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ROAD CLOSURE – CHURCH ROAD
ROAD CLOSURE – CHURCH ROAD Please be aware that Church Road, Wembury, where the road narrows, will be closed from 9am on Wednesday 9th September. The closure is to allow work on trees to take place safely in the area, with National Grid also working in the vicinity....
Wembury Parish in Outline
The area of the Parish is 3773 acres (1527 hectares) with a population of slightly under 3000 residents.
It is situated wholly within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries candidate Special Area of Conservation. Offshore is sited the Wembury Voluntary Marine Conservation Area, chosen in recognition of its marine wildlife and contained within Wembury Point Site of Special Scientific Interest, while the coastline forms part of the South Devon Heritage Coast.
The Devon Wildlife Trust oversees the Wembury Marine Centre situated near Wembury beach and car park, which seeks to explain and educate, particularly school children, about the marine environment. Visit their website.
The Parish Church, dedicated to St Werburgh, overlooks Wembury beach and the Great Mewstone
The Civil Parish is known as Wembury and is divided into two Wards, the eastern ward of Wembury and the western ward of Down Thomas. The Parish Council comprises of twelve councillors.
Since 1981 the Parish has been twinned with Loc Maria Plouzane, a village on the Brittany coast seven miles west of the naval port of Brest in a beautiful setting similar to our own.
Wembury has a safe and popular beach administered by the National Trust, who also run a car park and cafe. Car parking in neighbouring roads is restricted between April and September (inclusive) to ensure freedom of access to the beach and Parish Church.
General News & Information
Local Community Organisations
The yearly programmes for many local community organisations are shown in the Our Community section or in the local monthly magazine, The Wembury Review, available from local retail outlets.
For more organisations, click the boxes.
Speeding Vehicles in Traine Road, Wembury
There appears to be an increase in vehicles driving far too fast along Traine Road in Wembury. The road is narrow with many blind bends and fast-moving vehicles are a danger to pedestrians, horses and the drivers themselves. Please avoid driving along Traine Road unless you have to. If you have to, then please drive slowly and be aware of other people and animals that may also be using the road. Please eliminate this dangerous practice.
Getting About
Rail Services from Ivybridge
Information can be obtained from Ivybridge Rail Users’ Group (IRUG); to contact the group please telephone the Watermark Information Centre on 01752 892220.
Full and mini timetables also available from the Watermark Information Centre, Erme Court.
For more information about rail and bus travel, click the boxes.