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Our purpose as a council is to make all kinds of decisions on issues that affect the local community whilst campaigning for better services and facilities
In doing so we hope to be improving the quality of life for all of our community
The Parish Council also accepts the challenge that annual reductions in Grants from Central Government have made.
Your next Parish Council Meeting will be on Thursday 16th January, 2025
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.
Changes to bus times
The bus times through Firsdown of the 87/88 and the R7 park and ride service have been amended. On Saturdays, most of these services will be run by Stagecoach. The […]
Join the Parish Council and make things better for Firsdown
The Parish Council currently has a vacancy. We are looking for residents of Firsdown to join us, no prior experience is necessary and an hour or 2 of your time […]
Recycling of soft plastics – 5kg collected in 2 weeks
In the first 2 weeks since the soft plastic recycling bin was installed by the Parish Council, 5kg was collected. A great result. The bin is for clean soft plastics […]
A30 speed limit will be reduced to 50mph at the Firs Rd junction
The Parish Council weren’t successful earlier in the year in obtaining Local Highways and Footpaths Improvements Group (LHFIG) funding to allow the A30 speed limit to be reduced at the […]
Update: Drainage works on the byway will continue to 2nd August.
The drainage works on the byway will continue for another 2 weeks. There will be delivery of further materials including a large quantity of crushed stone via the footpath from […]
Update: A30 to Salisbury closed daytime 30th July – 1 Aug
The daytime closure of the A30 to/from Salisbury between Old Malthouse Lane and the St Thomas’s Bridge roundabout for surface dressing has been rescheduled to: Tuesday 30th July – Thursday […]
Recycling of soft plastics
The parish council have set up a bin for the collection and recycling of soft plastics, which is located by the post box at the entrance of Great Croft. The […]
A30 to Salisbury closed overnight from 11th July and daytime 17th July
The Parish Council have been informed that the A30 will be closed to/from Salisbury between Old Malthouse Lane and the St Thomas’s Bridge roundabout for surface dressing during the following […]
Drainage works on the byway start on 9th July – machinery on site & areas fenced off
Works starts on Tuesday 9th July to provide a permanent solution to deal with surface water from the drains on Firs Road. The existing soakaways and outfall within the byway […]
Pitton Carnival Auction of Promises
The Pitton Carnival on-line Auction will be running from 9:00am on Saturday 29th June, through to 6:00pm on Saturday 6th July. This year there will be a stand at the Carnival […]