Landkey Village

Landkey residents are invited to view and comment on plans to build 150 new homes on land adjacant to Birch Road on the north side of the village. These properties would be built on land to the east of the recently-completed Mazzard View development. The relevant links are given here:

• Birch Road Development Plans
• Land Value Alliances Website

From Charles Waldron, 9th November 2020

Landkey residents might be interested to read these two bulletins whch have been produded by North Devon Council. The first gives some advice on staying healthy during the Coronvirus pandemic while the second invites participants to be aware of their carbon footprint.

• Coronavirus Health Advice
• Find Your Carbon Footprint

From Martyn Isaac, 26th October 2020

Years ago it might have been Landkey’s practice to shoot the thrushes and blackbirds which were feasting on the mazzard crop, but now we’re friendlier.

There are birdboxes on the Millennium Green which have been used by our feathered friends, but many of them need repairing or replacing. Are there any bird lovers in the village who could give us a hand? Indeed, we’d love advice on different sizes to try and where to put them.

If Covid rules allow, we may have an event during the third week in February, (RSPB’s Nest Box Week). It’s all part of our plan to make the Green more wildlife friendly.

Please e-mail Michael Gee if you can help in any way.

From Michael Gee, 14th November 2020

From Charles Waldron on 9th November 2020:

Act of Remembrance 2020

St Paul's Church, together with Landkey Parish Council, conducted a short Act of Remembrance at the village war memorial on Sunday 8th November at 10:45am. Rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19 meant that we could not hold a service in the village hall as we would normally have done.

A group of six village representatives led the Act, including the laying of wreaths and the holding of two minutes' silence at 11am. Around 40 village residents observed the proceedings, as they were allowed to do, and took care to comply with social distancing requirements.

Wreaths were laid by Richard Halliday on behalf of Landkey Parish Council and by Mike Foster for St Paul's Church. Chris James led the Act while Charles Waldron called out the names of those soldiers listed on the memorial as having given their lives in time of war. Peter Elder and John Hayes respectively read the odes, "For the Fallen" and "The Kohima Epitaph".

We thank village residents for coming to observe the Act in a way which complied with rules preventing the spread of infection and also the drivers who waited patiently with their engines off during the ceremony.

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