The Parish Council is appalled and disgusted by the actions of some dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets. Bags of dog waste left around full bins is littering. Dog waste has been left discarded by the children’s play area bin which is irresponsible behaviour. Even more disappointing is the action of […]
The play area on the byway is entirely owned by the Parish Council – this includes both the land and the equipment. The equipment is checked by trained members of the Parish Council at least every 14 days with an annual safety inspection by a 3rd party. The rubber safety mats of both sections of […]
Further work has been carried out on the Firs Rd footpath from the field gate towards the A30. The hedge has been trimmed and the path scraped back to the hardcore base to provide more grip and better drainage in wet weather. The useable width is now 3 times wider than before. The photograph (click […]
The Parish Council have replaced the bench on Firs Rd opposite Maple Drive. The old bench was life expired with failed concrete supports and rotten timber. The new bench is made from fully recycled material. The property behind the bench is unoccupied and vegetation from their boundary hedge was encroaching onto the public footpath. This […]
This species of butterfly has declined significantly with less than 20 recorded sites left in southern England. It is a high priority for conservation. The butterfly lays its eggs on cowslip and primrose plants. The Firsdown Conversation Group with the help of a local nature reserve, has obtained a quantity of wild primrose plants that […]
Last autumn the Parish Council planted another 400 wild daffodils bulbs of 2 different species on the byway. These are in addition to the 400 bulbs planted the previous year. Being wild species, the plants and flowers are smaller than the more common domestic varieties. Additionally newly planted bulbs may not flower in the first […]
A number of local youth events and activities are planned in nearby villages over the Easter school holidays. Details are here.
The power cut that Firsdown experienced on the evening of 7th March was part of a larger outage along the route of the A30 from Laverstock to Lopcombe Corner affecting over 1500 properties including the Winterslows. The fault was caused by on overhead line falling from a pole which caused the power to trip out. […]
The Chairman of the Parish Council has cleared the footpath from 99 Firs Rd to the field gate, of overgrowing grass and soil along the edge of the path. The useable width of the path is now greatly increased, the surface has also been scraped back to the hardcore base to provide more grip and […]
The Parish Council have repeatedly reported to Wiltshire Council the large potholes on Firs Rd near the corner of Great Croft and near 106 Firs Rd by the woods. The latest response is that “This issue has been assessed and remedial works are planned”. No date for these works has been provided. The 2 large […]