A review of Town Council activities during the year and a look ahead to future plans by Councillor Sue Clarke, Mayor of Buckfastleigh 2020 has certainly been a year to remember for us all for many different reasons. We should be grateful that our little town has not seen high levels of infection or death […]
As Devon’s glorious wildflowers burst into bloom, the newly formed Buckfastleigh Action for Nature Group is getting ready to take over management of some of the town’s verges for the benefit of wildflowers and wildlife. Too often roadside verges, which can offer refuge to rare plant species, are cut before the flowers have set seed, […]
Buckfastleigh’s unique Museum and Archive Centre, The Valiant Soldier, is now open again, with free entry to those with a TQ11 postcode. For visitors to the area there is an entry fee of £5 per adult, children under 16 are free and seniors and students entry is £4 per person. Opening days and times are: […]
The transformation in the garden behind the Town Hall is a delight to see. Last October, the Town Council engaged Charlie Narewski Scullion to create a beautiful and wildlife friendly area that could be enjoyed by members of the public and provide habitat for insects, birds, amphibians and reptiles. Since then he has been working […]
