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Staverton - Kennet & Avon Canal

Upcoming Events

Parish Council Meeting

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2024 TO 2025

The meetings will be held on a Monday evening at 7 pm at the village hall as from:

15 JAN 24 -  18 MAR 24  -  (APM/AGM) 13 MAY 24  -  8 JUL 24  -  9 SEPT 24  -  18 NOV 24  -  - 13 JAN 25

Further Details

Please note everyone is welcome to attend the meeting, but if you have something that you'd like to raise you must notify the Parish Council in advance.

Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival

Sat 11th May 2024

Experience the Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival, a vibrant, family-friendly community gathering featuring traditional dance, music, song, and folklore throughout the town centre on Saturday 11 May 2024 from 9.30am to 5pm. And the best part is, its free! Follow the link below for further details
www.boagreenmanfest.org/welcome

Notices

22-02-2024 - Notice of Road Closure from Wiltshire Council

Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Closure of: B3107 (Part), Holt (Ref: TTRO 9360)

Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to
all traffic:
B3107 (Part), Holt; from its junction with Little Parks to outside its property known as Oxen
Leaze Farm.

To enable: Wiltshire Council to carry out carriageway resurfacing, road marking, adjustment
of ironworks and associated works.

Alternative route: via B3107 (unaffected length) – B3105 – A361 – A350 – B3107
(unaffected length) and vice versa.
The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.

This Order will come into operation on 18 April 2024 and the closure will be required
between the hours of 19:00 and 23:59 for 5 weekdays. It is anticipated that the works will
take the stated duration to complete depending upon weather conditions. Access will be
maintained for residents and businesses where possible, although delays are likely due to
the nature of the works. The Order will have a maximum duration of 18 months.

For further information please contact Atkins on behalf of Wiltshire Council on 0141 220
2028.
Sustainable Transport Group, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

 

05-01-2024 - Please see this important message from Wiltshire Council

"Following the heavy rain yesterday and overnight, there are numerous flooding issues in Wiltshire this morning.

There are several Environment Agency flood warnings in place, and some roads around the county are closed. Teams have been working through the night to deal with issues as they were reported to us and have been installing signage. Today they are working to clear debris, grips and gully grates, and gully tankers are working on reports of flooding.

We have created a webpage with advice and the latest road closures. This page is being updated when we have more information.

Please report any issues in your communities using MyWilts as usual.

We are advising people to postpone journeys this morning if they can, and if they have to drive, to drive carefully and to the conditions. We are posting and sharing regular travel and flooding updates on our social media channels.

The weather forecast looks to be fairly settled over the coming days, with little rain. However, there is a chance that temperatures could fall below zero, and our gritting teams are on standby, should they be required. Our teams will be working throughout the weekend to respond to any issues as they arise.

To be alerted when water levels rise, people should also sign up for flood warnings and know what to do in case of flooding.

Useful links:

Please take care!

We are in the process of improvement so please do keep coming back to monitor our progress. Our aim is to make this the 'Go To' for all of your local information requirements.

We'd love to hear from you if you run a business, are involved in a Charity, are involved in a Club, Group or Society in the area and/or have any suggestions / comments regarding the Newsletter or the Website.

Our 'Local Businesses Page' is now live so please have a look (www.stavertonparishcouncil.org.uk/latest-news/local-businesses/).
We need more businesses advertising on the page so please contact us if you run a business and would like to advertise!

Please get in touch - newsletter@stavertonparishcouncil.org.uk

News

Wiltshire Local plan review consultation period ends 22nd November 2023

Top 20 tips

  1. Do you view the plan as a threat to the village.
  2. Have Wiltshire council informed & consult the residents fairly.
  3. Do you feel the Covid period was used as a convenient shield against public scrutiny.
  4. Do you feel at any time your concerns have been considered?
  5. Do you mind if Hilperton loses its rural heritage & identity.
  6. Are you comfortable with the potential damage to landscape, community & local identity.
  7. Do you approve of the village being consumed into greater urban Trowbridge?
  8. Are you concerned about the damage to our biodiversity? (Nature & the environment)
  9. Is further damage to our existing infrastructure acceptable.
  10. Is flooding a concern? is this being addressed?
  11. Will the overloaded road system cope with the increased levels traffic & pollution?
  12. Will the addition of schools improve or degrade existing accessibility issues.
  13. Does Hilperton suffer accessibility issues with main routes all congested.
  14. Are you comfortable with the current traffic situation, will the plan improve the situation?
  15. Health services, Doctors, Dentist, Specialist clinics, & provision of local hospital facilities,    are they sufficient ?
  16. Supply services, Water, Electric, Gas, Sewage & wastewater, waste management.
  17. Hilperton is far from central services in Trowbridge, making alternative transport walk &

cycle unsuitable, should other alternative sites be considered closer to central Trowbridge.

  1. Has the Council explained how a proposed a Stage 1 development of 600 houses on the Northeast side of Hilperton has been associated to the Trowbridge development plan?

Hilperton is clearly identified as a large village in rural development documents, with little requirement for additional housing as a result of many windfall developments over recent years.

  1. Has the significance of the Stage 1 (Trojan horse development) of 600 houses in Hilperton, which links in direct to lightwood strategic master plan for the Greater Waddon area, a very much larger scale development. Has the community been involved in any meaningful consultation with Lightwood?

 

The future of Hilperton the village community is very much in your hands.

If you don’t comment, the plan will be! adopted!

Please don’t neglect your duty to comment on the plan.

Consultation period ends 22nd November 2023


Wiltshire Local Plan Regulation 19 consultation

The Wiltshire Local Plan (also referred to here as 'the Plan') has reached what is known as the publication stage (Regulation 19) of its preparation, and will now enter an eight week consultation period running from Wednesday 27 September to Wednesday 22 November.

This consultation is the final stage before the Plan, its accompanying evidence, and all submitted comments are sent to a government Planning Inspector for independent examination. In accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the Planning Inspector will consider all comments made within the consultation period.

Have your say on the Wiltshire Local Plan

Comments (known as 'representations' in this context) can be submitted online using the council's consultation portal. This is the recommended route, and the simplest, as it allows you to comment directly on the Plan as you look through it. It ensures your comments are relevant and can be easily examined by a Planning Inspector.

Drop-in events are being held at libraries and leisure centres around Wiltshire and a live webinar-style event on Microsoft Teams (Tuesday 10 October, from 6.30pm - 8pm). The closest 'drop-in event' to us will be held on Thursday 12 October at Atrium, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

For full details please follow the link below

Wiltshire Local Plan consultation

 


NEW COUNCILLOR AMY MEIGH

Staverton Parish Council is pleased to welcome Amy Meigh as the newest member of the Parish Council.  She has recently moved into Staverton and wants to help her new community.  She is a teacher and a psychologist with an interest in  community events and children's facilities.  We are delighted to have Amy "on board" and we are sure she will bring with her a wealth of experience.


COUNCILLOR KIM MOUNTY - BOOKINGS SECRETARY FOR VILLAGE HALL

We are pleased to notify all prospective hirers of the playing field and village hall that Councillor Mounty will be acting Bookings Secretary and you can contact him at email:  kim.mounty@stavertonparishcouncil.org.uk


NEW EDITOR FOR STAVERTON NEWSLETTER

The Parish Council is pleased to announce Simon Withers as our new Editor of Staverton News.  Simon has an interesting background in printing and has some novel ideas for the Newsletter.  We also wish to thank our small army of newsletter delivery residents for their hard work in delivering our free newsletter to every home in Staverton in all weathers.  Thank you!

You can contact Simon on:      Simon Withers, Editor Staverton News:   newsletter@stavertonparishcouncil.org.uk