Churchyards Spring Clean and Grass Cutting
In April, grass cutting will begin in both St Margaret's and St Philip and St James' churchyards and we are asking all family members who attend the graves of more than a year old, to assist us by removing all items except one bouquet of flowers or one plant in order to allow the machine to cut the grass between the headstones and plaques. If items have not been removed by May they will be removed in order to allow this to happen. Thank you for your cooperation.
For more information please contact Rev Diana Britten or Ian Buick.
Corsley Fayre
Saturday 31st August 2024
12 noon to 4 pm
Saturday 31st August 2024
12 noon to 4 pm
Following the terrific response to the last two Fayres, we've decided to do it all again!
Planning is continuing apace — a number of attractions and stalls have been contacted/confirmed and more are in the pipeline. The schedule for the Horticulture and Craft marquee is a work in progress and we are thinking about the layout.
As previously, there will be no charge for entry to pedestrians but the decision has been taken to charge for cars entering the site — £7 per car. We are hoping to repeat the raffle and auction that was such a success last year.
There will be no Ceilidh in the evening in support of the RUH Cancer Unit this year as they have completed their fundraising. However, the marquee is available after the Fayre and the committee are more than willing to consider proposals for its use for social/charitable events. If you have any ideas/suggestions please do get in contact.
It's not too late to volunteer your services!
We need a chairman to coordinate the group and keep us on the straight and narrow.
And we do need more help — we have a tiny committee of locals who would welcome any and all help offered. If you'd like to join us on the committee, please let us know; if committees just aren't ‘your thing’, but you'd like to help out, we'd love to have you on board: none of the roles are onerous, but are a huge help to ensure the day is a success for the community. There's always stuff to do — putting up the Fayre, helping out on the day (marshalling, manning the entry gate, etc) and taking it all down again.
Please do get in contact with us via our Facebook or Instagram pages.
Corsley Reading Rooms
NEEDS YOU!
(or someone you may know)
We are still looking and urgently need to find people to ensure continuity.
Later this year, two essential trustee positions (Treasurer and Chairman) will become vacant as both those involved will step down at the AGM in November. Please consider if either is a role you (or someone you know) could take on. Put the word about please!
Without a treasurer the hall closes as we cannot handle receipts, payments, etc.
Existing trustees are already doing a lot and cannot absorb this additional work of treasure and chairman. Those joining should get involved as soon as possible to ensure a smooth transition.
Please contact me or any of the trustees if you are interested to help and keep the RR going for the benefit of villagers.
Parish Council update on the new development in Corsley (December 2023)
I have recently taken over from Christine Brown as the Project Manager for the Council house building programme next to Baytree Close, Corsley Heath.
I am writing to update the Parish Council regarding progress on site. As you may have seen, a section of the hedge on the main road has been cut back in preparation for forming the vehicle entrance. Some security fencing has also been delivered.
We were hoping that work would have started now to clear the site, however, there is an electrical cable which runs across the proposed entrance which will need to be relocated before work can start. Our groundworks contractors, Fisher and Dean, have asked SSE to reroute the cable. SSE will attend on site in early January and the ground works will start on site in earnest thereafter.
Our contractors will aim to keep disruption to a minimum. However, there may be some traffic disruption whilst the new entrance is being formed. Temporary traffic lights may be in place for a time to allow the operatives to work safely. The contractors may also need to use the gated entrance in Baytree close for a short period, to allow a limited number of vehicles to get onto the site whilst work is taking place on the new entrance.
Michael Kalvis
Residential Development Project Manager
Residential Development Team
Assets Directorate
Household batteries can now be collected as part of Wiltshire kerbside recycling service
Wiltshire Council are now able to collect some types of small batteries as part of our kerbside recycling service.
Put your small household batteries in clear, sealed sandwich bags on top of your blue lidded bin and they will be collected for recycling. Please do not put batteries out for collection earlier than this date.
The batteries you can put out for collection are 'D', 'C', 'AA', 'AAA', 9V and button-type batteries. They will be kept separate from other recyclable materials on board the collection vehicles.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Register for Priority Services
We're the people who look after the wires and cables that bring electricity to communities throughout the north of Scotland and central southern England. We're not the company who sends you electricity bills ‐ our job is to maintain and repair the electricity networks. It's also our job to fix power cuts as quickly and safely as possible.
You may want to be on our register if you:
- Are deaf or hard of hearing
- Have a disability
- Live with children under five
- Are blind or partially sighted
- Have a chronic illness
- Use medical equipment/aids reliant on electricity
- Are over 60
- Temporarily need extra support
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You may want to be on our register if you:
- Are deaf or hard of hearing
- Have a disability
- Live with children under five
- Are blind or partially sighted
- Have a chronic illness
- Use medical equipment/aids reliant on electricity
- Are over 60
- Temporarily need extra support