The Met Office has issued further yellow warnings for rain covering both today (Thursday 29th January) from 12:00 to 23:59 and tomorrow (Friday 30th) from 12:00 until 06:00 on Saturday morning (31st).
The level of rain expected is nowhere near the levels experienced with Storm Charna, but as it is falling on saturated ground there is a greater likelihood of localised flooding.
Please pass this message on to your communities, encourage preparedness measures such as moving parked vehicles to higher ground, and caution, particularly around driving through floodwater which required multiple fire service attendances over the past week.
We at TDC are continuing to liaise around the clock with multi-agency colleagues from the emergency services, DCC, Environment Agency, Met Office and others, and will keep you updated with any developments.
Bridford Parish Council Agenda February 2026
Dartmoor Rivers and Moorland Festival
Dartmoor National Park have asked us to share the following event information with parishioners.
The Rivers and Moorland festival, celebrating the arts, the environment and everyone living and working on the moor, is being held in Ivybridge on 5th – 7th June 2026, with the launch event happening on 12th January. Please see details attached via Rivers & Moorland Festival | Join the Celebration – Discover Dartmoor.
Gritting Update – Mon 5 Jan
Those who’ve used the hill today will be relieved to know that it’s been salted again. Our grateful thanks go to Andy H and Dom for going out again this afternoon to salt. Looks like a bit of snow/sleet again overnight and it’s cold until mid morning. Extra salt has been put down again at the awkward points but, as usual, treat with care.
Water still running out from the field at Venn but we’ve acquired an ice warning sign.
If you saw The Great Freeze of 1963 on Ch 4 last night you’ll know that it could be a lot worse!
Anne Mayes
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Bridford Parish Council meeting 5th Jan 2026 CANCELLED
Due to the current weather conditions and hazardous icy roads in and around the village and on the approach to the Village Hall we have taken the decision to cancel the Bridford Parish Council meeting on Monday 5th January.
Please do get in touch if you were intending to attend the meeting and have something to raise with the Council on: [email protected] Our next meeting will be on Monday 2nd February.
Wishing all our parishioners a very Happy New Year. Please drive carefully and stay safe.
Gritting Update – Sun 4 Jan
Our grateful thanks go to the two Andys, B and H for going out this afternoon to salt the hill. Looks like a bit of snow/sleet again overnight and it’s cold until mid morning. Extra salt has been put down at the awkward points but, as usual, treat with care
Anne Mayes
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Gritting Update – Sat 3 Jan
Our grateful thanks go to Andy B and Jarrod for going out this afternoon to salt the hill. Unfortunately, despite paying for a full service this summer it appears that the gritter is playing up a bit. Fingers crossed it keeps going. It’s mostly dry but conditions can change so, as usual, treat the hill with care.
Anne Mayes
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Gritting Update – Fri 2 Jan
You will have noticed that we’ve got problems in three places on the hill with springs/seepage/runoff and we still have. We are told that DCC will put Ice warning signs up at the bottom of the hill and SWW will repair the fractured main on Monday. It makes life difficult as anything the Team put down will be washed away. As precipitation is forecast overnight, it is, I’m afraid, pretty pointless our going out. It’s a perpetual dilemma for volunteers with a small towable gritter, we can’t go out several times during the night as the Council Gritters do. Please though take care if this freezes over tonight and tomorrow morning. The bins are there for anyone to use on the road. Anne Mayes
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Gritting Update – Wed 31 Dec
Our grateful thanks go to Andy H and Matt for gritting the whole length of the hill today. Please though take care if the water on the hill freezes over tonight – highly likely. Apparently the water from the Venn drive is from a fractured water main, SWW are aware so, hopefully that should be solved – one down! There’s an Amber Cold Weather Alert until next Tuesday.
Anne Mayes
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Gritting Update – Tues 30 Dec
You will have noticed that we’ve got problems in three places on the hill with springs/seepage/runoff and this is despite Highways being told of them when the road was closed for resurfacing. It makes life difficult as anything the Team put down risks being washed away. However, Andy H and Don have been out today to grit the hill from Pooks down to the bottom. Please though take care if this freezes over tonight. Both Andy B and Andy H have been using grit from the bins prior to today on the bit by Southwood. The bins are there for anyone to use on the road. Our thanks go to all three. Anne Mayes
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