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It means work can get underway to improve access and make best use of the space in the building so as to provide a 100 seater restaurant, a bar area and a takeaway service fronting on to The Den.
The first stage of the building changes will see the public toilets – excluding the disabled WC – currently on the ground floor being closed from 1 November and being replaced by temporary public toilets on The Den. These will operate until implementation of the Town Council’s plans to locate new public WCs at the nearby former aquarium.
Preparatory work on The Den for the temporary toilets will start early October so that the new portacabin toilets will be in place and operating before those in the former Beachcomber building are closed.
Executive Member for Corporate Resources, Cllr Richard Keeling welcomed the news that the planning application, submitted in July, had been successful.
“This is an important step in establishing a landmark venue in Teignmouth that both local people and visitors will want to use. It also enables building work to be carried out over the winter months so that the new Captain’s Table will hopefully be able to open next spring or summer.
“Without closing the public WCs in the building, this would not be possible and so as to avoid unnecessary delays we are establishing modern temporary loos on The Den situated by the building.”
Lottery launch generates enthusiastic response
Almost 100 organisations from across the district registered to join yesterday’s Zoom launch of The Teignbridge Lottery for Communities which has already generated 15 applications to be part of this new exciting fundraising initiative for good causes.
Participants joined from across the district and included groups involved in arts, health and wellbeing, food and nutrition, libraries, young people, children and older people.
Organised in partnership with Teignbridge CVS the event included contributions from Cllr Martin Wrigley, Sue Wroe from Teignbridge CVS, local poet Matt Harvey, lottery specialists Gatherwell and as well as a Q&A session.
The launch event explained how organisations could get involved, help promote the lottery and benefit from the funding raised which will see 50% of the ticket sales go direct to the good causes and 10% going into a small grants fund that we will distribute to local projects.
The event also marked the launch of our lottery website which enables charities and good causes to get involved with the lottery and for residents to buy their tickets, the first of which will go on sale at the beginning of November.
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Recognising the contribution of voluntary and community groups
A highlight of this week's lottery launch was a poem ‘A difference in Teignbridge’, written for the occasion by Matt Harvey and read by him.
In it, Matt describes the impact of Covid on the voluntary and community sector, and name checks many of the organisations attending the launch, and the difference they make to society.
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A Difference in Teignbridge
A poem by Matt Harvey
(for Teignbridge CVS for the Launch of the Teignbridge Lottery)
Home alone, our lives postponed
are we morose in Moretonhampstead, discommoded in Kingsteignton?
Down in the dumps in Dawlish, bored to tears in Bishopsteignton?
No – beyond the cosy creamy dreamy clotted cliché Devon
we’re keeping our distance and making a difference, 24/7
We’re foodbank donators, loo roll locators,
We’re day-to-day down-to-earth door-to-door waiters,
We’re makers of suppers, grocery collectors,
prescription picker uppers, community connectors,
We’re next-door-neighbour-noticers, we’re loneliness detectors
So many kinds of zooming keeping human facing human
Families across Teignbridge are looked after by Homestart
Bovey Tracey Knitters have been making pairs of hearts
Westbank in Exminster offer exercise classes
at Alice Cross they coax over-fifties to get up off our sofas
We’re online first aiders, doorstep serenaders,
the-extra-mile-going provision providers,
givers-of-succour to the stuck-insiders
Wellmoor – Moretonhampstead – delivers digital support
Be Buckfastleigh’s activities range from bat-watching to sport
at Horsemanship For Health they offer healing for the mind
What do all these have in common? – they’re in Teignbridge and they’re kind
They’re VCSE’s, providing care, hope & adventure
Ipplepen Community Hub’s Memory Café, offers support for dementia
Just a few tips of a big-hearted iceberg,
the wafer-thin edge of a Teignbridge-wide wedge
Respectful, responsive, above-and-beyonders,
filling the absence of the heart’s growing fondness
Now we’re cared-for in Kingskerswell, nurtured in Newton,
held dear in Dawlish and nourished in Ashburton
We’re whatever-the-problem-is solution finders,
unabashed other-people’s-business minders
in Teignbridge we’re making a difference – the difference is kindness
Dealing with bullying and online challenges
These are the topics to be discussed at the last two sessions of the popular series of Lets’ Talk Teenagers free online support
You can still sign up to join the remaining sessions, even if you have missed the earlier sessions. The remaining dates and times are on 4 and 5 October, between 7-8pm.
An updated toolkit is available after the courses for everyone who signs up, which also covers topics from earlier sessions such as drugs and alcohol, body image, self-care and social and emotional changes.
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Roadmap to net zero published
The final version of the Devon Carbon Plan was published this week by the Devon Climate Emergency (DCE) partnership.
Supported by the latest scientific evidence, the Plan is Devon’s roadmap to becoming net-zero by 2050 at the latest, spelling out what we all have to do to create a resilient, sustainable county where people and nature can thrive.
The Plan sets out a range of detailed, evidence-based solutions and strategic objectives for national and local policy makers in areas such as energy production, transport, and the buildings we live and work in. It sets out in stark terms that to achieve net-zero we must increase the amount of renewable energy we produce and use.
In addition to the full Devon Carbon Plan, a Quick Read version is also available, highlighting the key actions that Devon can take to become net-zero by 2050 at the latest.
Twitter Q&A
DCE will be answering questions on Twitter at noon on Tuesday on the Devon Carbon Plan. If you want to know how to get involved with creating a net-zero Devon or if you have a question, tag @devonclimate and use the hashtag #DevonCarbonPlan2022
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Leisure vacancies: Casuals - Sports Coach Level 1, Sports Coach Level 2, Leisure Assistant and Swimming Teacher
Waste vacancies: LGV Driver/Loader, Loader
Full details of all vacancies and closing dates for applying are on our jobs portal.
Protect yourself by having COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine
Everyone eligible for a free flu vaccine and a COVID-19 booster is being urged by the UKHSA to take up the offer as soon as possible ahead of what could be a difficult winter with respiratory viruses circulating widely.
The UKHSA says there are early indications that COVID-19 rates are beginning to rise ahead of winter, increasing the threat to people’s health.
The latest flu virus has caused waves of infection in southern hemisphere countries such as Australia, which has also experienced flu circulating earlier than usual in their winter season, leading public health experts in the UK to warn of a difficult winter ahead.
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Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, said: “This is a clarion call for everyone in Devon, who is eligible for the free flu vaccine and the coronavirus booster, to come forward as soon as they are invited to do so.
“Taking up both the COVID-19 booster and flu jab is an essential form of protection against these respiratory viruses.
“Vaccines are the best way for us to protect ourselves from serious illness this winter, and I urge everyone who is eligible, not to be complacent, and to take up the vaccines when invited to do so.”
Study results from early in the pandemic show individuals who catch both flu and COVID-19 at the same time, known as co-infection, are around twice as likely to suffer death compared to those who only have COVID-19.
Those eligible for a Covid -19 booster (or their first or second jabs) can make an appointment on line or find a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site to get vaccinated without needing an appointment.
As well as taking up the vaccines, the UKHSA is encouraging everyone to help stop the spread of respiratory viruses this winter by practising good hand hygiene, wearing masks in crowded or enclosed public spaces and covering your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze.
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Help with money and debt guidance
Anyone facing financial difficulties can get guidance on money and debt problems via Money Helper UK, which provides support based upon your individual circumstances. It provides information on the issues you need to tackle first, ways of staying on top of bills and how and were you can find extra local support.
You can find other sources of cost of living information and support on our website.
Industrial disputes impact on train services
GWR is reminding travellers that there will be no service whatsoever on strike days on the majority of its network.
Industrial action is currently scheduled for Saturday 1, Wednesday 5, Thursday 6, Friday 7, and Saturday 8 October.
A full list of where GWR is able to operate trains each day is available on its dedicated strike web page. These will be extremely limited and will start later and finish much earlier than usual.
GWR is advising its customers to only travel if absolutely necessary and to make alternative arrangements. The strikes will also impact the start of services on Sunday 2 October and Sunday 9 October.
Journey planners are being updated with revised timetables in areas where services are running and specific information for each date is available on GWR's website, along with information on refunds and use of tickets on alternative dates.
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SME Carbon footprinting workshop series
 How can a local enterprise in Devon take meaningful action on climate change?
SMEs can find out by joining Low Carbon Devon for a series of workshops which will walk you through the process of calculating your carbon emissions. Workshops will be held on 20 October, 3, 10 and 17 November in person with an online option available.
You can find out more and register for a free place on the University of Plymouth’s website
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