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Westbury Town CouncilNEWSLETTER
Spring 2018
Westbury Town CouncilNEWSLETTER
Summer 2018
The Laverton, Bratton Road, Westbury BA13 3EN T: 01373 822232 [email protected] • www.westburytowncouncil.gov.uk
Social: Follow us on Facebook / Twitter: @WTCWestbury
REFLECTIONS ONBEING MAYOR
Being Mayor in 2017/18 has beenbusy and eventful. I have met manypeople, often for the very first time,
in their various situations, experiencingtheir warmth and appreciation.Accompanied by my wife Carole, the
Mayoress, I have attended 73 mayoralevents in the town, Wiltshire and Bath. TheMayor’s Deputy represented me on six oc-casions when I was either double booked orunavailable.Within Westbury I have opened play areas,
a dance school, pre-school fetes and fun days,had school lunch, presented school achieve-ment awards, opened the Westbury Festival,
and an arts exhibition. I attended the towncarol service, passing out parades, a cadetforce launch, the ATC quiz night, charity andyouth association’s annual general meetingand presentation evenings.Within Wiltshire and Bath, I have attended
mayor making ceremonies, Wiltshire towns’civic services, civic and charity dinners, theWiltshire High Sheriff’s charity concert, herreception, the Field of Remembrance (Swin-don) the 100-year anniversary of the battle ofPasschendaele and the Sheriff’s Rule of Lawservices at Salisbury Cathedral. Lastly, I at-tended the 20th anniversary celebrations andconcert at Wiltshire Music Centre.At the town council I fronted the annual
‘Christmas in Westbury’ celebrations, judgingshop displays and a Christmas card competi-tion; the winner switched on the town’sChristmas lights. The two good causes Iraised funds for this year are Alzheimer’sSupport and Hope Debt Advice Service andmoney was raised at a charity quiz evening,at our town’s civic service, the Christmas inWestbury celebrations and at the council’s an-nual civic reception where I gave out threecivic awards. Lastly, we have made innova-tions to the way that we organise our grantsawards evening and the Annual Town Meet-ing which seem to have gone down well.
I end with grateful thanks and thoughts ofappreciation to the town clerk Deborah Urchand administration officer Julie Dyer for theirsterling advice. To our new administrationassistants Sarah Harris and Kieran Thorburnwho provided a vital spark and last and mostimportantly to Sarah Barker and VerityBartlett who between them organised mydiary, decided on the arrangements, bookedvenues acted as MC, made sure I was whereI was supposed to be and most significantly,they put up with me. Thank you everyone.
BY MAYOR GORDON KING
WELCOME TO OUR NEW LOOK NEWSLETTERWe have changed theformat to save moneyWe hope you like it
Westbury takes to theCaribbean for its daytime
summer celebration and eveningconcert on Saturday July 7. Thisyear’s event is Caribbeanthemed so come along and enjoythe sound of samba music and ataste of authentic Jamaicanstreet food.The day starts with a street mar-
ket, opened by the Mayor. Thistakes place from 11am – 4pm withlots of great stalls filling Maristowand Edward Streets. A variety offood stalls will be in the MarketPlace and there will be a fun fairin the High Street. They’ll be loads of great enter-
tainment during the day includinga fantastic samba band, CaptainBeaky, the talking parrot, a 20ft pi-rate ship, a balloon magician andface painting.You will also see performances
from local groups such as InfinityDance, Trowbridge Majorettes andAWL Dance on the stage in theMarket Place. The evening concert begins at
6.00pm with loads of fantastic acts.The Oasis tribute band ‘DefinitelyMightbe’ are the headline act so getready to relive the Britpop era. Compered by Jon Monie, the
rest of the line-up includes theLBJBs, one of Bristol’s top funk& soul outfits, the PSG Choir andthe Will Blake band who are guar-anteed to get the crowd rockingand rolling. Westbury’s own up-and-coming talent Mollie Greenand firm local favourites, the CleyHill Stompers will also be per-forming.Between the street market and
concert, you can walk our BluePlaque Trail which will take youon an informative tour aroundWestbury's historical landmarksand buildings. Leaflets will beavailable from the town councilinformation tent. You can also popinto historic Victoria Gardens justoff All Saints Churchyard.Parking is free all day in both
the Warminster Road and HighStreet car parks.Local shops will be open as
usual, so it’s a great opportunity tosupport local businesses whilsthaving a great day out.For more info about the event or
if you are interested in volunteeringplease see www.westburytown-council.gov.uk or our Facebookpage. Alternatively call us on 01373822232 or email [email protected].
The council office was invited to the Army Of-ficer Selection Board, previously known as
the RSB, recently for a walk around its innerperimeter to get an “outside looking in” view ofthe whole site.Surveyors of the Defence Infrastructure Office led
the walk and confirmed to guests that the 20 hectare,48-acre site is scheduled to close in 2024 when thefacility is transferred to the Royal Military Acad-emy, Sandhurst, although the final decision had notbeen ratified. In advance of its closure, the activemarketing of the site would begin though at this timethe DIO remains open-minded as to its future use orwhether it will be sold as ‘one lot’ or broken downinto ‘several lots’.Westbury Town Council has long valued and ap-
preciated the Selection Board’s continued residencyand relationship with the town. Nevertheless, thecouncil also recognises the very real opportunitiesa vacant site of this size presents and is determinedto ensure this land is given special consideration inits emerging neighbourhood plan in terms of landuse and the protection of the listed buildings and itsmany varieties of trees. If you would like to be considered for member-
ship of the neighbourhood plan steering committeeplease contact Deborah Urch, town clerk at [email protected] or phone01373 822232.
NEW FUTUREFOR HISTORICESTATE
CARIBBEAN FLAVOURFOR WESTBURY
SUMMER CELEBRATION
Joining in the fun at the openingof the Becks Mill Play Area
The council adopted the town’s only K6 redkiosk phone box in the Market Place in Feb-
ruary this year and they are looking at the bestway to make use of the phone box.Meanwhile the listed phone box is to be painted
and the broken glass repaired.Discussions continue about the future use of the
phone box as a possible information point.
WESTBURY’S LISTED RED TELEPHONE BOX IS TOGET A NEW LEASE OFLIFE THANKS TO THETOWN COUNCIL
The Laverton, Bratton Road, Westbury BA13 3EN T: 01373 822232 • [email protected] • www.westburytowncouncil.gov.uk • Social: Follow us on Facebook / Twitter: @WTCWestbury
WESTBURY TOWN COUNCIL NEWSLETTERANNUAL TOWN
COUNCIL MEETINGAND NEW MAYOR
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Neighbourhood planning was introduced bythe government through the Localism Act
and is a new way for communities to influencethe future of the places where they live andwork. It means more involvement by planningauthorities, local people, businesses, housebuilders and developers rather than centralgovernment.Currently communities without a neighbour-
hood plan receive 15 per cent of money generatedthrough the Community Infrastructure Levy on
new developments. Once a neighbourhood plan isapproved, Westbury will be able to get 25 per centof CIL to spend on improving its community.We are recruiting an administrator and we
would still welcome volunteers to join our steeringgroup.If you would like to be involved, please email:
[email protected] For more information about neighbourhood
planning visit: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/plan-ning-neighbourhood
NEIGHBOURHOODPLAN
As part of the national and international“Battle’s Over” tribute to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice,beacons across the country will be lit includ-ing Westbury’s beacon above the WhiteHorse.The lighting will be at 7pm on Sunday No-
vember 11 with HM Lord Lieutenant and theMayor of Westbury leading the tribute.Westbury Town Council are also planning to
commemorate the fallen from Westbury withyoung people extinguishing a light for eachWW1 soldier named on the town’s memorialwith one for those not recorded.(If you are an organiser of a young persons’
group that might be able take part please contact
[email protected])You can see details of the event including a list
of organisations who will be lighting beacons atthe local government association’s website(www.local.gov.uk - search for “Battle’s Over”)
BEACON LIGHTINGSUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 7PM
Administration (Staff and resources) ...................................£226390Civic and Social Activities ..................................................£12030Emergency Planning ...............................................................£100Grants and Donations..........................................................£77670Public Conveniences ...........................................................£22585Future Service Delegation(Services & assets transferred from Wiltshire Council) ...............£27110Shows and Fairs ..................................................................£13550The Laverton Institute ...........................................................£9420Street Furniture .....................................................................£3560Floral Display......................................................................£18465Christmas and Christmas lights...........................................£51750Town Improvements (inc. Neighbourhood Planning) .............£83350Play Areas ..........................................................................£24140Income ................................................................................£85590Capital projects ..................................................................£40000Loan payments ...................................................................£12322
Local people have beenhelping celebrate a birth-day with a difference this
month as the town’s historic poolmarked 130 years since its open-ing. Celebrations at the pool willbe held this Thursday May 24,7.30am-10pm.Celebrating its place as a town
treasure is nothing new for thetown’s treasured baths. When itwas opened in 1888 by Mr andMrs W H Laverton, they were es-corted by the Dragoons marchingfrom their home in WestburyHouse, now the library, to the poolin Church Street. Mrs Laverton un-locked the doors with a silver keyand the opening was followed by aswimming exhibition and banquet.The whole town had a half day
holiday to celebrate the opening,houses were decorated with
bunting and the church bells rang.The baths, which cost £5,000 to
build, had gas lighting, hot andcold water and heated waitingrooms. For some local people, whohad no bathrooms, this was a raretreat. Interestingly, an address signed
by 300 people at the opening obvi-
ously thought highly of the new fa-cility stating the baths would be:“conducive not only to the healthand enjoyment of the people ofWestbury but also to their moral el-evation”.The pool, which is now consid-
ered to be one of oldest publicpools still in operation, has had achequered history. In the FirstWorld War the building becamebarracks while in the SecondWorld War it was used by the airraid wardens. It had its share of funtoo – in the winter, the pool wasboarded over and became a dancefloor.
It has also become a regularvenue for those television pro-grammes seeking an experienceof another kind – trying to catcha sight of the resident ghost,George!
HISTORIC TOWN BATHS CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
PHOTO COMPETITION
LOOKING AT OURCONSERVATION AREAPreserving our heritage is key for the town
council – and the planning rules and regu-lations covering our conservation area help
us do just that.Conservation areas are made up of historic parts
of towns and villages, with most conservation areashaving a high concentration of historic buildings,many of which are listed. Westbury is no exception,having more than 150 listed buildings that rangefrom All Saints Church through to cottages, millbuildings and the Laverton. Our conservation areacovers the town’s historic centre and streets andstretches from Warminster Road across to Frogmore. Do you know if your house is in a conservation
area…and if so do you realise there are more restric-tions on what changes you can make?You can find out more, check if your house is in
a conservation area, and whether it is listed by vis-iting the Wiltshire Council planning website atwww.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning
SPOTLIGHT ON GRANTSSWIMMING CLUBThis year marks the 130th year for the
swimming pool but did you know that theWestbury Swimming Club is almost as old?
Formed just a couple of years after the openingof the pool and one of the oldest swimming clubsin the country, the Westbury Swimming Club is an-other one of the many recipients of a grant from thetown council. With about 100 young people in the club ranging
from 5 – 25 years of age, the club is very friendly
with a committed team of volunteer teachers andcoaches and has produced county, regional and na-tional champions over the years and continues togrow and improve. The grant money they have re-ceived this year has been spent on paying for someof their young teachers to take swimming courseswith the Amateur Swimming Association and willhelp improve young swimmers in the club. For more information take a look at their website
www.westburyasc.co.uk
Westbury Town Council hasbeen working hard over thelast few weeks, acting as a
point of contact for various partnersand volunteers all working togetherwith the aim of cleaning the WestburyWhite Horse in time for the summer.The town council is also formulating along term plan for the cleaning andmaintenance of Westbury White Horse.The town council has met with English
Heritage, Natural England and specialiststo draft a proposal for submission to Eng-lish Heritage detailing the phase onecleaning process which includes theequipment to be used, method of under-taking the work and other health andsafety considerations. These meetingshave been very positive and we are ontarget to achieving a clean and sparklingWestbury White Horse. The people of Westbury may not be
aware that although the Westbury WhiteHorse is a well-loved Westbury land-mark, it is actually owned by EnglishHeritage and not the town council orWiltshire Council and is in effect a pri-vate property that is open to the public bythe owner.
It is also a site of special scientific in-terest due to the meadows that thrive onthe chalk down and certain permissionshave to be sought, applied for and condi-tions met before any work can be carriedout. It is not just a case of turning up witha hose pipe and a broom. Many aspectsof the process have to be agreed to ensureno damage is caused to the site, immedi-ate environment or the persons carryingout the work. Westbury has been verylucky to have dedicated individuals thathave given up their time to project man-age and plan the work, clean the West-bury White Horse or to provide a supportrole on the day.We are still in need of volunteers, there
are many jobs that we need help with(and not all require swinging from ropes)and we hope that reading this may inspireyou to get involved.Further updates will be available on
our website www.westburytowncoun-cil.gov.uk and our Facebook page. Please contact us if you or your group
is interested in helping keep the West-bury White Horse white, call us on 01373822232 or email [email protected].
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2018-19 EXPENDITURE AND INCOME
If you are good at taking photos,then we would love your helpto feature the best of Westbury.The subject is ‘Your Views’ ‘In-
teresting Buildings’ and ‘HiddenGems’ in Westbury. Perhaps, thereis a view that you love and youwould like to share with others, aninteresting building you pass dailyor a hidden gem that you thinkmore people should know about –then this is the competition for you.We would ask that the photosshould not include people please.All entrants will see their photos
used in several ways, in ournewsletters, on our website andused as a logo for the WestburyNeighbourhood Plan.For the Neighbourhood Plan
logo, we may use one photo or acombination of photos to create the
word ‘Westbury’. This will then beused on all paperwork relating tothe Neighbourhood Plan.The overall winner will have
two tickets to be guests of honourat our Mayor’s Civic Reception.REQUIREMENTS:• Your photos should be at least2MB/300dpi in electronic format• Give your photo(s) a title• Please provide your name,address, contact number andemail address• Please confirm your permissionfor us to keep your photo on file,to use as and when we requireYour photos can be emailed to
[email protected] delivered to the Council Office,The Laverton, Bratton Road,Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3EN
Mushroom caves, art exhibition and glassblowing were just some of the visits under-
taken by Mayor Gordon King when he tookpart in the Westbury & District French Twin-ning Association bi-annual five-day visit toChateau-du-Loir.Since its inception in 2000 the twinning relation-
ship between Westbury and Chateau-du-Loir,which is in the French department of Pays-De-La-Loire, grows from strength to strength.Gordon joined the Twinning Association visit in
April which was led by association chair Jean Dew.Following a reception by our hosts and welcome
speech from the deputy mayor of Chateau-du-Loir,Alain Trouslard, the twinners left with their hostfamilies. Next day they undertook a visit to a gar-den centre and workshops run by an organisationworking with people with learning difficulties likethat in Ashton Street, Trowbridge. The civic cere-monies took place at a formal reception on Fridayevening hosted by Madame Beatrice Pavy-Marançais, of Montval sur Loir which is the townwhich regroups the three towns (Chateau-du-Loir,
Montabon and Vouvray sur Loir).Whilst in the care of their hosts twinners visited
the regional centre Le Mans, a market, family re-union celebrations, visits to private wine caves andcountry house gardens amongst other treats. On thelast day everyone, including hosts, visited themushroom caves along the river Loire. Satisfied,the twinners made a leisurely journey home arriv-ing back in Westbury just after midnight on Mon-day April 30.
FRENCH TWINNING TRIP
Mayor Gordon King joins French colleagues
The Annual TownCouncil meeting tookplace on Monday
May 14, 2018, where we saidthank you to Cllr GordonKing as he steps down asMayor and welcomed CllrIan Cunningham elected asthe new Mayor and hisdeputy Cllr Mike Sutton.
I am deeply honoured to be cho-sen as Westbury's Mayor this year.I am taking over from my col-league, Gordon King who hasworked so hard in this role andhope that I will be able to live upto his standards.People are a little confused by
the role of Mayor and often askquestions such as " What will yourpolicies will be?" In fact, theMayor only formally acts as chairof the council, presiding at meet-ings, signing documents on behalfof the council and perhaps dealingwith some very urgent items; oth-erwise the Mayor is just one of thecouncillors with exactly the samerole as any of them. So Mayorsdon't make policy or act as anykind of leader of the council. The
other part of the role is ceremonial, rep-resenting and promoting Westbury at avariety of events. This is the major part ofthe "job" which is voluntary and unpaid.I hope I can do this well for the town. If you would like to invite the Mayor to
an event, you can write to him atWestbury Town Council, The Laverton,Bratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA133EN or e-mail: [email protected]
A FEW WORDSFROM THE
NEW MAYOR
COUNCIL TAX UPDATE
WESTBURYWHITE HORSECLEANINGPROJECT
New Mayor Ian Cunningham
Deputy Mayor Mike Sutton
Westbury Town CouncilNEWSLETTER
Spring 2018
Westbury Town CouncilNEWSLETTER
Summer 2018
The Laverton, Bratton Road, Westbury BA13 3EN T: 01373 822232 [email protected] • www.westburytowncouncil.gov.uk
Social: Follow us on Facebook / Twitter: @WTCWestbury
WESTBURY TOWN COUNCIL
USEFUL INFORMATION
WESTBURY NORTHCllr Francis Morland Political Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 07981 [email protected]
Cllr Mike Sutton - Deputy MayorPolitical Affiliation: LabourContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Chris CharltonPolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 07740 [email protected]
Cllr Aminiasi Katonivualiku (Kato)Political Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Ward JonesPolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 07792 [email protected]
WESTBURY WESTCllr Russell Hawker – Wiltshire Unitary CouncillorPolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Jane RussPolitical Affiliation: LabourContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Nick PynePolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 07970 [email protected]
Cllr Sheila KimminsPolitical Affiliation: None Contact Details: 01373 824513 [email protected]
WESTBURY EASTCllr Ian Cunningham – MayorPolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 01373 826544 [email protected]
Cllr Mike KettletyPolitical Affiliation: LabourContact Details: 01225 [email protected]
Cllr Gordon King – Wiltshire Unitary CouncillorPolitical Affiliation: Liberal DemocratsContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Sally HendryPolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
Cllr Brenda PynePolitical Affiliation: IndependentContact Details: 01373 [email protected]
YOUR COUNCILLORS
Knowing the location and postcode of your nearest defibrillator may save valuable seconds when
ringing the Emergency Services:
THE LAVERTONBratton Rd, Westbury, BA13 3EN
THE LIBRARY24-24A Edward St, Westbury, BA13 3BD
LEIGH PARK COMMUNITY CENTRELeigh Park Way, Westbury, BA13 3FN
TESCO EXPRESSFore Street, Westbury, BA13 3AY
ONE STOP SHOP2 Queens Square, Westbury, BA13 3LA
DEFIBRILLATORS
BY-ELECTION – WESTBURY TOWNCOUNCIL (WESTBURY WEST WARD)
Kieran has lived in Westburyfor almost 20 years andstarted working for West-
bury Town Council in August 2017. Kieran’s main areas of work are
Finance and Policy & ResourcesCommittee meetings.
The date of the Election is Thursday July 12, 2018. TheNotice of Election will be published on Thursday June7, 2018 and completed nominations can be delivered
to Wiltshire Council after that date until the statutory dead-line of 4pm on Friday June 15, 2018. The Election will onlybe held if nominations are received.
Details of the election, including the timetable and associateddocuments will also be published on the Wiltshire Council web-site at: https://elections.wiltshire.gov.uk/Home/Forthcoming
SPOTLIGHT ON STAFFKIERAN THORBURN
WESTBURY GROUP PRACTICEMane Way, Leigh Park,Westbury BA13 3FQ
T 01373 828330F 01373 864724
BRATTONThe Tynings, Bratton,
BA13 4RRT 01380 831911F 01380 831915
SURGERIESWestbury House, Edward St BA13 3BD 01373 822294
OPENING TIMESMonday
2.00pm to 7.00pmTuesday
9.30am to 5.00pmWEDNESDAY CLOSED
Thursday 9.30am to 7.00pm
Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm
Saturday9.30am to 1.00pmSUNDAY CLOSED
LIBRARYMatravers Springfield Rd, Westbury BA13 3QH01373 822666 • www.matravers.wilts.sch.uk
Westbury Leigh. C of E Primary SchoolSandalwood Road, Westbury BA13 3UR
01373 822230 • www.westburyleigh.wilts.sch.uk
Bitham Brook Primary SchoolArundell Close, Westbury BA13 3UA
01373 859172 • www.bithambrook.co.uk
Westbury Infants SchoolEden Vale Road, Westbury BA13 3NY
01373 822716 • www.westbury-inf.wilts.sch.uk
Westbury C of E Junior SchoolQueens Road, Westbury BA13 3LY
01373 822695 • www.westbury-jun.wilts.sch.uk
SCHOOLS
Detailed below are the locations of the 10 playareas, including the nearest postcodes.
Bridge Court, Westbury, BA13 3FB
Becks Mill, Beckett Place, Westbury, BA13 3GR
Chestnut, Fell Rd / Connemara Close, Westbury, BA13 3FG
Grassacres Park, Westbury, BA13 3QZ
Kingfisher Drive, Westbury, BA13 3XW
Kendrick Close, Westbury, BA13 3QT
The Mead, Campion Close, Westbury, BA13 3UX
Penleigh Park / Skate Park, Penleigh / Elm Grove, Westbury, BA13 3NQ
PLAY AREAS
Westbury Town Councillors and Deborah Urch, Town Clerk. Cllr Chris Charlton was not present.
