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Covid-19: Village Support
A new page has been added to the website to provide help and assistance to villagers during these difficult times:
Covid-19: Village Support
We will keep this updated as the circumstances change.
Update on new Water Main on Huxley Lane
Work is progressing down Huxley Lane with the installation of a new water main, albeit slower than was originally envisaged. The current plan is that work will cease on 20th December for Christmas and New Year. When work recommences on the 6th January Huxley Lane will be closed from the A49 up to Rose Cottage for 2 weeks. The full water main installation is due to be completed by mid February.
As part of this process a considerable amount of damage has been done to the grass verges and Smithy Green in particular, but we have been assured by United Utilities that they will make good the damage caused by themselves, but probably not until the spring when grass starts to grow again.
New Water Main on Huxley Lane
The work on the replacement water main on Huxley Lane is progressing, but due to adverse weather conditions and some unexpected issues it is likely to take longer than 8 weeks. Rather than being completed by the end of November as originally hoped, the work is likely to continue to the 17th January. Work will cease on the 20th December and start up again in the New Year.
Unfortunately it will be necessary to close the road completely as the work moves closer to the A49, as the two-way traffic light system being used further away will not leave enough room for larger vehicles to pass through.
You will also have noticed that Smithy Green has been badly damaged by contractor vehicles. We are assured by United Utilities that this will be put right once the work is complete.
Welcome to our new Parish Councillor
I am pleased to say that Louise Law who lives in Tiverton and is on the committee of Tiverton Village Society has been co-opted onto the Council. We very much welcome this as a way of bringing closer cooperation between the Village Society and the Parish Council it also provides the council with a 50:50 split of male/female councillors. There remains one vacancy which we are keen to fill. Anyone is welcome to apply, but I would particularly encourage people from the farming community and/or people living in Tilstone Fearnall or Gardenhurst to apply as we are under represented in these areas. If you are interested then please get in touch with the Parish Clerk and arrange for an informal chat about what it means to be a parish councillor.