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In doing so we hope to be improving the quality of life for all of our community
Your next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday 8th January, 2026
Firsdown Parish Council Meetings are normally held at Winterslow Village Hall.
Members of the public are welcome to attend
Please refer to “Meeting Dates” in the drop-down menu for more details.
Bee update 30th Oct
The ground nesting bees are still very much active in the anchor pit of the climb net in the play area. Returning bees are present and flying within several meters of the colony entrance. The west end of the zip wire is within this zone. The west section of the play area remains shut as […]
Pitton Nature Trust – public meeting 7th November including RSPB plans for Roundbarrow Farm.
The Pitton Nature Trust have a public meeting at Pitton Village Hall on Friday 7th November 2025, to outline their latest developments and also provide an update on the community orchard. There will also be a presentation from Patrick Cashman from the RSPB on their plans for the Roundbarrow Farm nature reserve. Attendance is strictly […]
Mobile Police Station visiting Firsdown
Wiltshire police will be bringing their mobile police station to Firs Road between 1430-1530 on Tuesday 28th October. If you have any concerns about crime, or need advice, then please drop in to see them.
Play area bee update & tree down on foothpath
The Parish Council are undertaking regular checks on the bee colony in the anchor pit of the climb net. There were still there today (21st Oct). That section of the play area remains closed as the bees are also close to the zip wire. We will […]
Join the Parish Council and make things better for Firsdown
The Parish Council currently has 3 vacancies. We are looking for residents of Firsdown to join us, no prior experience is necessary and an hour or 2 of your time a month can make all the difference to improving facilities, the environment and benefitting our community. Our work in the last year is outlined in […]
MoD road closure – evenings from 1700 next week
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 during the prescribed hours as displayed in the table below. Diversions will be in place. Monday 13 October 2025 1700hrs – 0000hrs Tuesday 14 October 2025 […]
Bee colony in play area – update
The section of the play area with the zip wire and climb frame has been closed and the gate locked shut as there is a colony of bees under the mat covering the tension anchor for the climb frame. The Parish Council have taken expert advice and we have decided to leave the bees to […]
Pitton Community Shop – pledge target met
The following update has been provided by the Pitton Community Shop. WOW! Thank you so much to our amazing community across Pitton, Farley, Firsdown and East Grimstead! We have now reached our target of £210,000 in pledges towards the community shop. This means we can move forward with building the shop and we are already working […]
External audit
The audit of accounts for Firsdown Parish Council for the year ended 31st March has been completed and the accounts have been published. Please see the links below. Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2024.2025 External Auditor’s Report 2024.2025
Pledge to support Pitton Community Shop
The Pitton Community Shop has raised pledges of £173.5k. Their target for pledges is £210k. If you would like to support them (the eventual contribution if the pledge target is reached is tax deductible) then please fill in a pledge form ASAP. Pledge form for public meeting