for homeowners. CCD will do this by collating orders from across the county, negotiate directly with suppliers to find the best possible price and pass those savings onto the homeowners. With such a high number of households across Devon off the gas network, there is huge potential bulk buying power.
The more people we have ordering through the scheme, the greater our bulk buying power and the greater savings which can be made for them. Together we can tackle fuel poverty head on!
For further information, including historical cost savings, delivery arrangements, etc., see the CCD website – www.devonrcc.org.uk – or call 01392 248919
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
December 20, 2012 in Other
SHDC has provided a helpful list of regional telephone numbers that may be of use in the event of emergencies – especially the one for Devon Highways, given the current state of our roads. Control + Click on the following link to see the list:-
http://www.devon.gov.uk/emergency_telephone_directory_-_parish_version_-_2011.pdf
Peter Dale, Community Safety and Emergency Planning Officer, South Hams District Council, Follaton House,
Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE
Tel: 01803 861278
Mobile: 07980 011895
by Stuart Watts
PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS: MINUTES for APRIL & MAY 2013
May 14, 2013 in Bigbury Parish Council, Other
The Minutes for the Parish Council meetings held in April and May 2013 are available in the DOCUMENTS section of the Bgbury Parish Council GROUP
by Stuart Watts
AGENDA for PC meeting of 8th May 2013
May 7, 2013 in Bigbury Parish Council, Other
The Agenda may be found in the DOCUMENTS section of the Bigbury Parish Council GROUP
by Stuart Watts
What are your local priorities?
April 18, 2013 in Bigbury Parish Council
Getting our local priorities right
People in the South Hams are being asked what local priorities they think the District Council should be focusing on in future.
Residents who give their views will get the chance to enter a prize draw to win a luxury hamper.
Currently, South Hams District Council has four key priority areas: community life, economy, environment and homes.
They are reviewed every year to make sure they are still the right goals, and that the council is focusing its work on the areas that will improve the quality of life for local people.
Residents are being asked to complete a Local Priorities Questionnaire where they can list which aspects of the council’s work are most important to them.
One lucky person who completes the online questionnaire will be picked at random to win a hamper of local food worth £50.
The District Council is working with its neighbour West Devon Borough Council and other organisations including Devon & Cornwall Police and Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to identify local priorities and deliver action plans that work towards them.
To complete the questionnaire go to the council’s website www.southhams.gov.uk
For more information call Sarah Brown on 01803 861234.
by Stuart Watts
EMERGENCIES – BE PREPARED!
April 18, 2013 in Other
CLEAR Advantages to being prepared for an emergency
A new video and leaflet to help people prepare for an emergency is being launched this week as part of a campaign by the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum (LRF). The LRF are encouraging people to take a few simple steps to ensure they are better prepared should an emergency occur.
Both the video and the leaflet encourage you to stay safe and have a CLEAR plan by following five easy steps:.
• Check the radio, television, social media or internet for weather warnings and news that might warn you that an emergency situation is likely to occur.
• Keep a List of important numbers and details (like insurance policy numbers and prescriptions) to hand.
• Have an Emergency Bag prepared with items that would help you
• Know how and when to Act, should the worst happen,
• This will all help you to Recover better once the emergency has passed.
The video can be viewed online at http://bit.ly/LRFclr13. The leaflet can be viewed in the Documents section of the Bigbury Parish Council GROUP (LRF_CLEARplan_leaflet.pdf).
The affects of the recent floods have reminded us all of the benefits that taking a few simple steps in advance can have, like keeping important documents in a box up off of the floor, and the leaflet includes more helpful advice along these lines. But the campaign is not limited to helping those who could be affected by flooding. The advice applies to a variety of emergency situation that could cause people to either be confined to their homes or kept out of them for a number of days.
The campaign is being supported with a competition for anyone living in Devon, Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly under the age of 18. Based on the steps in the leaflet and video they are being asked to share their ideas on how to encourage people to prepare for an emergency using photographs or short films. Schools throughout the counties are being written to about the competition and details on how to enter are available on the LRF website along with the prizes. Please encourage schools or youth groups in your parish to get involved.
The LRF brings together experts from the Emergency Services, Local Government and the Health Services, amongst others, to ensure plans are in place to respond to major emergencies, to save lives, contain danger, protect the public and to minimise the effects so we can all return to normality as soon as possible. This campaign reflects the role we all have as individuals to ensure we are as prepared as we can be for an emergency.
For more information on this campaign or the work of the LRF please don’t hesitate to contact me. I would also be interested to hear any feedback from your members on the leaflet and video and about anything you do to promote emergency preparedness in your community.
Kind regards
Dominic Maxwell-Batten
Dominic Maxwell-Batten AEPS
Emergency Planning Officer
Devon County Council
01392 383511
07813 885751
dom.maxwell-batten@devon.gov.uk
by Stuart Watts
Good beach guide
March 28, 2013 in Other
The Marine Conservation Society’s 2013 good beach guide is now availabe via the following link:-
Nationwide, it has been a bad year for beaches due to the extreme wet weather but Bigbury-on-Sea North beach reached RECOMMEMDED status, whilst Bigbury-on-Sea South and Challaborough beaches both achieved MANDATORY status. The guide explains more about what these standards mean.
by Stuart Watts
Agenda for Parish Council meeting of 13th March 2013
March 13, 2013 in Other
AGENDA
BIGBURY PARISH COUNCIL.
The next meeting of the parish council will be on WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH 2013 in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 p.m. If County Councillor Mumford and/or a police officer are present they will be included as early as possible
COUNCILLORS PLEASE NOTE: If an item arises during proceedings where a councillor holds an interest, it is mandatory that the councillor declares such an interest.
AGENDA
1 Apologies for absence
2 Minutes of February meeting
3: Matters arising *
4 Open Session (members of the public are welcome to participate during this item on the agenda and may submit their views on any planning matter on Agenda Item 6)
5 Financial:
i: to pay invoices presented
ii: to discuss skip provision including suggestion by Ringmore PC
6 Planning - a – Mount Folly Farm
b - Honey Nook, Bigbury village
c - Bali Hai, Marine Drive, BoS.
7 Correspondence
8 Public Footpaths
9 Any other business
10 Date of next meeting: WEDNESDAY 10th April 2013 at 7.30 pm
An abbreviated Parish Council Meeting at 7.30 p.m. to be followed by Annual Parish Meeting at approximately 8.0 p.m.
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(3.1) Noticeboards’ lining
(3.2) Noticeboards’ header
(3.6) Folly Hill parking
(6.0) Flooding, Bigbury Village
(8.3) letter to SHDC re. planning (Fryer Tuck’s)
(8.4) letter to SHDC re. planning (High View)
(9.2) CPRE – Best Kept Village
(9.3) Jan Birch – Active Villages
(9.6) Playground notice
(9.10) Off season car park charges – BoS
(9.11) Housing Allocation policy questionnaire (SHDC)
by Stuart Watts
EMERGENCY PLANNING LEAFLET – MARCH 2013
March 13, 2013 in Other
THE LATEST EMERGENCY PLANNING LEAFLET IS INCLUDED IN THE ‘BIGBURY PARISH COUNCIL’ GROUP, ‘DOCUMENTS’ SECTION
by Stuart Watts
Agenda for the Parish Council meeting of 13th March 2013
March 4, 2013 in Other
AGENDA
BIGBURY PARISH COUNCIL.
The next meeting of the parish council will be on WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH 2013 in the Memorial Hall at 7.30 p.m. If County Councillor Mumford and/or a police officer are present they will be included as early as possible
COUNCILLORS PLEASE NOTE: If an item arises during proceedings where a councillor holds an interest, it is mandatory that the councillor declares such an interest.
1 Apologies for absence
2 Minutes of February meeting
3: Matters arising
4 Open Session (members of the public are welcome to participate during this item on the agenda and may submit their views on any planning matter on Agenda Item 6)
5 Financial:
i: to pay invoices presented
ii: to discuss skip provision including suggestion by Ringmore PC
6 Planning -
i, Mount Folly Farm
ii. Honey Nook, Bigbury village
iii. Bali Hai, Marine Drive, BoS.
7 Correspondence
8 Public Footpaths
9 Any other business
10 Date of next meeting: WEDNESDAY 10th April 2013 at 7.30 pm. An abbreviated Parish Council Meeting at 7.30 p.m. will be followed by the Annual Parish Meeting at approximately 8.0 p.m.
