There will be a meeting of the Aveton Gifford Flood Resilience Group on Monday 4th November at 6.30 pm in the village hall. Following the presentation at the last Parish Council meeting by Matthew Parry from Devon County Council, we are going to set up a Flood Resilience Group of our own to try to address …
[synopsis]PLEASE NOTE: Due to the stormy weather forecast, Bonfire Night is now going to be celebrated on Monday November 4th, rather than the 2nd as originally planned.[/synopsis] On November 4th from 6.30pm onwards the fireworks display will be held, this year organised by the Fisherman’s Rest. The bonfire will be lit at 6.30, followed by a …
Bonfire Night – NOW on Monday 4th November due to weather Read More »
Another date for your diary. This year the lights on the Christmas tree will be switched on at the Fisherman’s Rest on Saturday November 30th followed by entertainment from the Taverners and the “Uke n sing”. The schedule for the evening is as follows: 6.00 pm – Meet at the village hall; there will be a …
The parish council has a vacancy for a new member. If you would be interested in joining the council please contact our parish clerk Peter Javes (01548 559283) for more information or to submit your name.
If you have a boat on the river take care! Now that the nights are getting longer thefts from the river have started up again. A red 20 litre fuel tank, containing 10 litres of fuel was taken in the middle of October, and since then a Canadian style canoe has been stolen, and a …
This is a date for your calendars for those of you who would be interested in going round the reserve on the marsh to see how it has developed since it was set up two years ago. Devon Wildlife Trust will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 25th January, and would like to extend …
November 15 @ 8:00 pm in the Village Hall Adam Hart Davis will talk on ‘WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?’ Adam is well known as an informative and entertaining speaker on a fascinating range of scientific and historical subjects. Many of you will surely have seen his TV programmes, such as ‘What the Romans did for …
PPG – ‘What Makes us Human’ talk by Adam Hart Davis Read More »
Many people will now be thinking about ordering oil for the winter. Oil prices are probably only going to get higher with increased demand as the weather gets colder, but a lot of us don’t have much choice and have to pay up because we have to use it anyway. If you know that neighbours …
Written by Sue Herbert (Registered Nurse) The Parish Council, together with the Fisherman’s Rest and the Parish Project Group, is in the process of raising funds to purchase a community defibrillator that will be publicly accessible for anyone to use. Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) are used to treat a sudden cardiac arrest (heart attack) by …
Reality Shock: The need for a Community Defibrillator Read More »
