Below you'll find the Tiverton Town Council Annual Report for year ending 31st March 2008. Click Here for previous Annual Reports.
Details of meeting dates and the resolved minutes of Full Council, Planning and the Finance & General Purposes Committee can also be found on this website.
Tiverton Town Council is designated as a 'Quality Council'.
Annual Council Meeting Report
The Annual Town Meeting took place on Wednesday 19th March 2008. We were pleased this year to see 18 members of the public in attendance, which is a great improvement on past years.
The Mayor, Councillor Kevin Wilson, having welcomed everyone to the meeting stated that the Council had enjoyed a successful year in which the certificate of Quality Status had been received. He explained that this required staff to undertake training and for the Town Clerk to pass an examination, to prove that the council was operating to certain standards. He then went on to say that he hoped that the council would work towards obtaining more qualifications in the future, including, if possible, Beacon Status.
The Mayor was pleased to inform the meeting that the council had kept within budget and that the proposed increases for the forthcoming financial year were very much within inflation.
The New Hall had been fitted with air conditioning and, in the new financial year the roof of the hall would be replaced.
The Town Council's office was now open from 9am until 4pm every weekday. Because of the more central location and the revised hours there had been an increase in visits by members of the public. The town council would shortly take over the administration of external bookings for the Town Hall.
Allotments were proving to be very popular, with quite a long waiting list. This was possibly down to the fact that most modern houses had very small gardens and a great deal of television programmes about growing your own vegetables.
The carnival in 2007 had been one of the best and the Christmas Lights were spectacular. The change from our own lights, which were getting very old, to the hiring of lights, which allowed for something different each year, seems to have delighted most people.
The floral display in Tiverton during the summer months had been spectacular, earning the town a silver gilt award in the Britain in Bloom competition
Town Clerk 's Report
Tiverton Town Council continues to work in partnership with Mid Devon District Council. An agreement has now been secured for the town council to administrate external bookings in the town hall. Working with MDDC we hope to increase the revenue that this wonderful historic building can produce, which of course reduces the overall running costs.
We have quite a long waiting list of people wanting an allotment. We tried to purchase an additional piece of land earlier in the year but sadly, at auction, the price rose far above that which we could consider, however, the council will continue to search for suitable sites as we believe that the trend of more people wanting an allotment garden will continue.
Tiverton Town Council looks forward to the introduction of new legislation called ‘the Power of Well Being' which will allow us to have far more flexibility in what we can legally do. At present we have to find a specific power for everything that we do, but under the new legislation we can do anything which, in the opinion of the council, is to the benefit of the local community.
The latest Tiverton Guide has recently been published and has been distributed to the Tourist Information Centre and the Library
Whilst not directly involved with the possible reorganisation of government in Devon at present being undertaken by the Boundary Commission we await the outcome of the report to see if there are any opportunities for this council in the future
John Vanderwolfe
Town Clerk
Annual Accounts 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2008
| Income |
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| Administration |
5,372.83 |
| Allotment Receipts |
1,516.95 |
| Bank Interest |
8,584.55 |
| Cemetery Grant |
180.00 |
| Christmas Lights & Carnival |
4,098.82 |
| Commission for Rural Communities |
3,037.60 |
| New Hall |
18,546.47 |
| P3 (Footpaths) |
1,500.00 |
| Performing Rights |
140.26 |
| Precept |
204,000.00 |
| Tiverton In Bloom Income |
4,757.70 |
| Town Hall Committee Room |
110.00 |
| Town Hall Letting Income |
21.00 |
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| Total Income |
251,886.18 |
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| Expenditure |
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| Administration |
72,622.51 |
| Allotments |
1,397.93 |
| Christmas Lights/Carnival |
17,767.88 |
| Civic & Ceremonial |
8,658.41 |
| Commission for Rural Communities |
1,702.10 |
| Grants |
29,706.68 |
| New Hall |
78,074.28 |
| P3 Footpaths |
3,063.78 |
| Pannier Market Project |
2,401.02 |
| Payroll Expenses |
1,089.39 |
| Public Works Board Loan |
9,670.02 |
| Tiverton In Bloom |
9,222.02 |
| Town Hall |
9,715.60 |
| Training |
1,400.00 |
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| Total Expense |
246,491.62 |
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| Net Income |
5,374.56 |
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List of Grants paid out to local organisations 2007/08
The following organisations and societies were awarded grants during the financial year:
Voluntary Support Scheme
Tiverton and Mid Devon Museum Trust
Workers Education Association
Tiverton Town Majorettes
Tiverton Town Twinning Association
Mid Devon CAB
Tiverton Blind Club
Tiverton and District Community Transport Association
Civic Society
Home Start Mid Devon
Withleigh Village Hall
Old Heathcoat Community Centre
Sunningmead Community Centre
The Royal British Legion
Market Centre
Age Concern
Pubwatch
Tourist Information Centre
Mid Devon Show
Mid Devon Messenger
Tiverton Adventure Playground
Mid Devon Transport Group
Pannier Market Project
Please note the arrangements for grant applications.
An application form will be available from the beginning of August. The application form can be sent to you by e-mail by contacting townclerk@tiverton-town-council.org, you can collect it from the Town Council office, or you can send a letter to the Town Council enclosing a S.A.E.
The Council will not accept applications after the closing date shown on application form.
List of Tiverton Town Councillors
| Ward |
Councillor |
Address |
Telephone |
| Cranmore |
Laina Howe |
20 Sideling Fields, Canal Hill, Tiverton EX16 4HG |
01884 252536 |
| Cranmore |
Grahame Partridge |
5 Old Blundells, Tiverton EX16 4LD |
01884 243686 |
| Cranmore |
Pauline Farr |
60 Bampton Street , Tiverton EX16 6AH |
01884 242280 |
| Cranmore |
Alan Marks |
11B Market Terrace, Tiverton EX16 6LQ |
01884 257804 |
| Cranmore |
Paul Williams |
1 Pugsley Road, Tiverton EX16 4LR |
01884 251994 |
| Cranmore |
Kevin Wilson |
3 Anstey Cresent, Tiverton EX16 4JN |
01884 242719 |
| Castle |
Ken Gilderthorp |
93 Pinnex Moor Road , Tiverton EX16 6JZ |
01884 252997 |
| Castle |
Jane Bonnick |
22 Longmeadow Tiverton EX16 6EJ |
01884 243705 |
| Castle |
Janet Rendle |
Lower Mellguards , Park Road, Tiverton EX16 6AU |
01884 254914 |
| Castle |
Elaine Trump
Mayor |
Sallows, 13 Park Hill, Tiverton EX16 6RP |
01884 252366 |
| Castle |
Lester Crocker |
4 Beeley Orchard, Bolham, Tiverton EX16 7RB |
01884 259518
01803 845837 |
| Lowman |
Karen Abbott |
21 Rooks Way , Tiverton EX16 6UG |
01884 257668 |
| Lowman |
Neal Davey |
7 Amory Road , Tiverton
EX16 5ES |
01884 257734 |
| Lowman |
Philip Gibbs |
4 Orchard View, Halberton EX16 7AH |
01884 820891 |
| Lowman |
Dennis Knowles |
82, Pinnex Moor Road, Tiverton EX16 6JZ |
01884 254775 |
| Lowman |
Paul Graham
Deputy Mayor |
10, Trickey Close, Tiverton EX16 6HF |
07794114785 |
| Lowman |
John Jordan |
8, Johns Way , Underhill Park ,Tiverton EX16 6SE |
01884 242532 |
Westexe South |
Wallace Burke |
108, Lower Cotteylands Tiverton EX16 5BJ |
01884 256402 |
| Westexe South |
Alan Griffiths |
9, Prideaux Cresent Tiverton EX16 6JY |
01884 242477 |
| Westexe South |
Mary Turner |
Hobsons Choice, Westexe South Tiverton EX16 5DT |
01884 254750 |
| Westexe South |
Randall Williams |
9 Gooding Rise, Tiverton EX16 5BX |
01884 253703 |
| Westexe North |
Paul Kenny |
53 St Peter St , Tiverton
EX16 6NW |
01884 252109 |
| Westexe North |
Tom Lindus |
Hensleigh Cottage Annex, Hensleigh, Tiverton EX16 5NH |
01884 252783 |
| Westexe North |
Gerald Luxton |
Palm Tree Cottage, 11 Patches Road Tiverton EX16 5AH |
01884 252671 |
