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Spring 2020 Newsletter.Indd Spring 2020 News from Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon Idmiston Parish Newsletter Welcome to the Spring 2020 edition of the Idmiston Parish Council Newsletter. The IPC is funded via monies raised within your council We have also approved a new Grounds Maintenance tax bill through a contribution known as the ‘precept’ Contract for the whole parish which commences in April and this funds the work the IPC undertakes on your 2020. The Amesbury based business Bawden Group have been appointed to manage grass cutting, litter picking, dog behalf annually across the parish, including the cost bin emptying and tree checks across all IPC owned land. of administration. As outlined in the last newsletter, the IPC has several priorities: The IPC has had to take the disappointing decision not to proceed with the proposed 2020 Family Fun Day. This event takes a huge amount of organising and management n Re-routing of the underground pipe in the Bourne and despite asking for volunteers in the last edition of the Cemetery parish newsletter, we only had one off er of help. The IPC is already made up of volunteers and without any additional n Clarifi cation over ownership and maintenance of support, the IPC does not have the resource to support the church wall at All Saint’s Church this event. n Speed management throughout the parish We currently have one vacancy for a parish councillor, so do please look at the information on the Events page of n Grounds maintenance the community website, and then contact the Parish Clerk if you would like to discuss the matter further. n Playpark upgrades (to be funded from developer funded Community Infrastructure Levy – CIL Best regards. monies) ANDY OLIVER Chair – Idmiston Parish Council. Through setting the budget for the above, we have agreed to increase the precept by 27% year on year – although this is a high percentage, it works out as an increase of only £1.00 per month for a Band D property. The IPC is aware of concerns around speeding in the parish and in addition to the Community Speedwatch team reporting drivers exceeding speed limits, we have requested replacement speed limit signage and have purchased our fi rst SID (speed indicator device) which will be moved around identifi ed areas of concern within the parish. Contents Meetings of Idmiston PC take place, usually on the second Monday of every month, except April and August, at 7.30pm in Idmiston 1. Welcome 21. Club Friday News Parish Memorial Hall. Members of the public 2. Idmiston Parish Council - contacts 21. Porton over 60’s Club are most welcome and at each meeting a 3. The Village Quiz & Ploughman’s Supper 22. Idmiston & Bourne Valley WI period of time is set aside for comments from 3. Planning Applications in the Parish 22. Short Mat Bowls the public. If you have any issues that you 3. Wiltshire Mobile Library 23. Badminton Club wish to bring to the attention of the Parish 4. Boscombe Down Aviation Collection 23. Winterbourne Cricket Club Council please contact the Clerk. 5. Jumble Sale 24. Please notify Parish Clerk 7. Porton Leisure Painters 25. St. Nicholas’ Primary School Clerk: Catherine Purves 7. Allington Artists 28. Spitfi re Memorial - Salisbury 8. Idmiston Parish Memorial Hall 28. Porton Surgery 9. East Gomeldon Road Access 30. Volunteers Wanted - Path Clearing 10. The Future of the Memorial Hall 31. Wiltshire Recycling Centres CONTACTING IDMISTON 10. Salisbury Model Engineering Society 31. New advice for collections starting in March PARISH COUNCIL 12. B.V. Horticultural Society and 31. Telephone Preference Service (TPS) You can contact us by post, email, phone Gardening Club 34. Community Messaging or via the new 12. Wiltshire Council - Quick Links 34. VE Day Porton, Idmiston and Gomeldon Forum 13. Telling Wiltshire Council 34. Defi brillator 13. Grit bins 35 Church News: All Saints Church, Idmiston c/o Catherine Purves, 13. Open Gardens - June 2020 36. Church News: Bourne Valley Churches Idmiston Parish Council, Cranbourne, 14. Porton Flower Arranging Group 36. Church News: Porton Baptist Church White Way, Pitton, Salisbury, SP5 1DT 14. Mulepackers C&W Dance Club 37. Are you ready for an Emergency? [email protected] 16. Scout Group 37. Scam mail, scam calls or scam emails 18. Wiltshire Police 37. Mobile Post Offi ce 07763 411595 19. B.V. Link Scheme 38. The Reading Room, Porton 19. Porton Paperback Exchange 39. The Silver Line https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 20. B.V. Historical Society 40. Directory of Advertisers portonforum Parish Councillors Andy Oliver (Chair) Valerie Creswell [email protected] [email protected] 01980 610914 Jayne Gillick (Vice Chair) [email protected] Mike Crook [email protected] Anne Appleyard [email protected] Roy Gould 01980 610385 01980 610955 Mark Jones Ken Bradley [email protected] [email protected] 07881 504095 01980 610849 Wayne Maher Steve Cocking [email protected] [email protected] 07788 636456 Kirsty Exton James Humphries [email protected] [email protected] Simon Zielonka Rob Miles [email protected] [email protected] UNITARY COUNCILLOR CLERK Mike Hewitt Catherine Purves [email protected] 07763 411595 01980 610301 Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 2 The Village Quiz & Ploughman’s Supper The annual Village Quiz was held on 30th Nov. It was an entertaining evening for the many who attended, battling their wits against each other on subjects including History, Geography, Science, Film & TV, Food & Drink and Music; in fact we had a packed house and the teams all showed a vast breadth of knowledge, so well done to everyone who came along and many congratulations to the winning team “Les Quizerables” who were tied in first place on 98 points with the “Jingle Bells” forcing a tie break, my commiserations to them. It was also a great fundraising event raising £500 for hall funds. Future fundraising events: “Open Gardens” on Sunday 7th June; this year we are joining with the Allington Artists who will be holding their annual Art Exhibition in the hall that weekend. For more info see the Open Gardens article. A special “cream tea” celebration is planned for 8th May to commemorate VE Day and will be held in the hall from 2pm. Keep an eye out for posters. Planning Applications in the Parish As with any other Parish Council, Idmiston Parish Council (IPC) acts as a consultee in the planning process and has no decision-making authority. The IPC makes a recommendation that is taken into account by the planning authority. Dependent on timing, the IPC reviews planning applications at either the monthly IPC meeting or delegated IPC planning committee and responds directly to the Wiltshire Council planning department. As our parish has a “made” Neighbourhood Plan, this document plus the Wiltshire Core Strategy lead our response. There is a timeline set by Wiltshire Council for responses back to them. To enable our review, at times the IPC requests an extension to review. Timelines for planning decisions are in the control of the Wiltshire Council planning department. Wiltshire Council Mobile Library Timetable 3rd April 17th April Malvern Way, Porton 13.20 – 13.45 1st May 15th May Bus Turning Area, East Gomeldon 29th May 12th June 14.45 – 15.50 26th June 10th July Tel. 01225 713706 Email 24th July 7th August [email protected] Idmiston Parish Newsletter Page 3 Boscombe Down Aviation Collection I wonder how many of our readers know that there is an absolute gem of an interactive museum, right on our doorstep? The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) is based at Old Sarum Airfield, just 4 miles up the road. Many of you will know that the airfield at Boscombe Down is a centre for test flying and test pilot training and has been so since 1940. Most of the aircraft in the BDAC have a connection with that airfield. Indeed, the museum started off life at Boscombe Down, in one of their Hardened Aircraft Shelters, but this made it inaccessible to the public. For that reason, it moved to a pair of hangars at Old Sarum in 2012. The hangars themselves are historic, listed buildings, having been built by German prisoners-of-war, as Old Sarum became an airfield, in 1917. BDAC’s core exhibits are military aircraft cockpits and, uniquely, visitors can sit in most of them, to experience the feel of the cockpit. There are transport, helicopter, trainer, bomber and fighter cockpits, where you can marvel at their complexities and, often, their lack of space. There are also a number of complete aircraft, to gain an appreciation of their size. In addition, there are countless smaller exhibits such as aircraft weapons, aircrew flying clothing, and a vast array of superb model aircraft. More recently, the Collection has showcased a selection of aircrew log books, and the stories behind them. Most have a local connection. As you can imagine, the BDAC is particularly popular with children, who revel in sitting in real cockpits with, in many cases, ejection seats (deactivated!). Indeed, there are flying helmets and flying suits for them to try on. A wealth of photo opportunities! It also draws those with an interest in aircraft, or those just looking for a novel day out. BDAC is a charity and is manned entirely by volunteers. Those with a technical leaning carry out the restoration and conservation. Others act as guides, keen to talk to visitors and give background information on the exhibits. It has won a number of tourist awards, both locally and nationally. Although Old Sarum airfield itself closed recently, BDAC remains open. The Collection is open every day except Mondays.
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