Idmiston Parish Newsletter
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Spring / Summer 2019 News from Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon Idmiston Parish Newsletter From Andy Oliver, Chair, Idmiston Parish Council (IPC) Welcome to the Spring / Summer 2019 IPC Newsletter Firstly, may I begin with an apology as this is the first n Amesbury Police Neighbourhood asking roup IPC Newsletter for a year. Our plan is to publish 2/3 Councillor Creswell times annually, however with the 2018 Parish Clerk n Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall Trustees – Councillors changes and deserved retirement from the production aher Olier reswell and ocking of the newsletter by Jim Slater, we have struggled n Parish Flood Wardens – Councillors Gould and Jones with the resource to produce new issues. The work required and time it takes to pull together should not We are setting priorities for the parish for the forthcoming be underestimated. We hope that this newsletter will year and would welcome feedback from yourseles be the resumption of regular issues and trust you find regarding your own iews. Please contact the Parish lerk them informative and useful. [email protected] or attend an IPC meeting (second Monday of the month at the Idmiston We held the Annual Meeting of the IPC on Monday Parish emorial all. No meeting held in April or August. 13th May 2019. This meeting differs from the normal monthly meetings as it includes an election for Priorities include: Chair, Vice Chair and Committee Members for the n Bourne Cemetery – re-routing of the underground pipe forthcoming year. Councillor James Humphries stood n All Saints hurch dmiston clarication of ownership down as Chair after 4 years – thank-you James for of the church wall and subsequent repair your hard work and leadership over this time. After n two years as Vice Chair, I was elected into the role of Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall – how do we upgrade this parish resource? Chair with Councillor Jayne Gillick taking the role of Vice Chair. n Speeding – continued speedwatch campaign and installation of speed prevention equipment Other committees and appointed representatives were n rass cutting reiew of contracts and work required elected as below: n Planning Committee – Councillors Gould, Jones, After a successful Parish Family Fun Day in July we Maher, Exton, Bradley, Creswell and Appleyard hae made the dicult decision to postpone the net eent until July . We will be looking for olunteers to help n Stang ommittee ouncillors illick Olier Eton create an een bigger and better eent in . and Jones n Amesbury Area Board – Councillor Exton On behalf of the IPC, n Amesbury Community Area Transport Group – I wish you a great Spring and Summer. ouncillor ocking Contents eetings of dmiston P take place usually on the second Monday of every month, except April and August at .pm in dmiston . Welcome . Bygone Porton Parish Memorial Hall. Members of the public 2. Parish Councillors . West omeldon Windmill are most welcome and at each meeting a period of time is set aside for comments from . New Parish lerk . Porton Oer s lub the public. If you have any issues that you . Wiltshire ouncil - uick Links . Porton Ladies lub wish to bring to the attention of the Parish . obile Libary imetable . dmiston Bourne Valley W ouncil please contact the lerk. Armed orces Day . Badminton lub Clerk: Catherine Purves . rit Bin Notice . Short at Bowls . dmiston Parish emorial all . Winterbourne ricket lub . Porton Leisure Painters . Porton ommunity Speed Watch CONTACTING IDMISTON . Allington Artists . St. Nicholas School PARISH COUNCIL . Salisbury odel Engineering Soc. Wiltshire ecycling entres You can contact us by post, email, phone . Bourne Valley orticultural Society . Porton Surgery opening times or via the new and Gardening Club . Wiltshire Police Porton, Idmiston and Gomeldon Forum c/o Catherine Purves, . Porton lower Arranging roup . Place to Visit Idmiston Parish Council, Cranbourne, . lub riday . hurch News: All Saints dmiston White Way Pitton Salisbury SP D . Bourne Valley istorical Society . hurch News: St. Nicholas Porton [email protected] . ulepackers W Dance lub . hurch News: Porton Baptist hurch 07763 411595 . Defribulator nfo Sheet . ark Darlow . Bourne Valley Scout roup . Jubilee Walk ly-ipping https://www.facebook.com/groups/ . Bourne Valley Link Scheme . Directory of Adertisers portonforum Parish Councillors Andy Oliver (Chair) Valerie Creswell [email protected] [email protected] Jayne Gillick (Vice Chair) 01980 610914 [email protected] Mike Crook Anne Appleyard [email protected] [email protected] Roy Gould 01980 610385 01980 610955 Ken Bradley Mark Jones [email protected] [email protected] 01980 610849 07881 504095 Steve Cocking Wayne Maher [email protected] [email protected] Kirsty Exton 07788 636456 [email protected] Nabil Najjar Keith Hartland [email protected] [email protected] 07716 311293 Simon Zielonka James Humphries [email protected] [email protected] UNITARY COUNCILLOR CLERK Mike Hewitt Catherine Purves [email protected] 07763 411595 01980 610301 Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 2 New Parish Clerk I thought I should take the opportunity using the Parish Newsletter to introduce myself to you as the new Clerk to Idmiston Parish Council. was appointed last September taking oer from Kathy Cininas who had resigned at the end of May. hae been a clerk for years originally with my own Parish ouncil at Pitton arley and lately as own lerk at Wilton own ouncil. still work for Pitton arley P and also took on the clerkship of the neighbouring civil parish of Firsdown in April last year so m working full time As is often the case with clerking came to the profession very much as a second career after having children. After graduating from Leeds niersity with a degree in istory worked for Williams lyns Bankoyal Bank of Scotland ending up in ibraltar for two years, helping to establish the Gibraltar oce. am a qualied clerk haing achieed my erticate in Local ouncil Administration but although know what my role entails m still getting to know dmiston Parish and the communities within it so look forward to meeting you in due course and learning more about the history of the parish, and what makes it tick When m not working enoy walking pub quies reading theatre art trips to London dancing pilates and dealing with our terrier, who stills gives everyone Catherine Purves FSLCC a piece of her mind een at years of age... 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Library Timetable th June th July th July th August Bus Turning Area, East Gomeldon rd August th September .-. th September th October el. th October st Noember email [email protected] dmiston Parish Newsletter Page Armed Forces Day 28th - 30th June 2019 To enquire about advertising, tel: 07763 411595 e: [email protected] dmiston Parish Newsletter Page IMPORTANT NOTICE - Grit bins The salt in the yellow grit bins is provided by Idmiston Parish Council and Wiltshire Council for use on public roads and pathways only. Anita Ellen Thomas It is not for residents’ own personal use. People using this salt for their private use have left supplies low during this Cakes and Bakes unexpected cold spell. 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We welcome any new volunteers with ideas and time to help out with this We welcome any new volunteers with ideas and time to help out with this valuable community asset. valuable community asset. Volunteer roles will not be particularly time consuming or arduous. Volunteer roles will not be particularly time consuming