Idmiston Parish Newsletter
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Autumn 2017 News from Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon Idmiston Parish Newsletter From James Humphries, Chairman, Idmiston Parish Council Welcome to the Autumn 2017 Newsletter PARISH COUNCIL AND SAFETY… We are operating at a strength of 13 councillors for a while COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH (CSW) now, which is really helping to get things done. We do have hanks for llr ocking for picking this up and getting 2 spaces available for co-option – if you have any time and volunteers; thanks to all who volunteered to be skills to give, we’d love to hear from you. part of the Speed Watch Team. These parishioners have now been trained by the police and soon MEMORIAL HALL CHANGES will be deploying their speed detection devices. As the SW website says: “Vehicles exceeding the speed We have a new Memorial Hall committee and the handover limit are referred to the Police with the aim of educating is just complete. The fundraising for the Memorial Hall has drivers to reduce their speeds.” This “…is not about been re-energised, driven by some parishioners starting interfering with neighbours’ behaviour; it is a proactive with a Jumble Trail in September raising almost £260 solution to improve the safety and quality of life for towards repairs to the hall. More events are being planned everyone in the community.” over the coming months. PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE FÊTE We know improvements are needed to the play We are trying to hold a village fete in Summer 2018. equipment in both Porton and omeldon and hae We have just started getting organised, so expect more assessed how best to make this happen as soon as information around this later in the year. If you would like to possible. We have allocated a tentative budget and be inoled or oer ideas please contact the Parish lerk. we plan to seek the views and preferences of the young playground users using simple questionnaires via HEALTH… the schools and/or parents. The Defibrillators are in! Voted as a priority by parishioners for 2017/2018, there is now one debrillator in each illage now in serice. The awareness evening was well attended and many parishioners signed up for: FIRST AID TRAINING Another priority oted at the Annual Parish eeting was for P-subsidised irst Aid training. We hae enough for the On behalf of the IPC, I wish you all a safe rst class and this is being organised as we speak. Autumn and a great Christmas. Contents . hairmans Notes Bon res eetings of dmiston P take . dmiston Parish ouncil - contacts 19. Expression of Interest place, usually on the second . Village te 19. Standing Orders Monday of every month, except 3. Introducing a new councillor 19. Speedwatch - Update April and August, at 7.30pm in 3. Mobile Library Timetable . erry Pratchett: isWorld . dmiston Parish emorial all . St Nicholas School dmiston Parish emorial all. 5. Salisbury Model Engineering Soc. Porton Ladies lub Members of the public are most . Open ardens . Oer Sities Sunshine lub welcome and at each meeting 7. B.V. Horticultural Society and . Parliamentary Boundary eiew a period of time is set aside for ardening lub . dmiston and Porton W comments from the public. If you . Porton lower Arranging lub . De brillators have any issues that you wish to . Porton Leisure Painters . irst Aid ourses bring to the attention of the Parish 9. Allington Artists . Wiltshire ecycling entres ouncil please contact the lerk. 10. B.V. Link Scheme 29. Doctors surgery opening times . he Bourne emetery . st Porton Brownies . elling Wiltshire ouncil . hurch News Clerk: Kathy Cininas 12. B.V. Historical Society . B.V. hurches 4 Hale Barn Court . B.V. Day entre - lub riday . Porton Baptist hurch Idmiston SP4 0BE 13. Quick Links . ural ai Serice . ulepackers W Dance lub . Police contact details Tel: 07763 411595 . Bourne Valley Scout roup . eady for winter [email protected] . Scout hristmas Post 40. Directory PARISH COUNCILLORS James Humphries (Chair) Valerie Creswell [email protected] [email protected] 01980 610914 Andy Oliver (Vice Chair) [email protected] Mike Crook 07769 324365 Jayne Gillick Anne Appleyard [email protected] [email protected] Roy Gould 01980 610385 Mark Jones Ken Bradley [email protected] [email protected] 07881 504095 01980 610849 Wayne Maher James Cameron [email protected] [email protected] 07788 636456 Steve Cocking Nabil Najjar [email protected] [email protected] 07716 311293 UNITARY COUNCILLOR CLERK Mike Hewitt Kathy Cininas [email protected] 07763 411595 01980 610301 dmiston Parish Newsletter Page Idmiston Parish Village Fête 2018 A great start has been made on plans to have a Village Fête in the parish next year and we are working towards a date of 21 or 28 July 2018. We are still searching for a enue that also oers plenty of parking space. If you know of anywhere, please let us know. We hope that all areas of our community will get involved and already have interest from the schools, Scouts and Porton Down. here will denitely be a competitie element to the day with a football tournament or a tug of war. f anyone knows a famous retired goalie let us know A car boot sale and a rae are a must too. We will be approaching local businesses for rae pries if you hae a contact who could help please let us know. An initial meeting was held by llr Wayne aher on October at the Porton otel and the net meeting will be on hursday Noember. Subsequent meetings will be on nd or rd hursday of the month please check posters and the P website for dates. There is lots more to do to make this a fantastic event for everyone, so please bring your ideas and come and oin us at pm on hursday Noember at the Porton otel. Contact Kathy (your Parish Clerk) if you want to get involved. Introducing a new councillor - James Cameron am a laswegian who has lied in this to come to an end and spend quality time a ouncillor and inole myself in the parish for the last years. lie in Porton with our family. thinking and obecties of the P and with my wife Angela, a nursery manager neighbourhood community issues. I am in Andover. We have two daughters, I currently work at a Special Educational already using past experience to assist both married to servicemen, and three Needs school in rateley as their with the Emergency and esponse grandchildren. I have had a varied career Bursar with responsibly for nance planning for the parish. in the military from and the oreign catering, transport, premises and estate and ommonwealth Oce O. y management. Firbank, 88 Winterslow Road, Porton 24 years with the military ended in 1990 SP4 0JX and worked for the O in a ariety of I have been following the work of Idmiston Email: [email protected] overseas posts, ending in 2007, as we Parish ouncil for some time and feel it felt it was time for the nomadic lifestyle is now the right time for me to become Wiltshire Council Mobile Porton, Malvern Way There is also an additional visit to Library Timetable 1:20 - 1:45 East Gomeldon Bus Turning Area ridays: Dec Dec 2.30 - 3.20 on Saturdays: Jan eb Saturdays: No Dec Jan eb ar East Gomeldon Bus Turning Area 2:45 - 3:50 See more at: http://services.wiltshire. gov.uk/MobileLibrary/Library/ ridays: Dec Dec oundsthash.JiWw.dpuf Jan eb dmiston Parish Newsletter Page Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall - New Plans In an attempt to make the Hall more available to different groups who may wish shorter time slots, we would like to trial the introduction of a “lunchtime” session to run between 12 and 2pm at a cost of £20. It is hoped that with suitable marketing and possible “word of mouth” we can encourage some new regular clubs to use the hall at this time. We understand that there may be groups at Porton Down in particular who could make use of this facility during the working day, so please get in touch if you would like to discuss this further, or please feel free to pass on my contact details (below). (chart below shows availability) Regular MonthlyREGULAR activities inMONTHLY Idmiston MemorialACTIVITIES IN IDMISTON MEMORIAL HALL Hall Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday WELLINGTON BADMINTON TODDLERS 10 -12 ALLINGTON ART SCHOOL OF DANCE 9-12 (L/H) (L/H) 9.30 -12 (S/H) 9-12 (L/H) LUNCH TIME FREE AVAILABLE FOR AVAILABLE FOR 12-2 (L/H) LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE PRIVATE HIRE FOR PRIVATE HIRE FOR LEISURE PAINTERS 12-2 12-2 12-2 12-2 PARTIES PARTIES Week 1 2-4PM (S/H) IPC PLANNING? YOGA 7.30 -9PM *BEAVERS 6 -7.15 *SCOUTS 7 -9.15PM 7-9PM (S/H) (L/H) (L/H) (L/H) MULEPACKERS *Term time only *Term time only CWDC 7-10PM (L/H) SHORT MAT BOWLS 7.30 – 9.30 (L/H) LUNCH TIME FREE BADMINTON TODDLERS 10-12 ALLINGTON ART 12-2 (L/H) 9-12 (L/H) (S/H) 9.30 -12 (S/H) AVAILABLE FOR AVAILABLE FOR LEISURE PAINTERS LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE PRIVATE HIRE FOR PRIVATE HIRE FOR 2-4PM (S/H) 12-2 12-2 12-2 12-2 PARTIES PARTIES 2 IPC MEETING 7.30 -9.30PM (S/H) PORTON FLOWER *BEAVERS 6 -7.15 MULEPACKERS YOGA 7.30 -9PM CLUB 7-10PM (L/H) (L/H) CWDC 7-10PM (L/H) (L/H) SHORT MAT BOWLS *SCOUTS 7 -9.15PM 7.30 – 9.30 (L/H) (L/H) WELLINGTON BADMINTON TODDLERS 10 -12 ALLINGTON ART SCHOOL OF DANCE 9-12 (L/H) (S/H) 9.30 -12 (S/H) 9-12 (L/H) LUNCH TIME FREE 12-2 IDMISTON WI 2- LUNCH TIME FREE LUNCH TIME FREE AVAILABLE FOR AVAILABLE FOR LEISURE PAINTERS 4.30pm (L/H) 12-2 12-2 PRIVATE HIRE FOR PRIVATE HIRE FOR 3 2-4PM (S/H) PARTIES PARTIES YOGA 7.30 -9PM SALISBURY MODEL *BEAVERS 6 -7.15 MULEPACKERS (L/H)