Work started on 13th April 2021 to lay a fibre optic cable on Gibbet Hill from Mary Tavy to West Blackdown. It took only a day to bury 1.85km of conduit pipe beneath the moor. Work to pull the new underground fibre cable through the conduit will commence on 19th April.
Click here to see a video of the conduit being laid Continue reading Work starts on Brentor’s fibre broadband network
DUE TO THE OFFICIAL PERIOD OF MOURNING FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, THE APM AND PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS DUE TO TAKE PLACE ON 19TH APRIL WILL BE POSTPONED. NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED.
Recently there has been a lot of renewed interest in the reinstatement of the railway line between Tavistock and Okehampton, as part of a ‘northern route’ from Plymouth to Exeter and beyond. This has been generated by a lobby group calling themselves the ‘Northern Route Working Group’, who have been lobbying local MPs, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Heart of the South West LEP, Devon County Council, Plymouth and Devon Chamber of Commerce, Visit Cornwall, Plymouth University, Peninsula Rail Group, Tavistock Chamber of Commerce and GWR, amongst others. All seem broadly supportive of the scheme. Apparently Geoffrey Cox, our local MP, leads support for the scheme amongst south-west MPs. Continue reading Could a main line railway be coming through Brentor?
West Devon Borough Council has announced that, at Hammer Park, Brentor, the Council will now be applying for planning permission to provide:
Indoor leisure facilities will reopen from 12th April at Meadowlands Leisure Centre in Tavistock.
With restrictions lifting, the reopening of Leisure centres means that residents in West Devon can enjoy indoor swimming and visits to the gym. Outdoor group exercise classes will continue at Meadowlands Leisure Centre until indoor classes are permitted from 17th May. Continue reading Indoor leisure centres and swimming pools reopen
Not only West Blackdown homes but also up to 31 homes in Brentor village centre will definitely be getting access to a new fibre broadband network being built by Openreach. West Blackdown should be connected by 23 July (a month later than originally quoted), and BT announced on 10th March 2021 that enough residents had signed up for the government-funded Universal Service Obligation scheme for the north side of the village centre to also be connected.
Garden for wildlife – Spring into action
Sir David Attenborough recently told the BBC that “The truth is that the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on the planet and the situation is getting worse.”
What better way to combat this than to turn your garden into a wildlife haven? Devon Wildlife Trust has some brilliant material to help you do this, they say that there are an estimated 16 million gardens in the UK and the way these are cared for can make a big difference to wildlife. Continue reading Environmental News
New rules from 12 April 2021
There are no changes to social contact rules and many restrictions are still in place. Outdoor gatherings must still be limited to 6 people or 2 households, and you must not socialise indoors with anyone you do not live with or have not formed a support bubble with. Continue reading COVID-19 latest
Further sales are planned for 30th May 2021, 27th June 2021,25th July 2021, 29th Aug 2021 and 26th Sept 2021.
Gibbett Hill dominates the western edge of Brentor parish, but is actually within Mary Tavy parish. It is, of course, a favourite walking area for local residents. However, as its name implies, there is a gruesome history behind our local beauty spot.
Sharon Gedye has written an article ‘The King Way: Part 2 – Blackdown to Nodden Gate‘ published in March 2021 on her ‘A Walk in English Weather’ website. Part of the article relating to Gibbett Hill is reproduced on this website by permission of the author.
Click here to read the extract.
Skim New Media have produced this beautiful aerial video of Brentor in early 2021……….. Thanks go to them for allowing us to include it on our website.
Brentor Parish Council has written an emergency plan for our parish, along with a home emergency booklet which will soon be printed and delivered to every home. Continue reading Planning for emergencies
A ‘West Country Class’ steam locomotive built in Eastleigh in 1949 was named ‘Brentor’ and was used until July 9th 1967, when it was broken up for scrap. One of its nameplates was given to Brentor and was displayed for many years in the council offices in Tavistock. It is planned to loan the name plate for display at the Plym Valley Railway at Marsh Mills in Plymouth when Covid restrictions allow. Continue reading Recreated ‘Brentor’ locomotive to steam again
We have probably all been asked “where is xxxxxx” by a visitor or van driver. With more than 200 properties in the parish it’s hard to know where they all are, especially since many of our lanes also have no names. This is especially difficult in these times where so many more deliveries are being made to houses during the pandemic. Continue reading House locator
During the second pandemic lockdown period the Village Hall has been closed completely once again. Continue reading Brentor Village Hall currently closed
This year, with so much disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Devon County Council has decided not to publish a paper timetable with a short shelf-life. Travellers will have to rely on an on-line version for the time being.
Most services are now operating normally but any exceptions to this are indicated in the timetable.
How often do you think ‘I wish I had remembered to go to that!’?
The recent storms have brought the issue of road drainage into sharp focus. Drain and ditch clearance has always been important in Brentor, but the effect of climate change, bringing heavier and more frequent rain and storms, is now making this even more vital. Continue reading Drainage and hedge maintenance – who is responsible?
Brentor’s Village Hall and Playing Field Committee has been looking for ideas on how to move forward with rebuilding the main hall of the Village Hall. They are a registered charity, whose duty is to run the Village Hall and Playing Field for the benefit of our community. Continue reading Village Hall rebuild put on hold due to the pandemic
Do you have an interesting photo, an informative item about the village or an event that you need to promote?
We want to keep this website topical, local and up-to-date, so please send your potential contributions to the Editor at brentorvillage@btinternet.com .
This section of the website sets out to provide a source of information about issues which are of ongoing concern to our village. Often these issues first appear on this home page, but require additional space to do them justice.
Click here for information about Broadband provision for Brentor
Click here for information about Local Needs Housing provision in Brentor
This website now has a recipes page, but there’s only a few recipes on it!
As we all know, lot of Brentor’s social life revolves around cooking and eating with family and friends. The recipes on the new page have been provided by Brentor residents past and present. No doubt some have been adapted and improved as the years pass – and they are reminders of residents past and present and of many good times around the table, as well as being household favourites.
WE NEED LOTS MORE RECIPES! So please email your contributions – a recipe with a small introductory text – to the editor, Colin Dawes, at brentorvillage@btinternet.com .