Idmiston Parish Council

Please read this press release from Salisbury District Council:

NEXT ROUND OF CONSULTATION ON DISTRICT’S FUTURE

Local residents will have the chance to comment on the latest series of preferred options for the future of the area at a series of exhibitions to be held around the district starting in the first week in September.

The seven exhibitions, organised by Salisbury District Council, are the latest stage of consultation on the authority’s Core Strategy of the Local Development Framework (LDF) that will help guide new developments over the next 20 years.

There is planned strike action by public service unions on 16th & 17th July. Please read the attached brief produced by SDC to see if you are affected. If your area is one of those affected then please let as many people as possible know.

The Village summer fete took place on Saturday 12th July at Idmiston School. It was a great afternoon with plenty of activities for the children including an excellent assault course, traditional games including Wellie wanging!

Planning Meeting about Porton Down on monday 16th June at 6.00pm
The main part of th emeeting this week will be about the latest Porton Down Planning application.
Please come along if you have anything to contribute, or if you just want to find out more.
The meeting is in the Memorial hall at 6.00pm.

The Memorial Hall was built in Idmiston Road, Porton to commemorate parishoners who gave their lives in two world wars. It opened in 1959. Although the exterior is not an architectural gem, the interior is warm, light, clean and modern, with facilities for disabled people. There is a good sized car-park. Volunteers manage the hall and we pay a cleaner and grass cutter. The hall is financed from lettings and fund-raising events, the main one being the Annual Porton Fete and Car Boot Sale.

Do you have any issues relating to a defect or fault on a Wiltshire road or right of way or cycle lane, such as a pothole, a broken street light or a blocked route?

If so, then CLARENCE can help!

Who's CLARENCE?

CLARENCE stands for Customer Lighting And Roads ENquiry CentrE, and is run by Wiltshire County Council to enable members of the public to raise highway related issues directly.

For more information visit http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/transport/clarence-roadwatch.htm or call CLARENCE free on 0800 23 23 23

Please find attached the minutes and current finances of Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall.

Please note, the Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall is NOT run by IPC, but we're happy to host these documents here as a service to the community.

The Annual Parish Meeting held on April 29th at Idmiston School was very well attended. Minutes from the APM will be published once ratified by full council. Here are some photos from the meeting.

Preparing for APM

Preparing for APM

Informal chat during APM

The Playing Fields Committee is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of land and equipment in the playing fields at Porton and Gomeldon.

Over the next 3-5yrs our objective will be to preserve and improve existing sports, recreation and leisure facilities within the parish, and bring forward suitable new provision to meet the needs of the parish’s various communities; this will be done through the parish Council’s own initiatives, and in association with other bodies.

Attached are the minutes from the extraordinary full council meeting held on 21st April 2008.

Please read the attached document relating to a vacancy that has arisen on Idmiston Parish Council.

Attached to this story is a petition created by Robert Key to lobby Parliament regarding the amount of houses proposed for Salisbury District.

If you feel strongly about this issue then complete the petition and send it to Robert Key at the address shown in the document.

Click on the 'attachment' link to download the document.

Kevin

The latest parish newsletter is available here. Click on the story headline and you'll see a link to the newsletter

Kevin