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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 7th May, 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.
Pitton Community shop – Annual members meeting 28th May
Notice is given that the Annual Members’ Meeting of Pitton Community Store Ltd will be held on Wednesday 28th May 2025 at Pitton Village Hall, White Hill, Pitton, Salisbury at 7:00pm. The agenda is available here.
Firsdown/Pitton Right of Way (Permissive Bridleway) – opens 23rd May
The formal launch and opening of the new permissive bridleway along the margin of the RSPB Roundbarrow site will occur on 23rd May 2025. There will up an update in mid-May with details such as time, format and meeting point. We would be delighted to invite you and as many members of the community to […]
Annual Parish, electors meeting 8th May 2025, 7.30pm
The Annual Parish meeting will take place in the committee room of the Winterslow Village Hall on Thursday 8th May 2025 at 7.30pm. All town and parish councils are legally required to hold one such meeting a year – it is not a meeting of the Parish Council. The meeting will be a review of […]
MoD road closure April and May 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 during the prescribed hours as displayed in the table below. Diversions will be in place. Dates of road closure Times Monday 28 April to Friday 2 […]
Pitton Community shop fundraising Race Night 10th May – Updated
The runners and riders are ready for the off on Saturday 10th May Come and join us at the village hall on Saturday 10th May at 6:15pm for an exciting night at the races! You can bet on the horses, win cash on the Tote or just watch the race while enjoying a cheese and […]
Soft plastic collection suspended from Good Friday
The soft plastics recycling bin at Great Croft will be removed on Good Friday for approximately 10 days as the Parish Council are unable to resource the collection over the Easter 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 […]
Pitton Road closed until 18th April
The road to Pitton from the Dunstable crossroads is closed until 18th April for Wiltshire Council to undertake maintenance works. The work includes High Street in the centre of Pitton – outside the Post Office.
Wiltshire Council Town and Parish Annual Report
The Wiltshire Council Town and Parish Annual Report for 2025 is available to download and read here.
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 minutes on each visit. More details are available in the leaflet.