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HMS Triumph will exercise its Freedom of the Town of Newton Abbot on Saturday 1^st April. There will be a parade of crew members, accompanied by TS Ramehead Sea Cadet Volunteer Band, starting from Victoria Gardens and passing through Courtenay Street.

The procession will finish with a ceremony near St Leonard’s Tower, Wolborough Street, after which there will be a reception at Newton’s Place where the Mayor will perform the official opening of this community building, museum and town council offices.

HMS Triumph is Newton Abbot’s affiliated submarine. She is a Trafalgar Class, the seventh and final example of her type, and the tenth vessel and second submarine to bear the name. She is the Navy’s nineteenth nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine.

By Signing the pledge, the Council have agreed to treat Councillors, Clerks, Employees, Members of the Public & representatives of partner organisations and volunteers with civility and respect.

A public consultation was held between 29th April and 24th June 2022, in partnership with Teignbridge District Council (TDC), on plans for pedestrian enhancements to Queen Street, Newton Abbot. This consultation was to find out your views on the proposed changes.

Throughout the consultation, online events have taken place to allow you to speak to members of the project team. Online webinars have been held for the public and businesses where a presentation was given about the scheme; the presentation given was recorded and can be found here.

All information regarding the scheme can be found below. A Consultation Report has been published, summarising feedback received during the consultation.

STAFF at Newton Abbot Town Council have been hard at work giving the streets an early spring clean.

Maintenance engineers Harry and Les have been trying out their new Foamstream jet blaster, removing grime, chewing gum and weeds from the pavements in Courtenay Street.

The nifty piece of kit uses a mixture of steam and environmentally-safe chemicals to shift the muck that inevitably builds up in what is usually a busy town centre.

The transformation is quite remarkable with dirty grey walkways replaced in moments by bright, clean surfaces.

‘Thanks to lockdown the town centre is obviously much quieter than normal but when shoppers do return they will notice a fantastic improvement,’ said Town Clerk Phil Rowe.

‘We decided to invest in the Foamstream cleaner as we’re keen as a town council to make sure that Newton Abbot is an attractive destination not only for residents but people living elsewhere too.

‘We know from our research that people living in many nearby towns choose to shop in Newton Abbot and we intend to not only keep them coming in but to attract even more people too.

‘Having a clean and tidy street scene is an important part of our strategy, as will be our events programme that we intend to resume whenever the pandemic allows.

‘One particularly exciting project we’re still working on is a children’s street theatre event that will combine fantasy and history, right in the town centre.

‘We’ve plenty more up our sleeves too such as the return of our carnival and plenty more town centre entertainments.

‘Our essential shops remain open of course and we’d urge residents to keep using them, remembering at all times the ‘hands, face, space’ motto of course.

‘Life is far from normal right now but your town council promises to keep planning for the future and to make Newton Abbot a place to be proud of.’

Other parts of town are set to benefit from the Foamstream magic with ward members compiling a list of priority spots in need of attention.

A video of the cleaner in action can be seen here

Newton Abbot Town Council urges good causes to apply for grants

CHARITIES and community groups in Newton Abbot have been urged to take advantage of a financial support scheme operated by the Town Council.

Each year the authority sets aside a modest pot of cash to help organisations with their work in the town.

For 2020/2021 a total of £9,000 has been earmarked with some of that already having been claimed and put to good use.

Now with little more than four months to go until the end of the financial year, a call has gone out for the rest of the cash to be pumped into community projects.

Chair of the council’s Finance and Audit Committee, Cllr Colin Parker, said: ‘This money has been put aside with the express intention of supporting our town’s good causes.

‘While it may not be a huge sum we know what a difference even a grant of a few hundred pounds can make.

‘Groups don’t have to be registered charities to apply, provided you are genuine in your desire to help the people of Newton Abbot and can demonstrate how you go about that, then we’ll happily consider your case.

‘It’s easy to apply, we usually limit grants to £250, but as long as it’s within our remaining budget which currently sits at approximately £4,000, we will consider it.

‘There are so many residents trying to make a difference in Newton Abbot and as your Town Council we want to ensure that we help whenever we can.

‘It won’t be a case of first come, first served, but I’d urge people to get in touch sooner rather than later as we’re all having to work remotely at the moment and decision-making can take a little longer than normal.

‘We’re very proud of our town and delighted to be in a position to offer a little financial support, we look forward to hearing from anyone who thinks we might be able to assist.’

To apply call 01626 201120 or email [email protected].