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21 October 2024

Full Parish Council Meeting

The Lychgate Room (behind the Memorial Hall), Ramsbury Monday 7:45 pm View Details

Upcoming Parish Events

Police Consultation PCSO Melissa Camilleri at British Legion 11am-noon

11:00 - 12:00 16/10/2024
British Legion High St Ramsbury

Rock N Roll & The Traditional Bingo

18:30 02/11/2024 to 22:30 19/10/2024
Axford Village Hall

The Wiltshire Liqueur Company Talk-Taste- Licensed to sell Hosted by Ramsbury Horticultural Society

19:30 - 21:30 04/11/2024
Church Rooms Back Lane

Marlborough History Society

19:30 - 21:30 14/11/2024
St Peter's Church Marlborough

Christmas Bingo

19:00 - 22:30 30/11/2024
Axford Village Hall

Pencil it in - Ramsbury Horticultural Society Guest Speaker

19:30 - 21:30 03/02/2025

Community Notice Board

WC news BBQ recycling, solar panels, compost

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July 2024
Wiltshire Council News

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31 July 2024

Welcome to the July edition of Recycling: Let’s Sort It News, your waste and recycling newsletter from Wiltshire Council.

In the newsletter this month:

  • Recycling tip of the month
  • Plastic free July
  • Climate and Environment Summer Showcase – 7 August
  • Missed bin collection
  • Items to keep out of your household waste bin
  • Monthly myth buster
  • Group-buy discounted solar panels
  • A beginner’s guide to composting
  • Think before you shop


Keep up to date with rubbish and recycling by visiting our website Welcome to Wiltshire Council - Wiltshire Council.

Recycling tip of the month

BBQ and recycle too. Simply recycle your aluminium drink cans, clean foil trays, wrapping foil and screw caps when the fun’s over! Small recyclables can get lost during the recycling process, so make sure to scrunch foil together so that is bigger than a tennis ball.

What you can recycle at home

Plastic free July

To mark the end of Plastic Free July we have put together some tips to help you reduce your plastic waste.

  • Where you can, swap single-use plastic bottles for reusable ones. This saves the need to use raw materials to create new plastic bottles, and saves the energy needed to recycle them.
  • If we all stopped using single-use plastic bags and used sustainable reusable bags instead, we could save 9,000 tonnes of plastic waste every year.
  • Did you know liquid soap uses around 20 times more packaging on average than solid soap? Make a big difference by simply swapping to solid soap

Check out more tips from Keep Britain Tidy

Climate and Environment Summer Showcase - 7 August

Drop in to our Climate and Environment Summer Showcase event to ask an expert and gain ideas from a number of climate and environment-themed projects and organisations.

Our Climate and Environment Summer Showcase event takes place on 7 August, 11am – 3pm at County Hall in Trowbridge, and includes:

  • Energy saving tips and advice
  • Home Upgrade Grant – support for eligible off-gas households
  • Advice on how to keep homes warm, healthy and safe
  • Solar Together – group buying solar technology scheme
  • Consumer protection advice
  • Find out how you can get a subsidised hot composter
  • Waste and recycling information
  • Septic tank replacement rollout details
  • Fun family activities

More info on what to expect

Missed bin collection

If your bin collection has been missed, please report it within two working days using the online form.

Before reporting a missed collection make sure your bin, bag or box was presented on your collection day by 7am. For our own records, our crew may take photos if your bin is not presented.

Report a missed collection

Items to keep out of your household waste bin

The most common items incorrectly placed in blue-lidded bins in Wiltshire are:

  • Carrier bags and bin bags - put these in the general waste bin for energy recovery.
  • Hard plastics , such as toys and plant pots - take these to a household recycling centre for recycling; or put in the general waste bin for energy recovery.
  • Scrap metals - take these to a household recycling centre for recycling.
  • Nappies - put these in the general waste bin for energy recovery.
  • Remember most of the general waste we collect from households does not go to landfill and instead is sent to waste treatment facilities for energy recovery. Unfortunately contaminated material found in recycling bins goes to landfill. Therefore, putting items that are not suitable for recycling in the general waste bin still has an environmental benefit.

Monthly myth buster

Myth –the recycling symbol found on packaging labels tells me how to recycle the item.

Fact –Not quite, these labels are based on what most local authorities collect, or do not collect, as collections can differ between local authorities, the label is not always 100% accurate. The best way to check if you can recycle something is by checking our website.

Understanding recycling symbols - Recycle Now

What you can recycle at home

Group-buy discounted solar panels

Following the success of the previous schemes in 2022 and 2023, we’ve launched a third solar together scheme with Swindon Borough Council and independent group-buying experts, iChoosr.

Solar Together is a group buying initiative where residents and businesses can club together to get the best prices for solar panels and installation as well as battery storage and EV chargers from trusted providers.

The process is straightforward with dedicated support throughout, and residents and businesses can expect to make a 10-25% average saving against the market average.

The previous schemes have delivered 1,110 installations, totalling more than 10,660 solar panels and resulting in over £11 million invested by residents into the green economy. All of the schemes combined are also estimated to lead to a reduction of 22,000 tonnes of CO2 over the 25-year guaranteed lifetime of the solar panels installed.

The scheme is a great opportunity to reach the climate targets for the county and for residents to save money on their energy bills, and even sell excess energy back to the national grid.

You can register your interest with no obligation to accept the deal that is offered to you.

Register for Solar Together here

A beginner's guide to composting

Composting is nature's way of recycling. Millions of tiny bugs break down the things we put into our compost bins and turn it into compost. It can then be used in your garden to improve the condition of your soil.

Here is how to get started:

  • Make your own compost heap at home – this is an easy and eco-friendly process which can help to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. For instructions on how to do this, visit the Garden Organic website here.
  • Purchase a subsidised food waste composter - We have teamed up with Great Green Systems to offer Wiltshire residents subsidised food waste composters, called a Green Johanna. Find out more here.

Think before you shop

Before you visit the shop, take a moment to think about what you need.

  • Check your fridge -move the older food to the front of the shelf and make some space for the food you will be buying. Make sure to update your shopping list.
  • Who’s in & and Who’s out? -sense-check your meal plan and update the meals if the plans have changed.
  • What do you actually need? -check the fridge, freezer and cupboards just before you leave for the shop.
  • Quick shopping list -forgotten to write a list? Simply take a shelfie of your fridge to remind you what food you have at home.

More tips from Love Food Hate Waste









Parish Council notice of audit

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June 2024
Wiltshire news

The unaudited account of the Parish Council will be available for inspection from July 1st 2024 until 9th August by application to the Clerk on parishcouncil@ramsbury.org   or 01672 520045

The audit reports are available on this website under Parish Council reports and audits

Parish Councillor resignation

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January 2024
resignation

Wilts Council Flooding grants available

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January 2024
wilts council flooding and ice

Please drive carefully and watch out for ice this weekend

As temperatures are expected to fall below or near to zero tonight and possibly over the weekend, we are advising you to take extra care on the roads.

Our gritter fleet will be working whenever we have a period of cold weather, to treat the county’s primary and secondary routes.

So please drive extremely carefully, assuming that there is ice present, even on treated roads. Also be extra careful when walking on pavements as this weather leads to an increased risk of slips, trips and falls.

Due to the low temperatures, we've activated the Severe Weather Emergency Provision for rough sleepers. If you know of someone who is sleeping rough, please refer them via Streetlink or call 0300 456 0106. Likewise, if you have any vulnerable neighbours, please check on them and ensure they have everything they need during the cold spell.
Report issues on the roads
Refer a rough sleeper to Streetlink
Residents affected by recent flooding - grant funding available

Following the recent flooding caused by Storm Henk, if you've been significantly impacted, you can apply for Government grant funding.

There are several different types of support, depending on the damage and the type of property affected, including:
  • Community Recovery Grant: grants of up to £500 to help affected severely affected flooding households with their immediate recovery.
  • Council Tax Discount: 100% council tax relief, for a minimum of three months, for residents whose property has been flooded, or which is considered unliveable, as a consequence of Storm Henk.
  • Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme: grants of up to £5,000 will be made available to eligible local authorities to help homes to become more resilient to flooding by helping to pay for a range of property improvements.
Find out more about the grants and apply now
COVID-19 and flu vaccine walk-in clinic

Eligible people who’ve not yet come forward for the flu and COVID-19 vaccines are being urged to ‘get winter strong’ and join the millions of others in taking up the offer.

You’re eligible for the flu vaccine if you’re pregnant, aged 65 or over, a carer, if you have certain health conditions including a learning disability, if you have a weakened immune system, if you live in a care home and if you’re a frontline health or social care worker.

We're hosting a walk-in clinic on Friday 19 January from 10am-4pm at County Hall in Trowbridge. No need to book, just walk in and receive your vaccinations.
More information about the flu and COVID-19 vaccines
School admissions primary applications window closing soon

If you have a child that's due to start school in September 2024, you don't have long to get your application in.

Applications for school admissions for primary schools and infant to junior transfers close on Monday 15 January 2024.

The National Offer Day for school places for applications received before the deadline is Tuesday 16 April 2024 for primary and junior places.
Apply for a primary school place for your child
SEND events this month - have your say!

We're hosting a number of face-to-face across the county this month, to ensure there are high standards of support and opportunities available for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) families.

The next event takes place on Tuesday 16 January at St John's Parish Centre Trowbridge from 10am-1pm.
Find out more about the SEND events
Improvement works starting in Trowbridge town centre next week

Improvement works at Manvers Street, Fore Street and Wicker Hill in the town centre are due to start on Monday 15 January for approximately 12 months, as part of the government's £16 million investment in Trowbridge via the Future High Streets Fund.

The first phase of works will take approximately four months to complete and will cover the area from Hill Street into Fore Street on the North side and a section of Fore Street on the South side. The road will not be closed during this four-month period.
Find out more about the improvement works in Trowbridge town centre
Get Out, Get Active sessions coming to Melksham and Chippenham

Get Out, Get Active (GOGA) aims to increase sport and physical activity participation amongst a range of groups, prioritising the least active, individuals with a disability and anyone who may benefit from the positive physical, social, and mental benefits associated with physical activity.
  • Monday 15 January, Melksham Community Campus from 9:15am-10:30am
  • Thursday 18 January, Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham from 10am-11:15am
Both free sessions are followed by an opportunity to enjoy a tea or coffee and have a chat.

For more information and to register interest please email sportsdevelopment@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Council vacancies - apply now!

We currently have a number of vacancies available, which include:

Lettings and Sales Officer
Swimming Teacher
Senior Child Care Officer
Support Worker - Respite
Area Transport Co-ordinator
L3 Early Years Practitioner

Also, we're hosting a Careers Fair on Thursday 25 January from 12:30pm-5:30pm at County Hall in Trowbridge, where we'll be showcasing a wide range of exciting roles we have to offer across various departments.
Full list of available jobs at Wiltshire Council
Find out more about the Careers Fair
Keep up-to-date with improvement works

Contractors working on our behalf are carrying out road resurfacing and associated works in a number of towns across Wiltshire.

You can also see the full list of all roadworks taking place in the county by visiting the One Network map and typing 'Wiltshire' into the search box.

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