Stoke Fleming Parish Council

08/05/2026

Slapton Line Walk details for those that are interested and can offer their support.

05/11/2025

01/10/2025

STOKE FLEMING PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk: Sharon A Whelon, Email: [email protected]
TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL CONTRACTS FROM SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRACTORS (INSURANCE REQUIRED)
Tenders must be submitted by email by 30th October 2025
Playing Field grass cutting.
Cutting the playing field grass twice each month April – September to a maximum of 12 cuts and once a month October to March as required. Additional cuts which may be required. The area to be cut is the whole of the playing field enclosed by the children’s play area fence and fence/walls in the north, the playing field side of the hedge in the west and south and the Village Hall in the east.
Hedge cutting
a) The hedge on the north side of Ravensbourne Lane, bordering the playing field.
b) The hedge on the east of Venn Lane, bordering the playing field.
c) The complete internal perimeter hedge of the playing field (excluding beech hedges of the Village Hall).
d) Both sides of Redlap Lane from Windward to the National Trust car park.
Village grass cutting
Grass cutting and w**d spraying around the village.
Bench, seat, table, notice boards and toilet block maintenance (painting/Sadolin/Danish Oil)
a) The 25 seats and 2 benches within the village, with 50% being maintained annually.
b) The three village notice boards (one opposite Stoke Fleming Post Office & Shop, one at Bugford cross and one at Cotton Farm estate) to be maintained biennially.
c) The windows and internal and external doors of the Public Toilet sections of the Toilet Block.
d) Wooden gates.
Further details for all contracts from the parish clerk.
Email: [email protected]

08/08/2025

Unfortunately we have seen a few issues with vandalism in the recreation field (park). Benches have been targeted, the park toilets have been left in a mess and the childrens play park, specifically the plastic dome over the tunnel was smashed. It has been covered with plywood to make it safe but it looks like it will cost circa £1000 to replace.

Benches, children's play equipment, toilets and many other assets belong to you, Parishioners (managed via the Parish Council), meaning a very small % of your council tax has to fund replacements.

With that said, may we ask all Parishioners to remain vigilant and if you witness acts of vandalism, please contact the Police on their non-emergency number (101) and if something has been damaged, please contact the Parish Council via email:

[email protected]

Thank you.

08/08/2025

Nick Hindmarsh of Dartmouth Caring came along to the Parish Council on Wednesday (6th August) and gave a fantastic presentation about this brilliant organisation.

Nick mentioned they are always looking for volunteer drivers to help within the local communities. if anyone is interested to learn more about becoming a volunteer driver, please get in touch using either email address or phone number below.

08/08/2025

The Parish Council have received a number of complaints about parked cars on pavements.

We appreciate its a busy time of year with tourists but if you have visitors to your home from friends and family, belong to a Club, run an Airbnb or other, can you help spread the word so drivers that park in the village remain considerate to people using the pavements, this of course especially applies to people with disabilities, parents with pushchairs, visually impaired and so on.

Please help make the village safe for Parishioners and visitors to walk freely on the pavements :-)

15/07/2025

The Stoke Fleming Parish Council is pleased to announce the reopening of the public toilets on School Road as of tomorrow.

The public toilets on School Road had become an eyesore in the village since their closure by South Hams District Council several years ago and when it became apparent that South Hams District Council had no intention of reopening the toilet block (as with many others across the South Hams), the Parish Council engaged with the District Council. Thankfully, South Hams District Council offered the toilet block to us, effectively signing them over meaning the block would become an asset for the Parish Council. Before making the decision to acquire the toilet block, Stoke Fleming Parish Council carried out a thorough analysis of running costs, small refurbishments costs and importantly, Councillors engaged with Parishioners around the village to understand if there was a consensus people wanted to keep them. Feedback was very positive, parents explained that sometimes their children would need the toilet on their way up to school, people also felt they were important from a tourism perspective with walkers regularly passing through the village. After feedback was collected, running and refurbishment costs evaluated and the fact the building and plot has financial value, the Parish Council voted in favour of taking the block from the District Council.

Once the legalities had been finalised and the toilet block was officially made an asset of Stoke Fleming Parish Council, the Parish Councillors have invested much more of their own personal time to get the toilets to a condition they could be reopened. This included cutting back trees and shrubs, power washing the building, sweeping around, clearing guttering, arranging plumbers, electricians, painting, deep cleaning, administrative tasks and more.

The Stoke Fleming Parish Council would like to express thanks and gratitude to Simon Hawke (Plumber), Andy Hawkins (Electrician), Keith & Chris Ellis (Painters), Alan & Georgie The Green Dragon pub and Heavitree for their donation of paint.

Finally, I would like to thank the Parish Council Chairman David Harris, the Parish Clerk and all other Councillors for their voluntary and continuous effort and support on this project.

Happy peeing and pooing!

05/02/2025

We have a Councillor position available, please see below link for more details and if interested, be sure to get in touch:

  STOKE FLEMING PARISH COUNCIL Email: [email protected] Local Government Act 1972 Section 87(2) COUNCILLOR VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Stoke Fleming Parish Council. Unless ten or more electors of Stoke Fleming Parish Council on or...

02/02/2025

Today I have bagged up and removed rabbit guards from within the park. As you may have seen, some rabbit guards have been broken due to becoming brittle and hit (primarily behind the basketball court). It would be appreciated if any parishioners that come across any discarded plastic can help pick up and pop in a bin please.

Thank you.

02/02/2025

Several days ago four parish councillors and a local parishioner planted new trees in the park.

The trees are native species, Downy Birch and Hornbeam supplied by DWT added to Stoke Flemings biodiversity area to replace mature trees felled after storm damage in 2024.