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It’s that time of year again when preparations start for weeding and liming the White Horse.  The coordinator Andre Law has identified Sunday 19 May as an appropriate date and hope we will have a great turn out as in previous years. Please put the date in your diary and I will provide more details in the April edition of the Broad Town News.
For the past few years Bob Clarke and I have worked as a pair with Bob undertaking the paperwork
and me the organisation on the day. Bob has decided he wishes to call it a day and we thank him for
all of his efforts, especially for keeping things going in 2015 when the previous team of organisers
retired. If anyone would like to offer their services, we will include them in all correspondence for
the 2024 activity with a view to stepping up to an active role in 2025.

Contact:
07841381301

Following Briefing Note 24-04 last week on the development of the Cultural Strategy, the public survey it referred to is now live and can be found at Wiltshire Cultural Strategy public survey

Urgent Closure of: C120 (Part), Clyffe Pypard
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on 9th February 2024, the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic in the interests of public safety to enable BT to carry out urgent works to restore customer service and other
associated works.
C120 (Part), Clyffe Pypard; from its junction with C15 for approximately 580m in a South Easterly direction.
Alternative route: via C15, C415, C121, C120 (unaffected length) and vice versa.
The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs. Access will be maintained for residents and businesses where possible, although delays are likely due to the nature of the works.
These works will commence on 9th February 2024 and are anticipated to be required for 1 day. This Notice will have a maximum duration of 5 days.
For further information regarding these works please contact BT on 0800 023 2023.

Briefing Note no. 24-01 is prepared by the Director of Planning Nic Thomas, in relation to the updated National Planning Policy Framework that was issued by government just before Christmas. The note summarises the key changes affecting planning applications in Wiltshire and the implications for undetermined cases.

In November 2023 the Parish Council organised a check of vehicles passing through the village over a six-day period. Over 12,000 vehicles were recorded and of these 65% (over 7,800) were travelling in excess of the posted 30mph limit. To try and reduce this figure it has been suggested that the village instigates a community speed watch scheme.

• Are you interested in helping to keep our village roads safe?
• Are you interested in meeting up occasionally with like-minded villagers?
• Do you have a few hours to spare periodically throughout the year?

If the answers to the above are Yes, then read on…

• Broad Town has successfully made it through the first stages to become involved in a Community Speed Watch Scheme. This involves volunteers from the village using police issue equipment to ascertain speeding vehicles through the village.
• Full training is conducted by Wiltshire Police and all volunteers would be authorised to use this equipment.
• Vehicle speeds will be monitored by volunteers periodically throughout the year. This may be every two – three months. This would involve a rota of volunteers to be out at roadside at designated times and locations to monitor traffic. Speeding vehicles/drivers are identified and details forwarded to Wiltshire Police.
• Likely commitment will be 1 – 2 hours at the roadside a few times a year.
• This cannot be done through the electronic SID because it does not identify individual vehicles.
• Details of how those speeding are followed up and the success of the Community Speed Watch Scheme nationwide can be found at communityspeedwatch.org.
• If you wish to become involved or require any further information contact:

Chris Woodhouse 07790 815616 or