Many of you will remember the Harberton & Harbertonford Community Appraisal which was published in January 1999. It was a document which resulted from a great deal of painstaking work by dozens of people from both villages.

The Community Council of Devon has contacted the Parish Council asking that a similar exercise be conducted in 2009. The councillors considered the matter and have decided that the Appraisal has not changed to any significant degree in the past decade and does not warrant the work necessary to compile a brand new document.

However, it was also decided that anyone who wished to comment on the structure and development of our community should have the opportunity to do so.

Geoff Broom undertook to repeat the appraisal in Harbertonford. His compilation is here.