Yearly Archives: 2020

The Valiant Soldier Museum & Heritage Centre will open from Saturday 8th August.  Entry will be free for the remainder of the season, so take the opportunity to discover this amazing time capsule. It will be open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays each day from 11.30 am until 4.00 pm with last entry at […]

1. Share Shed – Welcome to the Share Shed, the mobile ‘Library of Things’ who are now at the Football field (from 10-11:30am) and Victoria Woodholme car park (from 11:30-1pm) every Saturday. For more info check out social media or www.shareshed.org.uk, email: info@shareshed.org.uk 2. Cycle South Dartmoor – We are supporting this group and the proposed cycle […]

You can find information on all bus services in the area here:  http://www.devonbustimetables.info/teignbridge_new/

1. Share Shed – The Share Shed is coming to town on Saturday 4th July! The mobile library of things such as tools, camping and gardening equipment will be visiting Buckfastleigh regularly, times and locations to be confirmed. For further information and to join visit: www.shareshed.org.uk, email: info@shareshed.org.uk or look out for posts on social […]

Dear DNPA, Re: Buckfastleigh Town Council Response to Dartmoor National Park Management Plan Review 2020-2025 Draft Consultation Introduction Buckfastleigh Town Council welcomes this review that seeks to address many of the contradictory issues that the park must deal with in this modern and changing age. We fully support the Authority’s commitment to work towards carbon […]

  COVID-19 Response Update – The Chair welcomed the Rev Tom Benson, one of the lead coordinators for the Buckfastleigh Coronavirus Emergency Response Team, who gave an update to the meeting. The demand for the Foodbank has increased by 700% based on an average week prior to lockdown. Residents who are suffering from financial difficulties […]

Please click here to view the agenda for the next virtual Town Council Meeting: Agenda PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY USING ZOOM. PLEASE EMAIL THE CLERK BY 5.30pm PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR THE MEETING ID AND PASSWORD AT: clerk@buckfastleigh.gov.uk 

I have been asked by several residents to provide an update on our situation here in Buckfastleigh. The Buckfastleigh COVID19 Community Response Team have been magnificent – thankfully we have not had the level of demand that we were preparing for, though in the last few weeks the 80+ active volunteers have… taken 70-80 Helpline […]

The A384 between Austin’s Bridge and Weston Cross will be closed from 7 am to 7 pm between the dates of Friday May 15 to Friday May 22.   See announcement below. ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14 THE COUNTY OF DEVON (TEMPORARY RESTRICTION) (A384 GREEN LANE END TO WESTON CROSS, BUCKFASTLEIGH) (NO. 3) NOTICE […]

BUCKFASTLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL Protocol for remote meetings 2020 The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 came into effect on 4th April 2020 to enable Town and Parish Councils to lawfully conduct virtual meetings. Members can attend a meeting […]