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Your next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday 8th January, 2026
Firsdown Parish Council Meetings are normally held at Winterslow Village Hall.
Members of the public are welcome to attend
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Pitton community shop – share target met, building starts in the new year.
The following update has been provided by PCSL. The community share scheme closed on Sunday and we are absolutely delighted to report that we reached £202,450 in share purchases. This means that with the grant from the Wiltshire Shared Prosperity Fund we have secured enough funding to cover the vast majority of the project. Given […]
Power cuts – what to do and how to get help
Firsdown typically experiences a couple of unplanned power outages a year, many are less than an hour but some have been several hours long. If these occur at night and during winter, the impact will be much greater. In the event of your power going off, follow these 3 steps. Check to see if your […]
Bus shelter spruce up
The bus shelters on Firs Road are owned by the Parish Council and not the local bus company. The Parish Council has cleared vegetation that was obscuring and overhanging the roof, as well behind the glazed panels, of the shelter on Firs Road opposite Maple Drive. The whole shelter was then given a good clean.
Pitton Community Store – 80% of share target reached, 1 week to go
The following update has been provided by the PCSL: We always knew that our three week deadline was tight! A huge thank you to those of you who (in record time) have already turned your pledges into shares purchases or made a donation to the Pitton Community Shop funds. We have raised £170,000 so far […]
Bee update 21st Nov – play area open again
As expected, the recent cold weather has meant the ground nesting bees have died off. Safety checks have been undertaken and the play area is now again fully open.
Volunteer at the Roundbarrow nature reserve
If you would like to volunteer at the Roundbarrow nature reserve that is managed by the RSPB, then details of how to do so are here.
Pitton Community Store – share offer live 10-30th Nov
The Pitton Community Store have launched their Community Share Scheme, which is live between the 10th and 30th November. The offer is available to anyone and eligible taxpayers may receive SEIS or EIS tax relief (at 50% or 30% of the value of shares purchased). The aim is to raise £210k to build a community […]
Old Malthouse Lane safety improvements
Following a series of recent road accidents, the Parish Council together with Wiltshire Council Highways and Pitton and Farley Parish Council have agreed safety improvements at the Old Malthouse Lane junction with the A30. There is insufficient land available to create a dedicated turn right lane into Old Malthouse Lane, however it has been agreed […]
St Thomas’ Bridge roundabout overnight closure 17-22nd Nov
The section of road from the St Thomas’ Bridge A30/A338/Church Road roundabout to the Bishopdown/BMW garage roundabout will be closed overnight 1900-0600, next week from 17-22nd Nov for resurfacing works and installation of a new pedestrian crossing point. Diversions will be in place.
Pitton community shop – grant funding successful
The following update has been provided by PCSL. We are delighted to announce that the Pitton Community Shop has been awarded a grant of £97,000 from the Wiltshire Shared Prosperity Fund for Rural Hubs. When we add this to your pledges of £210,000 this means we will have enough funds to to complete not […]