Entries by Simon

Internal audit and financial documents

Statute requires all town and parish councils to arrange for an independent internal audit examination of their accounting records and system of internal control and for the conclusions to be reported each year in the Annual Governance & Accountability Return. This report sets out the work undertaken in relation to the 2022-23 financial year, which […]

Pitton Community Shop and hub

The current shop in Pitton is due to close within the next 2 years due to retirement of the proprietor. After much research, the Community Shop Steering Group has identified that Pitton Village Hall is the most appropriate site for the proposed new community shop and hub, with the building of an extension to house […]

Changes to waste and recycling by Wiltshire Council

Read on for important updates about: New recycling collections for small rechargeable electricals – MP3 players, mobile phones, digital cameras, electric toothbrushes – and a whole host of similar items. Stopping the collection of textiles and shredded paper. How to recycle AAA/AA/C/D batteries and button cells. Arrangements for paint disposal. Recycling centres: New “sort it […]

Videos: Annual Electors Meeting, Annual Parish Meeting

Videos of the Annual Electors Meeting – which provides a summary of the work of the Parish Council over the last year, and the Annual Parish Meeting, both held on the 3rd May 2023, are available to watch on YouTube. The links are here: https://www.firsdown-pc.gov.uk/parish-council-meeting-videos  

Southern Wiltshire Area Board public meeting

The next meeting of the Southern Wiltshire Area Board is on Thursday 25th May, 7-9pm, at the Winterbourne Glebe Village Hall. Gather with other local residents, parish councillors and community partners. Full details are in the attachment.

Health and wellbeing

Wiltshire Council via the Area Board, is setting up a Health & Wellbeing subgroup to help steer/inform/advise/support the work it attempts to do on this priority, utilising a small annual grant. This work is principally around supporting older people and vulnerable adults. Would anybody be interested in becoming involved, or know of someone who would? […]

Notice of Vacancy Firsdown Parish Council

Do you want to contribute to the Firsdown community? Can you spare an hour a month? Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help make a long-lasting change? Do you have innovative ideas for our community? Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it? Do […]

Roundbarrow Farm nature reserve – Community Engagement Event

Wiltshire Council is restoring land at Roundbarrow Farm to create a chalk grassland nature reserve and create a new greenway link between Pitton and Firsdown. A drop-in engagement event is taking place for Wiltshire Council to introduce the project to the local community: Wednesday 24 May 2023 5.45pm – 7.15pm Pitton Village Hall, White Hill, […]

Recycling of single use plastics

Take a look at our environment page for details of how you can recycle your single use plastics and other items not accepted by the Wiltshire Council kerbside collections.