FREE home fire safety visits are on offer when Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service join the West Devon Borough Council Connect team this March.

An officer from the fire service will be on hand to provide fire safety advice and advise you on how best to fireproof your home. They are particularly keen to raise awareness that fire deaths are on the increase in the South West, especially amongst the elderly.

The Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging elderly members of the community to contact them for a free home fire safety visit. They are also appealing to family members to refer their elderly friends and relatives for the visits. The service offers support to the hard of hearing and those with other disabilities as well.  

Learn Devon will also be joining the Connect team this February to provide information on their adult learning classes.

They offer community learning courses, covering everything from computing to creative writing, animation to dress-making.

Centres across the county offer residents the opportunity to meet new people, gain key qualifications, or develop existing skills. 

Other organisations out and about at the upcoming Connect sessions include Oakhouse Foods, Dartmoor National Park and the Citizens' Advice Bureau, to name just a few.

Everyone is welcome, and a borough council adviser will be present at every session to answer questions and provide information about a range of public and support services.

For further details please contact West Devon Borough Council on 01822 813600 or email [email protected]">[email protected]

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West Devon Connect dates for February are:

 l Tomorrow (Friday) February 6 — Exbourne, The Burrow Café 10am to noon with an adviser from Encompass.

l February 13 — Chagford Library 10.30am to 12.30pm with an adviser from Dartmoor National Park Authority.

l February 17 — Hatherleigh Market 9.30am to noon with an adviser from Call 24, Action on Hearing Loss and a representative from the Citizens' Advice Bureau.

l February 20 — Broadwoodkelly Village Hall 10am to noon.

l 27 February — Chagford Library 10.30am to 12.30pm with an adviser from Oakhouse Foods.