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There are changes to Wiltshire Council's waste recycling schedule during the Christmas/New Year period, between:
Go here:https://ilforms.wiltshire.gov.uk/WasteCollectionDays/index
for details.
For any questions about this, please contact Wiltshire Council directly.
There are currently seven vacancies for councillors at present (January 2022), all in the Porton & Idmiston ward. The Formal Notice of Vacancies have been displayed on the three Parish Council noticeboards in the bus shelter at Idmiston, outside the shop at Porton and by the bus shelter in East Gomeldon. HOWEVER In an election year (2021) the Parish Council can co-opt members upto 35 days after the election ie until Wednesday 10th June 2021 without further advertising of the vacancies required. Please read the person specification and application form below, if you are interested in becoming a member in the future, either by way of an election/by-election/Parish Council co-option. If you have any questions please contact the Parish Clerk.
The latest from Amesbury Police:
There is now a "Porton, Idmiston and Gomeldon Forum" group on Facebook for the use of residents. Please join at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/portonforum
We will keep you updated with news, but if you wish to raise any concerns or issues, please contact the Parish Clerk directly - the contact details can be found to the left of this page. Otherwise, do pPlease use the group to share news and activities you think would be of benefit to parishioners.
The IPC Grant Policy was adopted by the IPC at its meeting on 11 December 2017. We are now able to offer small grants to local organisations. For conditions see our policy below.
A grant is any payment made by the Council to be used by an organisation for a specific purpose that will benefit the Parish, or residents of the Parish, and which is not directly controlled or administered by the Council. The Council awards grants, at its discretion, to Parish organisations which can demonstrate a clear need for financial support to benefit the Parish by:
For 2022/23 expressions of interest must be made by 30 September 2022. For further information and an application form see links below.
If you require an editable version of the application form, please contact the Parish Clerk.