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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 Thursday 7th May, 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.
Play area spring clean
The play area on the byway is entirely owned by the Parish Council – this includes both the land and the equipment. The equipment is checked by trained members of the Parish Council at least every 14 days with an annual safety inspection by a 3rd party. The rubber safety mats of both sections of […]
Firs Road footpath
Further work has been carried out on the Firs Rd footpath from the field gate towards the A30. The hedge has been trimmed and the path scraped back to the hardcore base to provide more grip and better drainage in wet weather. The useable width is now 3 times wider than before. The photograph (click […]
Firs Road new bench
The Parish Council have replaced the bench on Firs Rd opposite Maple Drive. The old bench was life expired with failed concrete supports and rotten timber. The new bench is made from fully recycled material. The property behind the bench is unoccupied and vegetation from their boundary hedge was encroaching onto the public footpath. This […]
Duke of Burgundy butterfly
This species of butterfly has declined significantly with less than 20 recorded sites left in southern England. It is a high priority for conservation. The butterfly lays its eggs on cowslip and primrose plants. The Firsdown Conversation Group with the help of a local nature reserve, has obtained a quantity of wild primrose plants that […]
Byway daffodils
Last autumn the Parish Council planted another 400 wild daffodils bulbs of 2 different species on the byway. These are in addition to the 400 bulbs planted the previous year. Being wild species, the plants and flowers are smaller than the more common domestic varieties. Additionally newly planted bulbs may not flower in the first […]
Local youth events
A number of local youth events and activities are planned in nearby villages over the Easter school holidays. Details are here.
Power cut 7th March
The power cut that Firsdown experienced on the evening of 7th March was part of a larger outage along the route of the A30 from Laverstock to Lopcombe Corner affecting over 1500 properties including the Winterslows. The fault was caused by on overhead line falling from a pole which caused the power to trip out. […]
Firs Rd footpath
The Chairman of the Parish Council has cleared the footpath from 99 Firs Rd to the field gate, of overgrowing grass and soil along the edge of the path. The useable width of the path is now greatly increased, the surface has also been scraped back to the hardcore base to provide more grip and […]
Potholes – Corner of Great Croft and 106 Firs Rd
The Parish Council have repeatedly reported to Wiltshire Council the large potholes on Firs Rd near the corner of Great Croft and near 106 Firs Rd by the woods. The latest response is that “This issue has been assessed and remedial works are planned”. No date for these works has been provided. The 2 large […]
Roundbarrow nature reserve update
The RSPB provided an update on the Roundbarrow Nature reserve at a public meeting last November. The RSPB are contracted by Wiltshire Council to manage the reserve, and a 5 year habitat plan is being developed. To provide structural diversity, grazing by sheep will be used to control the ragwort and thistles, whilst limited cattle […]