Amenities

Allotments are provided by the Council for cultivation by local people. Click here to find out more.

The Town Band Stand is situated in Newcombes Meadow. It is available for booking through the Town Council, contact the office for more information.

The Millennium Cross was erected by the Town council on St Lawrence Green to mark the turn of the century.

Newcombes Meadow formerly part of the Newcombes Estate now public pleasure grounds owned and operated by Mid Devon District Council. It is home to the Town's St Boniface Statue and the Town Band Stand maintained by the Town Council.

Upper Deck provides a good view over the Town from the top of George Hill. A popular haunt of courting couples in years gone by. Currently there is a project underway to restore Upper Deck.

The War Memorial sited on Union Road at the top of Newcombes Meadow is set in a respectful oak structure with cedar shingle roof, set on local Posbury Stone. In recent years the Town Council was able to renovate the structure.

The town council maintains a small number of structures and open spaces in the town. The condition of them is reviewed annually and repairs and cleaning are carried out in a planned programme throughout the year.