A new community space that will benefit thousands of people is rapidly taking shape in Topsham. Work on the Estuary Community Hub started in May and is scheduled to be completed and ready to open next summer. A Grass Roots grant – money raised through local developments like IKEA – is helping towards the construction and fitting out of a new two-storey contemporary building on the site of the old Topsham Library. The Hub will have 18 fully accessible rooms and a community garden. “Once complete, we will have a facility to be proud of,” said Rachel Gilpin, of the Estuary League of Friends...
Work needs to be carried out to an old disused lock on Exeter Ship Canal, the City Council has revealed. Steel sheet piling which was installed in the early 1970s to prevent the waters of the Canal escaping into the River Exe is showing signs of age and needs to be repaired. A more detailed inspection including ground investigation and access improvements which will lead to remedial work has been authorised to take place this month, under delegated powers. Now members of the City Council’s Executive will, on 12 September, be asked to look at plans for the future of the lock.
The Exeter Book Fair is again soon upon us. Head for Topsham on Sunday 6th August.
The fair will be held as usual in Matthews Hall, Topsham from 10.30am to 4pm.
There will be a wide range of collectable and antiquarian books, including maps. prints and other ephemera from over 20 leading booksellers from the south west.
Topsham Library is now open to the public in its new temporary home.
The library has been temporarily relocated to the Nelson Close Community Centre whilst a new Community Hub, which will include a new library space, is built on the former library site by the Estuary League of Friends.
The Library won’t be able to offer WiFi or access to public PC’s initially, but these services should resume by the end of June.
Topsham Library, run by Libraries Unlimited, will operate from the temporary premises whilst the building work takes places and will continue to offer all...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an unprovoked attack on a man in Topsham yesterday morning [Tuesday 2 May 2017].
The incident took place around 6.45am on Holman Way, as the victim was heading towards the direction of the Lighter Inn, Topsham.
The victim, a man in 20s, approached the bike shop where an unknown man was waiting on the corner and asked for the time. As the victim looked down at his watch, an unknown corrosive liquid was sprayed in his face causing burning to his eyes.
A member of the public called an ambulance and he was taken to the Royal...
Construction is about to begin on a brand new Community Hub for Topsham, one of the area’s most important buildings of recent years - and the organisation behind it is seeking volunteers to help champion its work and plan how it will develop.
The new hub, being built on the site of the former ‘pre-fab’ Topsham library, aims to be the pride of the local community.
It will be the base for many of the services provided by the Estuary League of Friends, a long-standing and much-loved charity serving the town and communities stretching from Countess Wear to Exmouth.
Price: Free event. Tea, coffee and cake priced separately
Make the most of your Sunday and join us at The Lookout, part of the revamped hide at Bowling Green Marsh - for coffee and cake on your walk around the reserve.
If the weather is fine enjoy sitting in the garden and listen to the birds. Booking not required. Tea, coffee and cake priced separately.
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed from 10pm on Friday 7 April until 5am on Monday 10 April for ongoing widening improvements.
The closure is needed to enable the assembly of steelwork on Countess Wear Bridge, and installation of the first few spans of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge which runs alongside the Grade II Listed structure. The remaining spans will then be lifted into place in the coming weeks.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here .
