Service Delivery Team - Serving the Community
Grounds Maintenance in Pillmere
Our Service Delivery team has recently completed maintenance work in the Pillmere area.Caring for Our Community Spaces
Last week, our Service Delivery team carried out some important maintenance at St Stephens Cemetery, helping to keep this peaceful and historic space well cared for.27th June 2025
Recent Grounds Maintenance
Our Service Delivery team carried out general maintenance last week at the Cornish Cross, Peace Gardens, and around the Brunel Statue.27th June 2025
Service Delivery Team at Work: St Stephen’s Churchyard
Our Service Delivery team recently carried out essential maintenance work at St Stephen’s Churchyard.26th June 2025
Honeysuckle and Ashton Way playparks.
Here are some images showcasing the maintenance work carried out yesterday at Honeysuckle and Ashton Way playparks.24th June 2025
Wildflower Area Maintenance at the Cornish Cross
Our Service Delivery Team has recently carried out essential maintenance work on the wildflower area at the Cornish Cross.23rd June 2025
St Stephens Church - Wall Work
Our Service Delivery Team have been hard at work clearing the roadside and boundary wall at St Stephen’s Church.23rd June 2025
Churchtown Cemetery
Images from today's maintenance work at Churchtown Cemetery, carried out by our dedicated Service Delivery team.16th June 2025
Hanging Baskets
Brightening up the town, hanging baskets have been placed along Fore Street and the Waterside as of yesterday.10th June 2025
Wildflower Area
This is one of the wildflower areas we planted earlier this year at Churchtown Allotments.10th June 2025
Churchtown Allotments Maintenance Update
Our Service Delivery Team recently carried out maintenance work at the Churchtown Allotments.5th June 2025
Entry Slip Road and Banking Hub Area
Improvement works were carried out on the entry slip road and the surrounding Banking Hub area.30th May 2025
Saltash in Bloom – Summer Ready
Saltash is looking vibrant and full of colour thanks to the hard work and dedication of our team, who have been busy planting new flowers across the town’s planters, flower beds, and public green spaces.28th May 2025
Play Park Maintenance and Upkeep
Our Service Delivery team continues to carry out regular maintenance across all Saltash Town Council-managed play parks.22nd May 2025
Churchtown Cemetery
Some fantastic work was carried out earlier today at Churchtown Cemetery by our dedicated team.22nd May 2025
Planting Beds – Preparation for Summer Town Planting 2025
Preparatory work has begun on the town’s planting beds in anticipation of the 2025 summer planting season.20th May 2025
Town Planters Maintenance and Preperation
Our service delivery team has been hard at work preparing the Town Planters we maintain, and we're pleased to share that the groundwork was completed yesterday.20th May 2025
North Road Bus Stop
North Road Bus Stop – Vandalism Incident19th May 2025
Pillmere Estate – Grounds Maintenance Update
Take a look at the excellent work completed on the Pillmere Estate last Friday by our dedicated team!16th May 2025
Wildflower Area at St Stephen’s Churchyard
We’re creating vibrant wildflower areas here at St Stephen’s Churchyard to support local insects, bees, and biodiversity.14th May 2025
Fairmead Allotments
Some great work carried out today at Fairmead Allotments by our dedicated Service Delivery Team.13th May 2025
Ongoing Work at St Stephen’s
More work was carried out at St Stephen’s by our team.13th May 2025
St Stephen’s Churchyard Transformation
We have transformed the historic ashes area in St Stephen’s Churchyard, honouring its significance as a place of remembrance and reflection.12th May 2025
Routine maintenance at Churchtown Cemetery
Our Service Delivery Team has been hard at work carrying out routine maintenance at Churchtown Cemetery to ensure it remains a tidy, peaceful, and respectful resting place for loved ones.9th May 2025
Keeping Silver Street Looking Its Best
Our Service Delivery Team has been out and about in the Silver Street area, carrying out essential maintenance to help keep the space looking its best.9th May 2025
Tree Removal at the Waterside
Our Service Delivery Team, working in partnership with the Cornwall Council Harbour Office, removed a large tree that washed up on the beach at Waterside.8th May 2025
Preparing Our Town for VE Day Commemorations
In preparation for tomorrow’s VE Day events, we’ve spent the day freshening up key areas of our town.7th May 2025
Ongoing Care at St Stephens
Last week, our department carried out maintenance works at St Stephen’s Ashes Plots and Cemetery.6th May 2025
Grassmere Way Play Park
The Service Delivery Team spent the weekend giving Grassmere Way Play Park a refresh!4th May 2025
Saltash Town Council Supports No Mow May!
Saltash Town Council is proud to take part in No Mow May.2nd May 2025
Getting Ready For Summer!
The Service Delivery Team are working hard to get Fore Street ready for summer.Routine Pathway Maintenance Complete
Our department completed routine clearing work at Pillmere Badgers Walk.30th April 2025
Work Carried Out Around The Churchyard
Over the last few days our department have been working in and around St Stephens Churchyard cutting grass. We also look after the surround areas making the entrances neat and tidy.This is an-ongoing task during the summer period so you will see us in this area quite a few times.
29th April 2025
Town Roundabouts
We started very early today at 6am so we could tackle the cutting of the Town roundabouts. We also look after Trematon pound as part of the historical areas around the town.29th April 2025
Work Carried Out To Play Park Areas
We look after and manage several play parks on the Pillmere estate providing a safe and clean environment for the local residence to use.Work cutting the grass and emptying the bins has been carried out as part of our duties.
25th April 2025
St Stephens Churchyard Maintinance
Its a new season for our Service Delivery Team to cut and maintain the Churchyard at St Stephens Church. The weather has been on our side so we have been able to get a great head start.25th April 2025
Pillmere Pathway Work
Our department has been carrying out grass cutting to the pathways around the Pillmere Estate. We have been working hard over the last few months to keep the area looking at its best. This has also included tree and hedging work prior to the nesting season.More work will be carried out over the summer period.
23rd April 2025
Pathway Work
Take a look at the before and after images which show the type of work and standard we look to achieve around the Town of Saltash.27th February 2025
Pillmere Trees & Pathways
Our department over the last few weeks have been working on the Pillmere estate. This is a large area with many trees and pathways. This takes a lot of maintenance especially after bad weather with trees becoming falling due to the soft ground after lots of rain.We have been clearing pathways and trimming hedging before the bird season starts.
26th February 2025
Become A Town Councilor
We have placed some banners around the Town with "Become A Town Councilor" message.If you are passionate about your Town then why not become part of the Council Members to have your say.
14th February 2025
St Stephens Churchyard Maintenance
Our Team has started the important task of the ground maintenance of St Stephens Churchyard. We will be following a similar cutting program to last year leaving certain sections to grow with wildflowers.The War graves will be maintained along with other locations. This takes a lot of time and effort by the department as this is a large cemetery and in conjunction with Churchtown cemetery adds to work.
13th February 2025
Grass Cutting Season Has Started
Our Team have started with the grass cutting season. While we have had a dry spell we have been able to get out to a variety of locations around the Town. We hope this will continue so that we can keep on top of the cutting program as much as possible. Spring in around the corner.We have some other images on our photo gallery.
11th February 2025
Wild Flowers
During the spring we will be creating some wild flower areas around the Town. We have started with the planting of seeds at the Churctown Cemetery/allotments. This trial will allow us to gage how the flowers fair so we can determine what the next site will look like.We hope that we will see some lovely results.
10th February 2025
The Start Of The Grass Cutting
The beginning of the grass cutting program has started. We have been working at Churchtown Cemetery to make the cemetery neat and tidy. Being prepared for the summer will give us a good head start for this year.8th February 2025
Repair To Benches At Elwell Woods
Our department spent some time repairing the benches within Elwell Woods making them safer to sit on. We also went round the site litter picking and maintaining the pathways through the woods. SEA action group also do a lot of work here to help maintain this green space for us all to enjoy.6th February 2025
Fallen tree in Pillmere
Our Service Delivery Department had to deal with a large fallen tree across one of the pathways on the Pillmere estate. It took a few hours to make the area safe for the public to use again.The estate has a lot of trees and with the recent bad weather it has made some trees unstable. We are monitoring the area at the moment to deal with any others that may be an issue.
29th January 2025
Tree Planting Ceremony
Saltash Town Council took part in the ceremonial tree planting of the Kings Oak by the Lord Lieutenant in Victoria Gardens.We very much hope this will bee a prominent oak tree in years to come.
28th January 2025
Tree Survey Work
Our department has been working around the Town cutting away Ivey that has grown around a lot of the trees. This work is essential in assisting us to monitor the heath and condition of the trees. It will also in some cases help the tree to live longer. Ivy isn't a major issue to trees and in some cases can help. However it can also take over areas such as woodland creating top heavy trees which may be blown over in high winds.22nd January 2025
Pillmere Pathway Work
Our Service Delivery Department have been working over the last week clearing the pathways around the area, removing branches, edges and leaves to make the pathways safer and presentable.21st January 2025
Town Library
The Library has recently had new windows fitted to the large front section of the building, so we have recently upgraded the internal pillars creating notice boards for the Library to display there posters and information.15th January 2025
Beehive enclosure Churchtown Allotments.
Our Service Delivery Team have completed the Beehive enclosure area at Churchtown Allotment's. This was created for safety to the public and also to help protect the bee colony's in our town.The bee keepers are very happy to have such an area and we hope they will thrive to enhance the environment.
14th January 2025
New Gate at St Stephens Churchyard
We have now replaced the old gates at St Stephens Churchyard with some new and smart looking gates. We have also added new robust hinges and handles to make the operation much nicer and safer for the public to use.13th January 2025
Play Park Signs
The Town Council has recently delivered two new play park areas which we have now placed new signs. One on Grassmere way, the other at Honeysuckle way on the Pillmere estate. We hope the residents and any visitors will enjoy these play areas.2nd January 2025
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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.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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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