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 |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
Education |
|||||||||
| Childminding If you need a Childminder or want to be one – Devon Child Minding Association Administrator 01752 202059. Visit website |
|||||||||
| 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. |
|||||||||
 Health and Welfare |
|||||||||
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 |
|||||||||
| Citizens Advice |
|||||||||
 |
|||||||||
| South Hams District Council On-line |
|||||||||
 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 |
|||||||||
| South Hams District Council - Claiming Benefits On Line |
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
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 is a two way community messaging system operated by Devon and Cornwall Police. It tells people what is happening in their area and allows them to respond directly with any information. The system is designed to allow people who register to choose the type of information they would like to receive concerning crime and anti-social behaviour, witness appeals, crime prevention, community events and local good news. People can sign up at here 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 |
|||||||||
| Tuesday Morning Market and Post Office |
|||||||||
Village Hall Tuesdays 9.30am - 11.00am 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. Annies fruit and veg shop from Totnes has a mobile van shop providing loose products such as detergents and dry products such as oats to fill your own containers with as well as fruit and vegetables. The van will be in the village hall car park from 10.00 until 11.00am on Tuesdays. If you want to book anything to collect then please email Sean |
|||||||||
Devon County’s Mobile Library also visits every four weeks on Tuesday 10.00am to 11.15am at the village hall. |
|||||||||
| Transport |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
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. 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. |
|||||||||
| Road closures | |||||||||
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: |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
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 |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
Various activities take place in the village: The Senior Citizens Luncheon Club - held the first Thursday of the month at the Village Hall. |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
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. |
|||||||||
Go to Bob the Bus 
South Hams residents can recycle the coated food and drink cartons in their blue recycling sacks. 
