The ground nesting bees are still very much active in the anchor pit of the climb net in the play area. Returning bees are present and flying within several meters of the colony entrance. The west end of the zip wire is within this zone. The west section of the play area remains shut as a consequence.
The Pitton Nature Trust have a public meeting at Pitton Village Hall on Friday 7th November 2025, to outline their latest developments and also provide an update on the community orchard.
There will also be a presentation from Patrick Cashman from the RSPB on their plans for the Roundbarrow Farm nature reserve.
Attendance is strictly ticket only in advance, doors open at 1830, refreshments are available, with the event starting at 1900.
More details are here.
Wiltshire police will be bringing their mobile police station to Firs Road between 1430-1530 on Tuesday 28th October. If you have any concerns about crime, or need advice, then please drop in to see them.
The Parish Council are undertaking regular checks on the bee colony in the anchor pit of the climb net. There were still there today (21st Oct). That section of the play area remains closed as the bees are also close to the zip wire. We will re-open that section of the play area as soon as it is safe to do so.
There is a tree down on the footpath from Firs Rd to the play area. The Parish Council have cleared enough branches for the footpath to be useable. We have spoken to the land owner and they are intending to remove the rest of the tree in the next day or so.
The Parish Council currently has 3 vacancies. 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 our community.
Our work in the last year is outlined in this video.
We still have plans to do more, such as further safety improvements at the Dunstable cross roads, the junctions of both Firs Rd and Old Malthouse Lane with the A30 and replacement of the damaged benches in Firs Rd. We are always open to new ideas that can improve our environment and benefit our 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.
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 on the following dates – and during the prescribed hours as displayed in the table below. Diversions will be in place.
| Monday 13 October 2025 | 1700hrs – 0000hrs |
| Tuesday 14 October 2025 | 1700hrs – 0000hrs |
| Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 1700hrs – 0000hrs |