The Budleigh Information Centre has some great events going on over Easter.

Easter Treasure Hunt
We have a walking Treasure Hunt available during the School Easter Holidays (from 1st to 15th April).

Call in to pick up a question sheet. It’s only £3 per family and is a great  activity for the whole family to enjoy.

Set off from the centre and follow the instructions for a pleasant walk along the seafront and around the town.

The walk take should no longer than 60 minutes and is pushchair friendly.

When you get back to the centre, show your completed answer sheets to the volunteers and you’ll be given a website link so you can check your answers.  If you don’t have online access, ask for a printed version instead.  

Any children in your group can also have a free chocolate egg to thank them for taking part.

Name the Bunny
We have a beautiful hand carved Bunny newly arrived in the Centre that needs a name.  For just £1 for 2 entries, tell us your favourite names for the Bunny. 

On Saturday 15th April at 3 pm we’ll draw a winner from our Easter Bonnet, and name our Bunny with the name they’ve chosen.

We can’t give you the wooden Bunny because we love it too much, but you’ll get a lovely chocolate bunny as a 'Thank You' for being the winning entry.

Many thanks to the Budleigh Salterton Community Workshop for donating the bunny.  It took many hours to hand carve and we think it looks absolutely adorable.

Activity Books
We also have some Activity books for sell at the Centre.  They have 40 pages of fun and are available for just £1.50 each – ideal to keep younger children occupied over the Easter break.  We don’t have many, so pop in and get one before they’re all gone.

The Budleigh Salterton Annual Town Meeting was held on Wednesday 15th March 2023.   The meeting was well attended and everyone was welcomed to the meeting by the Town Mayor, Cllr Michael Hilliar.   The meeting included an update on the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) from the guest speakers, Dr Sam Bridgewater and Kelly Cowling.  Sam is the Head of Wildlife and Conservation at Clinton Devon Estates and Kelly is the Stakeholder Manager at Kier, who have been undertaking all the work.
Reports were also tabled from the Chairman of the Town Council and the following Committees:  Planning; Finance; Public Hall; Foreshore and Footpaths; Community Gardens; Community Infrastureture Levy; Traffic Group; Emergency Group and Climate Change Group.  Further reports were available from our County Councillor, Mrs C Channon and the District Councillors – AJ Dent, PM Jarvis and TD Wright.
Details about the meeting and the full Agenda can be found on the Budleigh Salterton Town Council Website Annual Town Meeting - Budleigh Salterton Town Council
Finally, after a welcome break of tea and biscuits, everyone was interested to hear from the Cricket Club and how their fundraising was progressing for their new club house – keep on eye on their website https://www.budleighcc.co.uk/ for further information.

​Many of us have enjoyed walking along the seafront at Budleigh Salterton and marvelled at the beautiful views of the beach and the peacefulness as we look out to sea.  The number of commemorative benches along the seafront shows it has been a favourite for many, with family and friends choosing to remember loved ones on the 113 benches between Lime Kiln car park and the Rosemullion flats.

As you walk along Marine Parade, you will pass the commemorative boat positioned on a small grassy bank not too far from the flag pole.  The story of the boat started in late 2013, when Budleigh in Bloom were approached by a Budleigh couple who wanted to remember a friend.  With memorial seats being both expensive and difficult to get, they felt it would be a good idea to have a boat on which multiple plaques could be fixed to celebrate or commemorate a loved one.  Budleigh in Bloom were pleased to pick up the gauntlet and started working on the project.  Soon a boat was donated, and with the backing and support of Natural England, East Devon District Council, and Budleigh Salterton Town Council, the boat was placed on the beach in August 2014.

It is now part of the landscape where it merges effortlessly into the timelessness of Budleigh seafront, adding colour on a cloudy day and admired by the many visitors walking along the promenade on a warm summer’s day.  Most of the current plaques remember those we have lost, but it was always the intention for the commemorative boat to have plaques to celebrate happy events too, so there are also some plaques displayed for children.  How wonderful it must be to walk your child along the seafront and stop to find their plaque, a lasting memory as they grow up.

The boat is looked after by Bob Wiltshire on behalf of Budleigh in Bloom, and the money raised goes towards the floral displays around the town, and the boat itself.  It costs £50 to display a plaque for 5 years, after which Bob will be in contact to see if you’d like to continue for another 5 years. Your plaque will be inscribed to your specifications and costs £5.

If you are interested in placing a plaque on the boat, please contact the Budleigh Information Centre and we will provide you with the necessary information.