Yelverton news

Devon Air Ambulance - cleared for take-off!

Thanks to a number of generous donations from members of the local community, together with substantial ones from Mansbridge Balment and the Rapid Relief Team, we have raised the £1650 required to see a night landing site established in Yelverton. Once the project to install the necessary equipment at the Memorial Hall field in Meavy Lane has been completed, we'll let everybody know how the service will operate.

Yelvercare services resume

Since the start of the pandemic, Yelvercare has had to restrict journeys with clients to essential journeys only.  Now that most of those who need our services have had the opportunity to be vaccinated, those restrictions have been lifted and Yelvercare is once again accepting requests for transport for any reasonable purpose.

And Yelvercare's popular Lunch Club will return! From July onwards, the Lunch Club will meet twice a month, on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Anyone interested in attending is invited to ring the YelverCare number, 07775 695864, between 10am and 1pm Monday to Friday.

Wildflower meadow

Buckland Monachorum Parish Council has been approached to see if we would be willing to establish wild flower meadows on some of the ground we manage around Yelverton. Having looked at the idea, we have selected a piece of land which might be suitable between the entrance to Briar Tor and the fire station. This would involve not regularly mowing the area and allowing wild flowers to establish, thereby providing a suitable habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife. Wildflower meadows take a few years to establish and are not 'neat and tidy' so we thought one relatively small area would act as a trial, and if successful could be expanded to include other areas if supported by the community. 

To do this properly, we need a few willing volunteers to act as 'stewards' of the area, do the odd bit of 'maintenance' and generally keep an eye on progress. If you are interested in improving our biodiversity and would like to volunteer for this project, please let the Clerk know (clerk@bmpc.info) and if there is support for the idea, we can set the wheels in motion. If you would like to know more about wildflower projects like this, the organisation Plantlife (www.plantlife.org.uk) is a great place to start.

By Ric Cheadle