Saturday 15th July 2023 Barrys Field Pavillion Winterslow From 2pm-5pm
Come along and get to meet community groups and local businesses
Food and Entertainment provided
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Recycling – let’s sort it!
Please help us to recycle more by ensuring you put the correct things into your blue-lidded bin – and properly disposing of things that can’t be recycled at home. See the full list of what can and can’t be recycled
Crews are continuing to check recycling bins, and will be rejecting heavily contaminated containers. They will also attach a red hanger that explains why the bin has not been emptied. In these cases, people will need to remove the contamination ready for their next scheduled collection.
If blue-lidded bins contain the wrong items, but these items can be removed easily, crews will attach an amber hanger to the bin. This hanger will advise people that their blue-lidded bin had the wrong items in it and what the items were – but it will still be emptied.
Some of the common items incorrectly placed in blue-lidded bins include:
The lambing season can be a wonderful time of the year, but livestock worrying, which can be caused when dogs chase or attack sheep, can have serious effects on animals including stress, injury, abortion, and death
Sheep do not cope well with stressful situations and can even die from shock days after the event. It can also have a devastating impact on the owner of the animal with veterinary costs and seeing their animals suffer from the ordeal.
“If you live near land with livestock in it, ensure that you know where your dog is at all times and that your property is secure so your dog can’t escape at any time. It is the owner’s responsibility to keep their dog under control
The footpath from Firs Road to the children’s play area and the byway, will be closed on Friday 10th March for tree cutting works. Use of the byway will be unaffected.
Firsdown Parish Council kindly asks dog owners who use the byway to clean up after their pets. It is illegal to allow any dog you are in control of to foul on footpaths or any other land open to the public. The byway is for all to enjoy in a responsible manner.
Wiltshire Council are asking for your help to recycle more by ensuring you only put the correct things into your blue-lidded bin, or blue recycling bag.
They’ve seen an increase in items that can’t be recycled being put in blue-lidded bins and blue bags as part of our kerbside scheme, so please double-check what you can and can’t recycle at home.
They’ve found all sorts of things in blue-lidded bins – including nappies, knives, car parts, tools and much more. Nappies can go into your general waste bin, while knives, car parts and tools should be taken to your nearest household recycling centre.
But perhaps the most common wrong item that people put into their blue-lidded bin is plastic bags – this includes carrier bags, bin bags and plastic film such as fruit bags or the film on top of meat or ready meal trays.
Please put your recycling loose into your blue-lidded bin – not in a carrier bag or bin liner – and place any plastic bags, bin bags or plastic film in your general waste bin. We send the general waste we collect at the kerbside to waste treatment facilities where it is used to help produce energy.
Thank you for helping us to recycle more!
Find out what can and can’t be recycled: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/recycling
Buying goods or services from a cold caller can be risky as you may not be able to contact them if something goes wrong. Doorstep scammers remain a serious problem across the whole area. Many are affiliated with serious organised crime groups and usually overcharge for work that is either unnecessary and/or substandard. They tend to target vulnerable and elderly consumers.
How do Doorstep Scammers Work?
Doorstep scammers are adept at gaining the trust of unsuspecting consumers. Some of the more common techniques they use are:
The most common types of work that doorstep scammers carry out are roofing, driveways, and gardening. They mainly operate during the summer months and often target rural areas. They may tell consumers that:
They go to great lengths to appear legitimate and often target vulnerable people who may not be able to make informed decisions. They offer to start work immediately, without providing proper paperwork or allowing the consumer time to think about what they are agreeing to or seek a second opinion.
What You Can Do
To prevent scammers knocking on your door, you can request a No Cold Calling sticker from your local trading standards office. If an uninvited trader ignores the sticker, they may be committing an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
Never feel pressured into making a decision on the spot. Any legitimate trader will be happy to return at a later date – you may want to ask a friend, neighbour, or relative to be with you when they call back to give a second opinion.
Never agree to a trader starting work straight away and never hand over any money without seeing proper paperwork and making sure that you understand the terms and conditions, including cancellation rights.
Before agreeing to have any work done by an uninvited trader, follow these 5 points
MoD Section of the Winterslow Road, at Porton Down, Salisbury between Blackbarn road and the A30 will be closed between the hours of 23:00 hrs and 04:00 hrs Tuesday to Thursday from Tuesday 21st February 2023 through to and including Thursday 23rd February 2023 for urgent operational reasons. Whilst we endeavour to give yourselves and other key local stakeholders 30 days’ notice, due to the urgency of the operational reasons the notice has been reduced.
Are you a parent or a parent-to-be? A young person who needs help and advice?
How families and children are supported in Wiltshire is changing, and we need your views to influence what changes need to be made. Please drop into Downton Library on the 17th Feb at 1.30 to have your say. Alternatively, please complete this short online survey by the 2nd April.
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