Site Last Updated 18/05/13
Welcome to Talaton Parish Website
Please take a few moments to look through the various pages listed on the left of your screen and let us know if there are any items you want adding or amending. Send in any information or photographs that you think would be of interest. Use the site and enjoy it.
Apologies - because of the huge amount of information regarding the live opera on the Noticeboard , that page may take a while to open.
Have you seen this Lady ?
Go Straight to the Noticeboard Page ....NOW !
If you have a photo that you think would be good on the web site email it to Chris Harwood and it could be put on as space permits
New Information on the Noticeboard Page AND five new walks on the walks page....done one yet ???
If you are slowly beginning to think that the house and garden are a bit big now and are thinking of down-sizing but you really would like to stay in Talaton then please drop a line to the Parish Clerk and just express this thought. If any further development came to the village then it would help the Council to know what the interest was in this sort of move. Any information supplied would be totally confidential and only total numbers would be used.
OPEN GARDENS 2013
See the Notice Board & Talaton Church Pages for More Detail
Thank You Talaton !
The Award is to You
Parish Council Chairman,Chris Harwood, and Clerk, Mrs Andrea Down, receiving the award on behalf of the Council and the Parish for being winner of the Best Kept Village in East Devon Competition (Previous Winners Section) 2012. The presentation was in the Hall and made by Diana Moyse (Front row , right) as organiser of the competition. Tim Hale, Chairman of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England attended and shared in the presentation. About 40 people from the village attended and the wine and snacks made it a successful and fun evening.
This is the second win we have had not to mention all the runner-up awards in other sections. The Hall Committee has decided not to display the Sponsor's (Mole Valley) Winners Certificate but an alternative site will be found.
Can we do it again next year ? Hopefully we can all start working towards it now - the judges can wander round at any time ! Please help by picking up litter, reporting missing footpath signs, helping with Churchyard clean up, keeping dogs in order and "binning-it"
Have You Ever Been Here ????
Fabulous Views from Haldon Belvedere Tower on the Annual Church Outing.
See the Church Page for more great Photographs
Please read the Noticeboard Page frequently for recent information.
VILLAGE PARKING AND DRIVING
Parking has always been a problem in villages and Talaton is no exception. BUT, there are a couple of instances of problematical parking that have come to the attention of the Parish Council.
a) On the footway at Hillside. This is causing pedestrians to walk in the road.
b) Outside the shop and up towards Woodman's Orchard. Please keep your parking for the shop brief as cars turning up to Bittery from Fairmile direction are having to swing out to avoid cars parked in the road. Strictly, there should be no parking that close to a junction but hopefully common sense will prevail both for those visiting the shop and those parking up the road.
Perhaps more importantly KILL YOUR SPEED THROUGH THE VILLAGE BEFORE YOU KILL SOMEBODY.
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 Talaton Jubilee Celebrations
June 3rd and 4th 2012
What can be said about it that would fully describe the fabulous celebrations ?? Probably let the pictures speak a thousand words and for all those there then the memories will always be there. So many people were involved in making it a fabulous celebration that it would almost be wrong to single out people for thanks but there has to be a huge thankyou to Tricia, Steve and Pete. Hours of planning and it all worked perfectly - even the weather was kind.
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That's Pete on the Left ! (Held up by Phil !) |
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Trish -on the right- delivering the vegetarian nibbles ! |
And thanks to all you others, too numerous to mention |
Steve -fine pair of ankles ! |
Have a look at the Church Page for more pictures of the Jubilee Service on the Moor and the Church Jubilee exhibition.
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Talaton Emergency Plan
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Contact Names |
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Home number |
Mobile |
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James Davies |
01404 822 813 |
07887 880 550
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Chris Harwood
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01404 822 143
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07709 080 439
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Charlie Hutchings |
01404 822 205 |
0776 257 4915 |
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Barrie Kingdon |
01404 822 675 |
07929 922 207 |
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Richard Shaw |
01404 822 482 |
07775 603 127 |
More information on the Useful Links and Telephone Numbers page.
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 Talaton Parish Council Excels Again!
Talaton Parish Council has retained its Quality Status and a huge amount of work went into achieving this. This quite unique status indicates that the work of your Parish Council has been recognised as exemplary. It means that its affairs are in order, its finances are sound and that it is run in accordance with all the rules. So, the PC is well recognised by the external bodies and it is working constantly for the benefit of the Parish. Please use your Council, come along and have a say at its monthly meetings - or drop in at its surgery in the Parish Hall. (There's one coming up shortly - details in the calendar and on the site. It's here to serve you so please use it. |
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BEEN FOR A WALK RECENTLY ? LOWER THE CHOLESTEROL< LOWER THE STRESS - Have you looked at the Walks page ?? New walks always being added .Something for everyone, every month. Not strenuous but just enough to keep the heart ticking over. Have a look now -then boots on and go and do it! Click Here |