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Teignmouth and its town council


THE town council is the ‘grass roots’ level of local government. It plays an important part in the communication of democracy, ensuring ‘local’ opinion is provided to Teignbridge District Council and Devon County Council.


who are elected at town council elections which are held every four years. The councillors elect a mayor each year to be the town’s figurehead. Their role is to promote and encourage


The council is made up of 12 councillors


the Planning Committee. There are a number of smaller committees and working parties such as the Events Sub-committee which coordinates and assists in the production of the main town productions and provides entertainment and funding for the TDC summer events programme in August. These committees generally report to the F&GP.


the variety of hopes, aspirations and good work that townspeople are involved with and, furthermore, to promote the town in the wider areas of the country and abroad. The council meetings, which are held


normally every two weeks with a break in August, comprise full council which is the formal adoption of the two main working committees which are the Finance and General Purposes Committee (F&GP) and


large number of outside bodies connected with the town ranging from youth groups through the spectrum of organisations to those groups that care for the needs of the senior members of the town. The council owns two allotments which


The council is also represented on a


are very popular and it is also responsible for most of the floral displays and hanging baskets in the town centre, bus shelters and a number of hands-on operations in the town centre area.


View from the pier


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