Melksham Without Parish Council

WELCOME to the parish of MELKSHAM WITHOUT
in the heart of WEST WILTSHIRE

Melksham Without Parish Council meetings will be held at Melksham Town Football Club for the rest of 2019 at:

Oakfields, Eastern Way, Melksham SN12 7GU

Agendas for meetings are published on the parish council's website and are held on most Monday evenings, from 7pm.

The parish council will return to its meeting venue at 1 Swift Way, Bowerhill Industrial Estate for its first meeting of 2020, on Tuesday 7th January (a Tuesday for a change to avoid a clash with the Melksham Area Board on Monday 6th Jan).

Directions are here.

The Council's facebook page is Melksham Without Parish Council or for additional community news find and friend request Teresa Strange (Clerk to Melksham Without). On Twitter the Council's account is @melkshamwithout and on instagram melkshamwithoutpc

In the case of urgent Parish matters that cannot wait until the

office is open please ring
07341 474234

The Parish of Melksham Without is in the Melksham Community Area.

It surrounds the Town of Melksham and has thirteen Members. It is the largest rural parish in Wiltshire and has a population of approximately 7,500. It covers an area of 2,904 hectares (7,173 acres).

The next Full Council Meeting is on Monday 9^th December 2019

There are several villages and communities in the parish, each with its own distinct character and needs.

Beanacre, Berryfield, Bowerhill, Shaw, The Spa, Whitley, Other Rural Settlements

Your Council is Here to Serve You

If you are a resident of Melksham Without and have an issue you would like raised with your local council, please get in touch with the Clerk or your local Councillors.

If you have any comments about our web site or suggestions for information or resources that you would like to see added, please let us know via the feedback page.

OBJECTIVES 2019/20

adopted at the Annual Council Meeting 13^th May 2019

To continue working to produce a robust, community led Neighbourhood Plan for the designated Area.

To continue to investigate the possibility of installing a Teen Shelter in Bowerhill.

To continue to actively seek ways to promote the hire of the Bowerhill Sports Field and Pavilion changing room facilities.

To continue to work in partnership with Melksham Town Council & the Friends of Shurnhold Fields to actively develop the shared Public Open Space at Shurnhold Fields.

To continue to work with partner organisations to achieve flood alleviation in the parish.

To continue to work with the relevant organisations to improve Shaw Play Area.

To continue to maintain a good working relationship with Wiltshire Council, the Area Board and all the neighbouring parishes who abut Melksham Without.

To ensure, following the Local Government Boundary Commission for England review of the unitary boundaries in the County, that Melksham Without maintains its integrity and independence in order that the rural nature of the parish and the individual character of its constituent villages and communities are preserved.

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Latest News

** NEW MEETING VENUE FOR REST OF 2019**

Contact number for urgent Parish Matters

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Grant Aid 2020/21

BY ELECTION RESULT: Melksham Without South

Notice of Conclusion of External Audit for 2018/19

Privacy Notice & Data Protection Policies

Sandridge Solar Farm Community Funding - 2018/19

CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) 2018/19

Parish Council Objectives for 2019/20

Cllr Richard Wood elected Chairman for 2019/20