A PDF version of the Rattery Parish Council Information Sheet for New Parishioners that contains
information on this page plus other useful information can be downloaded by clicking here |
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The scheme has been set up by Parish Councillor Richard Haigh with help from Trevor Paul, who runs the village website. We hope that it will provide a very effective way for the organisers of the many groups within the community to keep everyone well informed. |
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| Youth Club Youth Club Every Other Monday starting at 6.00pm. To check dates click here to go to Village Hall calendar |
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Wild Garden Children’s Group, Rattery. We meet weekly on a Wednesday from 10-12pm. The group is focused on early years, walking - 7/8, but is open to all children (accompanied by an adult). We hold a Children’s Fire fortnightly where we learn, share and celebrate the seasons together. There is a recommended donation amount of £5.00 for an adult and child, and £2.00 for siblings and/or other additions for these sessions. In the weeks in between the garden is open for a social gathering to anyone who would like to come along, hang out and enjoy the garden. These weeks will be my work days so there will still be things to learn and get involved with, if you like. These sessions are free, but please bring your own snacks. Please bring any extra snacks, as you need, and dress for the outdoors. The group is secular and based around natural learning, nature connection with some forest school elements. The weather is brightening so do feel free to bring a picnic and stay for lunch after. Wild Garden, Culver Lane, Rattery, TQ10 9LJ. Visit FaceBook page |
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Education |
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| Childminding If you need a Childminder or want to be one – Devon Child Minding Association Administrator 01752 202059. Visit website |
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| Playing Field The Childrens Playing Field is equipped with slide, see-saw, swings & climbing frame and is situated behind the houses at Garden Park on land owned by Dartington Hall Trust, rented by the Parish Council. The Playing Field Committee Chairman maintains the area and the District Council is responsible for the maintenance of the play equipment. Dogs are not allowed in this area. |
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 Health and Welfare |
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Defribillator
GP Surgeries: South Brent 01364 72394. Buckfastleigh 01364 642534. Totnes – Leatside 01803 862671 or The Plains – Catherine House Surgery 01803 862073. Hospitals (with A&E department): Minor Injuries Unit: Totnes (Coronation Road, opposite the fire station). 01803 862622 8am – 9pm, 7 days a week, including bank holidays (X-Rays 10am – 2.30pm, Monday, 10am – 12 noon, Wednesday, 10am – 2.30pm, Thursday) Totnes Caring: A a registered charity offering much needed help and assistance to the elderly, disabled and vulnerable members of the community. Our support is for the relief of the elderly and sick, to enable them to live in their own homes, remain independent and not be isolated from everyone else. Visit website Help in hard times - Contact details for local support services in and around Totnes. The Caring Town team have produced a simple pocket guide with contact details for emergency beds and food, housing, support and advice in and around Totnes. Printed versions (folded A3 full colour) are available at the Caring Town Info Exchange (open 10.30am-2.30pm every Monday,Tuesday,Thursday, Friday & Saturday) Click here to view the guide. Did you know the local NHS has a Patient Advice and Complaints Team? Find your local Job Centre Plus |
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| Citizens Advice |
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Change of advice day for Citizens Advice in central Totnes
The Citizens Advice drop in advice sessions held in Caring Town Information Exchange (CTIE) at the Mansion on Fore Street. Will be moving from Fridays to every Wednesday from October 3rd. Teena Barrett, Advice Services Manager at Citizens Advice South Hams says, ”The service will be the same as before, open on a drop- in basis for people to come along with their problems and talk to an adviser although the hours have changed slightly and will now be 9.30am – 12.30pm.
South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau - “Behind the Beauty”
We are privileged to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, with easy access to the coast and to the open moors, so it is easy to forget that behind this beauty there are individuals and families for whom the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), is an essential source of independent information and advice when they are in need of help. We thought you might like to know a bit more about the service, you may never need it yourself but you might know someone who does- or you might like to get involved! The advice provided covers the whole range of problems and issues and includes queries on benefits, debt, housing, employment, relationships and legal cases. In fact, it would probably be very difficult to find a topic that has not been raised with the CAB. And even within these broad topic areas, it breaks down into even more specialist areas. For example, benefit issues include council tax, working and child tax credits, employment support allowances, housing benefit and community care grants. All of these can be a bewildering forest of forms, bureaucracy and specialist knowledge, so it is no wonder that many people turn to us to help them through the foliage. Also, the CAB collects information on the social issues affecting our community and this information is analysed nationally to identify statistics and trends. This in turn enables Citizens Advice nationally to submit policy recommendations, reports and to influence government policy. We are currently collecting evidence to submit to a review of the Work Capability Assessment review. In addition , a social policy briefing was provided to Sarah Woolaston MP on transport problems in rural South Devon. We have also been involved in the campaign to highlight the loss to CAB clients should the cuts to legal aid funding be implemented. This would mean there would be no legal aid for welfare benefits cases, and aid on debt and housing issues will be severely restricted. None of the work carried out by the CAB would be possible without the dedication and loyalty of our volunteers and paid staff who are fully trained to deal with a whole range of problems, and provide guidance to specialists when appropriate. We have every reason to thank them. Of course, we are very grateful to receive some grant funding from South Hams District Council and Devon County Council, but we always need more funding- and additional monies have to be found. We are keen to take up any ideas for fundraising! CONTACTS |
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| Citizens Advice Information Service - Focus On |
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Click on link to download PDF file |
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| South Hams District Council On-line |
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 Find out information about where you live such as: Council Band and charge Local councillor and MP Waste collection day Nearby planning applications Planning Restrictions Check old and new planning applications Go to www.southhams.gov.uk |
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| South Hams District Council - Claiming Benefits On Line |
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Rattery is covered by South Brent Police Station Kerries Road, TQ10 9BZ which can be contacted through the Force Central Switchboard 08452 777 444 (a local call rate number). Non- emergency Telephone;101 Crime Stoppers; 0800 555 111 Visit Devon and Cornwall Police website Visit Totnes West Neighbourhood Policing page this gives information about the area. Devon and Cornwall Alert For more information and to sign up visit website A Neighbourhood Watch scheme is in operation if you wish your name to be added to the network or want more information contact – Mrs B Palk 01364 72115. Parking Issues Office of Police Crime Commissioner - Have Your Say - go to website |
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| Tuesday Morning Market and Post Office |
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Village Hall Tuesdays 9.30am - 11.15am Outreach Post Office with full facilities A local producers’ market selling a range of foodstuffs (e.g. eggs, preserves, cakes, flans, pasties, bread, vegetables, beef , lamb, pork and now fish and cheese), plants, cards and more. You can also borrow from the Village Library and meet friends over a cup of tea or coffee.
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Devon County’s Mobile Library also visits every four weeks on Tuesday 10.00am to 11.15am at the village hall. |
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| Transport |
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Exeter - Plymouth Bus Service Plymouth City Council have indicated that they have no funding available towards any reinstatement of service. Falcon Coach Service As a further alternative, the train service between Exeter, Ivybridge and Plymouth is also available for some passengers. In view of the number of passengers at intermediate points with no alternative we have arranged to reinstate one bus each way between Exeter and Ivybridge and one each way between Exeter and South Brent (all connecting with Stagecoach Gold to and from Plymouth). Click here for the new X38 timetable. The County-subsidized reinstated buses are the 1140 and 1820 from Exeter and the 1317 from Ivybridge and 1922 from South Brent to Exeter. The Sunday & Bank Holiday service, which is already County-subsidized, is not affected. Service 39 (Exeter - Chudleigh - Chudleigh Knighton - Bovey Tracey - Heathfield - Drumbridges - Newton Abbot) Click here for Service 39 timetable. |
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As well as free school transport throughout the Village for Dartington Primary School & KEVICS the Western National x 80 service runs between Plymouth & Torquay and stops at Rattery Mill, Culver Lane & Marley Head. Trains run from Totnes (5 miles) Ivybridge (8 miles) Timetables for all trains from Totnes Station are available from 0845 484950. Senior citizens rail cards may be obtained from Devonwide Offices 01392 383688 at discounted rates. For more information on Public Transport in Devon go to website Car Parking is available on the village green outside the Church for residents & their Visitors and also by arrangement at the village hall. |
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| Roads |
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Our ref: 564173
Click here to download full letter and map. (PDF file) Problems on roads This is the best way of ensuring that something is done - and the more people that report a particular problem the better. |
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If any of your family are experiencing housing problems. Dartington Housing Association 01803 863550 have elderly & disabled peoples bungalows & young peoples housing for rent in the Village. Help the Aged Senior Line 08088 006565 can give advice to the elderly or their relatives.
Cosy Devon’s LEAP (Local Energy Advice
Programme) is a free
service providing
advice, support and energy saving measures to households that
are finding it difficult to keep their home warm and
comfortable. A highly-trained LEAP helper will carry out a home
visit and deliver help immediately. This includes: Help for homeowners, landlords and park home owners from South Hams District Council! |
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South Hams District Council keeps the roads & lanes clean and litter free. Dog owners are asked in the interests of hygiene to clear up after their pets & put it in the bins provided. |
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A bottle bank is situated in Rattery Village Hall Carpark. White Goods – Old Fridges, Freezers etc. can be collected by the District Council but a charge is made. Refuse collection is organised by South Hams – calendar B – with grey bins alternating with recycled sacks and brown bins. For more information go to South Hams District Council recycling and waste website The nearest recycling centre is at Babbage Road, Totnes Industrial Estate.
It's easy to do in just two easy steps; Keep your tops on! What do you do with lids, tops and caps? If you find yourself asking “Are they recyclable?”, “Which bin do they go in?” and “Am I doing it right?” then read on. These common questions now have a simple answer – YES! They are all recyclable! Simply give the bottle or jar a rinse, squash plastic bottles, put the top back on and recycle as you normally would – even if it’s a metal lid on a glass jar. Many people still remember the early days of recycling when plastic lids caused a problem due to being a different kind of plastic or being heavily dyed. Thankfully, technology has improved over the years and we no longer have this problem. Hurrah! In fact, the recycling industry preference is now for lids to remain attached to bottles and jars. Lids and caps are small and light, so attaching them to larger items keeps them contained during the collection and sorting process and prevents them from jamming machinery. It also helps keep plastic bottles squashed, so reduces volume and creates more space in your recycling bin, bag or box and on the recycling collection vehicle. All in all, keeping your top on gets a big thumbs up all round and helps maintain Devon’s 55.7% recycling rate. So, what happens to plastic bottles with lids? Plastics are shredded, cleaned and passed through a Sink-Float tank which separates different types of plastic by density. HDPE plastic, such as lids and caps, will float whereas PET plastic, such as bottles, will sink. So simple, but very effective! The different plastics are then sold on to manufacturers who turn the plastic shreds into new products, such as garden furniture, fencing, polyester clothing and even new bottles. And glass jars? Similarly to plastic, glass is crushed and cleaned before it passes through a process to remove any plastic or metal lids and collars. Plastic and metal is recycled into new products and glass is recycled into new bottles and jars. All local councils in Devon will collect your plastic bottles in your usual household recycling service. Don’t forget bottles from your bathroom too! Most authorities will collect your glass bottles and jars, however for the few that don't you can take them to your local Recycling Bank or Household Waste Recycling Centre. If you're not sure what authority you live in, you can find out by using this handy postcode locator tool https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council and then click here to find what your council collects https://www.recycledevon.org/at-home/recycle-at-home For more information click here (Keeping lids on plastic and glass bottles and jars is applicable to residents in Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, Torridge, South Hams, West Devon, Teignbridge and Torbay. East Devon residents can keep lids on plastic bottles and jars but must separate lids from glass jars)
Check for registered carriers to remove waste by clicking here |
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You can help the local economy, by sourcing goods and services locally. Parishioners are welcome to advertise their goods and services on the notice board by the Post Office. |
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Various activities take place in the village: The Senior Citizens Luncheon Club - held the first Thursday of the month at the Village Hall. Pilates - Monday mornings Pilates - Wednesday evening Line Dancing -
Friday afternoon 4.00pm - to 5.00pm. |
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The Parish Council has engaged a part-time Parish Lengthsman. His job is to clear and maintain the drains alongside the parish lanes. If you know of places where water is accumulating or where drainage problems commonly occur during the winter months please contact the Parish Council so that we can direct the Lengthsman to where his work will do most good. Click here for contact details of parish councillors. |
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Parish Paths There are several public footpaths and unmetalled roads (which resemble Green Lanes) within the parish. A map of these can be obtained from the Church House Inn or the post office. You are asked to ensure your dogs are treated regularly for tape worms so they do not infect sheep & cattle and also to follow the Country Code. Our parish paths co-ordinator – whose time is given voluntarily is always glad of volunteers to help with the up keep of the paths – contact him via the Clerk 01364 644109. |
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Road closure A38 Drybridge to Lower Dean eastbound 15th to 25th October 2018
South Hams residents can recycle the coated food and drink cartons in their blue recycling sacks. 
