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Enhancing the services of The Share Shed – A Library of Things

The Share Shed – A Library of Things is through to the final stage of their funding bid with the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities Fund. If successful, this funding will enable them to significantly enhance their services across the seven locations they currently serve over the next four years.   As part of their bid, […]


Household Support Fund Extended to 31 March 2025

HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND EXTENDED to 31 March 2025;  CVS Allocation of Funds to Grant   The Government have announced a further Household Support Fund to be delivered between 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.    The fund provides short-term financial support to those who are struggling to afford food, energy and water bills, and other […]


Pension Credit – are you eligible?

Citizens Advice Teignbridge is running a Pension Credit project until the end of December to support clients to check if they can claim Pension Credit and to make a claim where applicable. This is particularly important now, as the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment has changed this year.  Now, you’ll only get the Winter Fuel Payment […]


Your Town Council: What’s It Good For?

Your Town Council: what’s it good for? So many things are supposed to be done by Teignbridge District Council, Devon County Council or Dartmoor National Park but they are so hamstrung by cuts that they cannot do them or prioritise doing them in the bigger towns like Newton Abbot. The result is that our town […]


Town Council Meeting on 18 September 2024 – Key Messages

  UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Councillors highlighted their concerns and disappointment to the Teignbridge District Councillor present at the meeting regarding the UK Shared Prosperity Fund application process.  If our bid is successful, we will have very limited time to install the proposed items before the funding deadline is passed. Smaller Grant: We were pleased […]


Town Council Meeting on 21st August 2024 – Key Messages

  UK Shared Prosperity Fund: The Town Council has submitted a bid to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund entitled the New Buckfastleigh Gateway Project.  If it is successful, the Town Council will be in the position to renew some outdated street furniture and the Tourist Information Centre will have a much needed refurbishment which we […]


Summer Activities at Pengelly Caves

There are Cave Walks every Wednesday and Thursday in August at 11 am and 2 pm.   These walks are often busy so advance booking on the website pengellytrust.org is recommended.  Adults £8, children £4. There are Bat Walks every Thursday in August at 7.30 or 8.00 pm.  Advance booking required here.  Adults £8, children £4. […]


Town Council Meeting on 19th June 2024 – Key Messages

Smaller Grants Town Councillors were pleased to award grant funding to the following organisations: History Society Buckfastleigh – £250.00 to fund speakers, room hire and developing an archive Buckfastleigh Action for Nature Group – £500.00 for ongoing running costs of enhancing habitats and biodiversity in the town The Friendship Group – £500.00 to assist in […]


Town Council Meeting on 22nd May 2024 – Key Messages

Annual Town Council  Congratulations to Councillor Sue Clarke who was again elected as Town Mayor and Chair of Buckfastleigh Town Council with Councillor Paul Georghiades as Deputy Mayor and Chair. Sue stressed that she is keen to represent our community and to highlight the need to have better representation and accountability at District and County […]


Town Council Meeting on 17th April 2024 – Key Messages

New Housing Needs Survey (HNS) – We welcomed Mary Ridgway, Teignbridge District Council (TDC) Enabling Officer and Mandy Goddard, Devon Communities Together (DCT) regarding a new HNS for Buckfastleigh which would be facilitated by TDC, undertaken by DCT and supported by the Town Council. The last HNS was published in 2014. Whilst some residents may […]