Parish Council News – December 2025

Payhembury Parish Council grants

A reminder to submit any small village grant applications to the Parish Council by the 31st December 2025, for consideration at the Parish Council meeting on 14h January 2026. The application form is available by emailing clerk@payhembury-pc.gov.uk or can be downloaded from the website  https://payhembury-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Policies/Policies-and-Procedures/Grant-awarding-policy-procedure-and-application-form-v1_0.pdf. Completed forms should be returned either via email (see above), or to Payhembury Parish Council, c/o Rose Cottage, Payhembury, Honiton, Devon EX14 3HR.

Roadworks – December 2025 to February 2026

The following roadworks are scheduled for the coming months:

  • 9th January 2026: Road through Lower & Upper Tale – road closure for BT to replace poles
  • 11th January 2026: Road from Hembury Fort Cross to Goodford Cross, Awliscombe (A373) – road closure for BT to replace poles
  • 13th January 2026: Road past Uggaton Farm, Payhembury – road closure for BT to replace poles
  • 26th – 30th January 2026: Barrow Road – road closure for SWW to repair a burst stop tap.
  • 16th-20th February 2026: opposite Parish Hall – road closure for South West Water to complete utility works.

For further information or updates, please see the Devon County Council ‘Interactive roadworks map’ on the webpage https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/traffic-information/roadworks/live-roadworks-information/

Next Payhembury Parish Council meeting
Wednesday 14th January 2026, 7.30pm, in the Parish Hall and via Zoom

The next Payhembury Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 14th January 2026 at 7.30pm. The meeting will be a hybrid meeting with members of the public able to attend either in-person in the Parish Hall or via Zoom (meeting ID = 854 8624 5898; passcode = 247467; webpage = www.zoom.us/join) or via telephone (contact the Clerk for details). The agenda for the meeting will be available as normal on the noticeboard and the Parish Council website (https://payhembury-pc.gov.uk/category/agendas/).

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