Shillingford
The villages of Shillingford St George and Shillingford Abbot
Welcome to Shillingford
Welcome to our website. We use these pages to keep the community up to date with news, events and other information for the picturesque villages of Shillingford St George and Shillingford Abbot.
We welcome any feedback and suggestions on the content so if you have anything that you would like included here please contact the webmaster via email at webmaster@shillingford.org.uk
Coronavirus
If you need to self-isolate because of Coronavirus and require help with shopping etc,
we have volunteers willing to help you.
Alternatively, if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact the clerk leaving details of what you are able to do.
Please contact Shillingford Parish Clerk - Mrs Juliette Thompson
by email on - shillingfordpc@gmail.com
or by mobile on - 07427 145320
Thank you to all those that have already volunteered
Country News
There is a digital version of the latest edition of our Parish magazine, Country News. Clicking this text will take you to the Country News
Friends of Shillingford Wood
There is a new website for the Friends of Shillingford Wood. Clicking this text will take you to the website.
Keep Devon County's Farms Farming! Save Markhams Farm and Manor Farm!
We call on Devon County Council to keep Devon County's Farms farming, and to remove them as possible housing development sites from the Local Plan.
Sign the petition here
Latest News from the Parish Council.
Parish Council Meeting
Shillingford Parish Council held its most recent meeting on Tuesday 10th August 2021 at 7:30 pm. The meeting at the village hall was attended by just one member of the public.
The next meeting will be Tuesday 13th October 2021. Further information will be published on the notice boards and the community website.
From 2021 Shillingford Parish Council will change their meeting day to the second Tuesday of every other month.
Meeting dates:
Tuesday 9th February 2021
Tuesday 13th April 2021
Tuesday 18th May 2021 - Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Parish Council Meeting
Tuesday 8th June 2021
Tuesday 10th August 2021
Tuesday 12th October 2021
Tuesday 14th December 2021
New Councillors
The Parish Council was left with two vacancies following the recent resignations of Les Howard and Bernard Stamp. After advertising the vacancies, the Parish Council voted at the August meeting to elect Peter Wareham and Claire Dummett to join the council - we welcome Cllr Wareham and Cllr Dummett!
Road Closures
Thursday 16th September until Monday 27th September 2021 A38 Haldon to M5 J31 road marking works.
Internet at Shillingford Abbot
Cllr Carr (with help from his grandson) and Cllr Parrott have been hard at work trying to improve
internet speeds in Shillingford Abbot and part of Shillingford St George. They have signed up to
the Community Fibre Partnership and there has been enough uptake to go ahead with the
upgrade; BT Openreach has been surveying the area and Cllr Carr will be contacting them to
find out when the upgrade will take place.
Vehicle Activated Speed Signs
The Parish Council is considering investing in vehicle-activated speed signs in 2022 and will be looking at locations and costs over the coming months to see if the proposal is viable.
Village Meeting, Queens Jubilee and Teignbridge Local Plan
A village meeting on 20th July 2021 was held to discuss how to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and discuss the Teignbridge Local Plan. Following on from this meeting a committee has been formed to work towards installing new Welcome signs to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
The Parish Council would like to thank all those who responded to the Teignbridge Draft Local Plan Consultation - the response from the Parish Council can be found on its Local Plan page or by clicking here.
Any comments or suggestions can be forwarded to shillingfordpc@gmail.com
War Memorial Repairs
Whilst the actual memorial is in a good state of repair, the brickwork surrounding the Peamore War Memorial is in need of re-pointing work and the parish council will be looking to obtain grants to enable the work to be carried out.
Annual Litter Pick
The annual litter pick has been postponed.
Planning
The Parish Council supported one planning application at the August meeting:
Barton Cottage, Shillingford St George - Change of use and conversion of garage to holiday accommodation.
It was also proposed to support an appeal against the refusal of planning applications 21/00125/HOU and 21/00126/LBC Brookes Barn, Pengellys Farm - Single storey garden room extension.
Village Green
The Parish Council is aware that residents have been asking if the grass on the village green could be cut. As the Parish Council is not responsible for the village green and the trustees refuse to allow us to cut the grass, we are not in a position to cut it.
Village hall
The Village Hall Diary is now available online and we're able to take bookings by email.
Why not try us for your wedding party, birthday party, class, or meeting?
Planning Matters
Barratt Homes are proposing to develop a site at the Alphington end of Waybrook Lane. Clicking this text will take you to the planning proposals. Further information is available from the Parish Clerk.