The Parish Council have adopted telephone kiosk on Firs Rd from Openreach, and have funded the installation of a defibrillator provided by the Community Heartbeat Trust.
A defibrillator is used to support a patient in Cardiac Arrest with the aim of increasing their chances of survival.
You don’t need a be a paramedic to use the defibrillator – it can be used by anyone without the need for training.
The local ambulance service know of the location of the defibrillator in Firsdown.
In an emergency dial 999, if the emergency operator believes the patient is suffering from the symptoms of a cardiac arrest, they will provide the code to unlock the defibrillator, and provide instructions for its use.
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The OVO Energy Tour Series returns to Salisbury on Thursday 23 May
Salisbury will once again thrill to top class sport when the city hosts Round 6 of the elite OVO Energy Tour Series cycling on Thursday 23 May.
Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City Council are supporting the event, which will take place in Wiltshire for the second year. The event is free to attend and sees the prestigious tour series reached its penultimate stage when the men’s and women’s teams race for victory. Riders compete as teams with each competitor riding the circuit, and the winner is the team with the shortest cumulative lap time.
From 12 noon: Street food and refreshments
From 3pm: Entertainment and activities
4.30pm: Race introductions and build up
5.30pm – 6.15pm: Women’s team races
7pm – 8.15pm: Men’s team races
Approx 8.30pm: Podium presentations
All park and ride sites will be running services later than usual. The last bus will leave the coach park in Mill Stream Approach at 9.40pm
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The Figsbury Challenge raises funds for a local primary school and their designated charity, this year it is a children’s mental health charity. The event consists of short fun runs suitable for children of all ages, as well as adults.”
Notice of consultation on a masterplan for the redevelopment of The Maltings and Central Car Park, Salisbury
Wiltshire Council is consulting on a draft masterplan for The Maltings and Central Car Park, Salisbury, which is being prepared to guide the redevelopment of the site.
The Maltings and Central Car Park is allocated for redevelopment by the Wiltshire Core Strategy. The Wiltshire Core Strategy requires that the redevelopment will be led by a masterplan for the whole of the site, which will establish an agreed blueprint for the detailed phases of development that will follow.
In order to ensure that the public have a meaningful input into the production of the masterplan, Wiltshire Council are carrying out a public consultation on a draft masterplan that has been prepared.
Consultation documents
The draft masterplan for The Maltings and Central Car Park and information on how to make comments will be published on Monday 15th April 2019 via the Wiltshire Council’s Consultation Portal.
Paper copies of these documents will also be available during normal opening hours at:
Salisbury Library
Wilton Library
Downton Library
Amesbury Library
Durrington Library
Five Rivers Leisure Centre, Salisbury
Wiltshire Council offices in Salisbury (Bourne Hill)
Wiltshire Council offices in Trowbridge (County Hall)
How to comment
Comments are invited on the draft masterplan for The Maltings and Central Car Park from 9:00am Monday 15th April until 5pm Friday 24thMay 2019.
By post in writing to: Major Projects, Wiltshire Council, The Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury, SP1 3UZ.
Public exhibition
A public exhibition will be held on Tuesday 23rd April from 9:30am – 6:45pm at Salisbury Guildhall. Wiltshire Council officers will be available during this time to answer questions about the draft masterplan.
Next steps and further information
All comments received during the consultation period will be taken into consideration before the masterplan is finalised and presented to the Council’s Strategic Planning Committee for endorsement.
Should you require further information on the consultation, please email: or telephone 01722 434354.
Housing and Commercial Development
Wiltshire Council
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The Parish Council has made one formal response and will be submitting a further response, residents are encouraged to submit their own views and opinions to the consultation via the following link, More information was supplied in a recent leaflet drop to all homes in Firsdown.
Openreach has now fully commissioned the 2nd broadband cabinet in the village. Residents who have not yet upgraded to an FTTC service (which is delivered over their telephone line), should contact their Internet Service Provider to order an FTTC service. Residents in Firs Close are able to order the superior FTTP service (a new fibre line is run to the property) and this type of service is also available to some properties on Firs Rd between Ilynton Ave and Firs Close.
Virgin Media
Contractors will start to install underground ducting for cabling for Virgin Media, from the end of June until mid-August. Works will be mostly in pavements but will include some road crossings and also verge work (i.e. Firs Rd). Underground chambers and equipment cabinets will also be constructed.
The Parish Council are discussing a metrocount ( Rubber wires across the road to monitor traffic speeds through Firsdown ) the last such test was carried out some five years ago, this may lead onto talks regarding the installation of an active Speed Indicator Sign.
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