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Service Delivery Team - Serving the Community
Victoria Gardens Christmas Tree
Christmas is Coming ! We have installed the large spruce Christmas Tree in Victoria Gardens that will be light up in lights on the 15th November. This is the largest tree we have chosen so that it can be seen. We hope you like it.9th November 2024
Waterside Christmas Tree
We have now installed the waterside Nordic pine Christmas Tree with the help of a crain to swing the tree into its fixings. The lights have been fitted and ready to go for the Saltash Town Lights switch on the 15th November.9th November 2024
Waterside Festoon Lights
At last we have now repaired and replaced the bulbs to the waterside festoon lighting by the Union Pub. We feel this will help to enhance the area especially as we approach Christmas.8th November 2024
Preparation For Remembrance Sunday
It that time of year where we all have a moment to remember the service given by many Armed Forces around the world.We have been preparing the Peace Garden in the Town Centre to be ready for Remembrance Sunday. This is a Public event so why not come an pay your respects.
8th November 2024
Preparation At Grassmere
We have a new play park opening on the 30th Oct at Grassmere on the Pillmere estate. We have been working to make sure the area is ready for the Mayor to open the park by clearing the pathways and cutting the grass areas around the park. We think it looks great.29th October 2024
Clearing At Elwell Woods
The Service Delivery Team have been working in Elwell Woods which is located next to the Cornwall Cross. We have been clearing some areas in the woods to allow for some planting of new trees and wilding to take place. This is great for wildlife and for new plants to grow.22nd October 2024
Hedge Cutting
The Pillmere estate has many different parts that we maintain. One such area is hedging along the pathways. We have cut back this large hedge for residence to make the access easier. This will make a big difference as you can see from the images.21st October 2024
Waterside Pathways
We recently gained the agreement from Cornwall Council to take over the maintenance of the pathways running along the Waterside and green spaces. This has been a big step in the direction for our department to take over the Waterside area. We will be able to keep a close eye on this and keep the pathways clear and clean as much as possible. We hope you like what we are doing in the Town.16th October 2024
Clearing Pathways On Pillmere Est
We have been working hard over the last few days clearing back the pathways and hedging around the Pillmere estate. This is in preparation for the winter and to keep the estate as neat as possible.14th October 2024
Christmas Tree At Waterside
Christmas is coming! We have started the preparation for the arrival of the two Town Christmas trees, one of which will go o the Brunel Green next to the Pub. We have enlarged the hole so that it will take a larger tree this year and for the future. We hope you will enjoy the tree once its in place.9th October 2024
Tree Work At Pillmere
We have also been cutting down some small trees on Pillmere to make a pathway safe for residence as this had overgrown creating moss to build up on the pathway making it unsafe to walk on. Now the trees have been removed this will allow light to the path plus making the area visible and safer for all to use.4th October 2024
Safety Tree Work At Pillmere
Recent work has been carried out on the Pillmere estate making some trees safe for residence and there property. Ash trees are prone to disease which can become dangerous with branches braking or even the tree falling in high winds. Large overhanging branches that can also be dangerous are surveyed and removed if necessary.4th October 2024
Fore Street Electrical Boxes
The Town Council have a variety of street furniture to maintain. There are six black electrical boxes down Fore Street that we have re-painted and added new electrical warning signs. This helps to give a better look to our main high street and area.3rd October 2024
Churchtown Cemetery
We have been working on the boundaries of the Cemetery in preparation for the fast approaching winter. This is a good time to cut back the summer growth so that it will help get through the winter period and into spring next year.We will be working on other location in a similar way over the next couple of months weather permitting.
3rd October 2024
Ashton Way Play Park
Further work has been carried out at Ashton Way Play Park to cut the grass and surrounding hedges. This is to keep the parks as neat as possible for children to play safely.29th September 2024
Winter Cutting Wild Flower Areas.
As part of our Wilding Program we have cut down the wild flower borders around St Stephens Churchyard and Churchtown Cemetery. This will be part of the winter preparation getting ready for next spring. We will be adding extra seeds to add to the existing flowers.25th September 2024
Elwell Woods Work
Over the last few days we have been helping the SEA Group of volunteers to work in Elwell Woods near the Cornwall Cross. This has included clearing the orchard area, repairing steps and clearing pathways.If you haven been before take some time to take a walk through the woodland.
25th September 2024
Fairmead Allotments Fencing
Saltash Town Council also manage some allotment sites in the Town. One of which is Fairmead. We have recently replaced the entrance fencing which has also made the site easier to access for the tenant who use the site. We will be working on other parts of this site soon the enhance the pathways and safety.20th September 2024
Churchtown Cemetery Work
The cemetery forms part of the land portfolio that Saltash Town Council currently manage. We look after the grounds, trees, hedging, toilets and our store yard on this sight. Part of our duty is to also assist when ceremonies take place making sure everything goes to plan. We also have our letters to heaven post box.
Churchtown Allotment Work
Part of our management is to look after the allotments at Churchtown. We have been strimming the pathways, hedges and grass areas around the site over the last couple of days.We like to keep the area as neat as possible for the tenants that work on there plots and to anyone that may visit.
12th September 2024
St Stephens Churchyard Memorial Graves
Our department has recently cut pathways through the old sections of the Churchyard toward the War graves and Fireman's graves for visitors to see. We have also cut extra pathways allowing access. We have left most of the grass long as part of a wilding project in conjunction with the Church. We have added some extra images showing the work.
Station Platform Flower Planters Project
Recent work carried out at the Saltash Train Station platform. We are working in conjunction with GWR to maintain the look of the platform to enhance the appearance of the flower planters. The boats will be maintained by the Rotary club and will be planted soon.We are very keen to work with this project making the station a welcome site.
St Stephens Churchyard Maintinance
Work carried out cutting the grass at the St Stephens Churchyard. This takes a few days to complete due to the size of the grounds.4th September 2024
St Stephens Churchyard Work
Our Team has been busy making a difficult area to maintain far better and easier for the staff and public to visit. We have removed the grass area to the old ashes square replacing with a granite design that will have flowers to the center soon. If you get a chance to take a look we are sure you will like what you see. The project will be completed soon.4th September 2024
Isambard House Kitchen Project
We have been upgrading the facilities within the Isambard House building by fitting a new kitchen. This will provide a fully working kitchen to be used alongside any room bookings or events booked by the public. This has been a projected carried out by the Service Delivery Team over the last month. We very much hope this will enhance the use of the building with more bookings.4th September 2024
Grass And Hedge Cutting
Over the last couple of days the Service Delivery Team have been hard at work cutting the hedges, pathways around Pillmere. We have also cut the Meadow now that the summer flowers are coming to the end. This all form part of the wild flower management plan. They will be back next year.20th August 2024
Brunel Bust Fencing
Part of our duties are to maintain the Towns locations of interest. One of which is the Brunel Bust which faces the bridge and entrance into Saltash. We have been dealing with the fencing that surrounds the bust to make it more secure. We have also cleared brambles and ivy that was taking over.20th August 2024
Work at Fairmead Allotments
The Team have been hard at work cutting back the overgrown brambles to the entrance of Fairmead allotments. We have also cleared some overhanging trees, shrubs and plants to the boundaries. This has also included the pathways. It was a very wet day but that didn't stop the work being done.15th August 2024
Town Roundabouts
An early morning start at 7am saw our team out cutting the three Town Roundabouts we manage. This can be dangerous work with traffic and getting machinery to each roundabout. However the work was completed today along with other areas cut as the Team goes round the Town. One of theses areas is Trematon Pound. Take a look at our photo gallery for other projects and work carried out.
Murders Plot Clearing
The Service Delivery Team spent some time clearing the little know murders plot at the top end of the lane past St Stephens Church. There is some history behind this plot if you wish to look it up.14th August 2024
Old Entrance At St Stephens Church
Part of our management is dealing with the maintenance at St Stephens Church. A request from the Church was to block off an old gate entrance to the boundary wall. This now secures the access to the nursing home garden formally the rectory, yet giving the impression of a gate.13th August 2024
Tree Work On Pillmere
Over the last couple of days some work took place cutting a desired tree with our tree surgeon on the Pillemer estate. We then dealt with clearing the site of all the cut branches and debris. The tree stump has been left for wildlife to use.8th August 2024
Pathways on Pillmere
During the dry weather the pathways through the Pillmere Estate have been cut making the area very neat and tidy for residents to use. The work takes time as there are many paths and steps on the estate to manage. We hope you would agree how nice the area looks. More images are on our gallery page.7th August 2024
Churchtown Entrance
Part of our duty is to keep the entrance road leading from St Stephens Church to Churchtown Cemetery clear and tidy. We carried this work recently which has much improved the access.27th July 2024
Town Center Presentation
Our Service Delivery Team are committed to keeping the Town Centre looking as neat as possible through the summer. More work to a number of the planting areas took place over the last couple of days. We hope you agree with how Fore Street and surrounding areas are looking.25th July 2024
Cutting Back Overgrown Trees
Our Team have spent tow days cutting back the overgrown trees coming over from Aston Play Park into a residential service lane. This was a much needed job as it was proving difficult for residence to use the lane. We needed to close the lane as safety while using machinery is very important. As you can see the result is transforming resorting the lane back to glory.22nd July 2024
Work Carried Out At The Peace Garden
Each week the Service Delivery Team maintain the Town Peace Garden with grass cutting, weeding, shrub trimming and edging to keep this Garden looking at its best. We hope you agree! please take some time to take a visit and take five minutes on one of the benches.17th July 2024
Regatta Weekend
Our department work very hard over the weekend supporting the Town Regatta.This was on the Saturday and Sunday Erecting two Gazebos and equipment for the Meet The Councilor's and the Library Hub. Our Lady Mayor had a lovely time in the bath raising fund for charity. The team covered other duties through the day dealing with the public plus making sure the local amenities were in operation. The weather also played a part with the sun shining.
12th July 2024
Ashton Way Play Park Cutting
The Service Delivery Team have been out this week in all weathers maintaining the play parks we manage on the Pillmere estate. Aston Way is one of the larger parks which takes some time. Lets hope the sun comes out soon.9th July 2024
Grass Cutting In The Rain
It hasn't been a great start to the week with the weather, however that hasn't stopped our Team from working hard cutting the grass at the Churchyard and cemetery at St Stephens and Churchtown.Lets hope the rain stops for the Regatta weekend.
9th July 2024
Entrance To Saltash
As you enter Cornwall the first town is Saltash. You will see that we have been working to make the entrance to our Town look as nice as we can. Weeding, flower planting, hedge trimming and placing decretive bark to the green areas all help to make Saltash welcoming.2nd July 2024
Pathway And Step Clearing On Pillmere Estate
Over the last few days our Service Delivery Team have been working hard to trim back and clear the pathways and steps that run through the estate. This is an ongoing task however we will continue to keep the area as neat as possible.2nd July 2024
Town Flowers Blooming In Colour
The flower planters through the Town are really coming to bloom. Have you seen the different location that have been planted?We think they are looking lovely.
28th June 2024
Removing old Boat At The Waterside Green
We have recently removed a very old boat used as a planter sitting on the green. It had become a bit of an eyesore so it was decided to remove it. We have re-seeded the patch left with new grass seed.28th June 2024
Town Flower Watering Program
The Team have been watering the flower planters, beds and hanging baskets from 7am every day since they have been planted at the beginning of June. This program will continue through till the end of the summer going into September. We are committed to keeping the town as colorful as possible.28th June 2024
Grass Cutting at Churchtown Cemetery.
The Service Delivery Team have been out around the the Town cutting many grass areas. One are we are keen to keep looking nice is Churchtown Cemetery. Take a look at the other images showing the extent of the work via the link.This area also extends to the allotments which are also cut and maintained by the department.
27th June 2024
Pathway Grass Cutting At Pillmere Estate
We have started the work cutting back the grass edges to the pathways, green areas, the large green and surrounding open spaces. This will take time over the next week.It will look lovely when its done!
St Stephens Churchyard Grass Cutting
There has been a lot of work taking place over the last week cutting back the long grass in the Churchyard. We have almost completed this time consuming task. Once finished it wont be long before we have to start from the beginning again.17th June 2024
Ashton Way Play Park
The play parks on Pillmere are another part of our management for the estate. We have been busy cutting these areas ready for the weekend.Hope the rain stays away so the children can enjoy using the parks.
Round And Round The Roundabouts
Part of our program is to maintain three roundabouts in Saltash, Waitrose, Pillmere and Latchbrook. This can be quite a challenge with busy traffic to contend with. The Team are out at 6am to tackle the busiest being Waitrose. You may have seen our staff carrying out this work making the roundabout neat and tidy. Please drive carefully if you see them it would be very much appreciated.
Back At St Stephens Churchyard.
Now that No Mow May is over we have been back at St Stephens Churchyard hard at work cutting the large grass areas. This takes time at this time of year, however the effort is worth the wait. You will see we are still trying to keep some wild areas to the edge of the grounds as we still want to encourage wildlife the this location.11th June 2024
D-Day Beacon Lighting At Ashtorre Rock
To commemorate the 80th Year of the D-Day landings, Saltash Town Council carried out a remembrance evening with the Mayor and Councilors at Ashtorre Rock. Along with a minutes silence there was speeches a band and a loan piper playing. At 9.15pm the beacon was light to remember all of those who had fought for us all.
Beautiful Hanging Baskets
Have you seen the beautiful hanging baskets that have now been placed down Fore Street and the Waterfront? We think the add some wonderful colour to the Town. You may see our Team out early each morning watering the baskets and bedding plants from 6am to keep them looking wonderful.
New Bench On St Stephens Road
We have been working in partnership with Cornwall Councilors Hilary Frank and Sheila Lennox-Boyed through their Cornwall Council Community Chest Grant. This was agreed at the August 2023 services meeting under Minute number 60/23/24. We have now fitted a new bench on St Stephens Road replacing the old damaged one. A commemorative plaque will be added soon. We hope you will enjoy using this bench.
Transforming The Town With Flowers
We are very pleased to have been able to start the transformation of planting out the Town flowerbeds and planters. The Peace Garden is looking lovely already. We have more to do so keep your eye on the rest of the Town.17th May 2024
Summer Planting
Flowers and plants are springing up in the Town.
Summer Is On Its Way !
We have been very busy planting the summer flowers through the Town Centre this week. This year we have chosen a mixture of bedding plants, herbs and evergreen shrubs. We hope this will add some colour and texture to the planters and flower beds for you to enjoy. We have been working in partnership with Tartendown Nursery who have been helping the Team with advise and planting.
Preparation For The Mayor Making Celebration.
The Service Delivery Department has been hard at work preparing for the New Mayors day taking place today. The peace garden and surrounding areas have been cut cleaned and litter cleared away.
Cutting Of The Play Parks On Pillmere Estate
While the weather has been on our side the play parks on Grassmere and other locations on the Pillmere estate have been cut. These areas are not part of the No Mow May due to there use.9th May 2024
Creating Wild Green Areas At St Stephens Churchyard
Over the next few months we will be trailing some locations to create some green areas to encourage bees, insects and wildlife. We have started this project in St Stephens Church Cemetery. We are looking to have more areas with wild flowers to add some colour around the Town.
Gate Repair At Churchtown Cemetery
We have been working hard today to repair the broken gate post at Church Town Cemetery. Not the easiest of jobs but it will look great when its finished.1st May 2024
No Mow May
The service delivery Team will be taking part in the NO MOW MAY in various locations around Saltash. We do wish to point out that this won’t apply to some areas like the cemeteries, however some areas, edges, corners or around the base of trees will be left to encourage wildlife and natural plants to flourish. We will also be looking at some re-wilding areas and wild flower locations throughout the year. This is a positive step toward helping the local environment in the Town and encourage anyone to try this even in your own garden space.1st May 2024
Michael Stephens Joins The Service Delivery Team
We have recently expanded the Service Delivery Team with Michael Stephens joining us. He has a lot of experience in ground works, general building, fencing and machinery and we are very pleased to have him on board.The Team has also recently successfully completed a certified training course through Corserv for the ride on mower and pedestrian mowers. The staff are continuously monitored to make sure they are fully trained on all the equipment we operate so that we can work safely in maintaining Saltash Town and surrounding areas.
