FAQs, Colyton Parish Council, Devon.

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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

How do I contact the Town Clerk? Telephone 01297 552460
or to email click this address:

Where is the Council Office? In the Feoffees Town Hall, Market Place, Colyton

When is the Council office open to the public? The doors are open for the general public from 10.30 to 12.00 on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

Access for the disabled: Please make an appointment OR use the door entry phone at the entrance to the Feoffees Town Hall. A ground floor meeting can then be arranged.

How often is the council elected? Every four years.

When does the Parish Council Meet? On the 2nd Monday in the month.

Sub Committees
Planning meets normally two weeks after the Council meeting each month.
Finance meets normally two weeks after the Council meeting each month.
Amenities normally meets quarterly after the other sub committees.

How to:-

Arrange for Burials & memorials (Parish Council cemetery)
Regulations & fees with effect from 1st April 2010 The Parish Council Cemetery

INTERMENTS:

No interment or erection of any gravestone or tablet or any monumental inscription is allowed until prior written permission has been obtained from Colyton Parish Council.
The Council does not undertake the digging of graves. The digging and backfill of graves are performed by the Undertakers.
Minister's fees are the responsibility of the Undertakers.

GRAVESTONES, TABLETS AND INSCRIPTIONS

The erection of a memorial is not permitted until the Exclusive Rights of Burial have been purchased
Any memorial other than an approved headstone, tablet or vase will be permitted only at the discretion of the Parish Council
Kerbstones are not permitted
No flowers, trees or shrubs are to be planted in grave or cremation plots

Cemetery Fees
These fees apply where the person to be interred (or in respect of whom the right is granted) is, (or immediately before his/her death, was), an inhabitant of the Parish of Colyton. In all other cases, the fees will be doubled.

Interment of the body of a stillborn child whose age at the time of death did not exceed 1 month £14.50
Interment of the body of a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed 12 years £42.00
Interment of the body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded 12 years £185.00
Interment of cremated remains £80.00
For the scattering of cremated remains . £45.00.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF BURIAL
Including Deed of Assignment; purchase for 100 years:
Burial plot £370.00
Cremation plot £130.00
For a headstone or tablet with first inscription (grave number to be inscribed on the back) £120.00
For a headstone with a vase incorporated £120.00
For a vase only, £75.00
For each additional inscription £60.00

Report Crimes or Anti-Social Behaviour: To report an incident where an immediate response is not required or a crime has not been committed call 08452 777444.

Report an emergency, for instance if a crime is being committed: If the offenders are nearby or an incident requires immediate attendance call 999

To speak to our local Neighbourhood Policing Team at Seaton: contact: PC 6306 Steve Speariett Tel. 01297 626727 To email PC 6306 Stephen Speariett click the email address below:-

or contact PCSO 30196 Mike McGauley Tel. 01297 626700
To email PCSO 30196 Mike McGauley click the email address below:-

Police Station: Seaton Front Office is open Monday – Thursday 0800 – 1600
Friday 0800 – 1530 Seaton Police Station, 76 Queen Street, Seaton, EX12 2RJ
Tel. 01297 626700

Neighbourhood Policing website:
http://neighbourhoodpolicing.devon-cornwall.police.uk/BCU-1663/Sector-1739/NB-1744
See also the Seaton Rural Website enter “seaton rural” into Bing or Yahoo or Google.

Join the Police Cadets: Take a look at their website click the link below:-

http://neighbourhoodpolicing.devon-cornwall.police.uk/BCU-1663/Sector-1739/NB-1744/Cadets/Pages/default.aspx It includes an application form.

Report poor road conditions: Responsibility for Highway maintenance rests with Devon County Council. Please report problems to East Area Highways telephone 0845 155 1004 or to email click the email address below:-

Please send a copy of your email to the Parish Council with any complaints (click the Contact Us button on the menu). Our County Councillor chairs regular meetings of the Colyton Traffic Group, the group includes council and highways representatives.

Find out about a Planning application: East Devon District Council have responsibility for the application of the Planning Regulations. All the information about the planning procedures are shown on the EDDC website www.planning.eastdevon.gov.uk/online-applications
Planning applications are issued to the Parish Council for their views but any final decision is taken by the District Council.
It can be helpful to send a copy of your message to the Parish Council about any planning issues.

Applications for Housing: East Devon District Council are also the responsible authority for the provision of housing. If you are in housing need apply to the Housing Department of EDDC.

Apply for an Allotment: submit and application to the Parish Clerk in writing, the Council have full, half and quarter plots for rent although there is normally a waiting list.

Hire a Hall: Several halls are available in the parish for private hire to hold parties, family celebrations or other functions. Listed below are the contacts persons to arrange a booking:

Feoffees Town Hall – Enquiries for Town Hall bookings to Gail Jarman 551291, all other enquiries to Alan Kekwick, Bailiff, 552129.
Playing Fields Pavilion – Emma Long, Booking Sec Tel: 553231
Colyford Memorial Hall – Anne West, Booking Secretary 551375, see also www.colyfordvillage.co.uk

Reece-Strawbridge Youth Centre – The centre will open in phases between April and July 2010. Rooms will available for hire with kitchen and lavatory facilities. To enquire about donations, facilities and bookings click the email address below:-

Who are the Feoffees? See the Colyton History Society website for the full historical detail of the Feoffees www.colytonhistory.co.uk/colyton-history-brief.html
In 1998 the Feoffees became a registered charity - “Parish Lands Charity” No. 243224 - but the trustees still retain and use the title “Colyton Chamber of Feoffees”
They meet regularly and administer the assets of the charity for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Colyton. The Parish Council must appoint five nominated trustees to the charity with a four year period of office.

The Town Hall is owned by the Feoffees: The Parish Council office is in the Town Hall and it holds council meetings in the Town Hall Boardroom.

What is Colyton Link? Link was started in January 1983 with the aim of helping people. Colyton Link is an independent local charity; its main activity is to organise and operate a car service to transport people door-to-door for medical treatment. In addition its publication 'Link Lines', details all the organisations in the parish and is distributed to every household and especially to any newcomers. The Link organisation was expanded in 2009 to included all of Colyford.
For further information contact Pam Rattray 552 212.

To use the Colyton Link car service: ring Dorothy Long 553 496.

Colyton Health Centre: Tel: 552728

Seaton Health Centre: Tel: 20877

Colyton Library: Tel: 552877.