 Photo from The Tar Barrels of Ottery St Mary, which will be returning on 4 November
Hello,
In this week's newsletter there is some helpful information for communities that have been affected by the recent flash flooding.
Upcoming events in East Devon include fire door awareness days that could help save lives, the final weekend of Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2023, and a fascinating artist talk and demo at Thelma Hulbert Gallery.
Keep scrolling to find out more about what's going on in East Devon👇
 News and updates:
StreetScene teams clean up after flash floods
Local communities have expressed their gratitude to East Devon District Council's StreetScene teams, who responded rapidly to Sunday's flash flooding. Clean up operations have been carried out around Knowle Village and Clyst St Mary, where flooding carried debris and mainly affected roads.
 Impact of flash floods being examined
More than 140 properties are thought to have flooded across Devon during flash floods on Sunday, 17 September.
Devon County Council has provided some helpful information about what to do before, during and after flooding, and contact details for reporting the impacts of flooding in your community.
Devon Community Resilience Forum has emergency funding of up to £1,500 for areas recently affected by floods. Community groups can apply for financial support here.
 Support people in need with our textile reuse scheme
 As a textile reuse scheme, rather than a recycling scheme, it's important to keep textiles clean and dry
Good quality textiles and shoes, bagged and placed securely in your kerbside green recycling box, will go to The Salvation Army for reuse or sale.
We are unable to collect duvets, pillows and cushions. Please place those items in your wheeled grey refuse bin or take them to the recycling centre.
For those of you wondering if your textiles or shoes are of good quality for collection, we suggest, that if you ask yourself, ‘would I buy this from a charity shop?’ If the answer is yes, then please place them out for collection, if not, then please place them in your wheeled grey refuse bin, which will then go to the Exeter Energy From Waste Plant.
During times of wet weather, you may wish to hang on to your textiles and put them out for collection in a drier period to ensure they don’t get wet and are reusable.
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Events in East Devon
Fire door awareness events in Exmouth and Sidmouth could help save lives
 East Devon District Council's Communities team has arranged events in Exmouth and Sidmouth to highlight the importance of fire doors and the role they play in protecting lives and properties.
Fire Door Safety Week events will be taking place at Morgan Court Community Centre in Exmouth on Tuesday 26 September from 10am to 1pm, and Lymebourne Park Community Centre in Sidmouth on Wednesday 27 September from 10am to 12pm.
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2023 concludes this weekend
 This year's festival kicked off on Wednesday with a lineup of fascinating authors, speakers, and some musical events too.
There are still some spaces available events this weekend...
 Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Join exhibiting artist's talk and demo
 Saturday 30 September, 11am - 1pm. £18 or free for 15-25 year olds
Exhibiting artist Sally Baldwin will be offering a fascinating window into her art practice demonstrating how her intricate artworks are created.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX thelmahulbert.com
Discover more events in the local area by heading to the East Devon Excellence website
Have your say
Should West Hill be a separate neighbourhood area to Ottery St Mary?
 East Devon District Council is currently consulting on proposals for the designation of a new Neighbourhood Area for the parish of West Hill. This would remove the area from the existing Ottery St Mary and West Hill Neighbourhood Area.
For full details of the application, and how to submit comments before the closing date of 9am on Monday 30 October 2023
How should East Devon District Council support businesses' decarbonisation?
 East Devon District Council is developing a scheme to support small and medium size businesses to reduce their environmental impact.
If you're part of the business community follow the link to...
Take part in other open consultations
Latest newsletters
 Council meetings dates
Over the next week the following East Devon District Council meetings are taking place. Any public meetings will be streamed live to the Council’s YouTube channel, and in the event of difficulties these will be streamed on our Facebook page instead.
Calling all businesses and entrepreneurs in East Devon - Prosper is here to help!
 Prosper is a new, free, business support programme aimed at helping businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve their business development ambitions.
Specialised support offered through Prosper is designed to help businesses and entrepreneurs to improve productivity, reach net zero goals, move into new markets, develop new products and more.
Stay up to date with the latest news about grants, opportunities, funding and training for businesses, by subscribing to the East Devon Business newsletter
New fund for East Devon creatives
 Funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The Creative East Devon Fund from Arts & Culture East Devon (ACED) provides grants of up to £3,000 to local art & culture initiatives and projects. For details of eligible projects, please read the FAQs.
The fund opens for applications on Monday 2 October and closes on Wednesday 15 November.
If you are interested in applying, we encourage having a conversation with Sarah Elghady, ACED Cultural Producer, in advance by emailing aced@eastdevon.gov.uk
National campaign raises awareness of help and support with breastfeeding
 This year's theme is 'everyone has a part to play in helping mums to breastfeed'
To mark National Breastfeeding Week, the NHS has provided guidance to support mothers with the challenges they may face.
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