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)
Beaford Parish Council received a grant from the HMCEF for a project to patch an estate road, Shepherds Meadow, within their community. Read more >
Bradford and Cookbury Parish Council received funding from the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). The sum of £1000.00 was approved and the parish council used the money to hire equipment to enable ditch clearing to be undertaken. Read more >
Ermington Parish Council were granted funding to purchase road signs and cones to use in the Parish. Read more >
Bridestowe Parish Council were awarded funding towards the employment of a contractor to undertake grass cutting, weed spraying and hedge cutting within the parish and to fund the purchase of equipment for highway maintenance work. Read more >
Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council received funding of £2000.00 from the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). Read more >
Information about the applications for the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) that were approved in 2017/18. Read more >
Following the receipt of a further grant from the Highways Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund, Thornbury Hamlets has been able to purchase a new whacker plate and a variety of shovels and brushes, to speed up our work. Read more >
Braunton Parish Council took part in a ‘Tidy-Up Community Day’ in Knowle, which included flail cutting along the pavement. Read more >
North Tawton Town Council were awarded £3,000 for vegetation management through the HMCEF. Whimple Parish Council received a grant to purchase Personal Protection Equipment for volunteers and highway equipment. Read more >