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Brixham Signal Issue 30 Brixham Town Council July 2015 Meet the New Team From left to Right: Paul Addison, David Giles, Steve Clutterbuck, Jacqui Wilbraham, Ian Carr, Jackie Stock- man, Tracy Hallett, Jill Regan, Rosemary Clarke, Sophie Walker-Haworth, Jessica Stock, Victoria Campbell, Mike Morey. Missing from the photo: Linda McGuirk & Matthew Wallcroft 1 Police contact details Helpful Contact Numbers Non emergency 101 Emergency 999 Connections (Torbay Council) 01803 207201 Torquay Custody Centre 01803 841401 Torbay Council 01803 201201 Web Site www.devon-cornwall.police.uk Tor2 (Waste & recycling) 01803 701316 Crime stoppers 0800 555 111 Tor2 (Litter, dog mess, graffiti, grass cutting, Anti Terrorist Hotline 0800 789321 public toilet cleaning & sharps) 01803 701318 Victim Support 0845 3030900 Out of Hours Dental Emergency 01392 823 682 Action Fraud 0300 1232040 Torbay Care Trust Dental Helpline 01803 210592 Devon & Cornwall Police 01392 420320 RSPCA (Cruelty line) 0300 1234 999 Brixham Police Station, Rea Barn Close, TQ5 9EA NSPCC Helpline 0808 8005000 Torbay Wildlife Rescue 01803 557624 Western Power (Emergency) 0800 365 900 Free Debt Help on your Doorstep SW Water (Emergency) 0800 169 1144 Flooding Hotline 0800 807060 When financial trouble hits, it’s easy to feel alone and Torbay Council out of hours 01803 550405 like no one can help. Award winning debt counselling Brixham Hospital 01803 881399 charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) really can Emergency Dentist 01803 217777 help, and the free service is available to residents in NHS Healthcare 111 Brixham. CAP will visit you at home, negotiate with Dog Warden Service 01803 208091 your creditors and support you right through to being Gas Leak (emergency) 0800 111 999 debt free. The service is free and available to anyone Street Lighting (emergency) 01803 550405 regardless of age, faith, gender or background. Brixham Does Care 01803 857727 Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) Call 0800 328 0006 or visit www.capuk.org Main Office 01803 520022 TCCT (Berry Head Enquiries) 01803 882619 Brixham Town Council English Riviera Tourist Info 01803 211211 Clinical Waste & Bulky Collections:01803 701316 Contacts: Highways and Street Furniture: 01803 701318 Tracy Hallett, Town Clerk; or Waste & Recycling enquiries: 01803 701310 Linda McGuirk, Assistant to the Town Clerk. Address & Telephone: Brixham Garden Waste Service Brixham Town Council, Brixham Town Hall, New Road, Brixham TQ5 8TA TOR2 operate a monthly garden waste collection at Tel: 01803 859678 Brixham College, Higher Ranscombe Road on the first Email: [email protected] Sunday of every month between February and Novem- Web site: www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk ber. Brixham residents can take their household gar- den waste to the collection point between the hours of Opening Hours: 9am and 1pm. The waste is then sent for composting. Open daily 10am – 3pm with limited cover during lunch time. The post box located in iron gate, left of Restrictions: This service is for household garden Town Hall main entrance. waste only. No plastic bags, rubble or branches over 10cm (4 inches) in diameter. No commercial waste. Social Media: You can follow the Town Council (brixhamtc) on Twit- 2015 Dates: ter, Linkedin and Facebook. 5 July 2 August Disclaimer: 6 September Brixham Town Council is not responsible for any er- 4 October rors omissions or alterations with regards to entries in 1 November this newsletter. The content, views and opinions of arti- cles do not necessarily represent the views of Brixham The Brixham Signal is published four times a year. Town Council or the editor. The accuracy of the con- Deadline for submissions are 1st of December, tent in this newsletter is not guaranteed. March, June and September 2 Grants Torbay Soup At the Annual Parish meeting held in the Scala Hall in May it was the pleasant duty of the Chairperson, Cllr Torbay Soup is a community dinner and micro- Paul Addison, to present grants to local organisations funding project, bringing us together to share a meal that had been awarded by Brixham Town Council. and raise funds for small, community-led projects that make Torbay a better place. Representatives from the following groups were present to receive their grants: At a Soup event we come together to eat as a commu- nity and to hear from three different projects seeking to Brixham Society of Arts £400 create social good. We talk about the projects, our val- All Saints Church Festival of the Sea £300 ues, and what’s important to us. We vote for the pro- Girlguiding Fun Day £500 ject that we like the best, and at the end of the night, The Friends of Indigos Go Wild £1,400 we donate our takings to that project to help make it happen. Brixham Pirate Festival were awarded £3,000 and had received their grant at the beginning of May. Torbay Soup is run solely by volunteers to support the hard work and passion of small groups in the Bay to In addition Friends of Shoalstone Pool were awarded grow and continue making a difference to peoples £5,000 to assist in the financial maintenance of lives. For more information visit Shoalstone Pool. www.torbaysoup.co.uk Town Councillor Contact Details Name Address Telephone No. / Email Ward Paul Addison 68a Pillar Ave, Brixham TQ5 01803 850779 Berry Head with 8LB [email protected] Furzeham Rosemary Clarke 2 Oxford Lane, Brixham TQ5 01803 855766 Berry Head with 8PP [email protected] Furzeham Victoria Campbell 17 Glenmore Road, Brixham 07414 537451 St. Marys with TQ5 9BT [email protected] Summercombe Ian Carr 27 Station Hill, Brixham TQ5 07411 441469 Berry Head with 8BN [email protected] Furzeham Steve Clutterbuck 169 North Boundary Road, 07984 188963 Berry Head with Brixham TQ5 8JS [email protected] Furzeham David Giles 2 Elizabeth Ave, Brixham 01803 469248 St. Marys with TQ5 0AY [email protected] Summercombe Mike Morey 17 Bella Vista Road, Brixham 01803 853316 Berry Head with TQ5 8BQ [email protected] Furzeham Jill Regan Flat 3 Trevelyan Court, 01803 269691 Berry Head with Church St, Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] Furzeham Jessica Stock 22 Upton Hill Road, Brixham 01803 855741 St. Marys with TQ5 9QR [email protected] Summercombe Jackie Stockman Winsome, Higher Furzeham 01803 851255 Berry Head with Road, Brixham TQ5 8QP [email protected] Furzeham Sophie Walker-Haworth 119 Berry Head Road, Brix- 01803 852262 St. Marys with ham TQ5 9AH [email protected] Summercombe Jacqui Wilbraham 2 Galmpton Glade, Galmpton, 07813 936177 St. Marys with Brixham TQ5 8LU [email protected] Summercombe 3 Admiral Swimming Centre ACE The Admiral Swimming As designated charity for the Torbay Motor Show, Centre's newly refurbished ACE had a great day at Paignton Green on Easter Sat- saloon room has had it's urday. The weather was a bit chilly but there were all official opening by Mayor sorts of cars: old ones, new ones, lots of special vehi- Gordon Oliver and Brix- cles and car clubs. The public came in droves and ham Town Council Chair- there were bacon butties and donuts!! We would like man, Paul Addison at to say a special thank you to the lovely organising Brixham Swimming team and to so many of our members who gave a few Club's recent gala held at hours to support ACE. the pool. We are running the following classes at the moment The new room is double the size to what it was be- and the term finishes at the beginning of July: fore the re-build which was supported by Sports Council and Sport England. Director of Swimming Monday morning - Swimming at Brixham Pool at the pool, Paul Pickett said “it is a great addition to Thursday morning- Members morning our already brilliant programme of events, this new Thursday afternoon - Drawing and Painting room now has the poten- The Write Way – a look at literature and poetry tial for breakfast meetings, Sport mobility small conferences, train- Friday morning - Gardening group ing courses, youth groups Friday afternoon - Pottery such as Brownies, Cubs, Beavers, company meet- We would like to run a music class in the future - we ings. It’s a real plus to the have the instruments - is there anyone out there inter- local community.” In ad- ested? If so, contact us so we can get the wheels in dition to this very spa- motion. cious room there is free wifi. Next terms course details and speaker programme is underway. We will be taking enrolments before we For more information on hiring the room please con- break up for the summer holidays. Why not come and tact the pool on 01803 857151. join us for a taster session on a Thursday to see if you would like to be part of this fantastic charity. All classes are taught by a South Devon College Tutor and supported by a qualified Care Worker and Volun- teers. Taxis can be arranged to bring you to your class Date for your Diary from anywhere in Torbay (Unfortunately we cannot offer this service for taster sessions). Lanterns, Lights & ‘luminations: Saturday 28th November @The Quay If you have, or know of someone with, a disability that is a barrier to getting out, contact Yvonne, the ACE Administrator, at Brixham Adult & Community Christmas Market: Learning Centre on 01803 853302 or email Please note: [email protected] for more information and The format for the Christmas Market has membership details. changed. Saturday 28th November @Scala Hall Don’t forget to take a look at our new Facebook page: 10am - 7pm. Access to Community Education - Brixham or our Website: www.brixhamace.org. 4 Brixham Fairtrade Working Group Have you ever tried liquidising fruit to make a smoothie while pedalling a bike? A number of people, young and older gave it a go on the Smoothie Bike outside the Scala Hall at the Love Life! Health & Wellbeing Show on the 16th May.
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