In the Teign Valley
Forecast for pretty low temperatures tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. Our very grateful thanks go to the two Andy’s who’ve been out to treat the hill. Still best to be cautious, you may have seen that the B3212 has been closed all day at Farrant’s Hill due to ice and that’s on the Primary Gritting Route so would have been treated. Anne
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Another cold and icy night and yet again the volunteer Snow Team has been out to grit the hill, trying to keep us all safe while using it. This time our thanks go to Dom and Matt who went out after work to do it. Anne Mayes
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Our grateful thanks go to the two Andy’s this evening who’ve been out to grit the hill.
It looks as if it might be a busy week, the Team will do their best but availability is still low, we really could do with more volunteers, if you can help please let the Clerk know. Anne Mayes
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Tonight’s thanks go to Dom, and James, who has just joined the Team and was out on his first gritting. Thank you to both of you, much appreciated. Anne Mayes
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It appears that the hill was gritted at lunchtime, but not by us! I presume that this was a Secondary Route gritting, they never tell me if they are doing it but there was plenty to see coming up just after 2pm. Anne Mayes
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Our thanks to Andy H and Nige, again, for gritting the hill for us this evening. We do still need more volunteers as those we have are not always available and we can’t rely on the same people every time.
Don’t forget though that, after all the rain we’ve had, the possibility of run off washing the salt away is high and hence there could well be patches of black ice. Anne Mayes
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Our thanks to Andy H and Nige for gritting the hill for us this evening. Don’t forget though that, after all the rain we’ve had the possibility of run off washing the salt away is high and hence there could well be patches of black ice. Still on the lookout for more volunteers!
Anne Mayes
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January is a time for new beginnings. We are heading back towards the longer days, the earth rich with autumn’s decaying foliage, ready to spring to life again with the first of the year’s flowers. What better way to celebrate this time than with planting a tree!
We will be giving out free trees from 10am on Saturday 20 January at the Bridford Woodland Park. These trees have been grown as part of the Devon Wildlife Trust Devon Treescapes project. The project is looking to get Devon’s communities, landowners and business involved in combating the threats to Devon’s trees, such as Ash Dieback. There will be a variety of trees available including crab apple, wild cherry, rowan, field maple, hazel, so whether you would like to plant a small hedge or just tuck one in the corner of your garden, please come along and pick a tree up. The trees available are all great for UK wildlife whether this is through its flower’s pollen, it offering a leaf to nibble or nest on, or fruit for hungry birds and mammals.
Trees are available on a first come first served basis, and depending on how many people turn up we may be able to offer up to 20 trees per person. We hope to see you there. There is also a tree hub in Dunsford on 3rd February if you are unable to make the 20th January. If you have any questions, please let us know at wildlifewarden@bridfordvillage.co.uk
A reminder that the Team is meeting up tomorrow and we’d welcome anyone who’d like to see what’s involved and, hopefully, join us. Since my last email we’ve lost another member who, because of his age, wishes to retire from active service. This means that we are two down on last winter. Both were helpers, not drivers.
However, we are seriously short of people who have a vehicle with a tow bar. People aren’t always available to go out – work, family commitments or illness – please consider offering to help to keep the hill safe to use. You never go out on your own, there’s always a helper.
We’re meeting up at Seven Acre Farm on Sunday Dec 10th at 11am for a recap and training session, do come and see if you could join us. Anne Mayes