Brayford Village News

Due to the impact of Coronavirus over 5.5 million people are claiming Universal Credit. Many of them are new to claiming Universal Credit having been negatively impacted by Coronavirus. 

Parish Councils have been asked to share the following guide on their website and/or social media to help local people navigate claiming Universal Credit. 

Here’s the Universal Credit guide https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/universal-credit/

Here's an update from Devon County Council regarding the COVID-19 situation, offering some helpful advice and hope for the future!

Devon County Council Update

Please see document attached this article. 

Coronovirus Vaccination Breifing provided by NHS Devon.

The current lockdown restrictions prevent the council from reintroducing face to face meetings.

This has meant that recent meetings are being held under an agreed scheme of delegation whereby decisions which need to be taken prior to the next meeting are made by the Parish Clerk in conjunction with the Chairman and Vice Chairman.

The delegated procedure, however, is not ideal for managing council business. If meeting restrictions continue for many more months. The council is therefore re-looking at the possibility of meetings held by ZOOM, the main difficulty being access to suitable broadband.

Free books available to borrow or swap, donated to Brayford parish courtesy of RMB Chivenor. Located in the Nook bus shelter in four plastic boxes.

Happy reading!

The mobile library stops in Brayford Village monthly.

See downloads below for times, there have been some changes.

Subsequent to and overriding the previous notice regarding the resumption of Parish Council meetings, please see the attached document from the Parish Council.

Please see the attached regarding resumption of Parish Council meetings according to government guidelines.

The Parish Council thank Mike Naden for his service over the years.

Mike's departure from the council leaves a vacancy, please see the image (click to enlarge)

The North Devon Planning website is now the means to find out about, comment on and track planning applications in the area.

North Devon Planning Portal

To report potholes, blocked drains, fallen trees etc causing problems on the highways, there is a website provided by Devon County Council.

Devon Highways - Potholes

Reporting here is the most direct way to get the specific message to the right department in the council.

Devon County Council provide a mapping service of road closures, current and planned up to the next twelve months.

The service is free, although to see closures planned any further ahead than the next two weeks you need to create an account and sign in.

The website is here: One Network Devon

Please see attached update notice from Selaine Saxby

Steve Warren has done an excellent job of collating a list of helpful resources for parishoners during teh pandemic, including a list of support volunteers for those in need. 

Please see the documents attached below.