Slapton Line Partnership Meeting, 19 June 2026
The Agenda for Friday’s full meeting of the Slapton Line Partnership has just been published and you can read it here: SLP_Agenda_19-Jun-26. Councillors Doust and Spence will be attending for Stokenham parish, accompanied by Gill Claydon, Clerk to the Council.
Torcross Sea Defences – an update from the Environment Agency
Our friends at the Environment Agency have issued a helpful update on the planned works at Torcross in the form of a response to questions asked by residents. You can read the whole document here – it is absolutely worth your time and attention: Torcross residents FAQs #3 12 June’26
Full Council Agenda Published
The Agenda for June’s Full Council Meeting is published and available here.
May draft minutes published
Draft minutes of Stokenham Parish Council’s May Full Council meeting (the Annual Meeting) are now published and available here.
£1.24m funding approved for stage one of Minor Roads Improvement Works
The good news from last Friday’s meeting of the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority is that Tranche One of the Slapton Line Minor Roads Improvement Works has been approved, at a projected cost of £1.24m. The first stage will see improvements, in the way of more and better passing places, to the south-north routes from Stokenham, Slapton, and Strete towards the A381 at Stanborough Gate. Initial surveying for the improvements has started this week – residents will have noticed temporary closures on the roads north from Stokenham and Slapton – and the work proper is due to begin towards the end of summer. As the Authority concludes, “With the Slapton Line closed and its future uncertain, improvements to the minor road network is essential to maintain connectivity for local communities and support the local economy. Significant investment in FY2026/2027 alongside a phased approach, will deliver early benefits for residents and visitors.”
You can read the full report, including colour maps of the routes involved, here: Slapton Minor Road Improvement Programme
Environment Agency Torcross Project Drop-in, 30 June – save the date!
Our friends at the Environment Agency have booked Stokenham Parish Hall from 1pm to 7pm on 30 June for a drop-in session to share their plans for the Torcross seafront with local residents. Things are still at an early stage but we are hoping that we will also have representatives from DCC and SHDC, to give an update on the A379 Slapton Line, and from the Slapton Line Partnership, to cover broader adaptation topics.
More details will follow as we have them.
Last chance to get your tickets for the People’s Emergency Briefing
The climate we have today is the LEAST EXTREME any of us will experience in our lifetime
This one sentence, uttered by a leading climate scientist near the beginning of the People’s Emergency Briefing film being shown in Stokenham Parish Hall next Wednesday 3 June at 6.30 pm, should be enough to make most people sit up and pay attention. Yet despite the fact that the current climate and nature crisis represents by general agreement the most salient threat to the continued existence of our civilisation, too little attention is being paid to the numerous ways in which it is likely to impact our lives for the worse, unless we take urgent action to turn things around. The film is, to be sure, a sobering watch, but it is not without hope – there is much that can be done.
Come and join us, find out the facts for yourselves, and take part in the post-showing discussion about ways to get involved. Click here for your FREE ticket – and make sure you enter the number of tickets you require.