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Our purpose as a council is to make all kinds of decisions on issues that affect the local community whilst campaigning for better services and facilities
In doing so we hope to be improving the quality of life for all of our community
The Parish Council also accepts the challenge that annual reductions in Grants from Central Government have made.
Your next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday 1st September, 2021
Firsdown Parish Council Meetings are normally held at Winterslow Village Hall. Check details (See Notes below)
Members of the public are welcome to attend but please be advised that we are following government guidelines with regards to social distancing, this means that:
- Councillor tables and chairs to be 2m apart
- Members of the public chairs to be 2m apart
- Doors and windows to be open (fun in the winter!)
- All surfaces that we touch – door handles, window handles, tables, chairs etc to be sanitised before and after use.
- Face coverings to be worn, unless you have a pre-condition eg asthma which means you are exempt.
- Hands to be sanitized on entering and leaving the building
Please refer to “Meeting Dates” in the drop-down menu for more details and please always check the Agenda in case of the meeting due to Government rules will be held online.
Wiltshire Recycling Centres
Wiltshire Council household recycling centres ending booking system to return to non-booked visits only Wiltshire Council is ending its online booking system for visits to its household recycling centres (HRCs), so people will soon be able to return to visiting a site during normal opening hours on an ad hoc basis. Wiltshire Council is ending […]
How to make suggestions for improved or enhanced bus services in Wiltshire
On 15 March this year the government published “Bus Back Better” a national bus strategy for England, which outlines ambitious reform of how bus services are planned and delivered. The strategy will deliver better bus services for passengers across England, through ambitious and far-reaching reform of how services are planned and delivered. It will make […]
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Download: Briefing_Note_21-08_Enhancement_of_Bus_Services_June_2021 (191 KB)
Do You Need Help to complete the 2021 Census?
Get help from the Census Support Centre on 0800 141 2021 See attached leaflet for more details
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Election of Parish Councillors May 6th 2021
Attached details of the Nominated persons for election as a Parish Councillor ( Refer to Page 58 for Firsdown Parish )
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Download: Firsdown PC Satement_of_Persons_Nominated 2021 (1 MB)
Election of a Unitary Councillors May 6th 2021
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Download: Wilts Council Statement_of_Persons_Nominated 2021 (898 KB)
Notice of Local Elections 2021 ( Parish Councillors )
Firsdown Parish Council LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 6th MAY 2021 We need new Parish Councillors —could you be one? YOU could help keep Firsdown Parish a vibrant, good place to live. Any person interested in becoming a Parish Councillor by standing for election at the forthcoming Local Government Elections on 6th May 2021 should contact the […]
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Download: Gen Haig We need you Firsdown Election notice (53 KB)
Download: Notice of Local Gov Election 2021 (90 KB)
Salisbury Community Policing Team Report
Prevention is better than cure Covid continues to dominate the Policing picture with patrols and enforcement continuing. We now have a Road-Map to exit Lockdown, thanks to an impressive delivery of vaccination by our partners, but wanted to reinforce the message that we currently remain in Lockdown and all the dates provided by the Government […]
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Download: March 2021 (2 MB)
Are you fed-up with doing the same old walks?
Walking in Wiltshire www.walkinginengland.co.uk/wiltshire is the website for you! With hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, contact details for all the walking groups in the county, and much more. Whether you want to walk on your own or with a group all the information is there […]
Parish Council Meeting 3rd March at 7:15pm Zoom Log-In Details
Firsdown Parish Council to be held in on the Zoom conference platform (Meeting ID: 986 7790 5989, Passcode: 758919 or telephone: 0131 460 1196 and follow the instructions) on Wednesday 3rd March 2021 at 7.15pm
Firsdown Litter Collection
“A litter pick was undertaken today from Firs Close to the Dunstable crossroads, resulting in 2 bags of rubbish. Firsdown Parish Council appreciates that some of this rubbish may have come from traffic passing through our parish, but we ask for residents assistance in keeping our parish litter-free.”