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Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) overview 2019/20

Road wardens, Plymtree volunteers

We received a total of 44 bids in 2019/20 and approved 41 of those.  We provided over £12,000.00 of funding to enable projects valuing over £27,400.00 to be undertaken in the community.

Parish Summery of Work
Clyst Hydon Parish Council Pothole repair material
Lustleigh Parish Council Pothole repair material
Modbury Parish Council Pothole repair material
Plymtree Parish Council Pothole repair material
Whimple Parish Council Pothole repair material
Winkleigh Parish Council Pothole repair material
North Bovey Conservation Group Pothole repair material
Bradford and Cookbury Parish Council Pothole repair material
Hittisleigh Parish Council Pothole repair material
Thorverton and Bramford Speke Parish Council Pothole repair material
Lustleigh Parish Council PPE/Equipment
Peter Tavy Parish Council Drainage works
Diptford Parish Council Parish Lengthsman services
Marlborough Parish Council Cycle Track maintenance
Ashprington Parish Council Parish Lengthsman services
Cranbrook Town Council Weed clearance
Crediton Town Council Manual salt spreader
Luppitt Parish Council Drainage works
Peter Tavy Parish Council Ditch clearance works
Plasterdown Grouped Parish Council Replacement finger post
Brixton Parish Council Signage and storage shed
Christow Parish Council Parish lengthsman services
Great Torrington Town Council Grass cutting equipment
Ilsington Parish Council Parish lengthsman services
Bishops Clyst Parish Council Ditch clearance works
Hennock Parish Council Parish lengthsman services
Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council Contractors and volunteers to clear gullies
Talaton Parish Council Grass cutting and strimming
Ugborough Parish Council General maintenance works
Woolfardisworthy Parish Council Grass Cutting
Blackawton Parish Council Parish lengthsman services, including drainage
Buckland Filleigh Parish Council Drainage equipment and works
Dartmoor Forest Parish Council Ditching works
Dittisham Parish Council Parsh lengthsman services, including drainage
Halberton Parish Council Pothole and hedge maintenance
North Molton Parish Council Verge cutting, plough and siding, drainage works
Slapton Parish Council PPE/Equipment
West Hill Parish Council Parish lengthsman services
West Hill Parish Council Weed Clearance

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road leading into Hennock

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 >

Blackawton Parish Council were awarded funding from the HMCEF to carry out drainage works around the Parish. Read more >

White road sign in the countryside

Throwleigh and Murchington Parish Council were granted funding through the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) to enable maintenance work to sign posts within the parish. Read more >

raised concrete ares with steps leading to a bench and parish noticeboard in Buckfastleigh

Buckfastleigh Town Council successfully applied for a grant of £700.00, through the HMCEF to enable the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) and a shed for the storage of tools and personal protective equipment. Read more >

surface dressing of road at Sheepwash with traffic cones

Sheepwash Parish Council received two funding allocations, totalling £1152.86 in order to carry out works on the road from Sheepwash Bridge to Highampton. Read more >

wooden shelter with seating on grass verge at side of a road

Talaton Parish Council have secured funding through the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund to assist with general highway related maintenance throughout the parish. Read more >

Pothole filling trials

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 >

wall on side of road cleared from weeds bramble and earth

North Tawton Town Council received funding through the HMCEF to clear a wall and hedge free from weeds, brambles and earth accumulation to make the road safer for pedestrians to use. Read more >


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