Phone Numbers / Links

If you know other useful telephone numbers that you think should be shown here, please inform the Parish Clerk.

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Telephone

Link

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Newton Poppleford & Harpford Parish Clerk

01395 264003

Email: parishclerk@newtonpopplefordpc.co.uk

East Devon District Council

01395 516551

http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk

Devon County Council

0845 155 1015

http://www.devon.gov.uk

Ottery St. Mary Town Council

01404 812252

http://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk

Sidmouth Town Council

01395 512424

http://www.sidmouth.gov.uk

MEDICAL

Coleridge Medical Centre (OSM)

01404 814447

http://www.coleridgemedicalcentre.co.uk

Ottery St Mary Hospital

01404 816000

Sidmouth, Victoria Hospital

01395 512482

TRANSPORT

Ottery & District Help Scheme**

01404 816700

Exmouth Ring & Ride **

01395 266662

http://www.exmouthringandride.co.uk

HALLS & VENUES

Newton Poppleford Village Hall bookings (Janey Drake)

01395 568571

Harpford Hall bookings

01395 567751

Email: Derek Simmons on anndelsim@btinternet.com

Playing Field & Pavilion bookings

01395 567430

d.zirker@btinternet.com

MISCELLANEOUS

Otter Rotters **

01404 549055

http://www.otterrotters.co.uk

Otter Valley Association

http://www.ova.org.uk

Local vicar (Mark Ward)

01395 568390

Email: revmarkward@btinternet.com

Senior Council for Devon

http://www.seniorcouncildevon.org.uk

Harpford Weather Station

http://www.harpfordweather.co.uk

Website maintenance (this website only!)

01404 812733

Email: webmaint@newtonpopplefordpc.co.uk

Ottery & District Help Scheme

The help scheme is available to help people get to and from doctors' surgeries, dentists, opticians, hospitals etc. Volunteer drivers from the area have been vetted by the scheme and will pick you up from your door and take you to and from your appointment. A charge is normally made for this service, although the cost is not a bar to users. The fare to and from Ottery St Mary for residents of Newton Poppleford is £10 er person. Different charges are made for further destinations.

If you need a car and driver please book in advance by calling 01404 816700.

The scheme is always looking for more drivers! So if you are willing to help out occasionally please call Pat or Jane on 01404 816700. Drivers will be reimbursed for fuel costs.

Ring & Ride

The ring and ride service is available to residents of the parish. The minibus will collect you from your home and take you to Tesco at Exmouth to do your shopping, bringing you home afterwards. The shopping trips take place on Tuesdays collecting passengers at about 11.30am, returning home at about 1.30pm. Ring & Ride is a registered charity and charges £3.60 for a single or return journey.

The website of the Ring & Ride Service is at http://www.exmouthringandride.co.uk/ where you can also read full details of the Community Bus Service.

To book a ride please telephone 01395 266662 in advance; office open Monday-Friday, 10 am-12 noon, 1 - 3 pm.


Otter Rotters

Otter Rotters is a local organisation that collects garden refuse fortnightly, and then produces compost which can be purchased. Garden refuse must be loaded into the special Otter Rotters bags and the pre-paid tags attached. Bags cost £3.50 and are reused for each collection; tags costs £1. Bags and tags can be purchased from Newton Poppleford Village Shop & Post Office, Home Hardware in Sidmouth, or Sidford Post Office. The collections from Newton Poppleford, Harpford are fortnightly on Wednesdays.

The telephone number is 01404 549055, and full details of Otter Rotters' services, collection dates etc. can be seen at: http://home.btconnect.otterrotters/