 | The carnival came to Budleigh on Saturday 5th October, and what a show it was! The town was packed with people, creating a fantastic atmosphere, and although rain had been forecast it managed to stay dry until the end of the procession. We had the thrill of seeing some amazing floats, sparkling majorettes, brilliant walking entries, superb bands and wonderful vintage cars. It really was a great evening thoroughly enjoyed by all! A massive thanks to Budleigh Salterton Carnival for organising the whole event. You did the town proud bringing another memorable carnival to Budleigh - well done to everyone involved! |
Budleigh Salterton Information Centre14 Fore Street
Budleigh Salterton
Devon EX9 6NG
Budleigh Salterton
Devon EX9 6NG
 To mark the first anniversary of the Otter Estuary breach, the PebblebedHeaths Conservation Trust Team have planned a weekend bursting with activities to celebrate! Delight in the renewed charm of the Otter Estuary, marvel at its thriving ecology and immerse yourself in its rich history. Join them for this thrilling celebration of nature's resilience and beauty!
 We are again putting on our popular Winter Treat for 2024! Tickets are £7 Friday 22nd November 2024 Budleigh Public Hall 12.30 pm to 3 pm Kindly sponsored by Pinewood Residential Home. Tickets can be purchased at the Budleigh Information Centre or on the door subject to availability. We recommend booking as this popular event is normally a sell-out! Your Winter Treat will include a choice of soup, a cheese scone, slice of Victoria sponge cake and endless tea or coffee. All homemade by our great team of volunteers. The choice of soup is yet to be decided, but keep checking back here as we'll post the options as soon as we know. Your table will be available to you for the duration of the event, with table service so you can sit back and enjoy good food and great company. You can reserve your own table, or share a table with others and make some new friends. Call us to book over the phone, or email us and we'll get back to you. Tel: 01395 445275 Email: [email protected] Opening Times: To Saturday 2nd November: Mon - Sat 10am - 4 pm From Monday 4th November: Mon - Sat 10am - 1 pm We look forward to seeing you! Gridserve has named Budleigh Salterton as the most EV friendly beach in their travel guide.
There are EV chargers in Budleigh Salterton at Rolle Car Park on the High Street and in Lime Kiln Car Park near the beach itself. The Gridserve travel guide identifies more than 150 chargers nearby. There have been some changes to local bus timetables from 1st September and there will be short term changes due to upcoming road works.
8/27/2024 Visit Pecorama in October - FreeFrom the 2nd to 25th of October there is free entry to Pecorama. Book Online (ticket price will be removed automatically).
Train Rides at £4 per ride.  Scam and Fraud Alert - 29 July 2024Received from Devon and Cornwall Police
We ask for residents to continue to be vigilant of the scam in which residents are contacted by unexpected telephone calls from bogus callers claiming to be a police officer, bank or fraud department, as we have received a number of recent reports in Devon & Cornwall. The fraudster may be able to confirm some basic details such as name and address and creates a sense of urgency and fear and tells the victim that their account has been subject to fraudulent activity, or similar, and will apply pressure to convince the victim to hand over their bank details, bank cards or withdraw cash, which may be then collected by a person/courier or asked to send the items to an address.
Gala Week 2024 - Traditional Afternoon Tea
The hall was beautifully presented with colourful tablecloths, flowers, napkins, and bunting. Each tea was displayed on a traditional three tier cake stand and consisted of sponge cake, mergingues, apricot puffs, chocolate brownies and scone with cream and jam. Sandwiches included quarters of white and brown bread filled with egg and cress, ham and lettuce, cucumber and cheese. Endless tea and coffee was served throughout the afternoon, ensuring all those present were well fed and watered! Thanks to the volunteers of the BIC who worked so hard to bake homemade cakes and pastries, and to prepare sandwiches for the 75 people who came along to the event. There was a hive of activity behind the scenes to ensure everyone had a lovely afternoon, so it was great to get some lovely feedback from those that came along and thoroughly enjoyed the event. A raffle was held during the afternoon, offering a lovely selection of prizes, again all kindly donated by the volunteers of the Budleigh Information Centre. The Budleigh Information Centre is a self-funding Community Interest Company (CIC), fully run by volunteers to promote and support Budleigh and the local community. All funds raised from the Traditional Afternoon Tea go towards the running of the centre so we can continue to provide this vital service. If you would like to become a volunteer at the BIC, please call into the centre to find out more. Thanks to the Budleigh Salterton Lions Gala Week for allowing us to hold this event – we look forward to holding another Tea in Gala Week 2025! Love Budleigh News for May 2024 including information on Gala Week, Beach Hut Rentals and Upcoming Events to add to your Diary.
There will be musical entertainment during both days from local performers. Make sure you don’t miss East Devon Rock Choir performing on Saturday and Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir on Sunday.
The Scarecrow Festival wouldn’t be the same without the newly named, ‘Roger Conant Duck Race’. Be prepared to get your feet wet at 3pm as you get your duck ready to beat the best of the rest in this fierce competition to win a cash prize. And if you don’t win on Saturday, don’t worry, you’ll have another chance on Sunday! The wonderful local businesses are supporting the fundraising event and have generously provided great prizes to be won. To win a prize, head to the Raffle ticket station to be in-it-to-win-it. In particular, thanks to Gilbert Stephens Solicitors for their sponsorship of the event. Up at the church there will be a display of knitted garments being prepared to send to Moldova with the charity CR2EE. Ever wondered what the view looks like from the tallest building in East Budleigh? Well, you’re in luck. There will be a chance to go up the bell tower to admire the rolling countryside views. You can also try your hand at bell ringing on both afternoons between 2 and 4pm. There will also be a handbell demonstration and trial session. Whether you are a dog owner or just have a soft spot for those four-legged canines, come along to the Recreation Field at midday on Sunday for the East Budleigh Dog Show. You will also find an impressive display of Classic cars and rally cars in the village throughout the day. Our event will close with a Songs of Praise service in All Saints Church at 6pm on Sunday evening. We hope there will be something for everyone to enjoy – and strongly encourage you to bring cash so that you can join in all the fun!  The Love Budleigh team recently enjoyed a presentation by Mark McGlade on different forms of dementia and how to support members of our community living with it. The talk was very informative for those who were just interested in knowing more, and those that have personal experiences with dementia and the challenges it brings. After the presentation we felt it was important for the information given to be more widely shared. We therefore approached Home Instead about presenting to the local community and we are very pleased that Home Instead have kindly agreed to provide a Dementia Awareness Workshop free to those wanting to know more. Places are limited, so please contact the Budleigh Information Centre to book your seat. The Norman Centre has kindly been provided by Budleigh Salterton town council. Home Instead will also be doing more workshops later in the year, which will again be free to attend, about Scam Awareness and Later Life Nutrition. If you are interested please book your place through the Budleigh Information Centre. Storm batters beach huts at Budleigh beach A storm hit the seafront of Budleigh Salterton on Thursday 28 March, the day before Good Friday. The sea was wild and the recently erected beach huts were battered by the high winds. Fortunately, most huts survived the storm without any damage, but others did not fare so well. The ones at the end nearest Limekiln carpark seemed to get the worse of the weather, with one hut ending up on its roof and two neighbouring huts blown back off their hardstanding and onto the footpath. The majority of huts along the beach are privately owned and all are removed from the beach during the winter months to avoid storm damage. This year the council requested that all beach huts be erected between 18th and 28th March, so they had only been in place for a short time before the bad weather hit. Hopefully the worse of the winter weather is now over, and people can start to look forward to using their huts and enjoy the summer days ahead. If you fancy the idea of having your own beach hut at Budleigh Salterton you will need to contact EDDC who rent the sites. More details are available here – but please note that the current waiting list is 8 - 10 years long. Alternatively, EDDC provide 12 huts for short-term hire along Marine Parade. These huts can be hired for a day, weekend or week from April to mid-October. The short-term rentals are managed by Budleigh Information Centre based in the town - click here for more information and to book online. Love Budleigh Newsletter -April 2024.
In this edition information on some local clubs & societies, our Afternoon Tea in May and upcoming local events. 3/8/2024 End of LORP Celebration The Environment Agency, Clinton Devon Estates and Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust teams will mark the end of the Lower Otter Restoration Project delivery phase on Thursday 14 March. We welcome all Friends of the Common to join us at the Holt (the new home of Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club) during the afternoon/early evening and celebrate the end of this successful project and the start of a new era for the Otter Estuary Reserve.
Arriving by car/bus: Limited parking is available at the Cricket Club, alternative parking is available nearby at the Otter Estuary car park on South Farm road. Bus number 157 stops outside the cricket club. Paws on Paths - read here about our latest campaign Love Budleigh News for March including information on the end of the Lower Otter Restoration Project, Holiday Accommodation in Budleigh and some upcoming local events.
Nominate a brilliant local Indie business to say 'Thank you' Now in their 11th year, The Muddy Stilettos Awards sponsored by Tide banking nationally, and supported by local Devon sponsor Kitson Boyce, are back with a bang! The most coveted awards for independent small businesses across 28 counties, the Awards champion the very best lifestyle businesses, chosen by customers and Muddy readers. Muddy Stilettos is the UK’s No.1 luxury lifestyle website outside London, reaching 3.8 million every month across 28 counties, including DEVON, and helping them make the most of where they live with inside info on the most awesome things to do locally. The 2023 Muddy Awards attracted 77,000 business nominations and 800,000 votes across the country; known as the most prestigious local business awards, they provide well deserved publicity and kudos for winners in each county. Muddy Stilletos are inviting nominations on their website across 21 lifestyle categories including FOUR NEW CATEGORIES FOR 2024 of Best Arts, Culture & Theatre, Best Casual Dining, Best Event Venue and Best Wine & Beer Specialist. Customers can nominate brilliant DEVON businesses HERE until 14 March and the top 5 businesses with the most nominations in each category will go through to the Regional Finals between 3-18 April 2024. Regional winners will be announced on 02 May 2024. Regional Winners from every category will automatically go through to the prestigious National Finals. The Muddy Stilettos Editors will judge who is the ‘Best of the Best’ in each category, announcing the National Winners on 11 July 2024. Finally, as an added bonus for Nominees, one lucky business has the chance to win a £5000 CASH PRIZE to spend on their business as they wish in association with the Awards sponsor Tide banking. FREE TO ENTER from start to finish, nominations are invited from Muddy readers as well as those in the local community. Nominations for the Muddy Stilettos Awards close on 14 March and the Regional Finals voting starts 03 April 2024. Muddy Awards - 2024 CategoriesPick from the following categories below and see full criteria.
BEST ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE BEST BAR BEST BEAUTY SALON/CLINIC BEST CAFÉ BEST FLORIST BEST HOTEL BEST BOUTIQUE BEST CASUAL DINING BEST CHILDREN’S BUSINESS BEST DESTINATION PUB BEST FAMILY ATTRACTION BEST FARM SHOP/ DELI BEST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR BEST HAIR SALON BEST LIFESTYLE STORE BEST LOCAL FOOD/DRINK PRODUCER BEST EVENT VENUE BEST RESTAURTANT BEST WINE & BEER SPECIALIST BEST WOMEN’S FASHION/ACCESSORIES BEST YOGA/PILATES STUDIO Award Nominations close 14 March 2024 Regional Finals Voting from 03-18 April 2024 Please get behind these prestigious Awards and give your favourite businesses the helping hand and praise they deserve. Good luck everyone! |
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