Service Delivery Team - News Archive

Isambard House Carpark

This project has been a long time coming and well over due. We have finally been able to re-surface the parking area to Isambard House which makes a big difference to the building. We have placed bollards so that the parking area will only be used by our staff of guests that have booked the hire of the building.

The Beryl Bikes will also be re-instated in a better location for the public to use.

20th December 2024

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

We would like to wish everyone in Saltash as very Happy Christmas and look forward to a productive 2025.

12th December 2024

Helping The School Lantern Display

Each year the Service Delivery Team help collect all the Christmas lanterns made by the children in the four local schools and delivery them ready for the display.

7th December 2024

Improvement Work To The Waterside Public Toilets

Over the last couple of weeks our department have been working on the Waterside Public Toilets making a number of improvements. Adding a working sink to the ladies side, along with new hand dryers and soap dispensers. We have also given the a lick of paint to brighten up inside and out.

They will be back open by the end of this week.

4th December 2024

Preparation For The Creation Of Wild Flower Areas

We have started the preparation of some wild flower areas around the Town. The images show an area near the Cornwall Cross and by the Churchtown Allotments. We hope this will encourage bees and other insects to the areas, along with making a difference during the summer.

22nd November 2024

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 crane 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.

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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

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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

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11th June 2024