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Proposed Barters Farm Housing Development
The Parish Council met in the Village Hall on Thursday 22nd March to discuss the planning application for 39 new houses at Barters Farm.
Following an open session where members of the community shared their views, Parish Councillors expressed their own views before deciding to oppose the application as currently submitted. Click here for the PC's response.
Details of the application and submitted responses can be found on the Wiltshire Council Planning Application website: CLICK HERE and insert Application No. 18/00311/FUL.
In addition, the PC discussed items which should be included in the Section 106 submission (a planning agreement attached to a planning permission made between the local authority and the developer).
Friday 6 April is the last date for you to give your response
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Fantastic Footpaths
The next Footpaths meeting will take place on Wednesday 4 April at 7PM upstairs in the Three Horseshoes. All are welcome - especially if you enjoy our footpaths and weren't able to come along to the first packed-out meeting.
Adopt a Footpath: 50% of our Fantastic Footpaths have already been adopted by villagers. So there's plenty more to go around.
Chicken Chasers Walks: Following on from the first walk - which started in a snow blizzard - the next walk will be on Saturday 14th April at 2PM meeting at The Three Horseshoes. Again it will be around 3 miles.
Find out more at: Fantastic Footpaths
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JOHN'S MARATHON JOURNEY
John Foster is on a quest. Here's his story
Having just turned 50 I decided to attempt something I have never done before - to run a marathon. To make it more interesting, I signed-up for 3 events: The Longleat 10KM, Bath Half and then the Brighton Marathon.
I am raising money for 2 charities – The British Heart Foundation as they have supported my dad thorough his many heart problems and Muscular Dystrophy as they support many young children who are struggling with life-shortening conditions that mean they will not get the chance to live a long life like my dad.
The Longleat 10km was finished in 52mins (that's me in the photo taken by Terry Rose) and while the Bath Half was cancelled due to the snow, I ran a half marathon anyway across Salisbury Plain in 2hrs 12minutes. Next-up is the Brighton Marathon...my training is going well and recently I ran 24.2 miles in the wind, snow and rain in 4hrs and 28mins.
Not long to go now before the Brighton marathon (Sunday 15 April) and really looking forward to it. Perhaps you'd consider helping me along by donating to one of my two chosen charities.
Many thanks
British Heart Foundation - http://www.justgiving.com/John-Foster33?utm_id=121
Muscular Dystrophy - http://www.justgiving.com/John-Foster32?utm_id=121
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SPEED WATCH VACANCY
Your chance to make a real difference to one of the biggest problems in the village
Our well established Community Speed Watch team (CSW) need a coordinator. Duties not arduous, just needs a little time each month to set out the plan and support the CSW activities. Full training given.
Contact Phil Holihead: 01373 467288 or at 65 High St.
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ACTIVE 10 - Walk your way to health
One of the results from our village Questionnaire shows that all age groups want to keep fit and active. Results also show that most of us like living in Chapmanslade because of its location with lots of footpaths and walks.
So why not combine these two thoughts and take up the ACTIVE 10 challenge announced by the NHS and Public Health England.
A brisk 10 minute walk every day can make a difference to your health. Each 10 minute burst of exercise is known as an “Active 10”.
Brisk walking is simply walking faster than usual, at a pace that gets your heart pumping. Start with a 10 minute brisk walk a day and then see if you can gradually build up to more.
Read more about ACTIVE 10 here
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Hundreds of daffodill and crocus bulbs planted around the village by volunteers back in November are now bringing some wonderful colour to our street scene.
There's lots of new daffs around the Memorial Playing Field planted by volunteers, but in the photo on the left are Ian Buick and Chris Page, two of the Chapmanslade contingent of Frome Rotarians, who planted 200 crocus bulbs at the phone box triangle. The bulbs were supplied by Frome Rotary as part of the Rotary International Purple4Polio worldwide polio eradication campaign. Photo by Ernie Mckenna. The second photo, taken by Terry Rose, shows the result of their labours.
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VISITOR TO THE SCHOOL
On the last day at school before the Easter holidays, the school had a very special visitor
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Affordable Housing to Rent for the over 50's at Corsley Heath
Available Summer 2018 at Baytree Close, Corsley Heath, Five x Two bed bungalows for the over 50s. Wiltshire Council will offer them on an affordable rented housing tenure.
Read more here Read the brochure here
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Changes to Bus Services
Bus services operated by Frome Minibuses have changed as of 29 January 2018. Buses to/from Frome and Dilton Marsh to Westbury are now numbered 47 instead of 58 or 58C with updated timetables.
There is now a new peak-hour bus service X47.