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Pitton Community shop fundraising Race Night 12th October

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Come along to the village hall on Saturday 12th October for all the excitement of a night at the races!
You can bet on the horses and win money on the Tote or just watch the races while enjoying a light supper, quiz and raffle.

All the funds raised will go to the Pitton Community Shop project.

In advance, we are ‘selling’ horses to owners at £5 for each horse you buy, so if you would like to be a racehorse owner with your own named horse(s), and the opportunity to win a prize if your horse wins – please get in contact by 9th October. Please note however that all the races have now been sponsored.

For tickets and further information, see the attachment or contact Brian Cudby on 01722 712600 or email

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MoD road closure

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The MOD section of Winterslow Road that crosses Porton Down Ranges will be closed to all traffic from the junction of the A30 to Blackbarn Road from Monday 16 September 2024 through to and including Thursday 19 September between the hours 10:00 to 15:00.

Diversions have been agreed with Wiltshire Council.

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Changes to bus times

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The bus times through Firsdown of the 87/88 and the R7 park and ride service have been amended. On Saturdays, most of these services will be run by Stagecoach. The timetable is available here and a summary is below.

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The Salisbury Winchester service 68 that runs during school/college term time is also slightly revised. A summary is below and for download here.

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Join the Parish Council and make things better for Firsdown

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The Parish Council currently has a vacancy. We are looking for residents of Firsdown to join us, no prior experience is necessary and an hour or 2 of your time a month can make all the difference to improving facilities, the environment and benefitting the community.

In the last 4 months the Parish Council has:

  • Set up a collection point for recycling of soft plastics
  • Worked with Wiltshire Council to get the speed limit reduced on the A30 at the Firs Road junction
  • Successfully lobbied to get a new drainage system built on the byway to capture rain water from the drain gullies in Firs Road and alleviate flooding of gardens in Firs Road.

Our work in the last year is outlined here, or why not watch the video.

We still have plans to do more, such as further safety improvements at the Dunstable cross roads, and we are always open to new ideas that can improve our environment and benefit the community.

Get in touch using the contact us link on the homepage if you are interested in joining with us and want to make a difference for Firsdown.

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Recycling of soft plastics – 5kg collected in 2 weeks

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In the first 2 weeks since the soft plastic recycling bin was installed by the Parish Council, 5kg was collected. A great result.

The bin is for clean soft plastics such:

Carrier bags

Bubble wrap

Bread bags

Crisp bags

Fruit and vegetable packing

No polystyrene or plastics bottles, or other rubbish please.

 

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A30 speed limit will be reduced to 50mph at the Firs Rd junction

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The Parish Council weren’t successful earlier in the year in obtaining Local Highways and Footpaths Improvements Group (LHFIG) funding to allow the A30 speed limit to be reduced at the Firs Road junction.

However we have continued to work with Wiltshire Council to find alternative funding so that the scheme can take place. The Parish Council are pleased to announce that this has been successful and the speed limit will be reduced on the A30 to 50mph in the vicinity of the Firs Rd junction.

Wiltshire Council are undertaking the formal design work and the necessary legal procedures. The scheme will be implemented by their highway maintenance contractor. Unfortunately we don’t yet know when this will be, it could be 6-12 months before the new lower limit is in place.

 

 

Update: Drainage works on the byway will continue to 2nd August.

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The drainage works on the byway will continue for another 2 weeks.

There will be delivery of further materials including a large quantity of crushed stone via the footpath from Firs Road starting 23rd July. Residents are urged to keep clear and heed directions given by the contractors whilst heavy machinery is moving on the footpath.

Unfortunately due to the depth of the outfall, a swale will no longer be possible and a buried detention soakaway system will need to be installed. This will mean the byway ground level will be returned to a similar condition to before work started, and it will mean that the creation of wetland habitat will no longer be possible.

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Update: A30 to Salisbury closed daytime 30th July – 1 Aug

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The daytime closure of the A30 to/from Salisbury between Old Malthouse Lane and the St Thomas’s Bridge roundabout for surface dressing  has been rescheduled to:

Tuesday 30th July – Thursday 1st August between 0930 and 1500.

Signed diversion routes will be provided.

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Recycling of soft plastics

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The parish council have set up a bin for the collection and recycling of soft plastics, which is located by the post box at the entrance of Great Croft.

The Wiltshire Council blue bin collection does not collect and recycle these items.

The bin is for clean soft plastics such:

Carrier bags

Bubble wrap

Bread bags

Crisp bags

Fruit and vegetable packing

No polystyrene or plastics bottles, or other rubbish please.

 

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A30 to Salisbury closed overnight from 11th July and daytime 17th July

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The Parish Council have been informed that the A30 will be closed to/from Salisbury between Old Malthouse Lane and the St Thomas’s Bridge roundabout for surface dressing during the following times.

Overnight: Thursday 11- Sunday 14th July between 1900 and 0600.

Daytime: Wednesday 17-Friday 19th July between 0930 and 1500.

Signed diversion routes will be provided.