North Molton Parish News

If you have not already had your Covid booster, and are eligible for one, then there will be another session at The Victory Hall for walk in vaccinations.

Thursday 14th December 2023 - 9:30 to 12:30.

There is no need to book. Boosters are for the over 65s, clinically vulnerable and immunosuppressed. Please do not attend if you are not eligible (you can check at www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination or by calling 119). 

Please find attached the latest Griffiths Traffic Bulletin for the North Devon Link Road Project - A361 - (Portmore to Borners Bridge) or click HERE to view online at the Griffiths Community website under Traffic Updates. This bulletin contains important Traffic Information regarding road closures, works and traffic management.

North Molton Parish Council meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise stated), starting at 7:30 pm. Members of the public are welcome.

• Weds      10th January                          The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      14th February                        The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      13th March                            The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      10th April                               The Victory Hall, North Molton

Weds      8th May  The Victory Hall, North Molton [Village Annual Meeting and Parish Council Annual Meeting]

• Weds      22nd May                               The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      12th June                               The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      10th July                                The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      14th August                           Heasley Mill Village Hall
• Weds      11th September                     The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      9th October                           The Victory Hall, North Molton
• Weds      13th November                      Heasley Mill Village Hall
• Weds      11th December                      The Victory Hall, North Molton

For any queries, please contact Ian Fisher, Parish Clerk - 07784 177666 nmpclerk@gmail.com

Citizens Advice Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon are running a fuel voucher scheme this autumn and winter. Some residents may be struggling with the cost of living again this winter, with energy costs continuing to take up a large amount of the household budget. People on prepayment meters who are struggling to top up may be entitled to receive fuel vouchers from CAB.  They are able to issue £98 of energy vouchers to households at their first contact (subject to ID checks), and then following an energy advice session with a member of the team, they may be able to issue a further two sets of £98 vouchers.

Call 01237 879233 or email fuelvouchers@ruraldevoncab.org.uk

Please find attached the latest Griffiths Traffic Bulletin for the North Devon Link Road Project - A361 - (Portmore to Borners Bridge) or click HERE to view online at the Griffiths Community website under Traffic Updates. This bulletin contains important Traffic Information regarding road closures, works and traffic management. Please feel free to share this with friends and family locally and add to local social media to increase circulation. This can also be shared, printed and added to noticeboards as appropriate. For additional project information or to view all newsletters and traffic updates online, please visit our Griffiths in the Community North Devon Link Road website HERE [if !supportLineBreakNewLine] [endif]

North Devon Council currently provides face to face customer services at Lynton House, Barnstaple on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am – 1pm. We provide help and assistance to customers across all our services for those where online or phone contact is either not possible or appropriate. 

We are considering moving and expanding this service.  We are looking at relocating to a vacant unit within Green Lanes Shopping Centre. Green Lanes Shopping Centre is centrally located in Barnstaple, it has plenty of carparks nearby, and has public transport links. As you may be aware, NDC own the shopping centre and there is an opportunity to utilise an unoccupied store. 

"We are proposing to extend our customer services face-to-face opening hours to Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Alongside this we will create working spaces to enable officers from across various services to be available to assist customers face to face, with private facilities where needed.

To ensure the service we provide fits the needs of our residents we would like your input.  What do you think of this proposal? Please help us by taking part in this Community Hub (microsoft.com)

This consultation starts on 30 October 2023 and closes on 11 December 2023.  Results will be published once the consultation period ends.

To obtain a physical copy, residents are encouraged to visit Lynton House in Barnstaple."

Our MP Selaine Saxby has started a Parliamentary petition to get emergency dental support for North Devon.  To find out more, click here.

If you wish to sign, click here.

All residents are welcome to attend the next Parish Council meeting (in fact, ANY Council meeting) where there will be a special session to discuss the developments behind North Molton Primary School.

The meeting will start at 7pm, Weds 13th September, and a representative of the Agent for the developer will be available to answer questions.  In order to contribute, the usual rules apply - indicate to the Chairman that you would like to speak, and keep your comments/questions to 2 minutes maximum. This is much appreciated by Council and other attendees.

To find out more about the developments, visit the North Devon Planning Portal by clicking here. Enter the relevant reference code into the search function. Maps, proposals etc can be accessed for each application.

The current applications can be founds under the references 77479, 77499 and 77500.

Previous applications for the same area can be found under references 57361, 58144, 60822 and 66372.

As part of providing local homes for local people, certain developments within the Parish have conditions attached to them with regards to giving local residents first option for purchase.  One such opportunity has arisen in Winsor Meadow, North Molton village. The property listing is linked here, and the conditions for purchase are attached.  For further details, please contact the property agent via the link.

Further similar opportunities are likely to arise as this area of the village is further developed.

Attached the presentation given on the 8th of June 2023.