{"id":69786,"date":"2026-05-20T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=69786"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:06:41","slug":"call-more-volunteer-road-wardens-devon-as-scheme-marks-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/call-more-volunteer-road-wardens-devon-as-scheme-marks-10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for more volunteer road wardens in Devon as scheme marks 10th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>It\u2019s 10 years since Devon County Council rolled out its community road warden scheme across the county, and to mark the milestone, councillors have issued a rallying cry for new recruits to come forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteer Road Wardens are supported by the County Council to organise and carry out minor work in their local community such as weed clearance, grass cutting, sign cleaning, and small drainage work. They can also request training to carry out small pothole repairs using a simple-to-use pothole repair material paid for by Devon County Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 140 towns and parishes across Devon are currently part of the scheme, and Councillor Louise Wainwright, County Councillor for Salcombe, is leading the charge in calling for more to sign up. Councillor Wainwright will be joined by road wardens at the River Discovery Zone at the Devon County Show this week (21-23 May) to promote the Road Warden Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Call for more volunteer road wardens in Devon as scheme marks 10th anniversary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RfEw4zl9sko?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6a0dea1e0ef69\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Louise Wainwright said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to community spirit, Devon is second to none, and I\u2019m hoping people can harness that to add to the number of Road Wardens across the county. There are huge benefits to the Road Warden scheme and its real value is in early intervention \u2013 \u201ca stitch in time\u201d, if you like. If road wardens can repair small potholes in their local roads, it can go a long way to preventing or at least delaying them from deteriorating further and becoming safety defects which the County Council repair. Our 8,000-mile road network is the biggest of any authority in the country, and the work of our volunteer Road Wardens complements our highway maintenance service by enabling communities to deliver their priority maintenance in their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/UserData\/5\/7\/5\/Info00011575\/bigpic.jpg\" alt=\"Councillor Louise Wainwright\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=11575\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Louise Wainwright<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Road Wardens receive free Chapter 8 training from the County Council, which teaches them how to create a safe environment for highway work. Devon County Council also provides Road Wardens with third party liability cover for properly completed volunteer work as well as covering the cost of the pothole repair material.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-6a0dea1e0f02f\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Dan Thomas, Cabinet Member for Highways, said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p>\u201cOur thanks go to all of the volunteer Community Road Wardens from the towns and parishes across Devon that are part of this scheme. They demonstrate a huge amount of commitment and dedication in their local communities. It\u2019s important to note that Road Wardens don\u2019t replace the work of our highways teams. Should a Road Warden choose to carry out a repair, it would be smaller potholes that aren\u2019t at the stage where the County Council would be required to intervene. Our highways teams continue to repair potholes that are classed as safety defects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/UserData\/8\/3\/7\/Info00005738\/bigpic.jpg\" alt=\"Councillor Dan Thomas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5738\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Dan Thomas, Cabinet Member for Highways<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p>Devon County Council is investing over \u00a344 million of revenue funding into highways maintenance this financial year. There is also more than \u00a3100 million of capital investment for preventative and routine maintenance, including \u00a315m of the authority\u2019s own money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the road warden scheme please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/self-help\/road-warden-scheme\">https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/devonhighways\/self-help\/road-warden-scheme<\/a> 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