A collection of sheep shaped plaques and planters have been installed around Chudleigh to encourage visitors to flock to the town.

Councillors in Chudleigh commissioned the plaques and planters to celebrate the town’s historic associations with the wool trade.

Unique sheep plaques and planters have been placed throughout the town, with some shops displaying their own bespoke design.

Chudleigh Town Council has named one plaque ‘Woolly’. Instead of remaining in one place, Woolly will make randome appearances around the town with children and adults encouraged to identify its location.

The sheep plaques and planters have been funded a grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by Teignbridge District Council, for projects to promote markets and town centres.

Chudleigh also used Shared Prosperity Funding to pay for a residents’ survey, a business directory, hanging baskets and publicity.

‘Chudleigh is a thriving town, with bunting, Christmas lights, and flags presenting a pleasant view. The sheep are a talking point and part of a project designed to improve Town Centre enhancement and increase visitor footfall,’ explained a Chudleigh Town Council spokesperson.

‘So far, the feedback has been very positive, and we would like to thank everyone involved in bringing this project to fruition,’ the spokesperson added.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is part of the government’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda, and is aimed at improving pride in place, and life chances, by investing in communities and supporting local businesses, people and skills.

Elsewhere in Teignbridge, grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, have paid for roving CCTV cameras in Teignmouth, improved signage and a community noticeboard in Bovey Tracey, a new town website in Newton Abbot, renewed shopfronts in Moretonhampstead and Dawlish and an oral history project and community event to celebrate dancing in Dawlish