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• Pewsey Area Board meeting, Monday 6th September

  By  MirandaBaker at 21:01 on 05/09/10

  

  The next Pewsey Area Board meeting will be on Monday 6th September  at Burbage Village Hall, Eastcourt Road, Burbage SN8 3AJ. The meeting will start at 7pm, doors open at 6.30pm. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting. People living in the Pewsey area will have an opportunity to find out more about the leisure facilities review carried out by Wiltshire Council. Stuart Wheeler, cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture,...

• Call to nominate local groups for 2011 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

  By  MirandaBaker at 15:06 on 23/08/10

  

  The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mr. John Bush, today called on the county to nominate outstanding local voluntary groups for the 2011 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.   Nominations for the 2011 award should be received by September 30th, therefore those who know of the great work or indeed have benefited from a voluntary group’s hard work should nominate now. Successful groups...

• Last chance to comment on Wiltshire waste collection and recycling proposals

  By  MirandaBaker at 13:10 on 04/08/10

  

  Wiltshire Council’s consultation period on proposals to change waste collection and recycling ends on August 20th. Currently householders across the county have different waste and recycling collections depending upon where they live. Making all the collection arrangements the same will allow the council to offer kerbside recycling for more materials, reduce landfill disposal costs and ensure all residents receive a...

• Ceremony marks next step for the new Pewsey library

  By  MirandaBaker at 12:16 on 04/08/10

  

  Work on the new Pewsey library has taken a big step forward with the assembly on site of the wooden frame that will support the building. Cllr John Thomson, deputy leader of Wiltshire Council and Cabinet member for adult care, communities and libraries carried out the “topping out” ceremony on Thursday (July 29). Cllr Thomson said: “The new Pewsey library is on schedule to open before Christmas. Now that the...

• Wiltshire Council News

  By  MirandaBaker at 11:19 on 14/07/10

  

  A FEW DAYS LEFT TO NOMINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR AWARDS There is only a week to nominate someone for the first Wiltshire Council VCS (Voluntary and Community Sector) Awards. Supported by NHS Wiltshire, the awards will be looking for people working on exceptional or innovative schemes that help to transform the lives of people in the county. The winners will be announced and awards handed out at a ceremony, which will be funded by...

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