May 2026 - Firsdown Parish Council

Road repairs at Dunstable Crossroads and the road to the A30 traffic lights

27th May, 2026/in News /by Simon

Wiltshire Council’s roadworks website is showing the following work in the next few weeks:

5th June, road repairs at the Dunstable Crossroads with temporary traffic lights in operation.
16th June – carriageway repairs near the New Manor Farm entrance on the road to the A30 traffic lights. This is a few hundred yards north of the Dunstable Crossroads. These works are showing as a full road closure with diversions in place.

Dog fouling by byway picnic benches

20th May, 2026/in News /by Simon

It is an offence to let your dog foul in a public place and not clean up after it. An irresponsible owner has let their pet foul right next to the picnic tables on the byway. This is not the first time the Parish Council has found fouling in this location.

There is more fouling on the footpath from Firs Road.

Annual review of the work of the Parish Council

11th May, 2026/in News /by Simon

On 7th May 2026, the Annual Parish meeting which is a review of the work of the Parish Council over the previous year, took place. All town and parish councils are legally required to hold one such meeting a year – but it is not a meeting of the Parish Council.

The transcript of the Chairman’s statement is available here.

Play area bench refurbishment

2nd May, 2026/in News /by Simon

The Chairman of the Parish Council, has stripped down and treated the wood of the 2 memorial benches in the play area.

Annual Parish, electors meeting 7th May 2026, 7.30pm

1st May, 2026/in News /by Simon

The Annual Parish meeting will take place in the committee room of the Winterslow Village Hall on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7.30pm.

All town and parish councils are legally required to hold one such meeting a year – it is not a meeting of the Parish Council.

The meeting will be a review of the work of the Parish Council over the last year. This is also an opportunity for electors to raise any issues of their choice.

The agenda can be found here.

Archive for month: May, 2026