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 12th October 2021 at       7:30 pm. The meeting at the village hall was attended by eleven members of the public. 

The next meeting will be Tuesday 14th December 2021.  Further information will be published on the notice boards and the community website.

The Parish Council agreed its meeting dates for 2022:

Meeting dates:

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

Councillor Vacancy

Wilf Turner stepped down from his role as Parish Councillor at the October meeting, leaving a Councillor Vacancy. The Chairman thanked Wilf for his many years of service to the parish.  If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor please contact the Clerk.

Road Closures

None

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

The Parish Council would like to thank Aubone Braddon for producing the small cards printed with the Shillingford Abbot defibrillator code and to Tam Mucklow for the explanatory note, that went out with all the Country News copies free to every resident in Shillingford Abbot in October.

We are looking to provide a refresher course in the very near future - 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 the two main village signs .. one at the beginning of Shillingford Abbot, the other at the beginning of Shillingford St George.

This will involve having a gate structure made for each sign, also a wooden trough to go under them, to be planted up with seasonal flowers.  Name plates will need to be replaced, too.

A cream tea has already raised £262.00 towards the project.

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 received no planning applications for discussion at its October meeting, but noted the following decisions:

21/01957/TPOE – Flat 2, Peamore House, Shillingford

Removal of damaged branches from one cedar

Teignbridge District Council has no objections to this proposal.

21/01559/FUL – Barton Cottage, Shillingford St George

Change of use and conversion of garage to holiday accommodation

Grant of conditional planning permission

0107.3 To note Appeal Decisions:

APP/P1133/W/21/3276362 – Brookes Barn, Pengellys Farm, Shillingford Abbot

Single storey garden room extension

Appeal is dismissed

APP/P1133/Y/21/3276361 – Brookes Barn, Pengellys Far, Shillingford Abbot

Single storey garden room extension

Appeal is dismissed

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?