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 Christmas period.
Residents can still recycle their soft plastics at supermarkets in Salisbury such as Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Tesco. The Parish Council will restart our scheme during the 2nd half of January.
The road through Porton village is closed 2-13th December between 0900 and 1530 each day, diversions are in place.
Porton road closure
Silver Salisbury is a local charity which celebrates older people. It provides a wide range of events in and around Salisbury and aims to improve well being for the older members of communities by making them feel less isolated which can in turn can reduce the need the for health and social care services.
The program of events is available here.
A directory is also available to download.
If you know of someone in Firsdown who could benefit from taking part in one of the Silver Salisbury activities, then please pass on this information.
If you haven’t got tickets yet for the theatrical highlight of the season, then it is time to get them.
Puss in Boots is an all-age entertainment in the comfortable surroundings of Pitton Village Hall.
Great costumes, great script, great staging, and some innovative acting by a cast of all ages.
There is a soft drinks and alcohol bar at evening performances.
Tickets are still available for Friday evening, November 29th.
Go to https://pitton-theatre-club.company.site, or phone Rod on 01722 712469.
The following has been provided by PCSL.
Planning permission granted
As many of you already know we gained planning permission from Wiltshire Council – a huge milestone!
A big thank you is due to the architects at Barclay Phillips who developed the plans and responded quickly to any queries or suggested amendments. We are also grateful to those of you who left supportive comments on the planning portal, as it demonstrated that there is a good deal of community support for the project.
Donations from Pitton and Farley and Firsdown Parish Councils
We have received donations to our project from both local Parish Councils.
Their support is very much appreciated.
Legal work
Legal work is progressing well and both Pitton Community Store and Pitton Village Hall have appointed and instructed solicitors to work towards agreeing the lease for the land on which the shop will be built.
Fundraising
We have now raised over £65,000 and are very grateful to everyone who has contributed through donations or share purchases. Thankyou to all who contributed to the very successful fundraising Race Night at the village hall. This raised a magnificent £1,000 towards the capital building costs and provided an evening of fun for all.
Capital funding
Capital funding to cover the main build cost remains a challenge. The new government has still not indicated their plans for the Community Ownership fund. Our bid, developed with help from Plunkett, has been ready to go since before the election, but we are now treading water waiting to hear if those grants will still be available. In the meantime we continue to investigate other funding streams, such as crowdfunding, lottery and smaller grants. We plan to bid for anything where we meet the criteria so if you hear of something that might fit or know of companies who may help sponsor us, do please let us know.
Wiltshire Council have changed the scope of the next stage of the storm water drainage works.
It appears that the road closure of Firs Rd is postponed and may not need to take place.
There will however be further works on the byway near the field hedge.
Heavy machinery will be accessing the worksite via the footpath from Firs Rd, residents are asked to take care and keep clear whilst these movements take place.
This week is National recycling week.
https://www.recyclenow.com/news-and-campaigns/recycle-week
Make a difference and recycle more of your waste. The link above provides details of where just about anything can be recycled.
Details are here of the Wiltshire kerb side recycling scheme.
The Parish Council has a bin for recycling of soft plastics by the Great Croft post box.
Our Environment Pages on our website have even more details for recycling – you can even recycle your wine bottle corks!
Firs Rd will be closed between the Ilynton Avenue and Firs Close junctions for a period between the 21st and 31st October. Access to driveways of residents in the closed section will be maintained, buses will be escorted through the closed section. Access to Firs Close and the eastern section of Firs Rd will be via the east end of the village (from the Winterslow direction) only.
The closure is to install a silt trap in the storm water drainage system. The work is expected to take around 3 days but the closure is for 2 weeks to allow for unforeseen issues. Once the work is complete, the road closure will be lifted.
Come along to the village hall on Saturday 12th October for all the excitement of a night at the races!
You can bet on the horses and win money on the Tote or just watch the races while enjoying a light supper, quiz and raffle.
All the funds raised will go to the Pitton Community Shop project.
In advance, we are ‘selling’ horses to owners at £5 for each horse you buy, so if you would like to be a racehorse owner with your own named horse(s), and the opportunity to win a prize if your horse wins – please get in contact by 9th October. Please note however that all the races have now been sponsored.
For tickets and further information, see the attachment or contact Brian Cudby on 01722 712600 or email
Update: All tickets now sold but we still have five horses available for you to own for the night.
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Download: Race night poster (1 MB)
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 from Monday 16 September 2024 through to and including Thursday 19 September between the hours 10:00 to 15:00.
Diversions have been agreed with Wiltshire Council.