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Read more: Citizens Advice and the Library
Citizens Advice It is that time of the year when lights and music brighten the darkened days and people are more demonstrably full of good cheer and generous impulses. It…
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Read more: Lifeboats and Marshalls
Autumn is definitely here – felt with the turning of leaves, the chill in the air, and the blend of anticipation for the coming holiday season and resignation that it…
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Read more: Town Council Updates
The Ilfracombe Town Council has been busy over the past few months as it establishes more authority over some local conveniences. You can always keep up with decisions and outcomes…
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Read more: The Lantern and our gull neighbors
The Lantern If you have not already discovered it, Ilfracombe has a wonderful resource center in The Lantern – a place where community events occur including talks, club events, performances…
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Read more: Town Council News – May 2025
Happy Spring! As we all enjoy this remarkable stretch of beautiful weather (and before we start worrying about a possible drought!), I wanted to catch you up on some recent…
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Read more: Vote for Sara Wilson on May 1!
The elections for County Council are this Thursday, May 1 and the Green Party has an inspiring, dedicated, experienced candidate running – Sara Wilson. Sara is currently Ilfracombe’s District Councillor,…
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Read more: Get to know your local pollinators
I wanted to share another fun opportunity to be a ‘citizen scientist’ – helping out the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). This project was explained by a representative of the…
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Read more: Hedgehog Watch!
An exciting set of initiatives were recently promoted during the National History Consortium’s “Citizen Science Showcase!”. I will share more in later blogs, today I am promoting hedgehog spotting. I…
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Read more: Council News
Here are a few highlights of issues discussed in recent Council meetings. Car Parks: Some years ago the Town Council purchased Ropery Road Car Park; this adds car parking…
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Read more: Greetings!
Hello. My name is Neil Basil and I am a Town Councillor for Ilfracombe, East Ward. Though I am not a frequent user of social media, I am venturing into…
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Neil Basil lives in Ilfracombe with his wife and dog Koa. Retired after years working with South Molton Recycling, and running his own cafe, he now enjoys exploring and enjoying Ilfracombe and the inspiring surrounding countryside.
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