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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
Your next Parish Council Meeting will be on Monday 22nd June, 2026
Firsdown Parish Council Meetings are normally held at Winterslow Village Hall.
Members of the public are welcome to attend
Please refer to “Meeting Dates” in the drop-down menu for more details.
DownloadAttempted heating oil theft
There has been a recent attempted theft of heating oil from a tank of a property in Firs Road. It was thawrted by the alarm fitted to the tank. With high oil prices, this type of theft is becoming more common, especially in rural areas such as Firsdown. A few simple tips can keep your […]
Pitton Community Shop – vacancy for assistant manager
The Pitton Community Shop has a vacancy for an assistant manager. The closing date is 30th June. Details are here.
Brian Edgeley
The Parish Council have been informed that its former chairman, Brian Edgeley has passed away. He was 92. Brian was a member of the Parish Council for over 20 years and its chairman for around 10 years. He was well known in Firsdown and spearheaded the campaign for the transfer of ownership of the land […]
The danger to cattle from dog waste
Most dog owners are responsible and clean up after their pets, however dog owners may not be aware that the waste can spread neospora which can cause abortions in cattle. “The parasite in dog faeces that causes cows to abort is Neospora caninum. Dogs are the definitive hosts for this protozoan parasite. They shed microscopic […]
Road repairs at Dunstable Crossroads and the road to the A30 traffic lights
Wiltshire Council’s roadworks website is showing the following work in the next few weeks: 5th June, road repairs at the Dunstable Crossroads with temporary traffic lights in operation. 16th June – carriageway repairs near the New Manor Farm entrance on the road to the A30 traffic lights. This is a few hundred yards north of […]
Dog fouling by byway picnic benches
It is an offence to let your dog foul in a public place and not clean up after it. An irresponsible owner has let their pet foul right next to the picnic tables on the byway. This is not the first time the Parish Council has found fouling in this location. There is more fouling […]
Annual review of the work of the Parish Council
On 7th May 2026, the Annual Parish meeting which is a review of the work of the Parish Council over the previous year, took place. All town and parish councils are legally required to hold one such meeting a year – but it is not a meeting of the Parish Council. The transcript of the […]
Play area bench refurbishment
The Chairman of the Parish Council, has stripped down and treated the wood of the 2 memorial benches in the play area.
Annual Parish, electors meeting 7th May 2026, 7.30pm
The Annual Parish meeting will take place in the committee room of the Winterslow Village Hall on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7.30pm. All town and parish councils are legally required to hold one such meeting a year – it is not a meeting of the Parish Council. The meeting will be a review of […]
A30/ Firs Road new 50mph limit
The Parish Council are delighted to report that the new 50mph limit on the A30 is now in place at the Firs Road junction. This has taken over 3 years to achieve. The Parish Council had to commission a study to verify the safety benefits – we ideally wanted a 40mph limit, but the junction […]