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Welcome to Compton Bassett...
It's currently 15°C (59°F) with a 6mph easterly wind, but if you were here you would know that anyway! Many thanks to Tara & Danny at The White Horse Inn for their sponsorship of the Compton Bassett website - we simply couldn't do it without them!STOP! Sand Extraction & Landfill - Your Village Needs YOU! Once again Compton Bassett is affected by the potential sites and the impact could be huge (see areas highlighted in grey) as it sits closer than ever to the centre of the village. Whether you live here or are just visiting Compton Bassett on for a break we need you to express your concerns with Wiltshire Council by registering here and posting your comments directly on the council website document To view the full report - click here To view the section that effects Compton Bassett - click here To register and make comments - click here Please make sure that you express your views - remaining silent will ensure that long term future of this village is seriously impacted - act before September 30th to prevent it! The Parish Council are planning to hold a public meeting - for further information contact:
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Wiltshire County Council have recently published an options report for Wiltshire and Swindon Aggregate Minerals Site Allocation and, as may of us know, this often acts as a cover to obtaining more landfill capability.
Church-goers Carrie and Doug Melbourne and Alison Meardon are behind a new hymn dedicated to the RAF Benevolent Fund. |
Friends of Tony Perry, whose body was discovered in the river near Horsebrook, Calne, on Sunday morning, have paid tribute to the man they described as a “true gentleman.” |
Volunteers from Calne’s First Responders have received a cash boost after the area board donated £2,300 so they can expand their services. |
Calne’s annual Music and Art Festival is returning for its 35th year, the first following the death of Wiltshire composer and musicologist David Fanshawe. |