Local & Tourism Information

Queen's Platinum Jubilee Gift of Honiton Lace

Earlier this year a well-known local lace maker made an image of the Town Crest in Honiton lace. This was sent to Buckingham Palace in recognition of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as a gift from the town. Honiton Lace was first made in Honiton in approx 1560 and was a great cottage industry in the town until the early 1800's when a net making machine was invented. Queen Victoria gave the industry a great boost in 1839 when she ordered that her wedding dress and veil be made of Honiton lace and her first child Princess Victoria also wore a robe made of Honiton lace for her christening. In previous years the speaker of the House of Commons wore a jabot and cuffs made from Honiton lace.

"Yes 1" Your Energy Saving Conference took place on Saturday, 2nd April 2022. Please click on the headings below to access the presentations given at the event.

ECOE - Solar Energy - The Beehive Case Study

ECOE - Sustainable Warmth - Tackling Net Zero & Fuel Poverty

Trustmark - Government Endorsed Quality Scheme - Property Improvement & Retrofit

Target CO2 - Accessing Government Grants for Heating & Insulation

Bradfords, Honiton

Passivhaus Presentation

Nu-Heat Presentation Part 1

Nu-Heat Presentation Par

Honiton Town Councillors sit on the committees of various organisations in the town as representatives of the Council. These organisations are shown below together with a link to their website, if they have one:-

Allhallows Charity

Honiton United Charities

Honiton Chamber of Commerce

Honiton Charter Day

Citizens Advice East Devon

Honiton Community Use Building

Dementia Friendly Honiton

Devon Association of Local Councils

Fair Trade Steering Group

Friends of the Glen

Friends of Honiton Station

Honiton & Axminster Community Safety Group

Honiton Community Complex

Honiton Hot Pennies Ceremony

Honiton Millennium Green

Honiton Twinning Association

Honiton Hospital & Community League of Friends

Primary Care Mental Health

TRIP

A35 Parishes Group

IRF Coast to Country Project

Please select your subject from the links shown which will give you further details.

Tourism Information

If you are looking for beautiful places to visit and stay in Devon, the

Honiton (visitdevon.co.uk), Visit Devon and Devon Guide websites give you all the information you need.

HONITON'S INFORMATION BOARD

DEVON HIGHWAYS

For highways information during severe weather for the Honiton area, click on the link below to view their important updates:-

Highways information for your community during severe weather (govdelivery.com)

GRIT BINS

Devon County Council (DCC) provides a number of Grit Bins across Honiton. Their location can be found by following this link and the DCC map. Should you find a problem with the Grit Bin (eg empty or damaged) please Report that to DCC also using the following page.

Grit Bins map (devon.gov.uk)

FLOODING

Flooding is the responsibility of a range of people and organisations. The Town Council does not have responsibility to prevent or alleviate flooding. Nevertheless, the Council has an Emergency Plan and Flooding specific Action Card. It has also decided to distribute sandbags (provided by and also available from EDDC) and has a small stock of sand at the Beehive, which through prior arrangement, the public can collect.

The Environment Agency informs the Council of Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings together with a map and other information (eg how to prepare for flooding). These can be found at:

Check for flooding in England - GOV.UK (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk)

People can sign up to receive Flood Warnings from the Environment Agency at:

Flood Plan Annex Part 2.pdf (honiton.gov.uk)

SOUTHWEST WATER - SAVE EVERY DROP

In February we launched our “Save Every Drop” campaign highlighting how climate change, increasing population and higher water demand is resulting in challenges for our water resources. Higher demand leads to an increasing risk that what our region needs for drinking water requires us to take more water from the natural environment.

The campaign offers simple tips and advice on how to save water at home and at work and offers a range of simple to fit water efficiency devices. Working on the principle that if we all do a little, it will add up to a lot.

The benefits of reducing our demand are wide-ranging - Save Every Drop focuses on the positives of not having to take so much from the natural environment to meet our demands, but households and businesses on a water meter can also benefit from reduced bills for using less.

This water-saving campaign will evolve to meet changing behaviours and challenges. Throughout the summer we will be promoting this message across radio, billboards, buses, service station media, emails, letters, social media, and digital media targeting residents, businesses and tourists who visit the South West region.

We’re asking for your support to help share this important message with your communities and have developed a range of assets and materials to use as you think best to spread this message.

For more information, please visit our campaign website: Save Every Drop

To download Save Every Drop materials, please visit: Save Every Drop Campaign materials

For enquiries, further support, additional materials or ideas on how to improve Save Every Drop, please email: campaigns@southwestwater.co.uk.

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL PROPOSED ON STREET PARKING CHARGES

Devon County Council is proposing to expand its on street 'pay to park' scheme to other places in the County including Honiton, and have produced a report intended to explain the reasoning behind this. Please click here to view the report.

DEFIBRILLATORS

To find out where the nearest defibrillator to you is located, you can click on the link below which takes you to the national database website:-

Defib finder – find the defibrillators nearest you.

To use a public defibrillator, you should call 999 during which call they will tell you the code needed to gain access to it (this is to deter vandalism). However, some defibrillators are not registered with the national database and they may require you to follow other instructions in order to unlock them, such as call a specified number on the defibrillator unit itself.

COMMUNITY SERVICES IN DEVON

You may be interested in Community Services in Devon, or you may like to visit the Devon Communities Together Training Hub Programme at http://www.devoncommunities.org.uk/

Click on the following link to view Devon Communities Together Pick 'n' Mix Training Menu http://www.devoncommunities.org.uk/Pages/Events/Category/social-enterprise

Click on the following link for benefits and financial support: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/financial-support-and-advice/help-with-household-bills/#article-content

Click on the following link for information from Devon County Council regarding help for people struggling with rising costs of food & energy: More help for people struggling with rising costs of food and energy; be safe and respectful this Halloween and road users reminded to ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’ as clocks go back (govdelivery.com)

A new programme from Devon Communities Together (Community Council for Devon) starting immediately in the new year is offering support for community projects/enterprises. This may be of interest for those with village halls, aspirations for community-run shops, pubs, or even Community Land Trust.

Enterprise Support: New Start Devon Project | Devon Communities Together

Please contact Devon Communities Together direct (via the contact in the link above) if you wish to find out more or express an interest.

HONITON RING & RIDE

Click here for details on Honiton Ring and Ride April-June 2023

LOCAL BUSINESS'S

Searching for local business's is made easy by clicking on the following link: http://www.misterwhat.co.uk/

THE BEEHIVE

The Beehive, Honiton’s new Community Complex is now open. For more information on how to book any of the facilities at The Beehive, or for details of events, please go to http://www.beehivehoniton.co.uk/

POLICE NEWSLETTERS

Honiton Town: Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter:-

August 2023

Rural Affairs: East Devon Policing Newsletter:-

August 2023

REPORT IT

If you need to report a matter or make an enquiry to East Devon District Council regarding recycling, council tax or benefits or a maintenance matter regarding roads/pavements/streetlights to Devon County Council you can do so via the links given below:-

East Devon District Council

Report Vandalism

Report graffiti

Report a Missed Collection

Report abandoned vehicle - East Devon

Report Fly Tipping

Report Dead Animals

Report a Damaged Bus Shelter

Reporting Overgrown Grass

Reporting Suspected Tenancy Fraud

Report Light Pollution

Noise Complaints

Report a Full Litter Bin

Devon County Council | Services and information for Devon residents

SUSPECTED BIRD FLU IN EAST DEVON

Devon has seen a recent increase in the number of birds, of different breeds, with bird flu, and the current guidance is to not touch dead or visibly sick birds (or allow dogs near them).

You can make a report on the EDDC website here: Report a dead animal - Animal details

Any reports of sick or dead birds are dealt with quickly, and often on the same day. The EDDC team are fully trained and equipped with the correct PPE to deal with suspected cases of bird flu.

A press release on the latest details was sent out last week and can be read here for your information: 7 September 2022 - Bird flu cases in Devon prompt warning - East Devon

On 17 October 2022 an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was declared by the Government across the whole of England - see below a link to the published leaflet. This was because of the increased number of cases of the disease across the country.

avian-influenza-aipz-leaflet.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Full details of what is required can be found on the government website - www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#AIPZ

WEATHER

For severe weather warnings and the weather in general for the UK visit the Met Office website on the link given below:-

Weather and climate change - Met Office

Met Office Community Resilience Leaflet

COUNCIL TAX NOTICE - 2023/2024

Please click on the link - Council Tax Notice 2023/2024

FIND YOUR NEAREST DENTIST

Search for your nearest dentists and find dentists taking on new patients. Find NHS dentists and private dentists with Dentist Near Me:-

Dentist Near Me - Find NHS Dentist & Private Dentists

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