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Brixham Signal April 2016 BRIXHAM SIGNAL Issue 33 Brixham Town Council April 2016 Buy A Tile The Admiral Swimming Centre Brixham has launched a ―Buy a Tile‖ fundraising scheme to contribute towards the cost of tiling the Pool in July and August of this year. The pool was built in 1975 and for over forty years it has successfully provided leisure, health, social and educational facilities for the people of Brixham. Due to the poor quality of the pool floor of the Admiral Pool it was decided the best solu- tion would be to have the pool tiled. Following this decision, a process of having three compa- nies visit the pool and then provide a quote was undertaken. It was a unanimous decision to award the work to Wellswood Ceramics as they have a history of working to the highest standard. The Admiral Swimming Centre has set a target of £25,000. The cost of the Pool refurbishment will be £75,000 which includes the loss of income from customers and refill costs which have to be met. When you buy a tile for £5.00 or attend a fundraising event, you are making an important contribu- tion to the future of a modern well maintained and attractive facility. The local community views the Admiral Pool as ‗their own‘ and The Admiral Swimming Centre feels confident that they will support their latest fund raising initiative. As well as individuals buying a tile, The Admiral Swimming Centre anticipates local businesses, schools and groups will also support us. Admiral Pool will close on the evening of Wednesday 13 July. The work on tiling Admiral Pool is scheduled to take a maximum of 8 weeks. Please support your local indoor Pool and invest £5.00 in its future. Anyone interested in finding out more about the ‗Buy a Tile‘ please contact Phil Thomas Pool Manager on tel. 857151 or [email protected] who would be happy to let you know more about the Pool and the work being carried out. Congratulations Brixham Y.E.S. Brixham Y.E.S. has received confirmation of their funding to develop the gateway to Brix- ham. The eyesore that used to be Threshers will soon be a thing of the past! Brixham Town Council is fully supportive of the development work and asks everyone to be mindful that whilst there will be a degree of dis- ruption over the summer of 2016, the long term gain far outweighs that upheaval. 1 Helpful Contact Numbers Dentists: RSPCA (Cruelty line) 0300 1234 999 Emergency (Out of Hours) 01392 823 682 Torbay Wildlife Rescue 01803 557624 Emergency Dentist 01803 217777 Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust 01803 520022 Torbay Care Trust Dental Helpline 01803 210592 Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust 01803 882619 Apex Dental Care 01803 855292 (Berry Head Enquiries) Brixham Dental Practice 01803 853980 Harbourway Dental Surgery 01803 858392 MP Contact Details Smiles Ahead 01803 857606 Totnes Constituency: Emergency Services: 999 Dr Sarah Wollaston MP Constituency Office, Station Road, Totnes TQ9 Action Fraud 0300 1232040 5HW. Tel: 01803 868378. Anti Terrorist Hotline 0800 789321 [email protected] Crime stoppers 0800 555 111 Devon & Cornwall Police 01392 420320 Torbay Constituency: Police Non Emergency: 101 Kevin Foster MP Torquay Policy Custody Centre: 01803 841401 Constituency Office, 5-7 East Street, Torquay TQ2 Victim Support 0845 3030900 5SD. Tel: 01803 214989. [email protected] Fire & Rescue Service (General) 01392 872200 Healthcare: The Brixham Signal is published four times a Brixham Hospital 01803 881399 year; January, April, July and October. Compass House Medical Centre 01803 855897 Deadline for submissions are 1st of December, Greenswood Medical 01803 853153 March, June and September. NHS Healthcare 111 St. Lukes Medical Centre 01803 852731 Torbay Council: 01803 201201 Clinical Waste & Bulky Collections 01803 701316 Connections 01803 207201 Dog Warden Service 01803 208091 Highways Maintenance: 01803 207740 Out of hours 01803 550405 Street Lighting (emergency) 01803 550405 Tor2 (Waste & recycling) 01803 701316 Tor2 (Litter, dog mess, graffiti, grass cutting, public toilet cleaning & sharps) 01803 701318 Waste & Recycling enquiries: 01803 701310 Utilities: Flooding Hotline 0800 807060 Gas Leak (emergency) 0800 111 999 SW Water (Emergency) 0344 346 2020 Western Power (Emergency) 0800 365 900 Other: Brixham Harbour 01803 853321 Citizen‘s Advice 01803 521726 English Riviera Tourist Company 01803 211211 NSPCC Helpline 0808 8005000 2 Councillor Contact Details Name Address Telephone No. / Email Berry Head with Furzeham Ward: Paul Addison 68a Pillar Ave, Brixham TQ5 8LB 01803 850779 [email protected] Rosemary Clarke 2 Oxford Lane, Brixham TQ5 8PP 01803 855766 [email protected] Ian Carr 27 Station Hill, Brixham TQ5 8BN 07411 441469 [email protected] Steve Clutterbuck 169 North Boundary Road, Brixham 07984 188963 or 01803 854343 TQ5 8JS [email protected] Mike Morey 17 Bella Vista Road, Brixham TQ5 01803 853316 8BQ [email protected] Jill Regan Flat 3 Trevelyan Court, Church St, 01803 269691 Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] Jackie Stockman Winsome, Higher Furzeham Road, 01803 851255 Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] St. Marys with Summercombe Ward: Victoria Campbell 17 Glenmore Road, Brixham TQ5 9BT 07414 537451 [email protected] David Giles 2 Elizabeth Ave, Brixham TQ5 0AY 01803 469248 [email protected] Jessica Stock 22 Upton Hill Road, Brixham TQ5 9QR 01803 855741 [email protected] Sophie Walker-Haworth C/o Brixham Town Council 01803 852262 [email protected] Jacqui Wilbraham 2 Galmpton Glade, Galmpton, Brixham 07813 936177 TQ5 8LU [email protected] BRIXHAM TOWN COUNCIL CONTACTS Tracy Hallett, Town Clerk; Linda McGuirk, Assistant to the Town Clerk; or Christina Winch, Administrative Assistant Address & Telephone: Brixham Town Council, Brixham Town Hall, New Road, Brixham TQ5 8TA Tel: 01803 859678 Email: [email protected]; Web site: www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk Opening Hours: Open daily 9.00am – 3pm with limited cover during lunch time. Social Media: You can follow the Town Council (brixhamtc) on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook. Disclaimer: Brixham Town Council is not responsible for any errors, omissions or alterations with regards to en- tries in this newsletter. The content, views and opinions of articles do not necessarily represent the views of Brixham Town Council or the editor. The accuracy of the content in this newsletter is not guaranteed. Articles for Submission in the Brixham Signal Do you want to put an article in the Signal about your groups recent activities? All Brixham groups are welcome to submit articles, but please remember they should be a maximum of 250 words and submit- ted by email to [email protected]. Articles for community groups are free. 3 Shoalstone Pool is All Go! It is all go at the pool at the moment, with work for the Shoalstone Revival project well underway. A huge thanks to all of the volunteers who have helped keep the pool clean over the winter sea- son, especially Nick Brown who has once again been at the helm of the winter maintenance team. Day to day maintenance has now been scaled back as attention shifts to some major building works. If you were to visit the pool at the moment, you would see just how much work needs to be done. The concrete is cracked and crumbling in numerous spots, having not been properly repaired since major storm damage in the late 1970s. Over the next few weeks the decking around the pool will be repaired, the pool sides will be re-rendered, and the deep end of the pool will be completely resurfaced – not an easy task with the weather and the tides to contend with! However, under the watchful eye of Ray Gardner we are confident that these and a range of other repair and maintenance tasks will be completed well ahead of the pool‘s opening for the 2016 sea- son in May, with the work paid for by the Coastal Revival Fund on track to be completed by the end of March. Looking ahead to the summer, we held a recruitment open day at the pool on Saturday 20th Febru- ary. The weather was not strictly on our side (though marginally better than forecast), but despite the wind and rain we had a great turnout and have some fantastic new people on board. Our field for summer staff is growing increasingly strong, and we are hoping to welcome back a number of last year‘s lifeguard team as well as some new faces for this year‘s season. Applica- tions for lifeguard and pool manager positions are still open for a few more weeks, so please take a look at the adverts for these positions on our website and get in touch if you would like more in- formation. There was plenty of interest in volunteering roles, and we have added lots of new people to our list with a variety of skills and experience that will be really helpful to us over the coming months. We always welcome new volunteers though, and they help us with a range of jobs including cleaning, repairs, painting and fundraising, as well as generally spreading awareness about the pool and giving us ideas for how to improve things further. Again, please get in touch if you would like to find out more! Finally, we have had the go ahead from Brixham Town Council to pro- ceed with the conversion to registered charity status, and there are still a couple of vacancies for trustees on the board of the new Shoalstone Pool charity. If you think you might have what it takes to fill a strategic role and work with us to take the pool from strength to strength then we would love to hear from you.
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