Meetings Calendar 2016 BRAUNTON PARISH COUNCIL Braunton Parish Council

Chaloners Road Full Council Meetings are held on the second Braunton Monday of each month and additional meetings, Devon THE BRAUNTON EX33 2ES to primarily consider planning applications, are held on the fourth Monday of each month. Phone: 01271 812131 EXPRESS Email: [email protected] 7pm 27 June 2016 Web: www.brauntonparishcouncil.gov.uk Twitter: @brauntonparish 7pm 11 July 2016 Photo - Pete Cox We are also now on Facebook Summer 2016 Office Opening Hours 9am -12 noon, Monday to Friday 7pm 25 July 2016 Braunton Neighbourhood Plan Issue No 48 CONTACT 7pm 8 August 2016 Braunton Parish Council have planning process and will be used to Tracey Lovell, Clerk to the Council made an application to North decide the future of the places where 7pm 22 August 2016 Angela Corner, Senior Council Officer Devon Council to designate a people live and work giving Jane Fewings, Admin Assistant 7pm 12 September 2016 Inside this issue: neighbourhood area. This is the opportunities to: area within which a neighbourhood  influence where new homes, plan can be prepared for the Braunton 1 shops and offices are built. Neighbourhood Parish. The Localism Act 2011 introduces statutory  have a say on what new New Bins for Knowle Neighbourhood Planning in buildings should look like. Permits Christmas Market 2 England. It enables communities to The Parish Council has purchased two new Back in Braunton  grant planning permission for the draw up a Neighbourhood Plan for new buildings you want. litter bins to be installed by the bus stops in It’s not too late to buy a their area and is intended to give Parish Council 2 The boundary is that of the parish Knowle. These will replace the North car park permit. Permits communities more of a say in the Devon Council bins which were in a bad Chairman boundary. The reasons for this are set are available all year development of their local area. state of repair (one of which had been Re-elected for out in the application letter which you round and can be Second Term can see on our website. This also removed some time ago). The District A neighbourhood plan is a very purchased by anyone, not just local Improvements to 2 contains a map showing the location of Council has agreed to continue to empty powerful way of providing residents. To apply for a permit please visit Footpaths the parish boundary. these litter bins. Braunton Parish Council significant local influence over the has also installed a dog waste bin at the our website for details or contact Jane at Kids Get Creative 3 top of the footpath from Winsham Lane to the Braunton Parish Council Office. For to Clean Up Dog Stepstone Lane at the request of members example, for the period from 1st July 2016 of Knowle Community Group. New Bins for 4 Knowle

Contact your Councillors Car Park Permits 4 West Ward: Cllr Dave Bennett, Cllr Brad Bunyard, Cllr Mrs Jasmine Chesters, Cllr Caroline Chugg, Cllr Peter Lord, Cllr Mrs Linda Wellstead, Cllr Wayne Withey, East Ward: Cllr Katy Beardshall Braunton Parish

Cllr Robin Bonds, Council is now on Representations on the applications can made and sent to North Devon by: Cllr Gwen de Groot. Facebook (Braunton Parish  post - Neighbourhood Planning, North Devon Council, Lynton House, Cllr Roy Lucas, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1DG Council) and twitter Cllr Derrick Spear,  e-mailing - [email protected] using the subject line (@Brauntonparish) Cllr Elizabeth Spear, “Braunton Neighbourhood Area “ Representations must be received by 24 June 2016. Pa ge 2 THE BRAUNTON EXPRESS Issue No 48 THE BRAUNTON EXPRESS Issue No 48 Pa ge 3

Christmas Market Back in Braunton Kids Get Creative to Clean Up Dog Waste

Braunton recently held a competition with We are delighted to welcome back the the three primary schools which invited North Devon Christmas Market to young artists to design a poster to Braunton again in 2016. This year’s encourage dog owners to clean up after event will be bigger and brighter than their pets. last year and will be held at the earlier The Parish Council and Freehelp Braunton rd time of 3pm until 9pm on Saturday, 3 have worked in partnership to promote this December. For further information visit competition aimed at the irresponsible few the website: who do not bag and bin their dogs’ mess. www.northdevonchristmasmarket.co.uk Letting dogs foul without clearing it up also poses serious health risks, as parasites in dog mess can cause blindness. The council have in the past worked closely with the North Devon Council Dog Warden Parish Council Chairman to provide dog bins in the parish but more Re-elected for Second Term needs to be done to tackle this issue. Chair of Braunton Parish Council Councillor Derrick Spear says, “The vast majority of responsible dog owners across Braunton clean up after their pets, which we as a Council are very grateful for. It is hoped that working with local school children will help raise the profile of this Summer, Southmead Primary School (1st) issue. It is an excellent project involving the children and allows us to raise Toxocariasis in humans, which causes serious illness awareness of the dangers of dog fouling”. and even blindness. Therefore, it is clear that the reasons for controlling dog mess are valid, and as a Local resident Desiree Young and member community we hope to work together to lessen the risk it of FreeHelp Braunton says, “This is such can pose”. an important issue that needs to be tackled as dog fouling can lead to Braunton Parish Council Vice Chair and member of FreeHelp Braunton Cllr Brad Bunyard, says “we are Improvements to Footpaths grateful to everyone who has taken part in the competition and we look forward to displaying the winning designs in the village”. Would you like to see any improvements made to The annual meeting of Braunton footpaths around the parish? There are a staggering 70 Parish Council saw Cllr Derrick Spear miles of footpaths in Braunton Parish which are re-elected as chairman. maintained by Devon County Council. However, the Parish Council has access to grants for specific projects, Cllr Spear says, "I am greatly such as a new stile, on footpaths (excluding coastal honoured to have been chosen for a paths) around the village. In order to gain access to second term and delighted to be back these funds, we must submit an annual survey to Devon in the post. County Council. This relies on volunteers who walk the footpaths to monitor them and report on their condition. "Being chairman is a fantastic opportunity that not many councillors Now that the (hopefully) drier months are approaching we get even once and I am very grateful would like to encourage anyone who walks regularly to put themselves forward to help with this project in order and flattered to be elected for another for us to apply for some funding to make any year. improvements required. For further details please contact His vice chairman will be Brad the office or email [email protected] Amy, Kingsacre Primary School (2nd) Finn - Caen Primary School (3rd)