News and Information
Covid-19 test centre opened in Tiverton, 30 April
If you are a key worker, or aged over 65, and are showing symptoms of COVID-19, you can now be tested for the virus at a temporary testing facility in Tiverton.
Members of your household showing symptoms may also be tested.
The site, at the car park at Exe Valley Leisure Centre, has been running for a day and further appointments are now available tomorrow.
You are asked to register via the Government’s online portal before you arrive. This speeds up the process and will reduce any queuing time. If for any reason you are unable to register in advance, the MOD personnel who are delivering the testing facility on behalf of the Government’s Department of Social and Health Care, may allow tests to be carried out after completing a registration form on site.
Full details about testing can be found at gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested.
If you are a key worker, or aged over 65, and are showing symptoms of COVID-19, you can now be tested for the virus at a temporary testing facility in Tiverton.
Members of your household showing symptoms may also be tested.
The site, at the car park at Exe Valley Leisure Centre, has been running for a day and further appointments are now available tomorrow.
You are asked to register via the Government’s online portal before you arrive. This speeds up the process and will reduce any queuing time. If for any reason you are unable to register in advance, the MOD personnel who are delivering the testing facility on behalf of the Government’s Department of Social and Health Care, may allow tests to be carried out after completing a registration form on site.
Full details about testing can be found at gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested.
From Devon County Council, 14 May 2020:
Government Advice: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do
- Stay at home as much as possible
- Work from home if you can
- Limit contact with other people
- Keep your distance if you go out (2 metres apart if possible)
- Wash your hands regularly
Read more about what you can and cannot do on the GOV.UK website
Facilities which have been closed/stopped/changed, as at 14 Apr 2020
Closed in Sampford Peverell: the Village Hall, the play area, the tennis courts, the public toilets, the composting site, the church and chapel, the Globe, the Merriemeade, and Jo's hairdresser's.
Closed: All MDDC waste/recycling centres (tips) other than for dangerous items that cannot be stored at home
Garden waste collections and accompanying food collections did stop for one week but restarted again on Friday 17 April.
Stopped: MDDC kerbside textile collections and clothing banks
Stopped: all church services and Messy Church - see www.sptmc.org for church contact information
Stopped: the mobile library visits
Restrictions on the canal, from the Friends of the GWC: "The Country Park remains open, but we strongly encourage people to stay local and strictly observe government guidance relating to social distancing measures. Please do not congregate, keep moving and allow space for others to pass. Please ensure dogs are kept at heel when passing other people. Fishing and boating are prohibited in the Country Park, under current government restrictions."
For changes to MDDC (Mid Devon District Council) opening hours, changes to their services, help with payments of council tax etc, see
https://www.middevon.gov.uk/residents/coronavirus-covid-19-service-updates/
For advice and service updates from DCC (Devon County Council) see https://www.devon.gov.uk/coronavirus-advice-in-devon/
Health Advice
From the Sampford Peverell surgery:
If you have a continuous new cough and/or a high temperature, please do not come to the practice but stay at home and self-isolate.
If you need to seek medical advice, if your illness is worsening, and it is not an emergency, please go online to
https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19
If you have no internet access you should phone 111
If it is an emergency phone 999
In the interests of public safety and the safety of staff, face to face appointments will not be made unless you have spoken to a clinician by telephone first. Please do not come to the practice to make an appointment, please call us from home and help us keep the most vulnerable as well as possible.
Repeat prescriptions can now be ordered over the phone: 01884 820304
If you have a continuous new cough and/or a high temperature, please do not come to the practice but stay at home and self-isolate.
If you need to seek medical advice, if your illness is worsening, and it is not an emergency, please go online to
https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19
If you have no internet access you should phone 111
If it is an emergency phone 999
In the interests of public safety and the safety of staff, face to face appointments will not be made unless you have spoken to a clinician by telephone first. Please do not come to the practice to make an appointment, please call us from home and help us keep the most vulnerable as well as possible.
Repeat prescriptions can now be ordered over the phone: 01884 820304
Parish Council: coronavirus - help with food / shopping
If anyone in Sampford Peverell is in isolation at home and needs help getting shopping, or collecting prescriptions, we will find someone to help you. We also have volunteers happy to chat on the phone to anyone feeling isolated. Just phone one of the numbers below. If possible please give us a day’s notice so that if we can’t do your shopping ourselves we can call on one of the many volunteers who are ready to help.
Heather Culpin 01884 829164
Lynda Taylor 01884 821513
Janet Disney 01884 841748
David Cutts 01884 821582
We will of course be following health guidelines to avoid spreading the virus – eg washing hands regularly and avoiding direct contact.
Other sources of food for those in isolation:
Sampford Peverell Spar Shop is offering a new (from 22 April) service whereby you can phone them on 01884 829535 and they will assemble and bag up your shopping for you to collect. Payment can be made over the phone or on collection.
The Globe can offer contactless meal delivery anywhere in the village. "Simply call the Globe Inn on 01884 821214, make your order and we can take payment via card over the phone, after that we will leave your food on your doorstep avoiding any interaction. We will be delivering on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, ordering time from 5pm – 8pm & last deliveries 9pm. Any meal is £10. Thursday is pizzas, Friday is fish, Saturday is burgers. You can add a bottle of wine for £10."
Sampford Peverell Farm shop (GB butchers) are doing telephone orders and deliveries. They are open Tuesday to Saturday. Tel: 01884 820908 or 07588 837353. Ring the shop, place order and they will tell you when to pick up and pay by contactless card outside the shop, or they deliver after closing.
Exe Valley Pizzas still come to the village car park every Monday from 5 to 8. Please order by phone, 07498 869563, and pay over the phone or by contactless when you collect. Menu signs ensure a 2 meter gap between the chef and customers. You can also nominate a vulnerable or self-isolating person to get a free pizza to be delivered.
Ceylon Curry House will be resuming (from 7 May) their takeaway catering service of Asian food from opposite the Village Hall on Thursdays from 5 to 8pm. Curry dishes from £5.
They will also be offering a new free delivery service within 5 miles.
Additionally NHS and CARE WORKERS receive 50% discount on one curry and side dish during May.
Please text order to 07756191754 for cashless payment or card payment at our takeaway.
Halberton Farm Shop is helping those over 70 or with health issues. Orders can be collected from the shop or delivered by them.
Phone 01884 821741 or 01884 829543, preferably after 4pm, or email halbertoncourtfarmshop@gmail.com
Opening hours are now 10.30 - 5.30 Mon-Fri, 8.30 - 5.30 Sat.
Darts Farm in Topsham are now selling 'Food essentials' such as milk, eggs, bread, fruit and veg, online and will deliver anywhere in Devon, see https://shop.dartsfarm.co.uk/collections/food-essentials
Morrisons can deliver food boxes, either vegetarian or meat eaters, costing £35 including delivery, but do not currently have any delivery slots. For details see https://www.morrisons.com/food-boxes/
Supermarkets may be able to arrange deliveries. If you do not have online access you could try their phone numbers:
Tiverton Morrisons 01884 255301
Tiverton Tesco 0345 677 9672
Tiverton M&S 01884 254517
Cullompton Tesco 0345 671 9351
Cullompton Aldi 0800 042 0800
Willand Co-op 01884 820071
If anyone in Sampford Peverell is in isolation at home and needs help getting shopping, or collecting prescriptions, we will find someone to help you. We also have volunteers happy to chat on the phone to anyone feeling isolated. Just phone one of the numbers below. If possible please give us a day’s notice so that if we can’t do your shopping ourselves we can call on one of the many volunteers who are ready to help.
Heather Culpin 01884 829164
Lynda Taylor 01884 821513
Janet Disney 01884 841748
David Cutts 01884 821582
We will of course be following health guidelines to avoid spreading the virus – eg washing hands regularly and avoiding direct contact.
Other sources of food for those in isolation:
Sampford Peverell Spar Shop is offering a new (from 22 April) service whereby you can phone them on 01884 829535 and they will assemble and bag up your shopping for you to collect. Payment can be made over the phone or on collection.
The Globe can offer contactless meal delivery anywhere in the village. "Simply call the Globe Inn on 01884 821214, make your order and we can take payment via card over the phone, after that we will leave your food on your doorstep avoiding any interaction. We will be delivering on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, ordering time from 5pm – 8pm & last deliveries 9pm. Any meal is £10. Thursday is pizzas, Friday is fish, Saturday is burgers. You can add a bottle of wine for £10."
Sampford Peverell Farm shop (GB butchers) are doing telephone orders and deliveries. They are open Tuesday to Saturday. Tel: 01884 820908 or 07588 837353. Ring the shop, place order and they will tell you when to pick up and pay by contactless card outside the shop, or they deliver after closing.
Exe Valley Pizzas still come to the village car park every Monday from 5 to 8. Please order by phone, 07498 869563, and pay over the phone or by contactless when you collect. Menu signs ensure a 2 meter gap between the chef and customers. You can also nominate a vulnerable or self-isolating person to get a free pizza to be delivered.
Ceylon Curry House will be resuming (from 7 May) their takeaway catering service of Asian food from opposite the Village Hall on Thursdays from 5 to 8pm. Curry dishes from £5.
They will also be offering a new free delivery service within 5 miles.
Additionally NHS and CARE WORKERS receive 50% discount on one curry and side dish during May.
Please text order to 07756191754 for cashless payment or card payment at our takeaway.
Halberton Farm Shop is helping those over 70 or with health issues. Orders can be collected from the shop or delivered by them.
Phone 01884 821741 or 01884 829543, preferably after 4pm, or email halbertoncourtfarmshop@gmail.com
Opening hours are now 10.30 - 5.30 Mon-Fri, 8.30 - 5.30 Sat.
Darts Farm in Topsham are now selling 'Food essentials' such as milk, eggs, bread, fruit and veg, online and will deliver anywhere in Devon, see https://shop.dartsfarm.co.uk/collections/food-essentials
Morrisons can deliver food boxes, either vegetarian or meat eaters, costing £35 including delivery, but do not currently have any delivery slots. For details see https://www.morrisons.com/food-boxes/
Supermarkets may be able to arrange deliveries. If you do not have online access you could try their phone numbers:
Tiverton Morrisons 01884 255301
Tiverton Tesco 0345 677 9672
Tiverton M&S 01884 254517
Cullompton Tesco 0345 671 9351
Cullompton Aldi 0800 042 0800
Willand Co-op 01884 820071
Gardening supplies
14 May: The Old Well garden centre is open again (but not the cafe). You can also order items and arrange to collect them by phoning
01884 840873 to place your order.
14 May: The Old Well garden centre is open again (but not the cafe). You can also order items and arrange to collect them by phoning
01884 840873 to place your order.
Bus changes and transport for key workers, from DCC 17 April
Bus timetables
Devon County Council have issued the latest revised bus timetables (16 April). The 1 bus that goes through Sampford Peverell can be found if you click on the Stagecoach part of the list, near the top:
https://www.traveldevon.info/bus/latest-news-service-updates/temporary-bus-timetables-during-covid-19-incident/
In an effort to cater for key workers, the County Council is trialling a demand-responsive taxi facility, offering a heavily subsidized fare, designed to provide journeys no longer possible by public transport because of service reductions. Details will be going today to the press, local parish councils and other contacts. Bus companies have also been asked to identify if possible where these issues arise and to refer passengers to the e-mail address given. Stagecoach on their web site have included a facility to individuals to make themselves known and have agreed to forward any relevant data to us.
The scheme is aimed to be as straightforward as possible. Key workers who find themselves in difficulty getting to work because of public transport reductions are asked to contact us by e-mail and we will try as quickly as possible to make regular arrangements with any available taxi company. If the travel requirement is regular, the individual will need to contact us only once. With experience over the next few weeks, the scheme will be reviewed.
TRANSPORT FOR KEY WORKERS
Due to the reduction of bus services across the county, Devon County Council are trialling an on-demand subsidised taxi service for Devon residents for key workers accessing employment only.
This service is intended to replace those journeys which were previously made by bus - a subsidised flat fare will be charged.
Requests can only be made by email and should be sent to devonbus@devon.gov.uk
Please include the following information in your email:
NAME, ADDRESS, KEY WORKER STATUS, EMPLOYER / PAYROLL REF
JOURNEY REQUIREMENTS (pick up/drop off)
We will aim to respond to all requests as soon as possible during normal office hours – journeys should be booked 48 hours in advance of travel.
Devon County Council have issued the latest revised bus timetables (16 April). The 1 bus that goes through Sampford Peverell can be found if you click on the Stagecoach part of the list, near the top:
https://www.traveldevon.info/bus/latest-news-service-updates/temporary-bus-timetables-during-covid-19-incident/
In an effort to cater for key workers, the County Council is trialling a demand-responsive taxi facility, offering a heavily subsidized fare, designed to provide journeys no longer possible by public transport because of service reductions. Details will be going today to the press, local parish councils and other contacts. Bus companies have also been asked to identify if possible where these issues arise and to refer passengers to the e-mail address given. Stagecoach on their web site have included a facility to individuals to make themselves known and have agreed to forward any relevant data to us.
The scheme is aimed to be as straightforward as possible. Key workers who find themselves in difficulty getting to work because of public transport reductions are asked to contact us by e-mail and we will try as quickly as possible to make regular arrangements with any available taxi company. If the travel requirement is regular, the individual will need to contact us only once. With experience over the next few weeks, the scheme will be reviewed.
TRANSPORT FOR KEY WORKERS
Due to the reduction of bus services across the county, Devon County Council are trialling an on-demand subsidised taxi service for Devon residents for key workers accessing employment only.
This service is intended to replace those journeys which were previously made by bus - a subsidised flat fare will be charged.
Requests can only be made by email and should be sent to devonbus@devon.gov.uk
Please include the following information in your email:
NAME, ADDRESS, KEY WORKER STATUS, EMPLOYER / PAYROLL REF
JOURNEY REQUIREMENTS (pick up/drop off)
We will aim to respond to all requests as soon as possible during normal office hours – journeys should be booked 48 hours in advance of travel.
Tiverton Library Services
While your Tiverton Library may be closed for now and Mobile Library visits cancelled, you can still get access to your library account online. Devon Libraries has a wealth of e-books, e-magazines & e-audiobooks that you can download free of charge with a library card. If you do not have your PIN or need any advice, give the library service a call on 0345 155 1001. If you haven’t got a library card you can sign up for one online here:
https://www.devonlibraries.org.uk/web/arena
All library books or other items that were borrowed before the lockdown are being renewed for at least three months and there will be no late fees for any items that borrowers are unable to return.
Check out Tiverton local library's Facebook page to see what is on offer from home. All libraries, including Tiverton are creating fun online content and live streaming events e.g.Bounce and Rhyme, Storytime, Book Track, craft suggestions, on-line Job Club and on-linebook clubs.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/TivertonLibrary
Devon Libraries have also secured free remote online Ancestry UK access until at least the end of April and hopefully beyond. Users can now access Ancestry UK from home via the ‘My Profile’ section oftheir online account.
While your Tiverton Library may be closed for now and Mobile Library visits cancelled, you can still get access to your library account online. Devon Libraries has a wealth of e-books, e-magazines & e-audiobooks that you can download free of charge with a library card. If you do not have your PIN or need any advice, give the library service a call on 0345 155 1001. If you haven’t got a library card you can sign up for one online here:
https://www.devonlibraries.org.uk/web/arena
All library books or other items that were borrowed before the lockdown are being renewed for at least three months and there will be no late fees for any items that borrowers are unable to return.
Check out Tiverton local library's Facebook page to see what is on offer from home. All libraries, including Tiverton are creating fun online content and live streaming events e.g.Bounce and Rhyme, Storytime, Book Track, craft suggestions, on-line Job Club and on-linebook clubs.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/TivertonLibrary
Devon Libraries have also secured free remote online Ancestry UK access until at least the end of April and hopefully beyond. Users can now access Ancestry UK from home via the ‘My Profile’ section oftheir online account.
Bonfires during this national emergency period
Please do not light bonfires
With garden waste collections stopped, and no tips to take waste to, it must be tempting to have a bonfire, but please try to resist! During the current crisis nearly everyone is at home, all the time. Smoke penetrates houses even when windows are shut. A lot of people in the village suffer from asthma and other lung conditions - smoke makes them ill. It could affect their breathing so badly they have to go to hospital - taking up a much-needed bed and breathing equipment, and exposing them to more risk. If someone has mild coronavirus symptoms, smoke will aggravate those symptoms. Key workers such as those working for the NHS want, and need, fresh air when they are not at work. Please be considerate. If possible, please shred and compost your garden waste and put non-compostable waste aside until after the crisis. If you can find no alternative to having a bonfire please:
With garden waste collections stopped, and no tips to take waste to, it must be tempting to have a bonfire, but please try to resist! During the current crisis nearly everyone is at home, all the time. Smoke penetrates houses even when windows are shut. A lot of people in the village suffer from asthma and other lung conditions - smoke makes them ill. It could affect their breathing so badly they have to go to hospital - taking up a much-needed bed and breathing equipment, and exposing them to more risk. If someone has mild coronavirus symptoms, smoke will aggravate those symptoms. Key workers such as those working for the NHS want, and need, fresh air when they are not at work. Please be considerate. If possible, please shred and compost your garden waste and put non-compostable waste aside until after the crisis. If you can find no alternative to having a bonfire please:
- Warn your neighbours and agree a day/time with them if possible
- Do not use wet material - it creates more smoke.
- Do not burn anything noxious
- Have it on a day when there is a breeze to clear the smoke
- Have it on a day when the direction of the wind will affect as few people as possible
- Be willing to put the fire out if requested
Upcoming events in and near Sampford Peverell
VE Day
The 8th of May is the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd World War in Europe. We cannot get together to celebrate the day, but the Royal British Legion have organised the following which anyone can join in on from home:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75
Additionally the Sampford Peverell and Uplowman branch of the RBL have suggested that residents fly a Union flag from VE Day, 8th May, to VJ (Victory in Japan) day on 15th August.
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75
Additionally the Sampford Peverell and Uplowman branch of the RBL have suggested that residents fly a Union flag from VE Day, 8th May, to VJ (Victory in Japan) day on 15th August.
Planning Matters - Details of planning requests, like Placelands and the Local Plan, are now on the Planning page here