Update – Alvin Diaz
Alvin Diaz – Update
Alvin Diaz
Latest Events List
The latest event list has been published by the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee, there’s plenty going on including Curry Night and Car Boot Sales at the playing field….
Stop the Meters – Tavistock Parking – Public Meeting
Stop the Meters – Tavistock Parking – Public Meeting
There is a public meeting at the Bedford Hotel on 28th February 2024 at 6 p.m. to discuss the next steps in the campaign to stop parking charges being imposed in Tavistock. Devon County Council are meeting on the 13th March to decide whether to implement the charges and there is a protest planned at County Hall. For more information visit the campaign website at https://www.tavistockbid.co.uk/stop-the-meters-campaign
Pothole misery
Local pot holes highlighted in local press
Will Walker-Smith is so fed up with the state of the roads in the Parish he sent a picture in to the local paper showing the shocking state of the roads in Liddaton which they published highlighting the issue (again). Residents in Liddaton feel as if DCC have forgotten that they exists as little has been done to remedy the appalling road conditions and drainage/flooding problems there. DCC have been repeatedly informed by residents and BPC (as well as local and county councillors Robert Oxborough and Phillip Sanders) of a number of issues in our parish but little has been done to remedy them. If you would like to report an issue on the roads to DCC the easiest way is through their online reporting tool: Report a problem - Roads and transport (devon.gov.uk) .
Maybe if enough people report issues then something will be done!
Proposed parking charges in Tavistock and Okehampton
Parking charges consultation ends 7th January - be quick!
Devon County Council has announced plans to introduce on street parking charges in Tavistock and Okehampton despite opposition from just about everyone. Not only is there strong opposition to the proposed charges DCC have not provided any evidence to support the benefits that they believe the charges will bring (better air quality, less traffic and better access to premises).
The consultation period ends at the end on the next week (7th January). Please click on the link below to send your thoughts to DCC about what appears to be another cash grab. There is more information on the following sites:
- Stop The Meters Campaign | Tavistock BID
- Tavistock parking charge protest petition huge support | tavistock-today.co.uk
- Proposed Pay and Display - Roads and transport (devon.gov.uk)
You can send your comments using the form here Parking Charges Response Form and sign the petition here Petition · Stop The Meters! Protect Tavistock Town Centre - Keep Parking Free. · Change.org and another here Petition | Tavistock (visit-tavistock.co.uk)
Electoral Canvassers
Electoral Canvassers
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s that time of year again when canvassers will be calling on all properties within the council area who are required to, but have not yet returned, a Canvass Form with regard to Electoral Registration. The Canvassers will be trying to make contact with those households who have not supplied information that we have requested under Electoral Registration legislation.
The canvassers will be carrying ID and will be delivering forms and not taking information at the doorstep, unless it is offered to them.
Alvin Diaz
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Stop the closure of the mobile library service
Save Devon's Mobile Libraries
Image: Devon County Council
The campaign to save Devon’s mobile libraries from closure by Devon County Council has now reached more than 4000 online signatures and hundreds more paper signatures, with support from a whole host of celebrities and authors including Stephen Fry and Michael Morpurgo.
To sign the petition online https://www.change.org/SaveOurMobileLibrary
This petition calls on Devon County Council to keep the mobile library service running in Devon, especially here where we have many very rural and isolated areas which really benefit from its service.
Please sign and share this petition to help save our mobile libraries before the final decision is made by county councillors in the next few weeks.
The campaign to save the mobile library service has attracted national attention and support from Stephen Fry and Michael Rosen:
Authors join online campaign to save ‘vital’ Devon mobile library services
If you would rather sign the petition in person then please visit the Brentor Village Hall on Saturday 2 September during the Summer Fete and Produce Show between 9:30 and 3:00
Brentor Car Park charging proposal
A site meeting about the proposed introduction of charges at Brentor Church car park was held on Monday 18th July. It was attended by Andrew Watson (Estates Officer) and Richard Drysdale (Communities Officer) of Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), Helen Harris, Rob Harris and Christopher Pancheri from Brentor PCC, Gary Hunt (Chairman of Brentor Parish Council (BCC), Terry Pearce of WDBC and BCC, and two other councillors from Brentor Parish Council, Caroline Mott , and Philip Sanders representing Devon County Council (DCC) and DNPA. Carol and Colin Sergant represented the bell ringers. (more…)
USO Broadband survey
Full Fibre to the Property Broadband has now arrived in Brentor village. Unfortunately only a relatively small proportion of properties in Brentor are able to make use of this facility, the majority still need alternative methods with poor speed and/or reliability/cost issues.
In order to encourage OpenReach to complete coverage of the whole of Brentor Parish, over the coming weeks, one of your Parish Councillors will be visiting you with a short list of questions about the availability of broadband in your home and what your broadband requirements may be. The information you provide will be collated and used to try to improve the broadband service to all homes in our Parish. OpenReach have already installed a dedicated fibre from Tavistock to Brentor – we are now working to get OpenReach and/or Airband to extend coverage to the whole of Brentor.
Cattle on the moor – take care!
Highland cattle on Gibbett Hill
Cattle are back on Gibbett Hill, so if you are walking take care. In past years walkers with dogs have been attacked by the highland cattle, especially when calves are present. You are particularly advised not to walk between the cattle. Several local footpaths go through fields used to graze cows, so take care on these too. (more…)
Ongoing community issues
This website provides a source of information about issues which are of ongoing concern in our village. They first appear on the home page, but require additional space to do them justice and to provide a timeline of how important matters are progressing.
Click here for information about Broadband provision for Brentor
Click here for information about Local Needs Housing provision in Brentor
Click here for information about flooding and surface water management in Brentor