According to Devon Birds’ website, 4 Black Swans have been seen recently on the Estuary. Click here for details:-
https://www.devonbirds.org/news/bird_news/devon_bird_sightings?blogEntry=15278
According to Devon Birds’ website, 4 Black Swans have been seen recently on the Estuary. Click here for details:-
https://www.devonbirds.org/news/bird_news/devon_bird_sightings?blogEntry=15278
Devon’s Best Kept Village Competition 2014
Seeks Competition Judges!
The Devon Best Kept Village Competition is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be judges in this year’s competition. No previous experience of judging is necessary, just an interest in and enjoyment of Devon villages and a desire to find out what is going on in some of them.
The main of objective of the competition is to find and reward villages which are judged to be making the most with what they have in terms of – the care of private and public buildings, open spaces, other village amenities and the wider environment, as well as sustaining a vibrant community life.
Judges visit several villages during May and/or June, mark them against the competition standards and then write a short report. Judges usually work with a partner. Why not join us and bring a friend? An induction and half day training workshop, including lunch and refreshments, takes place on 18th March 2014, in Chudleigh Town Hall. Travel expenses are paid for this and all judging visits. Judges choose in which areas of Devon they wish to judge.
This is a fun thing to do in the spring and summer when Devon really bursts into life and flourishes! This is your chance to help put Devon Villages on the map!
If this sounds interesting and you want to know more, please contact:
Diana Moyse
Devon Best Kept Village Organiser
Tel: 01626 853021
Email: diana@moyse.org.uk
The Devon Best Kept Village Competition is run by Campaign to Protect Rural England and is sponsored by Mole Valley Farmers Ltd.
Check this link for a taste of what might be for the Royal Oak – http://www.tallyhoinn.co.uk/
Following a lively council meeting on 11th December, Bigbury Parish Council has nominated The Royal Oak as an ‘Asset of Community Value’ with South Hams District Council under the terms of the Localism Act 2011. It will now be up to the officers at SHDC to decide whether to accept the nomination – by 10th February 2014. If successful, this move would give the local community 6 weeks to say if they are interested in bidding to buy the asset. If a local community group expresses an interest in buying the property on the open market, SHDC must notify the owner who will not be allowed to sell the property for a period of 6 months or until such time as the community has confirmed its readiness to bid, whichever is the shorter. After the 6-month moratorium, the owner is free to sell to whomever they choose.
Obviously, raising the funds to buy and successfully manage a country pub under current market conditions is a huge challenge. However, if you want to help save the pub and sustain Bigbury Village, please sign up to the petition which is being organised by Karen Lawrence – karen.lawrence@internet-today.co.uk . Forms are available in local shops.
Further details about The Community Right to Bid can be found on the SHDC website – http://www.southhams.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2747&p=0
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