A First Aid Workshop has been booked by the Parish Council and will be held in the Village Hall on 20th November, from 9.00am to 1.00pm.
It will be run byJoe Rice First Aid Training. This is a FREE Defibrillator and First Aid training workshop open and it is open only to residents of Brentor Parish.
To find out more or to book a place please call the Parish Clerk, Caroline Oxenham, on 01822 481415 or email brentorpc@yahoo.co.uk.
The 2021 Wonderful Villages Photo Competition has been launched. Why not submit your photos celebrating village halls and village and community life, or perhaps the work which volunteers have been doing to support their communities through the difficult times of the Covid-19 crisis? Continue reading Wonderful Villages photo competition 2021
Some time ago West Devon Borough Council announced that it would be applying for planning permission to provide five affordable rented homes and four shared ownership homes at Hammer Park. The change from providing some discounted homes to shared ownership was apparently to enable the Council to apply for government funding towards the project. However, months on, no further progress has been announced.
Not only West Blackdown homes but also up to 31 homes in Brentor village centre will be getting access at no cost to the new fibre broadband network being built by Openreach. West Blackdown was connected at the end of August 2021 (over 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.
South Hams and West Devon Council have jointly funded a two year Community Broadband Project to help drive broadband provision in areas with poor connectivity. It is being run by Gemma Bristow at West Devon BC, who writes:
‘Broadband provision in West Devon is ranked one of the worst in the country, partly due to our dispersed rural communities and the challenging topography of the landscape. During the pandemic digital connectivity has been proven to be critical and a lifeline for all. Communities are heavily reliant on digital apps and online services for their healthcare support, businesses fight for their survival through online sales and those who are isolated turn to the internet for a social connection with their communities. We need to ensure our rural communities are not left behind in this digital age. This project will help residents and businesses to navigate what has become a highly complex system of broadband suppliers and providers, and Government subsidy schemes. Continue reading South Hams and West Devon Council Community Broadband project
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
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!’?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
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
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Click here for information about Broadband provision for Brentor
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Our Village Hall is there to be used! Why not use it for a party or other event? Very reasonable charges!
You can find out when it is available by using the Events Calendar on this website.
