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 14th December 2021 at      7:30 pm. The meeting at the village hall was attended by four members of the public. 

The next meeting will be Tuesday 8th February 2022.  Further information will be published on the notice boards and the community website.

The Parish Council meeting dates for 2022 are:

Tuesday 8th February 2022

Tuesday 12th April 2022

Tuesday 10th May 2022 - Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Parish Council Meeting

Tuesday 14th June 2022

Tuesday 9th August 2022

Tuesday 11th October 2022

Tuesday 13th December 2022

Parish Meeting - Tuesday 25th January 2022 Village Hall 7:30pm

To discuss the planning application:

22/00019/DCC - Lower Brenton Farm, Kennford

Consultation from Devon County Council on county matter application for provision of temporary construction, excavation waste recycling facility; importation and landfilling of approximately 1.2 million cu.m of inert waste materials; and associated works including the installation of drainage infrastructure and alterations to existing vehicular accesses (DCC ref AHX/DCC/4268/2021).

Welcome New Councillors

Following the resignations of Chris Carr and Wilf Turner, the parish council is pleased to welcome Cllr Jill Taylor and Cllr Mark Saunders.

Road Closures

A38 Heathfield to Haldon (Chudleigh) December 2021 - July 2022

A38 Kenn to Heathfield, Devon - intermittent overnight works December 2021 - January 2022

A38 Goodstone to Kenn - overnight works 10th January - 10th March 2022

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.

Defibrillators

We are looking to provide a refresher course in the Spring 0f 2022 - details to follow.

Queens Jubilee 2022

A committee has been formed in the village with a focus to raise funds towards a project for the Queens Platinum Jubilee next year. The plan is to upgrade and beautify all four village signs.

This will involve having a gate structure made for each main sign, also a wooden trough to go under them, to be planted up with seasonal flowers, the other two signs will be replaced

A cream tea has already raised £262.00 towards the project and the Parish Council have agreed to fund an extra £500.

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.

Christmas Waste and Recycling

Christmas waste and recycling in Teignbridge information for 2021 / 2022

Annual Litter Pick

The annual litter pick has been postponed.

Planning

The Parish Council discussed one planning application at its December meeting:

21/02231/FUL – The Barton, Barton Lane, Shillingford

Siting of mobile home for farm worker

The Parish Council had no objections to this proposal, provided the accommodation is restricted to agricultural workers and this restriction is established in the planning permission given.

The following planning decision was noted:

21/01351/HOU – Fairway, Alphington

Extension and alterations and new roof, alterations and replacement roof to existing garage, new detached gym room, new detached office room and construction of pool.

Grant of conditional planning permission.

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?