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Household Support Fund Devon Council have grants to help households with household expenses such as food, clothing, cleaning, bills, bedding, fidges, freezers, cookers and other bills and transport costs, in cases of emergency… Who can apply for funding – you must be over 16 years of age – live in Teignbridge as your main residence […]

Here’s a visual breakdown of the Town Council’s spending on community grants for the financial year 2020-21. It’s divided into Large & Perennial Grants (over £500) and Small Grants (up to £500)… This is broken down into Larger (over £500) and Perennial Grants (those that have been agreed for up to 4 years)… …and Smaller […]

You can now cast your vote for your ‘Community Champion’ in ballot boxes around the town. The nominees for the award are those that you have put forward over the last month… There are ballot boxes around the town in the Town Hall, Buckfastleigh and Buckfast Post Offices, the CO-OP, the Seed, Huccaby’s, St Luke’s […]

BUCKFASTLEIGH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING – 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 – KEY MESSAGES 1. The Town Council was please to award grants totalling £1,350 to six local groups. Many thanks to those groups for all they do in the community. 2. The Town Council has access to grant funding of £3,100 from the TDC Elector Fund. We will […]

An open meeting/workshop that took place on 12th August 2015… Buckfastleigh Town Council hosted the first public discussion meeting  ‘Engaging the Community’ for Buckfastleigh & Buckfast parish residents on Wednesday evening (12th August).   Around 35 local people, mostly already active in community projects around the neighbourhood,  turned out to look at prioritising the issues facing the […]

Buckfastleigh Town Council Snow Warden Scheme ‘We are looking for a new volunteer to take on the position of Snow Warden for Buckfastleigh and Buckfast. You could already be one of our volunteers who is interested in co-ordinating the team in the event of severe weather or a new member who would like to become involved […]

Do you like the work we do; giving free, impartial advice to the people of Teignbridge? Are you able to give an hour or two, once a month? Why not consider joining our new “Friends Group”? The Bureau has to work hard to raise the money needed to provide free advice. This is especially difficult […]

The Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 9.00am to Midday in the rear garden of Tikka’s tea room, 44 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh Traders – if you are interested in having a regular stall please contact 01364 388060 or visit their Facebook page.

Dear Resident,   BUCKFASTLEIGH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN   Around forty residents attended the public meeting held in the Town Hall on Thursday 1st May, which heard a presentation on progress to date from the Neighbourhood Planning Group, set up after the first public meeting last November, including a display of the ideas suggested at the November meeting. A […]

The Food Bank operates from St. Luke’s Church on Fridays from 9.30 – 11.30am. An emergency telephone number is available from Voucher Distributors. Food is only issued on production of a food voucher which is obtainable from the agencies listed below, which is being added to daily. The Buckfastleigh Food Bank covers the TQ11 postcode […]

Devon Libraries Mobile Library Service We have something for everyone! Our fleet of 8 mobile libraries visits over 500 locations in communities across Devon giving access to books, audio books, Large Print and DVDs to people who cannot easily reach one of our static libraries. Membership is FREE, no ID needed. Join at any age […]