Case Study
2018/19 Overview of the Road Warden Scheme and the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF)
During 2018/19, a further 16 road warden agreements were signed. There are now 73 agreements in place across the County.
A total of 16 volunteers were trained in Chapter 8 Accreditation, 5 volunteers in a one-day traffic management for community events course and 43 have registered for our free Highway Safety Awareness Course.
A total of 60 HMCEF bids were received and 50 were approved. The total number of approved grants totalled approximately £36,500 which will enable over £100,000 of project work to take place.
| Parish | Summary |
|---|---|
| All Saints Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Axminster Town Council | Pothole repair material and tamper |
| Bere Ferrers | Pothole repair material |
| Chardstock Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Great Torrington Town Council | Pothole repair material |
| Horrabridge Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Lustleigh Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Modbury Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Newton Poppleford & Harpford Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| North Bovey Conservation Group | Pothole repair material |
| Nymet Rowland Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Plymtree Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Poltimore Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Sheepwash Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Shute Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Thornbury Hamlets Council | Pothole repair material |
| Winkleigh Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Bradford & Cookbury Parish Council | Pothole repair material and digger hire |
| Brixton Parish Council | Funding for additional training for 10 volunteers |
| Cheriton Bishop Parish Council | Purchase of salt spreader |
| Chittlehamholt, Sattersleigh & Warkleigh Parish Council | Highway cleaning work |
| Christow Parish Council | Lengthsman duties |
| Clayhidon Parish Council | Gully cleaning |
| Clyst St George Parish Council | Pothole repair material |
| Doddiscombsleigh Parish Council | Hire of road sweeper |
| Great Torrington Town Council | Repair of railings |
| Holbeton Parish Council | To support the work of the road warden, various projects |
| Ilfracombe Town Council | Lawnmower purchase |
| Ilfracombe Town Council | Drainage works and pothole repair material |
| Luppitt Parish Council | Lengthsman duties |
| Lustleigh Parish Council | Pothole repair material and equipment |
| North Molton Parish Council | Drainage, weed spraying, hedge trimming |
| North Tawton Town Council | Hedge trimming |
| Northam Town Council | Purchase of shredder for removal of green waste |
| Northam Town Council | Training and qualification for weed killing apparatus |
| Okehampton Town Council | Verge maintenance |
| Rewe Parish Council | Upgrading and widening of footpath |
| Sticklepath Parish Council | Grass cutting and weed spraying |
| Stoke Canon Parish Council | Upgrading and widening of footpath |
| Talaton Parish Council | General maintenance |
| Teignmouth Town Council | Works undertaken on trees |
| Thornbury Hamlets Council | Tools and equipment |
| West Hill Parish Council | Verge improvement and maintenance |
| Whimple Parish Council | Additional salt bins |
| Woolfardisworthy Parish Council | Replacement finger posts |
| Woolfardisworthy Parish Council | Grass cutting |
More case studies - Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF)
How Bideford Town Council have made use of the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund. Read more >
Beer, Bovey Tracey, Buckland Tout Saints, Modbury and Yealmpton parish councils have all successfully applied for grants through the HMCEF, in order to purchase tools and equipment to enable works within their local areas. Read more >
Beaford Parish Council received a grant from the HMCEF for a project to patch an estate road, Shepherds Meadow, within their community. Read more >
Stoke Canon Parish Council have been awarded funding for the upgrade and widening on an existing footpath. Read more >
Hennock Parish Council were awarded funding from the HMCEF towards the cost of employing a contractor to undertake lengthsman duties within the parish. Read more >
Strete Parish Council were awarded funding towards the clearance of vegetation and cleaning of roadside drains along the A379. Read more >
We received a total of 50 bids in 2021/22 for HMCEF and approved 40 of those. We provided over £26,000.00 of funding to enable projects valuing over £107,000.00 to be undertaken in the community. Read more >
Sticklepath Parish Council received funding from the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). The money contributed towards contractor costs for verge cutting and weed spraying throughout the parish. Read more >
