[DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] A Community Appraisal for Chardstock Parish Index OTHER SERVICES! The following services are considered reasonable to good : MAINS WATER REFUSE COLLECTION TELEPHONE MAINS ELECTRICITY STREET LIGHTING (“It should not be there. Live in a town if that's what you want!”) The following are considered rather poor: ROAD MAINTENANCE ROADSIDE CARE/STREET CLEANING VERGE MAINTENANCE WINTER WEATHER SERVICE “Too many potholes which take too long to fill!” Most people have no opinion on the reliability of the public telephone call boxes [presumably we all have mobiles? Eds.]. There was very little support for a public loo [presumably we all have our own!!! Eds.]. Many think that mains gas would be an advantage and a majority would like a local emergency depot for salt, sandbags etc. Although most think that Neighbourhood Watch is a good idea and would like to be in a scheme, there is general ignorance about it, with few people knowing who their co-ordinator is, and nearly a third not knowing whether they are in a scheme or not! “More communication” “Better publicity” “It’s me!” Nearly everyone reads the Newsletter and most consider the contents to be about right. “Keep in the anecdotes” Those who use the Mobile Library find the service reasonable to good, although it is only used by a very small number of people, possibly because of its limited route and stopping places. Index Top EMPLOYMENT The greatest number of replies express no opinion as to whether more employment is required! Those who do have an opinion favour agriculture, forestry and fishing, and we did have suggestions of employing a road maintenance man and a local ‘bobby’! “Tourism – no way!” “Any job that I can get …..” Index Top WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE IN THE PARISH? Here is a selection of the suggestions made: Seat by Post Office           More benches       Recycling Facilities         Dog scoop bin                 Independent village pub        Beach           Like it as it is – no major changes please Central car park      More/better passing places on road between village and A358    Speed ramps             One-way system             Decent roads            Chemist’s Shop International Airport        Decorative village name board       Better sports facilities    Village Policeman        Visible Policeman       Sleeping Policemen        Tennis Courts     Speed limits that work      Affordable housing for young, elderly and large families Football Pitch       Cycle Route       Archery Butts       Bowling Green        Tea Rooms [Previous Page] [Index] [Next Page] [DF&F Main Menu] [Community Profiles Menu] [Community Appraisals Menu] [Top of Page] [Devon C.C. Homepage] Page Created: March 2002 This Information was provided by Corporate Information Services Send any comments, enquiries, etc. to DRIS@devon.gov.uk