Winter 2006

Selected Rural Settlements

Michael Parle

Dartmoor National Park has completed the second stage in the preparation of its Core Strategy Development Plan Document. The existing Local Plan Review, adopted in 2004, provides detailed local planning policies for the National Park. When fully adopted after the third stage of consultation some of the policies in the Local Plan will be replaced by policies in the Core Strategy.

Settlement pattern within the National Park and the provision of affordable housing formed a major part of the Local Plan and is in turn a major section of the Core Strategy. Included within the context of settlement pattern is the designation of Selected Rural Settlements. In the Local Plan both Meavy and Walkhampton are included in this designation and this has been carried over into the Core Strategy.

During the consultation phase of producing the Local Plan there was much debate in Meavy and Walkhampton as to whether or not these villages should be designated Selected Rural Settlements, with the outcome being that they should not. However this view was overruled by DNPA. Meavy and Walkhampton went into the Local Plan as Selected Rural Settlements.

At the parish council meeting on 2nd November Amanda Steers expressed the disappointment of many residents of Meavy that the parish council had not organised action to have Meavy removed from the Selected Rural Settlement designation in the Core Strategy. In fact no one had written to the council asking for the matter to be considered. Chris France, Director of Planning and Sustainable Development, said that though the second stage was completed, there was still the opportunity to put points of view forward during the final stage and that a request for change in settlement designation could be reported as a late objection to the Core Strategy.

To enable full discussion of Selected Rural Settlement designation for both Meavy and Walkhampton the council will be organising a public meeting in January. This will most likely be held in Walkhampton Memorial Hall. We will arrange to have Chris France and other planning officers from the National Park at the meeting to explain what the implications are for these two villages being Selected Rural Settlements.

The implications of not recognising Meavy or Walkhampton as ‘settlements’ of any description should be carefully considered as this would mean that not even an affordable housing scheme for the local needs of these settlements could be provided for and no housing at all could be considered. Dropping their classification down a level from the existing category to the proposed third layer in the draft Core Strategy would however mean that only affordable housing for the local needs of the parish would be allowed.

If you have views or concerns with regard to possible future developments as a result of the Selected Rural Settlement designation, either for or against, then you should attend the public meeting. It is important that the parish council is able to gauge the wider views of both village communities.

Editorial

Michael Parle

This is my second and final edition as temporary editor (for the time being at least!). Our pleas for a new editor brought success. I am pleased to say that the council has appointed Jenny Sharp to be the editor of the Burrator Beacon, and she takes over for the Spring Edition 2007. My thanks to Chas Symes and Helen Norgate for their help in putting together this edition.

Since the last edition we have had two resignations from the parish council. Derek Lavers, with great personal regret, resigned in October. He and his wife are moving away from the parish. Derek will be moving from the cottage at Huckworthy Bridge where he has lived since a child. He had been a councillor for very many years. His contribution to meetings and his willingness to do so much work on behalf of the council will be greatly missed. Helen Norgate resigned at the end of November. Though only a councillor for a relatively short time Helen made an equally valuable contribution to council business. The council extends best wishes for the future to Derek and Helen.

One of Derek’s most important contributions to the council was delivering the Burrator Beacon in the Walkhampton area. We very much need more people involved in delivery. The more we have the less time consuming it is for each deliverer. Deliveries are usually the last weekend of March, June and September and about 10 days before Christmas in December. If you are able to help, please contact our new editor Jenny Sharp.

Clerk’s Report

Lucie A Luke

We have recently had two resignations from the Parish Council, Cllr Derek Lavers from Huckworthy Bridge and Cllr Helen Norgate from Walkhampton. They will both be missed but we wish them our best wishes.

Planning Applications have been quite quiet lately with the run up to Christmas. There has been one appeal lodged for a single storey extension to a cottage in Meavy, an application that the Parish Council had no objections to but Dartmoor National Park refused.

Minor repairs are being carried out to The Royal Oak Inn at present including replacement door levers, plumbing, revised light fittings & repairs to the lounge ceiling. Various grant applications have been received. These will be dealt with in our Finance Meeting in January 2007 with successful payments being made in February 2007.

The Final Management Plan for Burrator Reservoir from South West Lakes Trust has now been read by our Councillors and various members of the public. Unfortunately there are items included in the final version that were not included in the draft: mainly the inclusion of water sports! Apart from fishing boats and maintenance craft, this is an activity that has previously been strongly opposed to by the Parish Council. (See page 4)

Burrator Management Plan

Neil Reeves

The Burrator Management plan is now complete. This provides us with a framework for managing the reservoir for access, recreation, conservation and education. Many objectives have been identified within this plan, including a conservation plan for the woodlands, historic environment plan, and an assessment of access issues on and around the site. All of these will be initiated before the end of the year, and worked on alongside various other interested parties. The final plan has been circulated and a copy is available at Burrator Lodge for the general public to view by appointment (01822 855700).

Neil Reeves is the Ranger for South West Lakes Trust Burrator Catchment Area

Advisory Group

In an email received from Lisa Tame (Marketing and Publicity Officer for South West Lakes Trust) the following was included:

“An advisory group for the Burrator Catchment Management Plan was set up prior to the creation of this management plan. This group was initiated to consult and advise on the plan and its implementation. The group currently meets annually to review the progress of the plan.

“Burrator Parish Council has been consulted throughout the creation of this document, with two representatives sitting on the Advisory Group Committee. Draft versions were circulated and the Parish Council and other parties invited to comment prior to the final plan being published. SWLT also attended a Parish Council meeting in order to discuss the draft version and therefore, Burrator Parish Council has been fairly involved in the creation of the finished plan.”

This view of the Advisory Group and the level of consultation would seem to be at odds with that held by Burrator Parish Council. In a letter to South West Lakes Trust regarding the Management Plan, the council states:

“However, as some paragraphs appear somewhat ambiguous, the Parish Council wishes to disassociate itself from any words, paragraphs or phrases which could possibly in the future be interpreted as meaning development that the Parish Council would find unacceptable and injurious to the quiet, peaceful enjoyment that Burrator has to offer, thereby demeaning its beauty.

“We also note the inclusion of water sports in the Final Plan – not previously mentioned in the draft. Apart from fishing boats and maintenance craft, this is an activity that has previously been strongly opposed.

“Therefore the Parish Council feels most aggrieved that there was no opportunity afforded to comment on this matter and we continue to object strongly to activities such as water sports.”

From Little Acorns to Mighty Oaks

David Tall

In St Peter's Church, Meavy, beside the famous old oak tree, and in the Parish Hall, there was a two day Art and Craft Festival on Saturday October 7th and Sunday October 8th. Displays and demonstrations celebrated the great range of skills and talents among the people of the Meavy area, and showed all the creativity previously hidden behind the doors of garden sheds and in spare bedrooms. The Festival, blessed with glorious weather, ran from 10am to 5pm on the Saturday and from 11am to 4pm on the Sunday, and attracted a large number of people.

Many of the pieces on display had fascinating stories connected to them and others were part of collections going back many years. The exhibits varied greatly, from embroidery to etchings to model aeroplanes, from pottery to paintings to photographs, from exquisite quilting to rug and lace making to knitting and cross-stitching. Visitors were able to see chairs being caned, cakes being iced and cards made. In fact, there was something for everyone to enjoy and admire.

Everything was generously loaned for the Festival, together with items for sale, to raise funds for the installation of a water supply and kitchen facilities in Meavy Church, and a magnificent sum of £1129 was raised. Some of this money was raised through the wonderful refreshments available and from a raffle, all of the prizes being hand-made.

Many exhibitors had years of skilled work and enjoyment behind them (the eldest was over 90!), but everyone had to start somewhere and even the youngest members of the community proudly displayed their handiwork. The children of the Meavy Toddler Group, the Pre-school and Meavy Primary School all had Art and Craft work on display, proving that the little acorns of talent are as much valued and appreciated as the mighty oaks.

‘What is Wooden Spoon’?

Karen and Steve Bradfield 

After a disastrous end to the five nations championship in 1983 the England rugby team returned from Ireland with the ‘Wooden Spoon’. A charity ball and auction of the Spoon in question led to the formation of Rugby’s ‘Wooden Spoon Charity’ for disadvantaged children throughout the UK.

The Wooden Spoon Charity has grown considerably since then and now organises many fundraising events. Including an event to race over the four highest mountains in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in under 48 hours! After foolishly agreeing to take part in this event, Steve discovered the real challenge was to raise the £4450 pledged by our team, and so the ‘Party in The Paddock’ was conceived.

Mick and Midge Wilkins generously volunteered the Paddock and so the work began. Thanks to Matt and Leanne at the Royal Oak and a small army of helpers including Richard Radmore, Tom Bell, John Strickland, Ken Eastel and John Smith, Tim Lambie and ‘David and Dan’ to name but a few,the event took place on one of the few fine nights in September.

With the support of over 100 people combined with the band, cheap Jail Ale (courtesy of Simon from Princetown Brewery) and a BBQ the evening was a great success, though we understand a few paid the price the morning after. Thanks to the generous donation of £100 from the Oak Fair committee and all the helpers and partygoers the final total raised was £628.

Thanks again to everybody from Karen and Steve Bradfield.

Meavy Parish Hall 50 Years On

Jenny Sharp

In the Parish Hall at Meavy is a plaque which reads:

“This Hall was rebuilt by parishioners and friends under the chairmanship of Mr R R Brown to commemorate with gratitude all those Men and Women of Meavy Parish who, both in the Services and in Civil life, served their Country in the World War 1939 – 1045. It was opened on October 1st 1956”

I was looking at this plaque one evening during a Parish Hall Committee Meeting and realised that we were approaching the 50th Anniversary of the Hall as it now stands. “We ought to do something” was my first thought and so the Hall organised an event to bring together present and past users of the Hall and to share memories from the past 50 years. Photographs of events in the Hall and in Meavy were collected and many were scanned in to produce a slide show, Ken Eastel had scrap books of newspaper cuttings going back a long way and lots of people bought their memories. At the original opening of the Hall in 1956 Ethel Bowden read a poem that she had written specially for the occasion.  Fifty years on Joyce Williams performed the honours and the poem was once more recited. (see panel on right)

A number of things came from the evening. The first was that it is important for us to capture our history. There were many photographs of people and events that names or dates could not be put to accurately, my next task is to sit down with those in the Parish who can remember, to go through the photographs and record who is who and what is what. This way we can keep the history of Meavy alive. If there are people who could not get to the evening and would like to see the photographs or have other pictures then please get in touch with me. We must also remember that history is being made all the time, the photographs must still be taken and more importantly annotated so that in 50 years time we are not asking “when was that” or “who is that”!   (See below for one one the photographs shown)

The second thing that came to me following that evening was how applicable the poem was still today. Meavy now has its Hall but it does not keep itself and repairs and renovations are needed to bring it into the 21st century. Over the last few years, the Hall has undergone internal redecoration and replaced the doors and fire exits bringing them up to date with new legislation. The “Whist Drives, Dances and Fetes” still continue and new initiatives such as the biannual quiz all help to raise funds for such work as well as grants from the Parish and Borough Councils. Over the last six months the Hall has totally refurbished the kitchen and this has shown how the Hall and all its users pull together for a good cause.

The Hall has managed to raise over £2000 itself and with generous donations from users of the Hall such as Meavy Friendship Group, Meavy Oak Fair, the Garden Society, Meavy Mums and Toddlers and Meavy & Sheepstor WI we now have a brand new kitchen facility. The work was done mainly by Hall Committee members Ken Eastel and John Smith who have put in a lot of time and effort but there have been others ‘from near and far’ who have given their time and expertise freely and willingly to help us get it finished. The Meavy community of 1921 who had the vision for the Parish Hall is still going strong and we are pleased with, and proud of our Hall. The final work that is needed on the Hall is to replace the windows – they have done well since 1956 but have reached the end of their life. We are currently fundraising and applying for grants for this work.

If all our Halls are to continue to be places where “much friendliness be found and peace and love and happiness within its walls abound” then the whole community needs to pull together to make it happen and then make sure that the Hall is used. I am glad to say this is very much in evidence in Meavy.

Jenny Sharp can be contacted on Tel 853652 or by email at j.sharp@plymouth.ac.uk

Here is one of the pictures shown, event and persons unknown – any ideas?

Volunteers Awarded at Ceremony

Lisa Tame 

Conservation and recreation charity South West Lakes Trust has held an awards ceremony at Roadford Lake to thank its volunteers for their hard work and contribution to its work across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

On opening the ceremony Lady Mary Holborow said “We are celebrating the achievements of a few of our volunteers who have been nominated for their exceptional work, However we can’t overlook the contribution of many others who help us week in week out in all weather. To all our volunteers, on behalf of the Trustees of South West Lakes Trust, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you.”

The awards included volunteers from the Dartmoor area, Nigel Watch from Plymouth was awarded for his contribution to angling at the lakes. Dartmoor Area Ranger Neil Reeves said “Nigel has volunteered a lot of time at Crafthole Reservoir near Torpoint. He has helped to re-instate swims and carried out bank clearance; the water now looks fantastic and as a result permit sales have increased.”

Matt Richardson also from Plymouth was awarded with the Trust’s outstanding contribution award for his hard work and valuable contribution at Burrator Reservoir near Plymouth. Matt has been busy assisting Neil who described him as a credit to the Trust. Whilst on work experience from Duchy College he has single handedly set up a tree nursery, helped with footpath risk assessments and volunteered time to assist at the Roadford Lake Woodfair.

Anyone interested in volunteering at any of the Trust’s Dartmoor sites can contact Neil Reeves on 01822 855700.

Lisa Tame is Marketing and Publicity Officer for South West Lakes Trust

Nigel Watch and Lady Mary Holborow	Cairns Boston Chairman, SWLT, with Matt Richardson and Lady Mary Holborow

Parish Council Meetings 

The Parish Council meets 10 times per year. Meetings are normally held on the last Thursday of the month, except for August and December. We have four committees: Finance & General Purposes; Planning; Royal Oak Inn; Footpaths. The Planning Committee meets most frequently, at least once and sometimes twice a month depending on the number of planning applications that have to be considered. The other committees generally meet quarterly.

All our meetings are open to the general public to observe. Before each meeting commences we allow up to 15 minutes for members of the public to put points of view and ask questions of the council. So if you have something to say or a question to ask, please come to a meeting.

Parish Precept

The Parish Precept makes up a relatively small percentage of the Council Tax for each residence in the parish and is the amount the parish receives from Council Tax payments. The recommended amount for the precept for the following financial year is set at the November meeting of the Finance & General Purposes Committee. There was long and lively discussion at this years meeting, with the outcome being a proposal to recommend setting a precept of £2000 for 2007/2008. This recommendation was accepted at the November Parish Council Meeting.

This precept of £2000 represents a considerable reduction from that of £7000 set for the current financial year. It represents a reduction in Council Tax of around £6 per residence. The reason for the reduction is that the Parish Council income from the Royal Oak Inn has increased over the past 12 months. This is thanks to the excellent hospitality provided by our new tenants, Matthew Smith and Leanne Wills, and thanks to the increased use of the Royal Oak Inn by you, the people of the parish.

Tavistock Mobile Library

Use your local Mobile Library. You are not restricted to the books on board. If there is a particular book you want you can order it and if it is available it will be in the Mobile Library for you to collect two weeks later. Any enquiries to Tavistock Library 612218.

The Mobile Library visits the parish once a fortnight on a Monday.

The dates and times for early 2007 are: 8th Jan., 22nd Jan., 5th Feb., 19th Feb., and so on every two weeks.

New Powers for Parish Councils

Michael Parle

Local Government White Paper 2006

The Local Government White Paper 2006 proposes changes to Local Government from Regional down to Parish level. For Burrator what the White Paper has to say about parishes is the important bit.

The government regards parish councils as a valued form of neighbourhood democracy and management. Parish councils already have powers to provide a variety of local services important to their communities. These include keeping their area clean, providing attractive public spaces and dealing with anti-social behaviour. Local authorities can delegate additional functions and budgets to a parish council.

They propose to devolve the power to create parishes to district authorities, allowing them to implement the recommendations of parish reviews and to respond to petitions from local communities. They will make it clear that there will be a presumption in favour of the setting up of parish councils so that local authorities will be expected to grant communities’ requests to set up new parish councils, except where there are good reasons not to, and that existing parish councils are not to be abolished against the wishes of local people.

The White Paper indicates the intention to offer parishes a wider range of alternative names. In rural areas they are currently restricted to using “parish” council. The list of permissible names will be extended to include “community”, “village” or “neighbourhood”. This step will help reduce confusion with ecclesiastical parishes.

The government recognises that people care about the environment and about the threat of climate change. Their proposals will ensure that the enthusiasm and ideas local people have for tackling climate change and energy issues get heard. For example, by:

• creating opportunities for communities to ensure that policies in development plans and key strategic documents reflect their views;
• improving opportunities for people, for example through the Community Call for Action (CCfA), to raise particular concerns or ideas for improving local services;
• encouraging parish and town councils to use their powers in relation to promoting energy-saving measures.

Local Energy Saving

In fact parish councils already have powers in relation to local energy saving measures, provided for in the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006. The Act states that a parish council may encourage or promote any of the following:

• (a) microgeneration within their area;
• (b) the use within their area of electricity generated, or heat produced, by microgeneration;
• (c) efficiency in the use, by persons in their area, of electricity, heat, gas, fuel and other descriptions or sources of energy;
• (d) reductions in the amounts of such energy, or sources of energy, used by persons in their area;
• (e) production in their area of biomass, or any fuel derived from biomass;
• (f) use in their area of, or of electricity generated, or heat produced, from biomass or any such fuel.

The Act also gives parish councils the power to provide advice or assistance for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating any of the above. But any assistance given may be subject to any terms or conditions that the parish council think appropriate. These powers include the right to incur expenditure on measures relating to local energy saving.

Clean Neighbourhoods

The Clean Neighbourhoods Act 2005 has given two new powers to parish councils.

Parish councils will be able to authorise employees and contractors to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for all litter, graffiti, fly-posting and dog offences. The offence of dropping litter has been extended to any land open to the air, regardless of ownership, and the act clarifies that chewing gum and smoking related materials are litter.

The Act will also scrap the existing dog byelaw system and replace it with a new Dog Control Order, giving local authorities and parish councils the power to designate areas where dog fouling, letting a dog off the lead, excluding dogs from designated land and walking more than a set number of dogs will all be offences. A parish council will also be able to make a dog control order.

What should the council do?

It should be noted that these new powers are not compulsory for parish councils, they do not have to exercise the right use them. To date, Burrator Parish Council has not discussed whether or not to use its powers in relation to local energy saving measures. Nor has the council discussed the powers above relating to Fixed Penalty Notices and the new Dog Control Order. If you have views on these new powers, let the council know.

Existing Powers

Parish Councils have a surprisingly long list of existing powers. These include: to provide public baths and washhouses; to provide and maintain bus shelters; to provide public clocks; to provide and encourage the use of conference facilities; to maintain footpaths and bridle-ways; to provide public conveniences; to provide gymnasiums, playing fields, holiday camps, boating pools. To name but a few!

If you want to see a complete list of existing powers, then have a look on our website at www.burrator.gov.uk/powers.htm.

People of the Parish -
New Editor of the Burrator Beacon

Jenny Sharp

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the people of Burrator Parish before I take over the editorship of the Beacon from next issue. I have lived in Meavy since 1999 with my daughter Rebecca and we would not want to live any where else! I am involved in most things that go on in the village, the Parish Hall, Meavy Friendship Group, Oak Fair, the Church and the School. Professionally I am a Lecturer of Mathematics at the University of Plymouth but a lot of my job involves working with schools (the students and teachers) providing training and enrichment activities which I love. I am pleased to be able to take on the editorship of a well established, interesting and informative publication such as the Beacon.

I aim to be proactive in obtaining information for the Beacon. I will be contacting those in each part of the Parish who have a coordinating role such as the Halls, the Churches, the Schools and the clubs and societies to ask for articles for inclusion. I would like to include a ‘dates for your calendar page’ which could list events for the coming twelve months so people can put them on their calendar. I would like to see discussions on issues affecting the area – instead of grumbling about it to your neighbour put it in writing so we can all get involved and a balanced view sought.

I look forward to meeting and liaising with people within the Parish and spreading the news and views of all of us.

Winter Safety Advice

Colin Harris

Here are some winter safety advice points to help us all:

	Always lock all windows and doors when you go out
	Leave a light on down stairs when you go out
	Tell a neighbour if you are going away
	Leave a key with a neighbour so they can clear the post from your letterbox
	Cancel milk and papers
	Ladies always keep your handbag close to your side when out shopping.
	Remember lock all your shopping in the boot of your car,
	Do not leave anything visible on the seats of the car.
	Never carry your cheque book and credit cards together
	Please do not leave Christmas presents under the tree, in view of windows.

Here's wishing you all a safe and hopefully crime free festive period, and best wishes for a peaceful safe 2007

Colin Harris is a member of the West Devon Watch & Police Community Safety Team

Funeral Services

It is with regret that we record the passing of the following:

Barbara Ann Collier (age 61)
Service at St Peter’s Meavy followed by cremation at Efford on 21st August.

Monica Laetitia Macleod (age 57)
Cremation at Efford followed by Memorial Service at St Peter’s Meavy on 29th August.

Ivy Rosetta Amelia Locock (age 93)
Burial of cremated remains at St Mary’s Walkhampton on 24th September.

Baby Finlay Kay
Service and committal at St Mary’s Walkhampton on 27th October.

Michael John Park (age 66)
Committal of cremated remains at St Mary’s Walkhampton on 31st October.

Pamela Mary Keats (age 73)
Service at St Peter’s Meavy followed by cremation at Weston Mill on 6th November.

Our condolences go to their families.

“And from heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and He will transfigure these lowly bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body.” (Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians, 3:20-21)

Notices

Christmas Services
in Yelverton Benefice Churches

Festivals of Lessons and Carols

Sunday 17th December:

3:00 pm Sheepstor, followed by Christmas refreshments

7:00 pm St. Paul’s Yelverton, followed by Rector’s Mulled Wine!

Thursday 28th December: 6:00 pm St. Peter’s Meavy

Christmas Eve

9:45 am Holy Communion at Saint Paul’s Yelverton

10:00 am Holy Communion at Saint Peter’s Meavy

11:00 am Nativity Service at Saint Mary’s Walkhampton

5:30 pm Carols Around the Crib and Nativity Play at St. Paul’s

11:30 pm ‘Midnight Communion’ at: Meavy, Walkhampton and St. Paul’s Yelverton

Christmas Day

8:00 am Holy Communion - at St. Paul’s Yelverton

Christmas Eucharist

9:30 am at Saint Mary’s Walkhampton,

10:00 am at St. Paul’s Yelverton,

10:00 am at Saint Peter’s Meavy,

10:45 am at Sheepstor (Order 2 – BCP)

WALKHAMPTON MEMORIAL HALL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THURSDAY 18th JANUARY 2007 ( At the HALL )

‘Come, Join Us’

Wine, Coffee and Light Refreshments

(from 7:00 pm)

7:30 pm Annual General Meeting (Duration approx. 30 minutes)

8:00 pm (approx.) Committee Meeting .....for Committee Members

Please Come And Support Your Local Village Hall.

Anyone interested in considering joining the Committee most welcome.

Hon. Treasurer required for 2007.

The Hall cannot operate without one !

Walkhampton Community Play Park

Notice of AGM

7:00 pm Monday 22^nd January 2007 at Walkhampton Inn

Jumble Sale

First Fundraising Event of the year will be a Jumble Sale

2:00 pm Saturday 20^th January at Walkhampton Memorial Hall

All Welcome

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Please support our local village halls. Each hall has disabled access.

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Burrator BEACON Editor  Jenny Sharp

8 Marchants Way, Meavy  PL20 6PW. 

Editorial Team  Michael A Parle, Chas Symes.
Internet Edition Editor 

Published and issued quarterly, free of charge by Burrator Parish Council.
Copy to be sent to the editor or the clerk by the 8th March for the next edition to be published end March 2007.
Burrator Parish Council is a body which complies with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  Contact the Clerk Lucie Luke for specific details about parish business.

Advertising

Contact the Editor with any enquiries or bookings for advertisements in writing.  Adverts must be booked and paid for in advance. Cheques made payable to Burrator Parish Council and sent to the clerk. We have 800 copies distributed free of charge to every household in the Burrator Grouped Parish. The Burrator BEACON is also on the parish council website, so why not take the opportunity to publicise your business.

Please contact the Editor with any enquiries or adverts in writing. Please include any illustration preferably in the form of a clear line drawing.

Burrator Web Site

Apart from providing information from the council, the web site can be used by any business within the parish to advertise and attract new business. This service is provided free of charge to all council tax and business ratepayers within the parish.

We have many businesses that could benefit from the national and international coverage that World Wide Web provides. If you are interested in taking advantage of this offer get in touch with either the clerk Lucie Luke or councillor Michael Parle.

The opinions expressed in the Burrator BEACON are not necessarily those held by Burrator Parish Council. Every effort is made to ensure that information in these pages is accurate. However, the Council cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions. Including information does not imply recommendation.