Wiltshire Council Town and Parish Annual Report
The Wiltshire Council Town and Parish Annual Report for 2025 is available to download and read here.
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Mobile Library in Firsdown
For those residents who are unable to get to the public library in Salisbury, you maybe interested in using the mobile library service that visits Firsdown monthly for approximately 30 […]
Roundbarrow Farm conservation area – Update and BBC News article
An update on the conservation area set up on the former Roundbarrow Farm between Firsdown and Pitton is available from the BBC News website.
MoD road closure March 2025
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 […]
Firsdown/Pitton Right of Way – Permissive Bridleway
Please be advised that the new Permissive Bridleway running through Roundbarrow Farm linking Pitton and Firsdown is due to be opened in May 2025. It is not yet in use […]
Local elections 1st May 2025 – Your chance to join the Parish Council
Parish councillors serve a 4 year term before elections are held for the seats. This occurs on 1st May 2025. Firsdown has 7 councillors, some are intending to stand in […]
Wiltshire local transport plan
The current Wiltshire Local Transport Plan (LTP3) ends in 2026 and the process of drafting the fourth edition, which will be known as Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4), covering the […]
Help Pitton to reduce the risk of flooding
As many Firsdown residents know, the road to Pitton was shut for many months during winter last year due to ground water flooding. This occurs every few years. The closure […]
Theft of tools from vans on the increase in Wiltshire
Wiltshire police have advised that the theft of tools and equipment from vehicles, particularly vans used by trades people has increased recently throughout Wiltshire. Thieves are drilling around lock mechanisms […]
Soft plastic collection suspended from 12th December
The soft plastics recycling bin at Great Croft will be removed on 12th December for approximately one month as the Parish Council are unable to resource the collection over the […]