News
‘Be Wild’ Festival of Wildlife & Nature
Are you a wildlife enthusiast? We need your passion! Initial plans have begun for a special event (24-26th July), celebrating the natural places in the town and surroundings, and the incredible wildlife that lives within it. We are looking for people to run activities that create lasting benefit for wildlife or that inspire and empower […]
Stagecoach Bus Consultation – X38
Stagecoach Bus are proposing to make changes to the X38 service between Exeter and Plymouth which would require those travelling from Buckfastleigh to Plymouth to change buses in Ivybridge at all times. This will increase journey time and add uncertainty as there is always the possibility of the other bus not arriving or missing it […]
Join the Twinning Visit to Normandy in August
Join us this August to experience true French hospitality. The Scoriton & Buckfastleigh Twinning Association has some spare places on this year’s Twinning visit to Fontaine-Henry in Normandy. You’ll be hosted by French local families over the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 28th to September 1st). Your only expenses will be the coach to Portsmouth […]
3rd Buckfastleigh SOUP & Heart of Buckfastleigh Awards
Our third SOUP fundraising event was a big community success. 70 people showed up to listen to pitches, eat soup and vote on who should get the funds on offer. The evening started with the Heart of Buckfastleigh Awards which were made to Adam Castle & Harry Bates for their courage whilst engaging in river […]
E-Noticeboards in town
Buckfastleigh residents and visitors may have noticed the appearance of a couple of TV screens appearing in shop windows in the town in recent months, which are displaying news and events in the town instead of TV programs. Currently these can be seen in J Searle & Son Electrical and the community hub run by […]
New members sought for Devon Countryside Access Forum
The Devon Countryside Access Forum is a statutory local access forum under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. It has seventeen members who advise on the “improvement of public access to land for the purposes of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area.” The Forum gives independent advice to a number of […]
